Short Platform A

by Ad Hoc LRC Platform Committee

Posted January 14, 2007

Version A of the LRC ad-hoc platform committee’s Short Platform proposal contains 14 planks, all of which are 20 words or less. Planks 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 have more than option, but only one is shown in the example below; all plank options are shown in the actual issue/plank voting pages which follow.

Before proceeding to cast votes below, please make sure to read A New Approach to the LP Platform, which provides the rationale for the Short Platform approach, and then lists examples of both version A and B. You will then be instructed to vote on some "Short Platform General Format Questions." Afterwards, you will be instructed to return to the Short Platform A and B pages for voting on both formats, as well as on individual issues and planks.

Short Platform A Format Example

Libertarians seek to reinvigorate our nation's heritage of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and limited government. Based on these principles, we therefore offer the following common-sense proposals:

1. Cut taxes, simplify the tax code, eliminate wasteful spending, and balance the budget.

2. Bring our brave troops home from Iraq, maintain a strong national defense, and secure our borders.

3. Keep our streets safe by refocusing law enforcement on violent crime.

4. Make healthcare more efficient, flexible, and affordable.

5. Adopt effective and balanced environmental protections.

6. Remove the barriers to choice and competition in education.

7. End corporate welfare, repeal unnecessary regulations, and remove obstacles to trade.

8. Transition Social Security to personal retirement accounts while protecting current benefits.

9. Uphold our constitutional and civil liberties, especially privacy and self-defense rights.

10. Stop eminent domain abuse.

11. Ensure that elections are fair and accurate.

12. Leave marriage decisions to loving couples and their faiths.

13. Legalize medical marijuana for adults.

14. Send no troops to war without a constitutionally required declaration of war from Congress.

The platform above is an example of a platform in this format. Please indicate your opinion of this format in the voting box below. On subsequent pages you can rate the individual plank options. In the future we plan to add the ability to add additional options, but this feature is still under construction.

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