Libertarian Reform Caucus Sign Up Sheet

Statement of Purpose

We, the members of the Libertarian Reform Caucus believe that America needs a real libertarian party, a party that promotes liberty while being conscious of political reality, a party designed to win elections and begin rolling back excess government now. In particular, the party needs:

A platform that proposes a realistic vision for the next few years, as opposed to an idealistic vision of a libertarian future. The public expects a party platform to show what a party's candidates intend to do during the next term of office. If the party wants a long term vision statement, it should be in a separate document labeled as such.
A platform that unites libertarians rather than dividing them. Where libertarians disagree, the platform should be silent. The party should be a tool for all libertarians.
A platform based on the realization that there are other important values in addition to the non-initiation of force. Freedom is extremely valuable, but it is not the only value.

Membership in the Libertarian Reform Caucus is free. The only requirements are:

Agreement with the Statement of Purpose.
Voting in our sentiment polls.
Receipt of our email newsletter.
Completion of the form below.

(If you want to receive our email newsletter, you can subscribe by filling out the form below but indicate that you do not agree with the Statement of Purpose.)

Membership entitles you to:

Propose changes to the LP platform.
Vote on the proposed changes to the platform.
Submit essays.
Rate essays (which helps us determine other courses of action).
Comment on proposals and essays.
Participate in any in-person meetings of the Caucus that may arise.
Represent yourself as a member of the Libertarian Reform Caucus.

Basic Personal Info

First Name:
Last Name:
Suffix (Jr., Sr., ...):

State (all caps)

Email address: (Your email address will be your login. A password will be mailed to you. This is a manual process so it may take a few days before your password arrives.)

Libertarian Party Membership Status

I am currently a member of the Libertarian Party; that is:

I was already a member.
I rejoined in order to make the caucus work.
I joined for the first time in order to make the caucus work.

I am a former member of the Libertarian Party

who has no intent on rejoining.
who intends to rejoin if the caucus is successful.
who intends to rejoin if the caucus gets big enough to possibly succeed.
who intends to rejoin soon in order to make the caucus succeed.

I have never been a member of the Libertarian Party

and I have no intent on joining.
but I intend to join if the caucus is successful.
but I intend to join if the caucus gets big enough to possibly succeed.
but intend to join soon in order to make the caucus succeed.

Caucus Membership

Yes, I have read the Statement of Purpose above and agree with it. Count me in.

No, I don't want to be a member [yet], but I would like to be on your email list.

Important Marketing Question

How did you find out about the caucus? Your answer will help us better recruit new members. (254 characters max)

Optional Profile

In order to show the level of support for this caucus, we would like to show a list of members on the web site, along with some relevant information. However, this is purely optional. We respect those who want to remain anonymous.

Please check which fields we have permission to display.

Name and State
Libertarian Party Membership status
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We are also asking for some more detailed info below for those who wish to self-describe. We especially would appreciate this info from those who are prominent within the libertarian movement and those who intend to write essays for this site. Eventually, we will link author names with profile pages with some of the information below. Please fill in any of the fields below that you would like to include in your profile.

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