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Do you fully agree with your Party's Platform?

Do you agree with your Party's Platform.

  • I disagree with all of it. I shouldn't be in this party

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For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?
 
For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?

Libertarian. I wish there was a real party and not just a platform.

I agree with most Libertarian ideals.
 
I was once a democrat. Because my parents were. And hey, Clinton seemed to be doing alright...

Then, after I got outa college, I was a republican. But I soon learned that despite the rhetoric, republicans were just democrats with guns.

I discovered the libertarian party. And I drank deeply of the coolaid. The NAP made sense. Freedom made sense. I was a minarchist. I believed in less government..I still do. But I've given up on the libertarians. Sadly, it's not my belief that they're ever going to amount to anything as a party. They can't even decide on a platform. Their foremost member, Ron Paul, won't even run as one. Why? Because they party is more at odds with itself, than with any other political party. In addition, the NAP, when taken to its logical conclusion, means anarchy. Which is where the two main camps sit in that party...anarcho capitalism, and anarcho communism.

And so I am bereft of a party. I cherry pick other parties. Which is working out much easier for, idiologically...but that amounts to a small hill of beans without anyone within government, or aspiring to join those ranks, who represents my ideologies.
 
I was once a democrat. Because my parents were. And hey, Clinton seemed to be doing alright...

Then, after I got outa college, I was a republican. But I soon learned that despite the rhetoric, republicans were just democrats with guns.

I discovered the libertarian party. And I drank deeply of the coolaid. The NAP made sense. Freedom made sense. I was a minarchist. I believed in less government..I still do. But I've given up on the libertarians. Sadly, it's not my belief that they're ever going to amount to anything as a party. They can't even decide on a platform. Their foremost member, Ron Paul, won't even run as one. Why? Because they party is more at odds with itself, than with any other political party. In addition, the NAP, when taken to its logical conclusion, means anarchy. Which is where the two main camps sit in that party...anarcho capitalism, and anarcho communism.

And so I am bereft of a party. I cherry pick other parties. Which is working out much easier for, idiologically...but that amounts to a small hill of beans without anyone within government, or aspiring to join those ranks, who represents my ideologies.

Interesting post. I enjoyed reading how much you changed and the reasons for change. I can't say I disgaree with much of what you said here either, although I don't think most Libertarians are anarchists.
 
For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?

I was a Republican by some sort of default - and when I became more involved with politics I realized I didn't identify with most of their platform.
Then I looked into other platforms and discovered I was just the odd man out.

And I refused to be stuck with labels that didn't suit me and just did away with the concept of 'fitting in' altogether.
 
I think I'm registered as a Democrat. I don't really know though, the last time I voted in a primary was 2008, and I don't remember if I registered as part of a party when I moved.

I agree with slightly more of the democratic platform than I do the republican.
 
For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?

The full platform is a very lengthy document. Here's a summary of principles from the Texas GOP platform:

  1. Strict adherence to the original intent of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. and Texas Constitutions. Yes
  2. The sanctity of human life, created in the image of God, which should be protected from fertilization to natural death. Not Necessarily
  3. Preserving American and Texas Sovereignty and Freedom. Yes
  4. Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the U.S. and Texas Constitutions. Yes
  5. Personal Accountability and Responsibility. Big Yes
  6. Self-sufficient families, Yes founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman. Meh
  7. Having an educated population, with parents having the freedom of choice for the education of their children. Big Yes
  8. Americans having the right to be safe in their homes, on their streets, and in their communities, and the unalienable right to defend themselves. Yes
  9. A free enterprise society unencumbered by government interference or subsidies. Yes
  10. Honoring all of those that serve and protect our freedom. Yes
  11. “The laws of nature and nature’s God” as our Founding Fathers believed. Yes
 
Modern Whig Baby!!!!




for the most part. :mrgreen:
 
I'm a little more economically conservative than the average Democrat/Liberal. It comes with old age and a sizable bank account. However, I think for the most part with the exception of a few things (certain social programs) here and there I'm a pretty solid Democrat.
 
Some yes, some no. Unfortunately, since there are no conservative parties in this country, there isn't any party anywhere that I could join and agree with the majority of the platform. All of the parties suck.
 
I break from Libertarian Party in a few areas ...
1) I'm pro-life. There are pro-life Libertarians, but we're a minority and against the platform there.
2) I'm not a strict non-interventionist on foreign policy. I place myself in the realist camp when it comes to foreign policy. I think the US government's foreign policy should be based on promoting the interests of its citizens. I just happen to think that a vast majority of the time, non-interventionism is the best way to promote our interests.
3) I'm not for free borders. Again, the US government is about doing what's best for its citizens. As a sovereign nation, we have a right to determine who can and cannot enter our nation.
4) I'm not opposed to government providing infrastructure, education, and a basic social safety net. A lot of libertarians are against those things. Not sure what the platform says nowadays, but it probably still opposes it. The LP platform is pretty radical.

