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Millions of Americans have voted for Libertarian Party candidates in past elections throughout the country, despite the fact that many state governments place roadblocks in our path to keep our candidates off the ballot and deprive voters of a real choice.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Libertarians believe the answer to America’s political problems is the same commitment to freedom that earned America its greatness: a <strong>free-market economy</strong> and the abundance and prosperity it brings; a dedication to <strong>civil liberties and personal freedom</strong>; and a foreign policy of <strong>non-intervention, peace, and free trade</strong> as prescribed by America’s founders.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">What began with a small group of activists in Colorado has become America’s third largest political party. 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