[1.5.12] Political Party Research - Libertarians

1) Libertarians believe in ending drug prohibition. Why? Drug prohibition "also inflates the cost of drugs, leading users to steal to support their high priced habits... Nearly one half of all police resources are devoted to stopping drug trafficking, instead of preventing violent crime."
2) They say that the government (at all levels) is the single greatest polluter.
3) They say that the twin pillars of a sane foreign policy are: (1) building positive relationships, with an emphasis on free trade, and (2) avoiding negative relationships, with an emphasis on military non-intervention.
4) This party opposes "any abridgment of the freedom of speech through government censorship, regulation or control of communications media, including, but not limited to" obscenity (including pornography), electronic media, and information media.
5) Libertarians support equal rights for gun owners.
6) They want to reregulate the healthcare industry.
7) They also believe in removing barriers to safe, affordable medicines - e.g. replace harmful government agencies like the FDA with "more agile, free-market alternatives."
8) They want to fix the immigration laws so that more immigrants can legally enter the United States.
9) They want to stop internet censorship.
10) This party ends in ending welfare.
11) "The government should not use electronic or other means of covert surveillance of an individual's actions or private property without the consent of the owner or occupant."
12) Libertarians believe that one should be able "to opt out of Social Security and invest your money in your own personal retirement account."
13) They wish to cut taxes.
14) Neither do they support the bailing out of industries with "your tax dollars."
15) Libertarians have a "people-centered approach to politics."