Libertarian Party of Pittsburgh

Who Owns You?

The question of who owns your body -- the government, voters, or you -- is asked in a different way in this Reason TV Video. Libertarians believe you own you, and by inference you own the byproducts of you -- that your property really is a representation of you in the past, with all that work it took to earn it. If you don't own you, that implies slavery of some sort or another.

Ron Paul: Libertarian or Republican? Does it Matter?

That's Ron Paul on a recent episode of CBS's "Meet the Press." Libertarian ideas are libertarian Ideas, and Ron Paul generally speaks them well. That's what makes the Libertarian Party different than other political parties. We are not about power and political convenience "just to get elected." We are about a belief system of freedom, liberty, and the right to say no thanks. We believe the government's sole role is to protect your freedom to live consensually among your fellow citizens ...

More Consumer Freedom for Beer Sales

A recent poll was commissioned by the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania [MBDAP] to gage public sentiment on allowing beer sales in supermarkets and convenience stores. The poll, run by Terry Moddonna's opinion research firm, found that a majority worried about increased underage drinking, although the figures were evenly split on allowing PA residents the same freedom as countless neighboring states where citizens don't have to make extra stops to buy beer, and can buy th...

Libertarians Say “No!” to Drink Tax Bailout of Inefficient Government Transportation

Private businesses and citizens are scrambling to protect their pocket books as local politicians seek ways of dodging the real problems of public transit (e.g. government supplied transportation) -- an inefficient and bloated socialist model -- by using a drink tax to dump the problem on the backs of local citizens who deserve better. Libertarians do not support dumping the cost of one persons' needs on the backs of others. It also does not support pitting citizen against citizen in fights ...