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In American politics, a libertarian Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party with U.S. libertarian-leaning political viewpoints or views that are relatively libertarian compared to the views of the national party.[1][2]

While other factions of the Democratic Party are organized in the Congress, like with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Blue Dog Coalition and the New Democrat Coalition, the libertarian faction is not organized in such a way. Nevertheless, groups made up of the party membership, such as the Democratic Freedom Caucus do exist.[3] It was established in 1996 by Hanno Beck, Mike O'Mara and Andrew Spark.[4] The caucus maintains a platform,[5] a list of principles,[6] and a guide for activists.[7] The group's leadership currently includes 40 state chairs and regional representatives.[8]

Libertarian Democrats support the majority of positions of the Democratic Party. However they do not necessarily share identical viewpoints across the political spectrum; that is, they are more likely to support individual and personal freedoms, although rhetorically within the context of Democratic values.[9]

In general they support tax cuts, same-sex marriage, the decriminalization of marijuana, a non-interventionist foreign policy, and to a certain extent, hard money. They are more likely to oppose deficit spending, protectionism, subsidies (especially to corporations), race-based affirmative action, and many regulations on small businesses.[10]

They staunchly support civil liberties and agree with the national party's stances on civil rights, separation of church and state, and habeas corpus for unlawful combatants; they oppose indefinite detention without trial or charge, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the USA PATRIOT Act, warrantless wiretapping, the War on Drugs, bans on gambling, and prohibition of prostitution.[11]

While maintaining a relatively libertarian ideology, they may differ with the Libertarian Party on issues such as consumer protection, health care reform, anti-trust laws and the overall amount of government involvement in the economy.[9]

After election losses in 2004, the Democratic Party reexamined its position on gun control which became a matter of discussion, brought up by Howard Dean, Bill Richardson, Brian Schweitzer and other Democrats who had won in states where Second Amendment rights are important to many voters. The resulting stance on gun control brought in libertarian minded voters, influencing other beliefs.

In the 2010s, following the revelations by Edward Snowden about NSA surveillance in 2013, the increasing advent of online decentralization and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the perceived failure of the War on Drugs, and the police violence in places like Ferguson, Democratic lawmakers such as Senators Ron Wyden, Kirsten Gilibrand, and Cory Booker and Representative Jared Polis have worked alongside libertarian Republicans like Senator Rand Paul and Representative Justin Amash to curb what is seen as government overreach in each of these areas, earning plaudits from such traditional libertarian sources as Reason Magazine.[12][13][14][15] The growing political power of Silicon Valley, a longtime Democratic stronghold that is friendly to economic deregulation and strong civil liberties protections while maintaining traditionally liberal views on social issues, has also seriously affected the increasingly libertarian leanings of young Democrats.[16][17][18]

The libertarian faction has influenced the presidential level as well in the post-Bush era. Alaska Senator and presidential aspirant Mike Gravel left the Democratic Party midway through the 2008 presidential election cycle to seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination,[19] and many anti-war and civil libertarian Democrats were energized by the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of Ron Paul.[20][21] This constituency has arguably embraced the 2016 presidential campaign of independent Democrat Bernie Sanders for the same reasons.[22][23]

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Margaret "Maggie" Hassan (ne Wood; born February 27, 1958) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party[1] who has been the current and 81st Governor of New Hampshire since January 2013, and is also U.S. Senator-elect from New Hampshire, taking office in January 2017.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Hassan is a graduate of Brown University and earned her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law. After graduating from law school in 1985, Hassan was an attorney and healthcare executive in Boston.

Hassan first ran for the New Hampshire Senate in 2002 after Democratic Party leaders recruited her to run, as they have also done for United States Senate.[2][3] She lost to incumbent Senator Russell Prescott, but ran against Prescott again in 2004 and won.[4][5] Hassan was elected to a total of three two-year terms, representing New Hampshire's 23rd district, from January 2005 to December 2010. Hassan became the Democrat Majority Leader in the State Senate in 2008 before losing re-election in 2010.[6]

Hassan declared her candidacy for governor in October 2011. Hassan defeated former State Senator Jacalyn Cilley in the Democratic primary, and faced attorney and Republican nominee Ovide M. Lamontagne in the general election. Hassan won with 55% of the vote, becoming the second woman to be elected to the office, after fellow Democrat, and fellow U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Hassan won re-election as governor on November 4, 2014. Since becoming Governor of New Hampshire, Hassan was elected Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association and served as a superdelegate at the Democratic National Convention.[3]

In 2016, she ran for the U.S. Senate and unseated Kelly Ayotte, the Republican incumbent in New Hampshire.[7] She will serve with Jeanne Shaheen; both politicians have served as New Hampshire Governor prior to unseating an incumbent senator.

