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The existing political structure can’t be reformed. It has to be eliminated, removed, or replaced.  We know that rules are not solutions. Rules are the problem. The solution lies in having choices. Laws steal choices. They make people do things they would not want to do if they were free.

New laws will not work any better than the old. Caring can not be legislated, nor can effort be decreed. As government interferes more and more in the ordinary lives of people more people will begin to resent demands for obedience. Blue voters don’t want to have red values imposed on them and red voters don’t want to be made to accept blue values. This conflict is the basis for dysfunction.

You know it’s broke.
It’s broke according to The Law.

Politicians make the rules that favor some people at the expense of other people. People will become increasingly frustrated as rules become more abundant and restrictive, as budgets get bigger and taxes get higher, as deficits and debts grow and as dysfunction is noticed and reported. As deteriorating conditions and lowered quality of life becomes apparent, and as more people become disillusioned, there will be calls for more legislation, more reform and fewer choices in an effort to slow the decline.

Why should constituencies - why should anyone - impose their values on you? If you can rationalize imposing your values on others then you ought not to object when others successfully impose their values on you. Respect for others is libertarian. The Libertarian Party wants to reduce laws which prohibit some people's values or mandate other people's values. The other political parties do not. The others will not, because they keep winning by imposing laws. Why should they change when they are winning? When they win you lose? Why waste your vote on them?

Politics-as-usual reforms nothing. It's what you've had. We are the only alternative. Every other political party wants to write laws to favor some constituency or other. We want to reduce laws that mandate, limit or prohibit choices.

Choice is all we offer.
But what is more valuable than the ability to choose?
What do you have when you have no choice?

You will find no solace in Republicans or Democrats. Those two have their monopoly in place. By voting for Republicans and Democrats you may continue to win elections but lose your freedom to make choices. We are your only alternative to more prohibitions, limitations and mandates. Only competition will fix it. Reform will not. Without choice there is no competition. Help make us an official party on November 2006. It is a worthy goal. It needs your help.

Could we be your wish come true?

Libertarian Party
of New York
www.ny.lp.org