Political Advocacy Groups: Political Parties

Political Parties

American Reform Party
http://www.americanreform.org
E-Mail: webmaster@reformparty.org "To renew democracy, our mission is to stimulate citizen participation in the political process, break the two-party monopoly, and guarantee free elections."
(http://www.reformparty.org/platnat.html)

Communist Party U.S.A.
http://www.cpusa.org "The Communist Party USA is an organization of activists in labor and all the people's movements with three main political aims: Defeating the right-wing agenda of the Bush Administration. Winning a wide-ranging program of reforms that put the well being of the people before private profits. Eventually replacing big business with labor and its allies as the dominant power so as to insure that the rights, economic security and expanding needs of the people become the overriding concern of society."
(http://www.cpusa.org/article/archive/11/)

Constitution Action Party
http://www2.ari.net/home/CAP "CAP intends to become the new majority party in this country by uniting traditional values with a well-thought-out program of economic populism."
(http://www2.ari.net/home/CAP/)

Constitution Party
http://www.constitutionparty.com "The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations."
(http://www.constitutionparty.com --> Mission Statement)

Democratic National Committee
http://www.democrats.org/ "The Democratic National Committee plans the Party's quadrennial presidential nominating convention; promotes the election of Party candidates with both technical and financial support; and works with national, state, and local party organizations, elected officials, candidates, and constituencies to respond to the needs and views of the Democratic electorate and the nation."
(http://www.democrats.org/about/function.html)

Democratic Socialists of America
http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html "The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics."
(http://www.dsausa.org/about/)

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org/ "The Green Party of the United States is a confederation of state Green Parties. Committed to environmentalism, non-violence, social justice and grassroots organizing, Greens are renewing democracy without the support of corporate donors. Greens provide real solutions for real problems. Whether the issue is universal health care, corporate globalization, alternative energy, election reform or decent wages for workers, Greens have the courage and independence necessary to take on the powerful corporate interests."
(http://www.gp.org/partyinfo.html)

Labor Party
http://www.thelaborparty.org/ "The Labor Party is a new political party of, by and for working people. It was founded in June 1996 at a convention of 1,400 delegates from hundreds of local and international unions as well as individual activists. We believe that on issues most important to working people – trade, health care, and the rights to organize, bargain and strike – both the Democrats and Republicans have failed working people."
(http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_index.html)

National Libertarian Party
http://www.lp.org "Libertarians believe the answer to America's political problems is the same commitment to freedom that earned America its greatness: a free-market economy and the abundance and prosperity it brings; a dedication to civil liberties and personal freedom that marks this country above all others; and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade as prescribed by America's founders."
(http://www.lp.org/organization/history/)

Natural Law Party
http://www.natural-law.org "The Natural Law Party—America’s leading voice for prevention-oriented government—offers voters forward-looking, scientifically proven solutions to the nation's problems..." (http://www.natural-law.org)

New Party
http://www.newparty.org "The New Party is a progressive political organization taking root around the U.S. By starting small and thinking long-term, we're building a multi-racial, lively and creative political organization that can, over time, break the stranglehold that corporate money and corporate media have over our political process."
(http://www.newparty.org)

Reform Party USA
http://www.reformparty.org "We, the members of the Reform Party, commit ourselves to reform our political system. Together we will work to re-establish trust in our government by electing ethical officials, dedicated to fiscal responsibility and political accountability."
(http://www.reformparty.org/)

Republican National Committee
http://www.gop.com Editor's note: A specific statement about the RNC's purpose is not available on the organization's website. The RNC is the organizational arm of the Republican party. Their purpose is to organize, fundraise, and campaign to increase representation of Republicans in government. Issues important to the party are articulated here.
Socialist Labor Party of America
http://www.slp.org "The core of the SLP program points up the need for classwide political and economic organizations. A primary role of the political organization is to challenge the political apparatus of the capitalist class and its monopoly of state power, while promoting worker classconsciousness and emphasizing the need for organizing working-class strength on the economic field. The objective of economic organization is to unite the workers at the point of production so as to render them capable of taking control of the entire productive process and democratically administering and operating it in society's collective interests."
(http://www.slp.org/facts.htm)

Socialist Party USA
http://sp-usa.org
"The Socialist Party has been the voice of democratic socialism in the US for over 100 years."
(http://sp-usa.org/about/)

Workers World Party
http://www.workers.org
"What is our basic view? We're for socialism. We think that ownership of the tremendous productive wealth built up by hundreds of millions of workers can't remain in the hands of a privileged few."
(http://www.workers.org/wwp.php)

