Libertarian Party Platform Discussion

This page provides a forum for Libertarians to discuss the national Libertarian Party platform: National Platform

3.4 Free Trade and Migration

"We support the removal of governmental impediments to free trade. Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders." (2018)

Clarification is needed for the following.

• The phrase, "individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries" implicitly acknowledges the existence of reasonable constraints. The clarification of reasonable and unreasonable constraints is necessary.
• The demand for "unrestricted movement" of persons across national borders appears to conflict with the implicit acknowledgement of reasonable constraints on border crossing. This apparent contradiction requires clarification.
• The demand for "unrestricted movement" of financial capital across national borders presumably does not apply to all financial capital, e.g., contraband, stolen property, counterfeit currency, etc. Clarification is needed.