Statement on Principles

The Dutchess County Libertarian Party fully supports free speech in all its forms for every person and collective entity.

We recognize that the quality of given speech in terms of veracity can only be determined in the balance between competing accounts.

Similarly we support every person and collective entity’s right to transact freely with the party of one’s choosing at any point in time.

That said, the Dutchess County Libertarian Party wholeheartedly condemns attempts to stifle free speech by resort to intimidation. In the marketplace of ideas, no participant should have to worry about personal and familial safety at home or anywhere. Any entity publishing details of an opponent’s home or family – the practice commonly known as “doxing” -- should be held accountable to the law’s fullest extent.

In conclusion, against growing societal polarization the Dutchess County Libertarian Party strongly encourages commerce with ideological opponents. We value diversity and reject figurative walls between communities. Neighbors never all have the same sociopolitical preferences, so we best value our neighbors as human beings through patronage of their businesses and labor, without regard for personal politics. This is the Dutchess County in which we want to live!