Platform
of the Missouri Libertarian Party
as revised by the State Committee at convention 5/16/99
In affirmation of the traditional respect for individual life, liberty, and property, the members of the Missouri Libertarian Party do establish our Platform and Program for the people of Missouri, in accordance with our State Constitution, to ensure harmony, abundance, and self-government to all citizens of our State. To accomplish these goals, we propose the following:EDUCATION
- Restore local control of all schools.
- Remove restrictions on home schooling.
- Move toward privatization of government public schools.
- Repeal all Federal and State mandated education outcomes, including: GOALS 2000, Outcome Based Education and Senate Bill 380.
HEALTH CARE
- Establish tax-free Medisave Accounts.
- Make all medical and dental expenses income tax deductible.
- Restore patient choice in medical care by removing interference from the State including access to nurse practitioners, midwifery, alternative medicine, and self-medication.
TAXES
- Initiate ceilings on personal property taxes.
- Repeal the state income tax provision of the Missouri Constitution.
- All state and local government functions should, where possible, be funded by user fees.
- By Constitutional Amendment require 75% voter approval for all tax increases or new taxes.
- Enact 100% property tax credits for those who send their children to non-government schools.
- Pass enabling legislation to permit voters to repeal, and in the future prohibit sales taxes on food and prescription drugs for Counties, Municipalities and all other political entities in the state which have authority to levy sales taxes. This includes the State-wide 1% sales tax for public schools.
JUSTICE
- Eliminate mandatory sentencing.
- Restore Second Amendment rights.
- Repeal statutes regarding victimless crimes.
- Oppose formation of a Missouri Bureau of Investigation.
- Enact legislation supportive of victims’ rights and restitution.
- Privatize prison and parole programs and demand accountability.
- Add an explicit right to a Fully Informed Jury to the State Constitution.
- Amend Missouri's Constitution to require a 'sunset clause' for every new law.
- Require criminals to make restitution to their victims as a condition of parole or early release.
- Prohibit all jurisdictions from seizing property in connection with an alleged crime until such time as the accused is tried and convicted.
- Require Prosecutors to produce actual victims in court as witnesses subject to cross examination when prosecuting so called victimless crimes.
JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Repeal all subsidies.
- Eliminate mandated benefits.
- Eliminate taxes, do not abate them for certain groups.
- Explicitly restrict use of eminent domain to transportation.
- Sell all State agencies that duplicate services provided by businesses or charitable organizations.
- Give responsibility for licensing drivers and vehicles over to auto insurers, including standards for vehicle Inspections.
ELECTIONS
- Support fair ballot access and free and open elections.
- Support reduction of signatures required for ballot initiative.
- Support proportional representation of popular vote for electors in presidential elections.
- Support legislation requiring a "None of the above" option on all election ballots for public officials.
- Support legislation requiring the use of the Popper Compactness Metric when comparing alternatives for district boundaries to eliminate gerrymandering.
PRIVACY
- Define an explicit right to privacy in the Missouri Constitution.
- Allow citizens to sue public officials individually and personally for violations of citizens’ rights.