Hassan was born Margaret Wood in the city of Boston, Massachusetts,[8] the daughter of Margaret (Byers) and Robert Coldwell Wood, a political scientist who served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Lyndon Johnson administration. Her brother is the Tony award-winning actor Frank Wood.[9][10]

Wood attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, Massachusetts, and graduated with the Class of 1976. Wood earned her B.A. from Brown University in 1980. While at Brown, Wood met her future husband, Thomas Hassan, who was also a student at the university.[2] She received her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law in 1985.[11][12]

From 1985 to 1999, Hassan worked as an attorney.[11] From 1985 to 1992, Hassan worked at the Boston, law firm, PalmerDodge Advisors. From 1993 to 1996, Hassan was Associate General Counsel for Brigham and Women's Hospital/Partners Healthcare of Boston.

In 1996, Hassan began working as an attorney for Sullivan, Weinstein and McQuay, a Boston corporate defense and business law firm.[13] In 1999, Hassan was appointed by then-Governor Jeanne Shaheen as a citizen advisor to the Advisory Committee to the Adequacy in Education and Finance Commission.[11]

Hassan first ran for the New Hampshire Senate in 2002 after Democratic Party leaders suggested she run.[2] She lost to incumbent Senator Russell Prescott 54% to 46%.[4] In 2004, she ran against Prescott again and won 52% to 48%.[14] In 2006, she won re-election against Natalie Healy 60% to 40%.[5] In 2008, she defeated Lee Quandt 57% to 43%.[15] She served as the assistant Democratic whip, president pro tempore, and majority leader of the State Senate during her six years in office. She represented New Hampshire's 23rd district, which includes the towns of East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington, Kingston, Newfields, Newmarket, Newton, Seabrook, South Hampton and Stratham.

In November 2010, Hassan was defeated by Prescott in a second rematch, 53% to 47%,[16] as Republicans regained control of both the state House and state Senate.[17]

Hassan served on the Capital Budget Committee and the Budget Conference Committee.[18]

Hassan helped pass the FY2008-FY2009 budget.[19] This budget increased spending by over a billion dollars and contained thirteen tax and fee increases, including raising vehicle registration fees.[20]

During her tenure as majority leader, Hassan had a major role in legalizing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. [21]

Hassan helped pass the FY2010-FY2011 budget.[22] This budget increased spending by over a billion dollars and contained thirty-three tax and fee increases, including taxing campsites like hotel rooms, a so-called "income tax" on New Hampshire business, and raising vehicle registration fees.[23][24]

The Nashua Telegraph has criticized higher vehicle registration fees as a misguided budgeting tactic that falls hardest on those who can least afford it.

In October 2011, Hassan announced her candidacy for governor of New Hampshire.[25] She won the Democratic primary with 53%, defeating former state senator Jacalyn Cilley, who received 39%.[26]

Hassan was also endorsed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton[27][28] Campaign themes included implementing the Affordable Care Act.[29]

In the general election, Hassan defeated Republican nominee Ovide M. Lamontagne by 55% to 43%, carrying every county in the state.[30] Her campaign was managed by Matt Burgess and senior consultants included media consultant Joe Slade White.[31]

Independent expenditure groups spent more than $11 million on Hassan's behalf. Major financial support for Hassan's election came from the Washington, D.C.-based Democratic Governor's Association, the Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the National Education Association.[32]

In June 2014, Hassan filed to run for re-election.[33] She defeated Ian Freeman in the Democratic primary election on September 9, 2014, going on to defeat Republican Walt Havenstein in the general election by a margin of 52% to 48%. Hassan carried 7 of 10 counties.[34]

