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« edited: June 03, 2015, 03:48:39 PM by vivaportugalhabs »
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NAME OF PARTY: American Liberal Party AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS: Young Liberals of America, Professional Liberals of America, Agrarian Liberals IDEOLOGY: Populism, Christian Democracy, Social Democracy, Communitarianism INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION: Progressive Alliance OFFICIAL COLOR(S): Orange and Purple OFFICIAL MOTTO: Strong Families. Strong Communities. A Strong Nation. OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS: American Liberal Magazine POLITICAL POSITION: Centrist but a bit to the left socially, quite left of centre economically
POLITICAL PROGRAM (edited to include more platform planks): 1.) Universal healthcare in the form of "Medicare for All" 2.) Restoration of full collective bargaining rights 3.) Withdrawing from most foreign conflicts 4.) A living wage for workers 5.) True immigration reform including an easy path to citizenship 6.) Taking corporate money out of politics 7.) Ensuring the franchise at age 16 8.) Banning abortions after 22 weeks, with a few exceptions, and making abortions as rare as possible before that 9.) Equal pay for equal work 10.) Passage of the Robin Hood Tax 11.) Marriage equality for all 12.) Banning assault rifles and instituting mandatory background checks for gun and ammo purchases 13.) Providing universal pre-k 14.) Ensuring that marijuana remains illegal until more research is conducted on it 15.) Making sure that every police department in major towns (>15,000 people) has body cameras 16.) Keeping the nation safe against all threats, interior and exterior 17.) Providing startup funds for states to pursue the 'Oregon Plan' for college tuition 18.) Lowering interest rates for student loans
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