Liberal Party of Vermont (The Many Nations of North America)

The Liberal Party of Vermont was a political party in the Second Vermont Republic, formed after the 1998 election. It was formed to oppose President Dean in the House of Representatives, and generally followed a liberal conservative ideology. It was outlawed by the Kingdom of New England falling the fall of the Second Vermont Republic.

History
The party was formed following the 1998 election. During the election, no political parties participated, with candidates generally standing on pro or anti-Dean lines. This proved the major partisan divide during the life of the Second Vermont Republic.

Following the election, 61 members of the Vermont House of Representatives agreed to form the Liberal Party of Vermont, in order to oppose Governor Dean. They were opposed by the Socialist Party of Vermont, who commanded a majority in the House of Representatives.

During its brief existence, the Liberal Party opposed the government's social and economic reforms; it campaigned for greater economic freedom from government intervention, and supported lower government spending. It bitterly opposed the government's Land Reform Bill, which gave the government the right to redistribute land to assist the poor.

After the fall of Montpelier, the Liberal Party of Vermont was outlawed in New England.

Platform
The Liberal Party of Vermont was formed to oppose Governor Dean; therefore, its ideology was somewhat loose, with economic rationalists, social liberals and religious conservatives represented within. It was generally a right-leaning party, and supported greater social and economic freedom from government intervention. The largest faction within were libertarians, who ensured that the party followed an economically liberal doctrine.