The Libertarian Party, which ran its first candidates in 1972, has always had trouble gaining popular support for its platform of economic freedom and civil liberties. But change is in the wind.

The Libertarian Reform Caucus is pushing for reform within the Libertarian Party to achieve positions which promote liberty and win elections for candidates who will actually follow through on their promises.

And last week the LP released a position statement on the war in Iraq, outlining a one year timetable for withdrawal and redeployment elsewhere in the Middle East.

Today, Libertarian National Committee chairman Michael Dixon writes that there is more where that came from.

Do not be mistaken, this strategy is the first of many new initiatives which the LP will offer to America. We have work in process to address the so-called “War on Terror” which will propose an array of diplomatic efforts with the intent to bring all of our troops home to their families. We will be showing a way to quell the violence and hate that has grown overseas as a result of the actions taken by the Bush administration and the Republican Congress.

We are also working on domestic issues such as the Supreme Court ruling regarding eminent domain, and the unnecessary intrusion of the Federal Government into the private medical decisions of individuals and their families. — Michael Dixon