	American Reform Party http://www.americanreform.org E-Mail: webmaster@reformparty.org	"To renew democracy, our mission is to stimulate citizen participation in the political process, break the two-party monopoly, and guarantee free elections." (http://www.reformparty.org/platnat.html)
	Communist Party U.S.A. http://www.cpusa.org	"The Communist Party USA is an organization of activists in labor and all the people's movements with three main political aims: Defeating the right-wing agenda of the Bush Administration. Winning a wide-ranging program of reforms that put the well being of the people before private profits. Eventually replacing big business with labor and its allies as the dominant power so as to insure that the rights, economic security and expanding needs of the people become the overriding concern of society." (http://www.cpusa.org/article/archive/11/)
	Constitution Action Party http://www2.ari.net/home/CAP	"CAP intends to become the new majority party in this country by uniting traditional values with a well-thought-out program of economic populism." (http://www2.ari.net/home/CAP/)
	Constitution Party http://www.constitutionparty.com	"The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations." (http://www.constitutionparty.com --> Mission Statement)
	Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/	"The Democratic National Committee plans the Party's quadrennial presidential nominating convention; promotes the election of Party candidates with both technical and financial support; and works with national, state, and local party organizations, elected officials, candidates, and constituencies to respond to the needs and views of the Democratic electorate and the nation." (http://www.democrats.org/about/function.html)
	Democratic Socialists of America http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html	"The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics." (http://www.dsausa.org/about/)
	Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org/	"The Green Party of the United States is a confederation of state Green Parties. Committed to environmentalism, non-violence, social justice and grassroots organizing, Greens are renewing democracy without the support of corporate donors. Greens provide real solutions for real problems. Whether the issue is universal health care, corporate globalization, alternative energy, election reform or decent wages for workers, Greens have the courage and independence necessary to take on the powerful corporate interests." (http://www.gp.org/partyinfo.html)
	Labor Party http://www.thelaborparty.org/	"The Labor Party is a new political party of, by and for working people. It was founded in June 1996 at a convention of 1,400 delegates from hundreds of local and international unions as well as individual activists. We believe that on issues most important to working people – trade, health care, and the rights to organize, bargain and strike – both the Democrats and Republicans have failed working people." (http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_index.html)
	National Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org	"Libertarians believe the answer to America's political problems is the same commitment to freedom that earned America its greatness: a free-market economy and the abundance and prosperity it brings; a dedication to civil liberties and personal freedom that marks this country above all others; and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade as prescribed by America's founders." (http://www.lp.org/organization/history/)
	Natural Law Party http://www.natural-law.org	"The Natural Law Party—America’s leading voice for prevention-oriented government—offers voters forward-looking, scientifically proven solutions to the nation's problems..." (http://www.natural-law.org)
	New Party http://www.newparty.org	"The New Party is a progressive political organization taking root around the U.S. By starting small and thinking long-term, we're building a multi-racial, lively and creative political organization that can, over time, break the stranglehold that corporate money and corporate media have over our political process." (http://www.newparty.org)
	Reform Party USA http://www.reformparty.org	"We, the members of the Reform Party, commit ourselves to reform our political system. Together we will work to re-establish trust in our government by electing ethical officials, dedicated to fiscal responsibility and political accountability." (http://www.reformparty.org/)
	Republican National Committee http://www.gop.com	Editor's note: A specific statement about the RNC's purpose is not available on the organization's website. The RNC is the organizational arm of the Republican party. Their purpose is to organize, fundraise, and campaign to increase representation of Republicans in government. Issues important to the party are articulated here.
	Socialist Labor Party of America http://www.slp.org	"The core of the SLP program points up the need for classwide political and economic organizations. A primary role of the political organization is to challenge the political apparatus of the capitalist class and its monopoly of state power, while promoting worker classconsciousness and emphasizing the need for organizing working-class strength on the economic field. The objective of economic organization is to unite the workers at the point of production so as to render them capable of taking control of the entire productive process and democratically administering and operating it in society's collective interests." (http://www.slp.org/facts.htm)
	Socialist Party USA http://sp-usa.org	"The Socialist Party has been the voice of democratic socialism in the US for over 100 years." (http://sp-usa.org/about/)
	Workers World Party http://www.workers.org	"What is our basic view? We're for socialism. We think that ownership of the tremendous productive wealth built up by hundreds of millions of workers can't remain in the hands of a privileged few." (http://www.workers.org/wwp.php)