{"id":194296,"date":"2017-05-22T04:20:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T08:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/libertarians-bring-political-party-to-region-jacksonville-journal-courier\/"},"modified":"2017-05-22T04:20:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T08:20:23","slug":"libertarians-bring-political-party-to-region-jacksonville-journal-courier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/libertarian\/libertarians-bring-political-party-to-region-jacksonville-journal-courier\/","title":{"rendered":"Libertarians bring political party to region &#8211; Jacksonville Journal Courier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><p>    A political party that gained increased attention during last    years divided presidential election is coming to Morgan and    neighboring counties.  <\/p><p>    Ben Cox is spearheading the establishment of a Libertarian    Party organization as an option for those looking for something    other than Republican, Democrat or independent affiliation.  <\/p><p>    The Libertarian Party was started in 1971 in Colorado to    promote the political ideologies of increased civil liberties    and non-government intervention. Cox said during the last    election cycle there seemed to be more people interested in    something more than what the two major political parties    offered.  <\/p><p>    Illinois saw a huge jump in support for third-party groups,    Cox said. The Libertarian Party is trying to become [more]    established in the state. The best way to create change is to    give people another choice.  <\/p><p>    The are eight Libertarian Party officeholders in Illinois and    about two dozen county or university party chapters. In the    November election, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary    Johnson received almost 4.5 million votes  about 3.27 percent    of the total.  <\/p><p>    Were not only trying to set up the group, we want to give    people a third option, he said. The party is considered more    fiscally conservative than the Republicans and more socially    liberal than the Democratic Party.  <\/p><p>    Once established, Cox said the group will be working on    awareness.  <\/p><p>    We want to get people involved, show them what were about,    Cox said. You only get particular views in the national    media.  <\/p><p>    Typically, the group is in support of limitations for    government, pro-choice for women and believe there are other    options to help people in need without socially funded    programs.  <\/p><p>    We dont think the government should tell people how to live    their lives, Cox said.  <\/p><p>    The first meeting has not been set, but likely will be in June.  <\/p><p>      <a href=\"http:\/\/myjournalcourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/web1_web-libertarian_porcupine.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/myjournalcourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/web1_web-libertarian_porcupine.jpg<\/a>    <\/p><p>    Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree can be reached at 217-245-6121, ext.    1233, or on Twitter @JCNews_samantha.  <\/p><p>  .<\/p><p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/d128d0d6edcupine.jpg-150x111.jpg\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/p><p>Read this article: <\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjournalcourier.com\/news\/109717\/libertarians-bring-political-party-to-region\" title=\"Libertarians bring political party to region - Jacksonville Journal Courier\">Libertarians bring political party to region - Jacksonville Journal Courier<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> A political party that gained increased attention during last years divided presidential election is coming to Morgan and neighboring counties. 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