In August 2014, New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster, a Hassan appointee, ordered her to return $24,000 in campaign contributions that violated New Hampshire campaign finance laws.[35] In October 2014, Hassan was ordered to return another $25,000 in funds a union donated to her gubernatorial campaign because the union had not properly registered with the state a political committee.[36][undue weight? discuss]

Hassan was sworn in as Governor for a two-year term on January 3, 2013. In December 2013, she was elected as vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association.[37]

In 2013, Hassan signed a bill creating a state sea level rise commission.[38][39]

During a conflict between two sides of the Demoulas family, which owns the Market Basket grocery chain, Hassan urged the family to resolve the dispute, which threatened 9,000 jobs in New Hampshire.[40]

In July 2015, Hassan vetoed a bill that would have removed the licensing requirement for carrying concealed firearms in New Hampshire.[41]

In response to New Hampshire's opioid crisis, Hassan appointed Jack Wozmak as the state's "drug czar" in early 2015. He resigned one year later in response to complaints about his job performance.[42][43]

Hassan also worked to preserve funding for Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the state.[44]

On October 5, 2015, Hassan announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2016. She challenged incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte.[45] The race was considered one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races of the year.[46]

Hassan was endorsed by the pro-choice Democratic political action committee EMILY's List, which also backed her two gubernatorial runs.[47] Hassan endorsed Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Democratic presidential primary.[48]

Hassan has said climate change and reproductive rights would be her top priorities if she were elected to the Senate.[49]

On November 9, 2016, the afternoon following election day, Hassan was declared the winner in an extremely close race.[50]

Hassan's husband, Thomas, was Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy from 2008-2015, and as of 2014 was the president-elect of School Year Abroad.[51] When Hassan's husband was Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy, the Hassans did not live in the Governor's Mansion, instead living in a colonial mansion on the Phillips Exeter campus provided to them as part of her husband's employment.[2] After Thomas Hassan left his position at Phillips Exeter Academy, the Hassans returned to their home in Exeter.[a][2][52] Hassan has two adult children, the older of whom, Ben, has cerebral palsy.[8]

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MONTICELLO Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell announced today that Adam Awny, 32, of Loch Sheldrake, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and 5 years of post-release supervision by Sullivan County Court Judge Frank J. LaBuda for his role in the burglary of a Fallsburg home and ... read more

LIBERTY On September 7, New York State Police at Liberty arrested Daniel Luiso, 19 of Grahamsville, after an investigation into an allegation of rape. An investigation determined that Luiso engaged in several sexual encounters with a 14 year old female during the month of August 2016. ... read more

MONTICELLO On Friday September 2, the New York City Police Department arrested Naazim Reyes-Craig, 33, of Brooklyn, on a warrant from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office charging felony grand larceny and felony possession of a forged instrument. Reyes-Craig was wanted in connection with a ... read more

MONTICELLO Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell announced today that Jefferson Alvarez, 35, of Union City, N.J. was convicted on Thursday, September 1, by a Sullivan County jury of two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, both class D violent felonies, after a four day trial in ... read more

SULLIVAN COUNTY In an effort to prevent underage drinking in and around the SUNY Sullivan Campus, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office on Friday conducted a check of nearby retail establishments in Loch Sheldrake, Hurleyville and Liberty. In three instances, store clerks were observed by ... read more

FORESTBURGH Forestburgh residents living in the Monticello Central School District are getting property tax bills featuring a 10.5 percent increase, confirmed Forestburgh Supervisor Dan Hogue at the September 1 town board meeting. Those living in the Port Jervis school district face an 8.8 ... read more

SULLIVAN COUNTY If you're a registered Democrat anywhere in the county - or a registered Republican just in the Town of Neversink - you'll have choices to make this coming Tuesday. Two primaries will be held from noon-9 p.m. that day at the normal polling spots. Neversink Republicans in ... read more

MONTICELLO Should towns independently tax commercial solar arrays, or should they work out deals which include the county and school districts? That proved the primary - and sometimes confusing - focus of the Sullivan County Association of Supervisors on Wednesday. While not an official ... read more

