Libertarian Freedom Council: Purposes

LFC PURPOSES

The Libertarian Freedom Council's Purposes, overwhelmingly adopted on the 17th of August, 2004, are as follows:

1. To recruit, endorse and promote the candidacies of charismatic, intelligent, and attractive individuals to run for elective office as Libertarians;

2. To write and work for the adoption of a new proposed platform for the Libertarian Party that will set forth the core ethical and moral principles of libertarian philosophical thought without going into specific detail regarding the application of those principles and their effect on public policy;

3. To lobby for the elimination of the requirement that prospective members be required to sign the Oath as a prerequisite for membership in the Libertarian Party replacing it with an Affirmation that the applicant for LP membership is in general agreement with the core ethical and moral principles of libertarian philosophical thought;

4. To welcome within our ranks all libertarian and libertarian-leaning individuals who are willing to work within the structure of the Libertarian Freedom Council to promote liberty and to help make the Libertarian Party a more viable political entity;

5. To encourage young professionals, students and entrepreneurs who consider themselves libertarian to develop their leadership potential and understanding of libertarian principles;

6. To educate the public about libertarianism presenting them with a positive image of libertarian philosophy and of libertarians in general;

7. To feature on our website articles, links, information and news about libertarianism and the Libertarian Party;

8. To provide our endorsement to candidates running for office so long as those candidates agree to work for the adoption of issues of concern to us and agree to mention our endorsement on their campaign literature and at their website;

9. To support the efforts of students and faculty members to organize successful libertarian organizations on their respective campuses;

10. To offer managerial skills, leadership, and staff to libertarian organizations, groups, and entities in need of such support services;

11. To liaison with libertarian, capitalist, secessionist, nationalist, and freedom oriented political parties, organizations and movements throughout the world with the goal of organizing an umbrella organization containing such groups that will help them organize conferences, discover common ground and support each others' efforts; and

12. To make the Libertarian Freedom Council an effective political organization run in accordance with the leadership principle and committed to bringing together its members in the spirit of cooperation, friendship, and mutual respect.