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Chairperson	Matteo Patisso

Founded	February 1, 2011 Headquarters	Huntington NY

Ideology 20% L ibertarianism

20% I ndependent

20% G reen

20% H umanitarian

20% T ea

Political position Fiscal: Laissez-faire Social: Libertarian, Green, Humanitarian International affiliation	None Yet Official colors	Gold, Silver & Onyx

Website                                        http://TheLightParty.org

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The L.I.G.H.T Party is the fastest growing political party in the United States. On the date of its inception it reported approximately 1,000 members. The political platform of the L.I.G.H.T. Party reflects its brand of equal weight given to 5 growing memes in the United States and is distributed evenly and fairly to the following: 1.	Libertarianism 	– 20% 2.	Independent   	– 20% 3.	Green 		– 20% 4.	Humanitarian 	– 20% 5.	Tea 		– 20%

L - libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration across borders, and non-interventionism in foreign policy, i.e., avoiding foreign military or economic entanglements with other nations and respect for freedom of trade and travel to all foreign countries.[1] “Libertarians are a free-spirited and powerful force in the U.S. They are good people grounded in the beauty of our Constitution.” Matteo Patisso, Founder, L.I.G.H.T. Party I - In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses. Other independent candidates are associated with a political party and may be former members of it, but choose not to stand under its label. A third category of independents are those who may belong to or support a political party but believe they should not formally represent it and thus be subject to its policies. Finally, some independent candidates may form a political party for the purposes of running for public office. “Independents are smart, balanced and fair. Their contributions are significant and selfless.” Matteo Patisso, Founder, L.I.G.H.T. Party G - The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a voluntary association of state green parties, and has been active as a nationally recognized political party since 2001. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties. The Association of State Green Parties (ASGP), a forerunner organization, first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. With the founding of the Green Party of the United States, the party established a national political presence. GPUS became the primary national Green organization in the U.S., eclipsing the earlier Greens/Green Party USA, which emphasized non-electoral movement building. Whether global warming exists or not isn’t the point. Nearly every Green initiative is a thought in the right direction towards our energy independence. However, it is the responsibility of the individual to study and achieve a zero carbon footprint existence – not the responsibility of Gov’t to make toxic wastes and toxic fumes more accessible and less costly. Matteo Patisso, Founder, L.I.G.H.T. Party

H – In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution. No distinction is to be made in the face of human suffering or abuse on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, tribal, caste, religious or national divisions. Humanitarianism can also be described as the acceptance of every human being for plainly just being another human. Ignoring and abolishing biased social views, prejudice, and racism in the process, if utilized individually as a practiced viewpoint, and or mindset. Humanitarianism is an ethic of active compassion which became expressed in philanthropy and social welfare. From an exclusive concern with charity, humanitarian action was led increasingly to vindication of the respect owed to the individual human being. This idea, originating in stoic natural law, became, in its Christian and secular manifestations, an important influence in European thought. Not immediately, but eventually, denial of the spiritual equality inhering in every human being became the touchstone of 'wrongness' in humanitarian action. The Enlightenment advanced the idea that humanity could be improved by reform of laws and change in social structure. This idea combined with the humanitarian ethic of active compassion. Both Humanitarianism and Human Rights are closely associated. Both movements are grounded upon the moral significance of the individual human being. However, compassion and the alleviation of suffering are not necessary in order to give effect to a human right; and thus that original and basic element in humanitarianism forms no part of 'Human Rights'. The question though, in relation to humanitarian reform, is whether the denial of a human right and the abuses which humanitarians seek to reform, are generically the same or differ and, if so, in what way. Humanitarianism did not campaign against abuses on the ground of human rights but in the name of humanity. The wrongs which the Humanitarian movement addressed related to violation of moral duties simple. Torture is similarly absolute. A 'right', in the strict sense, requires a 'right-holder'. It is the negation of a right if the person advantaged has no option whether to make or decline to make a moral claim. The duty consequent upon a right may not arise until the right has been exercised. The moral claims of slaves and of forced laborers exist independently of their objection. Slavery, torture, cruel punishments cannot be absolved by consent. In the 18th and 19th centuries the ethic of active compassion coalesced with other ideas and the interaction resulting from this turned humanitarianism in the direction of reform. These accompanying ideas were: rationalism, individualism and of the concept of social and legal reform. There is no Humanitarian “Party” in Politics in the U.S. but it is given equal weight in the L.I.G.H.T. Party because inherently humanitarianism is the ultimate ideal, that lofty place we unwittingly come to after we’ve learned numerous life lessons – the hard way. And then finding freedom, or the “Light”, we wish to help others cross the chasm from the darkness. Matteo Patisso, Founder, L.I.G.H.T. Party

T – The Tea Party is a political movement that has sponsored locally and nationally coordinated protests opposing taxes and spending since 2009 and a caucus of the House of Representatives in the United States.[1][2][3] Its platform is explicitly populist[4][5][6] and is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian.[7][8] It endorses reduced government spending,[9][10] lower taxes,[10] reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit,[9] and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.[11] The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, a protest by colonists who objected to a British tax on tea in 1773 and demonstrated by dumping British tea taken from docked ships into the harbor.[12] As of 2010, the Tea Party movement is not a national political party, but has endorsed Republican candidates.[13] The Tea Party movement has no central leadership but is composed of a loose affiliation of national and local groups that determine their own platforms and agendas. For this reason, the Tea Party movement is often cited as an example of grassroots political activity, although it has also been cited as an example of astroturfing.[14] The Tea Party's most noted national figures include Republican politicians such as Dick Armey and Sarah Palin. Nearly all Tea Party candidates have run as Republicans. A Gallup poll shows almost 80% of Tea Partiers consider themselves to be Republicans.[15][16] Commentators, including Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport, have suggested that the movement is not a new political group but simply a rebranding of traditional Republican candidates and policies.[15][17][18] The Tea Party has yet to fully realize its full potential, power and delineate its objectives. Fully organized it will chop government in ½. Then it will chop government in ½ again. Only then will the vast scope of waste, inefficiencies, corruption and lies become fully exposed, and that’s when the real work will begin – Relegate the Federal Reserve, the IRS, FHA and every other entitlement program to the dark chapters of America’s history books. Matteo Patisso, Founder, L.I.G.H.T. Party Contents •	1 History •	2 Motto •	3 Platform •	4 Current structure and composition •	5 Size and influence •	6 Recent issue stances o	6.1 Economic issues o	6.2 Cultural issues o	6.3 Green issues o	6.4 Humanitarian issues o	6.5 Legal Reform issues o	6.6 Monetary Policy issue

1. History 2. Motto 3. Platform 4. Current Structure and Composition 5. Size and Influence 6. Recent Issue Stances o	6.1 Economic issues o	6.2 Cultural issues o	6.3 Green issues o	6.4 Humanitarian issues o	6.5 Legal Reform issues o	6.6 Monetary Policy issue