INDEPENDENCE PARTY

Condensed Mission Statement of the State party:

To elevate the voters of New York State to their rightful place
as the sovereign rulers of the state, reducing the office holders
to the servants of the people they were intended to be;

To create a statewide political party committed to the
elimination of the electoral advantages of incumbency and the
creation of a level playing field the candidates of all political
parties;

To restore fiscally responsible government, where the state
budgets to spend only what the voters are willing to pay in
taxes;

To create a political party committed to the highest standards of
quality in every aspect of the party--representation,
organization, campaigning, elections, fund raising, and
participation;

To encourage voter participation and involvement, both in the
party itself and in the political process as a whole.

The quality of a democracy is measured by the quality of
participation by ordinary citizens. Democratic values and
attitudes are learned through participation, and the highest
calling of a citizen is to serve his or her fellow citizens in
office as a position of trust, enjoying the bonds of affection
with the voters for their willingness to sacrifice through public
service. Our political party is committed to every aspect of
this participation, whether in our party or in other political
parties and organizations. We are thereby committed to choice in
elections, volunteerism within the parties, and citizens who are
willing to serve us as elected officials. We are equally
committed to honest debate, the forthright presentation of our
values, and respect for the rights of everyone.

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