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

The Socialist Party of Vermont was a political party in the Second Vermont Republic, formed after the 1998 election]. It was formed to support President Dean in the House of Representatives, and generally followed a democratic socialist ideology. It was outlawed by the [[The Kingdom of New England(The Many Nations of North America)|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, 79 members of the Vermont House of Representatives agreed to form the Socialist Party of Vermont, in order to support Governor Dean. This gave them a majority in the 150 member House of Representatives.

During its brief existence, the Socialist Party supported economic and social reforms; it proposed a controversial Land Reform Bill, allowing the government to redistribute land in Vermont to assist the poor. It also sponsored reforms to the health and education systems.

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

Platform
The Socialist Party of Vermont was formed to support Governor Dean; therefore, its ideology was somewhat loose, with anarchists, social liberals and communists all included within. It was generally a left-leaning party, and supported greater social and economic equality. The largest faction within were socialists, who ensured that the party followed a democratic socialist doctrine.