Liberal Republican Party

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Liberal Republican Party
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Established 2004 (as the Lefty Loosy Party)
In power since NA
Economic ideology Democratic socialism
Social ideology Libertarian
Party founder Jill Sprinton
Party chairman Abbie Rubin
Motto "Power to the people!"

The Liberal Republican Party was a liberal Roach-Busterian political party founded in 2004 by Jill Sprinton. It was one of the nine legal opposition parties, but had very little public support and was harrassed at every turn by the government. To the joy of RB citizens, it was recently banned.

Stances on issues

Social issues

  • Abortion: Strongly pro-choice
  • Capital punishment: Strongly oppose
  • Church/state: Freedom of religion, but not freedom from religion
  • Crime: Criminals should be rehabilitated and/or punished as leniently as possible
  • Drugs: Strongly support the legalization of all drugs
  • Education: Should receive extremely massive funding
  • Euthanasia: Strongly support
  • Gay adoption: Strongly support
  • Gay marriage: Strongly support
  • Gun control: Strongly support
  • Healthcare: Should receive extremely massive funding
  • Pornography: Strongly support
  • Prostitution: Strongly support

Economic issues

  • Business regulation: Strongly support
  • Environmental protection: Strongly support
  • Slave labor: Strongly oppose
  • Social welfare: Strongly support
  • Subsidies to business: Strongly oppose
  • Taxation: Progressive income taxation
  • Trade: Fair trade
  • Workers' rights: Strongly support

Foreign policy

  • Diplomacy: A peaceful, non-aligned foreign policy
  • Foreign aid: Strongly support
  • Immigration: Strongly support
  • Military: Should be just strong enough to provide adequate defense
  • United Nations: No opinion