Libertist Party (Icaris)
Libertist Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | LIB |
| Chairman | Adler Schmidt |
| Founder | Patrick Murphy |
| Leader | blank name |
| Founded | January 1, 2025 |
| Headquarters | Paletaph, Icaris |
| Student wing | College Libertists |
| Ideology | • Fiscal conservatism • Secularism • Globalism • Social Liberalism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| National Parliament | 14 / 42
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The Libertist Party, is one of two major political parties in Theocratic States of Icaris, its main rival being the Traditionalist Party. None of the Icarisian presidents have been Libertists and their representation in the National Parliament is minimal.
Contents
History
Political Positions
Economic Policies
The Libertist Party follows a enterprise capitalist agenda as opposed to social market economics.
Business regulation
The Libertist Party does not believe in business regulation and supports a free market without interference. The Libertist Party believes the anti-monopoly laws hold businesses back. The Libertist Party believes the government should give business subsidies to industires that can be successful and profitable and bring that to the nation's economy.
Consumer protection and privacy
The Libertist Party believes the government should not regulate businesses, even when it comes to privacy and private data collected by businesses. The Libertist Party belives the laws of supply and demand will protect the consumer, not government regulations.
Trade
The Libertist Party supports free trade and agreements with foreign entities to empower business growth and cheaper prices.
Labor unions
The Libertist Party does not believe in government support for labor unions, especially the compellance laws. They believe workers should be free to negotiate on their own or find new employment.
Taxation
The Libertist Party supports a flat tax for the social safety net rather than the opt-in policy. The Libertist Party believes in state level and federal taxation, a distinction not often made between the two almost seamless entities. The Libertist Party believes in higher income taxes, home ownership taxes, and business ownership taxes.
Immigration
The Libertist Party believes the citizenship process should be streamlined to offer citizenship to any who want it.
Foreign policy and national defense
The Libertist Party supports funding to the Ministry of International Relations over the Ministry of Defense. The Libertist Party supports diplomacy, multilateral agreements, and globalism over a strong military. The Libertist Party disapproves of the compulsory military service.
Social policies
Healthcare
The Libertist Party does not believe in a government funded healthcare system.
Environmental Policies
The Libertist Party does not believe in environmental regulations on businesses, nor do they believe in laws capping oil and natural gas production and use.
Faith and religiosity
The Libertist Party believes the government should be secular. They have pushed to rid of the "Theocracy" classification and believe the public and companies will act with their own morality, pragmatism, and logical thinking, not needing the basis of faith.
Abortion, reproductive rights, LGBT+ and marriage policies
The Libertist Party believes marriage should be adopted and presided over by the state and give tax breaks for married couples. The Libertist Party also believes in same-sex marriage. The Libertist Party belives in the right to have abortions and government funding for it, and other reproductive health procedures and products.
Firearm and private weapon ownership
The Libertist Party believes in stricter regulation on guns and private weapon ownership.
Drugs and alcohol
The Libertist Party believes in the legalization of many drugs and the removal of taxes on tobacco and alcohol.
Libertist Politicians
(Listed by most recent office held)
Libertist National Parliament Members
Libertist Party Chairmen
| Name | Years Served |
|---|---|
| 1. Patrick Murphy | 2026-2029 |
| 2. Ismail Zardari | 2029-2034 |
| 3. Michael Robbins | 2034-2040 |
| 4. Anna Lacroix | 2040-2045 |
| 5. Patrick Gilligan | 2045-2052 |
| 6. Walter Boudreau | 2052-2061 |
| 7. Lucinda Kielska | 2061-2070 |
| 8. Adler Schmidt | 2070-Present |
