Raw List of Libertarian Party Caucuses
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The Bear Nukes Caucus is a single issue advocacy group focused on encouraging the Libertarian Party of the United States and its affiliates to push for the legalization of private ownership of weapons of mass destruction. It defines weapons of mass destruction to include nuclear weapons using both fission and fusion, chemical agents, weaponized bio-agents, explosively pumped flux compression generators, HERF guns, dirty bombs, antimatter annihilation weapons or any other extremely dangerous device or substance conceivable.
- Defense Caucus
- https://www.facebook.com/LibertarianPartyDefenseCaucus/
- https://www.defendliberty.net
Originally organized by controversial activist Eric Dondero
Formed to coordinate Libertarian musicians to perform at LP events.
- Libertine Caucus of the Libertarian Party
- Official Home of the Libertine Caucus of the Libertarian Party
Public Facebook page Members discussion Facebook page
The purpose of the caucus is to promote Austrian economics within the Libertarian Party, to stress the importance of sound economics as critical to the Libertarian Party message, and to advocate applying the science of human action—praxeology—in Libertarian Party efforts to counter the statism of both Democrats and Republicans. It's platform emphasizes: Property Rights, Self-Determination, Economics and Money, as well as decorum in debate, tolerance of lifestyle choices and rejection of "tribal" identity politics.
A LGBT caucus that focuses heavily on outreach
Actually a 501(c)(3)
Group created after the September 11th attacks to work against interventionist sentiments in the Libertarian Party.
Focuses on matters affecting people with lower incomes, both in terms of policy and in terms of internal party matters.
- Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
- https://www.facebook.com/LibertarianPragmatists
- https://www.lpcaucus.org
- Pro-Choice Libertarians
- http://www.pro-choicelibertarians.net/
- organizational Facebook page
- Facebook discussion group for pro-choice activists only.
Created in 1987, Pro-Choice Libertarians reaches out to Libertarian Party members and the general public regarding women's reproductive rights and abortion. Members of the group are strongly committed to the keeping the government out of the abortion issue, an essentially pro-choice stance. Its detailed website includes sections on the group's history and Mission Statement, principles, Libertarian Party platform history, extensive informational links and activist resources.
- Radical Caucus (2006)
The Reform Caucus of California is a caucus formed on June 12, 2019 within the [[Libertarian Party of California by Brandon Nelson, Kenneth Brent Olsen, and other party members who opposed the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Libertarian Party of California on June 10, 2019, to overturn the vote of the delegates at the delete the Platform at the California Convention 2019 in Concord, California. It was named after the Reform Caucus which was behind the so-called "Portland Massacre" in 2006 at the National Convention 2006, when the national Platform was changed dramatically.
The purpose of the caucus is to facilitate a discussion within the Libertarian Party for applying Libertarian principles to public policy, while also rejecting any theocratic influence within government law.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LPSexCaucus
- Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the Libertarian Party
- https://www.facebook.com/LibSocCaucus/
- https://lp-lsc.tumblr.com/
The Libertarian Socialist Caucus seeks to honor the principles of non-aggression through recognizing exploitation, and specifically economic exploitation, as aggression, which should therefore be opposed by the Libertarian Party.
State secured monopolies over the means of production and continuing state enforcement of unnatural, hierarchical property relations throughout the economy coercively limit choices, thwart individual autonomy, and artificially prop up generalized wage labor and non-labor incomes. As such, exploitation and its enforcement via state secured privilege necessarily constitutes both theft and aggression, and should be recognized as such by the Libertarian Party.
Tie-dye is cool.
The Reform Caucus of California is dedicated to the reformation of the Libertarian Party of California in a manner that focuses on making us an effective political party rather than a social club. We affirm that a political party's goal is to disseminate its principles and to get candidates elected. We believe that California needs a Libertarian Party; a party that promotes liberty and is designated to win elections in the state of California.
A caucus committed to a shorter national platform. Known to be operating in 2015-2016.
- End the Fed Caucus
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/End-the-Fed-Caucus-of-the-Libertarian-Party/837425656321489
Formed to protect the structure of the Texas State Libertarian Executive Committee at the 2016 state convention in San Antonio. Organized by Tyler Lindsey
May have fallen apart after the death of its founder Doris Gordon
A marijuana-centric caucus during the 1970s. At least one of its members discussed returning it to an active state for the 2016 convention.
Inspiration for the current caucus, which seeks to be its continuation, but is still a distinct historical entity.
Seemingly unrelated to later caucuses bearing the same name, this caucus was seeking to use the Libertarian Party as a platform for opposition to voting.
This group was behind the Portland Massacre in 2006 and was strongly behind Bob Barr in 2008, but may have dissolved soon afterward.
A single-issue caucus, their point was acted upon when the LNC moved from the Watergate building to new offices in Virginia.
An attempted continuation from the 1979 Radical Caucus with a different name from the 2000s.
- Rothbard Caucus (need a year)
- A new caucus seeking to continue from the previous Rothbard Caucus, but with a long and very specific set of goals.
More information is needed
This caucus existed in the mid to late 1990s and was connected to Focus PAC. Its goal was to bring in people left behind by the increasingly statist ideology of the political left.
This caucus was formed to hold the national Libertarian Party to a culture of transparency.
See Also
- List of Libertarian Party Caucuses A pretty and organized list of caucuses.