HURLEYVILLE Movies. Dance. Yoga. Special events. It's all here at the Hurleyville Arts Centre, and it's all for the community. Built and owned by the Center for Discovery, the Arts Centre is nevertheless not intended so much for that nonprofit but for the people who live around it and ... read more

WURTSBORO Wednesday morning a fatal motor vehicle accident occurred in the westbound lanes of Route 17, about a quarter-mile west of exit 112, in the Town of Mamakating. According to New York State Police, the crash involved a 2015 BMW operated by Alekos Patentas of Holmdel, New Jersey and a ... read more

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Village of Monticello Board of Trustees public hearing, 5:30 p.m., Village Hall, Monticello.

Thompson Town Board mtg., 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, Monticello.

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MONTICELLO The message at the Catholic Charities International Overdose Awareness Day event held last Wednesday was A Time to Remember, A Time to Act. The event put on by the Recovery Center's Prevention Projects Coordinator L.A. Branch and Prevention Department Community Educator Lynne ... read more

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The political party opposite the Republican party. Their beliefs are that everyone should live on welfare, and no one should be too rich. That it's OK to kill innocent unborn children, but killing serial killers is bad. And that Socialism is OK, as long as you call it "change." Their mascot is a donkey, and it suits them.

He's a democrat. He thinks everyone should be the working class, even though they rightfully earn their money

Those Democrats are still determined to destroy our Nation and what we stand for; I just hope we can defeat them once more when 2008 inevitably rolls around.

Somebody who thinks it's right to punish the people earning money by making them pay more taxes to lazy people on welfare who can't do it themselves.

That jackoff Democrat wants to add more social welfare programs, but it's only going to fuck the people making money.

Those who vote based on irrelevant factors (id est, gender, race, charisma, et cetera).

"As a Democrat, I voted for Barrack, because we need a black man in the White House."

For example, many moderate liberals find themselves alienated by the extreme liberals' insistence on political correctness and intolerance to religion.

As one party in the two-party system in America, they are half of the problem.

Antonym: Republican

bias mothafuckers (democrats and republicans) should do some thinking for themselves instead of using websites such as urbandictionary for propaganda. give tolerance a chance or something like that

Democrat A person who blames everything on George Bush, look up George Bush on here and all you will see is Bashings, and then look up clinton (Bill) and they will be ready to suck on his penis.

Teacher: Who Caused World War II class? Student: I Believe it was caused by- Teacher: George Bush EXACTLY, son of a bitch hates blacks and shit because I am a democrat and this is my point of view.

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Guest Editorial How to Tell a Democrat from a Republican by Leon Felkins Conservative, n. - A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -- Ambrose Bierce

Many of you have expressed great confusion, in these troubled times, in trying to tell a Republican from a Democrat. Sure, we know what they say they are; most of them have well displayed nameplates. But could you tell one from the other in a blind test? That is, without prior knowledge and access to his/her nameplate, could you determine which was which simply by his/her actions? Probably not. The purpose of this essay is to assist you in making such an identification. In the following paragraphs, I will list the major issues of our times and clearly identify the differences between the Republican and Democrat approaches to these issues.

Both think that domestic animals and the raising thereof need massive government support. This often results in an excess of such animals, which are then killed, burnt or buried instead of being shipped off to starving humanity around the world because to do so might upset the local economy.

Because Democrats are genetically compassionate, they are opposed to capital punishment especially if it is someone who has tortured and molested 27 women and children to death as it is self evident that such a person has had a bad childhood, probably having his pacifier forcibly taken before he was nine years old. However, Democrats do make an exception to this opinion, if the victims were actually a close friend or part of the family. That family includes the family of government employees such as those that were blown up in Oklahoma City. In cases like that, the guy ought to be hung out in the sun by his testicles and left to die a slow death.

The Republican's position on this issue is clear and is based upon the Judeo/Christian bible: an eye for an eye. That we are not always completely sure that we have the right dude before we send him on his way to St. Peter is not really all that serious of an issue. "God will sort it out" is their most commonly stated rationale for slaughtering a group of people that from their very looks it is obvious that they are guilty -- of something. Actually God really only gave us a hint as to the real possibilities: how about a lopped head for a mashed finger, for instance? That certainly should work even better. I understand that there are now over 50 offenses for which you can be given a quick dispatch to meet your maker.