I don't really consider myself a capital L libertarian. I usually vote for the party's candidates, but mostly as a way to register my disgust with the two mainstream party's candidates. I'm not a registered member. If a candidate came along from either party who was even moderately close to most of my views (or even just a handful of the ones I consider most important) I would vote for them.
 
Most of it, I guess. Democrats are far too in bed with big business, but at least aren't trying to force anyone's religious mores on everyone else and aren't harboring racial oppression. They're not perfect, but the alternative is awful.
 
For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?

I call myself a Liberaltarian. I believe in government efficiency, which is way more important than how much government there is (within reason). Bureaucracy means incompetent idiots screwing everything up and capitalism means that evil men rule the world. What do you want? Ruthlessness or incompetence? Faced with that Catch 22, many of the platform issues seem unimportant. I'm against the death penalty, I want the military to be significantly smaller, I want high taxes for rich people. I also want the government to help small business owners and reform entitlements. Hell, make everything more efficient. Get rid of the pork.

I just wish we did away with the two party system. It's incredibly stupid.
 
I have yet to find a party that I actually like more than I dislike
 
I was a Republican most of my life, but ended up moving away from it because I realized I hated *almost* everything they stood for. I am not registered as anything, and while I always try to vote with my head, and not for who has a certain little letter beside their name, I always seem to end up voting Democrat. Still don't always believe everything that they stand for, but that one glaring issue is not enough to make me vote Republican. Never will be.
 
I don't have an actual political party because I am all over the spectrum when it comes to issues, both economic issues and social issues. When I do those "which candidate most closely matches you" quizzes, I generally end up with a person of one party being top, but then right after is a person from the other party, followed quite possibly from someone of an independent party, and it shuffles from there.

I'm all for all primaries being open to every single voter, no matter their claimed party. I think that would better narrow down candidates to who the majority of all people really want instead of who the majority of the major parties want.
 
I consider myself liberal leaning but am registered independant. My beliefs are all over the board. I think I am a libertarian leaning liberal in most social policies but more solid liberal in economics. I am pro-Constitution, but, as each issue comes up, it has to be decided how the Constitution aplies to that issue. I dont think there is any reason that a person would die of hunger in this country unless it is there decision. Does this mean I think everyone should have fancy food, no, but basic and nutritious food, yes. I think every person should be able to get basic healthcare without bankrupting them. I hope something better than the ACA get figured out but I dont agree with getting rid of the ACA until it does.
 
For those that are part of a political party. Do you fully agree with your party's platform? If not what parts of it do you not agree with?

I agree with the political party 100% of the time. I even agree with them whenever I don't. That's the point of a political party. If there is infighting in the party, the party becomes ineffective.

A person that stands on principles should never run for congress. A mature adult that likes to be part of a winning team will work 100 times better than a good man that likes his party to lose so that he can feel good about himself.

Yes, sir. I agree with my party 100% of the time. That's the whole point. Otherwise you should be independent or unaffiliated.
 
I agree with the political party 100% of the time. I even agree with them whenever I don't. That's the point of a political party. If there is infighting in the party, the party becomes ineffective.

A person that stands on principles should never run for congress. A mature adult that likes to be part of a winning team will work 100 times better than a good man that likes his party to lose so that he can feel good about himself.

Yes, sir. I agree with my party 100% of the time. That's the whole point. Otherwise you should be independent or unaffiliated.

That is scary. My sister-in-law is like that.

Do you believe in them no matter what? Like if they told you to take up arms against the government, would you do that? I guess what I am asking is if you have a breaking point.
 
That is scary. My sister-in-law is like that.

Do you believe in them no matter what? Like if they told you to take up arms against the government, would you do that? I guess what I am asking is if you have a breaking point.
too many citizens have placed their party allegiance above that loyalty given to their country
 
I agree with the political party 100% of the time. I even agree with them whenever I don't. That's the point of a political party. If there is infighting in the party, the party becomes ineffective.

A person that stands on principles should never run for congress. A mature adult that likes to be part of a winning team will work 100 times better than a good man that likes his party to lose so that he can feel good about himself.

Yes, sir. I agree with my party 100% of the time. That's the whole point. Otherwise you should be independent or unaffiliated.
We need people of principle to run this country. It's time we kicked out the politicians.
 
too many citizens have placed their party allegiance above that loyalty given to their country

Yup. It's much, much more about who has that little R beside their name. That's all that matters to her. I honestly think, if Bush told her to, she'd vote for Kim Jong Un if he had a little R beside his name. She is really scary.
 
We need people of principle to run this country. It's time we kicked out the politicians.

The problem is, though, that most people of principle can't afford to run for any major office. Tens of millions of dollars it costs to run for President. Common people, people who could really turn this country around, could never come up with that kind of money.
 
In general terms, I agree with the Liberal Party platform but I don't like that they tend to start from the position that business is automatically not to be trusted with the environment. I say, give business access to relevant information and let them go until they f*ck up then regulate the hell out of the irresponsible brats. They also tend to be federalists, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but Canada is such a diverse nation that some areas can't possibly be properly represented in a national parliament. Power, in my liberal viewpoint, should be as local as possible so it can be watched and held accountable.
 
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