They joined us because they realize that we're the only political party working for their personal and economic liberty. LaRouche has never been associated in any way with us. He runs for office as a Democrat. The media has been slow to realize that the Republicans and Democrats now have serious competition. But, as the party becomes more successful, we're attracting more and more favorable attention.
Libertarian themes are part of contemporary political discourse.
Their work paid off when voters rejected the new tax. A Libertarian lawyer helped reduce unconstitutional seizures of private property by winning a major legal victory against asset forfeiture laws. LP member Elizabeth Macron convinced a state Superior Court that such laws are unconstitutional if property owners are deprived of trial by jury. Libertarians collected more than 11,000 petitions to put the issue to a popular vote in 1998. On issue after issue, Libertarians are defending the Bill of Rights, free enterprise, and individual liberty.