Democrats have no qualms about about recreational drugs. In fact they think the use of such drugs is cool. However, medicinal drugs are another matter. Since they think of the general populace as children, they want these drugs highly regulated.

Recreational drugs are absolutely verboten according to the Republicans. It is rumored that many folks actually have great fun with such drugs, therefore they are opposed, of course, as it is a basic principle of Conservatism that having too much fun is bad for the character.

On the other hand, Republicans would allow you to prescribe and buy medicinal drugs without constraint as the drug industry is quite profitable. If you use the wrong drug or a bit too much, then the subsequent repairs to your body will again raise the national income just a bit.

Republicans support the consumption of vast quantities of alcohol even though it kills more people by a factor of ten than all the "illegal" drugs combined. This makes sense because while it may get you high and out of control, technically it is not a "controlled substance".

Strangely, while Republicans oppose the use of recreational drugs and Democrats are much more tolerant, they both support, with great enthusiasm, the so-called War on Drugs (WOD). That is because the WOD has little to do with drugs but is big business with large profits and incentives as well as an expression of political agendas and control.

Making a distinction between Republicans and Democrats with regard to the WOD is difficult for several reasons that are fundamental to what government is all about. I list a few:

That said, there are small but helpful differences:

The Democrats, as well as the Republicans, support the WOD, if for no other reason, because to do otherwise would result in the loss of votes. However, Democrats also support the concept as it allows the U.S. to act as the world policeman. Socialism is never going to work without one-world government.

The Republicans love the WOD because it allows us to build up the military, throw a lot of people in jail that don't come around to the prescribed religious/moral values, and is very profitable.

Democrats make no excuses about massive government spending. For the government to provide a happy, healthy, shameless, and even exciting society, for everyone, regardless of their personal means, requires a massive amount of cash from the citizens as well as all you can borrow. Further, to make sure that no citizen gets into trouble and is in bed each night at a reasonable hour, a huge government staff is a necessity. This, in turn, requires every dime the public can spare and just a bit more.

Republicans, in their hearts, and especially at campaign time, really would like to cut back on government spending -- especially such luxuries as the social, environmental, and health programs. But there are necessities that it would be irresponsible to avoid. Such things as National Defense, which requires a military budget far greater than any we have had in any major war, can no more be cut back than you can cut back on helping the folks back home that need a superhighway to the new park out in the country. These are essential expenditures unlike the "feel good" stuff of the Democrats. When Iraq threatens our shores by such hostile actions as flying one of their planes over the southern half of their country, we better be ready for action.

Democrats are great believers in the concept of Liberty for all of humanity. It's just that individual humans need to be restrained -- for their on good of course. It would be irresponsible to let an individual endanger their health by eating greasy theater popcorn or drinking water from a mountain stream that some fish has peed in (and hasn't been tested by a government agency). Sadly, when you face the reality, every aspect of human activity must be controlled by the superior knowledge of the government bureaucrat. That government bureaucrats themselves are sometimes accused of being human is a fallacious argument as their holistic association results in superior knowledge.

Republicans would like to give people lots of freedom especially those that are economically active such the officers of large corporations and farmers. However, some aspects of human nature just cannot go unpunished. There must be law and order. Violence must be stopped if we have to kill every one of the sorry bastards. Republicans feel that they have the monstrous responsibility of enforcing God's word. It is not a matter of public vote. People who have unapproved sex, get high on anything (including testosterone) except approved drugs such as alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine, don't regularly go to an approved church, allow their kids to kiss before they get married, and talk smart to policemen that are dutifully beating the hell out of them, must receive appropriate punishment.

Surprizingly, an amazing amount of property is in someway related to a crime. For example, let us say that some pot dealer is driving down the street and decides to turn his car around using your driveway. It is obvious that your property has now aided in a crime for if it had not been there, the druggie's auto would have fallen into a bottomless pit. Case closed.

Got a suggestion for Leon's dictionary? Drop him a line at leonf@magnolia.net!

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