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We would like to acknowledge that political independents are independent for different reasons. The idea of trying to satisfy every independent with one party seems, at the outset, ridiculous. However, political independents and moderates of both parties — meaning individuals who vote outside their parties — are now a majority. This is a major step in the right direction, but independents have no real political power to make changes because third parties are not generally recognized as viable. Third party votes are seen as “wasted” votes.

The problem with starting a new party is that third parties have historically been extremists, anarchists or single-issue fringe parties. Our goal is to change this. Our goals include:

1. Create a new Centrist party that falls between the right and the left, encompassing some views from both,

2. Use the combined power of political independents to break the death-grip the special-interest, corporate, union and lobbyist-owned Republican and Democratic parties have on our political system and allow a new party to bring in new ideas, and

3. Find solutions that make sense instead of the current party posturing that continues to get us nowhere.

An essential starting point is the following, though I’m not sure if we can call it a mission statement:

“You don’t have to agree with, just learn to peacefully live with, other people’s freedom of choice.” -T. Hawkeye

This struck me so powerfully because it is the biggest problem with our political system: The right and the left want to dictate and protect and advocate for their own rights and freedoms but restrict the rights and freedoms of the other side. We waste political time, energy, money and power pushing the country from the right to the left and back as we continue to elect one side, then the other, and once that side has pushed too far from center, we return. It is time for big changes, and in order to do that, we must work together.

What We Are and Who Belongs Here

We are, in general terms, socially liberal and fiscally conservative independents. (Link to party platform to follow) So who belongs here? Moderate Democrats who disagree with the party’s fiscal ideas and policies. Moderate Republicans who disagree with the party’s social ideals and policies. Independents who do not feel that either of the two parties represents them. Libertarians who want to promote the majority of their ideals in a viable, mainstream party. As stated above, we are looking to build a Centrist party and our greatest goal is to break the exclusive grip the two parties have on our political system. Independents decide elections; we have all the power in this country and none of the representation. It is time we build a party to represent ourselves and  give the voters some real options.

What We Are Not

I would like to make clear: We are not anarchists. Though we generally mirror many of the Libertarian viewpoints, we are not Libertarians. We are not revolutionaries in the traditional sense. We have specific, achievable goals to permanently change the political landscape and we plan to do that by coaxing the moderates and closet independents out of their parties and organizing the politically homeless and frustrated. We will not do that as anarchists. There are many fringe parties who are made up of — and will embrace — anarchists. We are not among them. Third parties have traditionally been fringe parties. Until now.

Some may say we don’t go far enough, that our approach does not have the angry rhetoric or the teeth necessary to get things done. I disagree. Sanity is what is missing in our current political landscape. We plan to unite Independents for a common goal, and eventually open new doors for all third parties. Tired of the current two-party system? Let’s work together as a completely grassroots, independent entity to put an end to the Duopoly.

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