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{{Infobox political party |
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|name = Pirate Party |
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|logo = [[File:Pirate Party USA Logo.svg|200px|Pirate Party USA Logo]] |
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|colorcode = Purple |
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|leader1_title = Captain |
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|leader1_name = [[Lindsay-Anne Brunner]] ([[New York|NY]]) |
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|membership = |
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|foundation = {{start date and years ago|2006|6|6}} |
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|ideology = [[Pirate Party|Pirate politics]]<br>[[Hacker ethic]]<br>[[Techno-progressivism]]<br>[[Freedom of information]]<br>[[Civil libertarianism]]<br>[[Open government]] |
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|international = [[Pirate Parties International]] |
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|colors = [[Purple]] |
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|seats1_title = [[United States Senate|Seats in the Senate]] |
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|seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|100|hex=#800080}} |
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|seats2_title = [[United States House of Representatives|Seats in the House]] |
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|seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|435|hex=#800080}} |
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|seats3_title = [[Governor (United States)|Governorships]] |
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|seats3 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|50|hex=#800080}} |
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|seats4_title = [[State legislature (United States)|State Upper Houses]] |
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|seats4 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|1921|hex=#800080}} |
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|seats5_title = [[State legislature (United States)|State Lower Houses]] |
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|seats5 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|5410|hex=#800080}} |
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|website = [http://uspirates.org uspirates.org] |
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|country = United States |
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}} |
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The '''Pirate Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political party founded in 2006 by [[Brent Allison]] and [[Alex English (activist)|Alex English]].<ref name="wired">Milchman, Eli [http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2006/06/71180 "The Pirates Hold a Party"], ''[[Wired Magazine]]'', 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2009-02-20.</ref> The party's platform is aligned with the global [[Pirate Party|Pirate movement]], and supports reform of [[intellectual property]] laws to reflect [[open source]] and [[Free culture movement|free culture]] values, [[Transparency (behavior)|government transparency]], protection of [[privacy]] and [[civil liberties]], rolling back [[corporate personhood]] and [[corporate welfare]], [[evidence-based policy]], and [[egalitarianism]] and [[meritocracy]] based on the [[hacker ethic]].<ref name="pnccon">[http://www.pirate-party.us/wiki/Pirate_National_Committee_%28PNC%29/Constitution "Constitution of the Pirate Party of the United States"]</ref> |
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The party's national organization has existed in multiple incarnations since its 2006 founding. Its most recent is the Pirate National Committee (PNC), formed in 2012 as a coalition of state parties. The PNC officially recognizes Pirate parties from 8 states,<ref name="about">http://pirate-party.us/about</ref> and tracks and assists the growth of more state parties throughout the United States. |
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==History== |
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{{See also|Pirate Party|Pirate Parties International}} |
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The Pirate Party was founded in June 2006 by [[University of Georgia]] graduate student Brent Allison in response to the success of the [[Pirate Party (Sweden)|Swedish Piratpartiet]]. Its platform was focused primarily on [[intellectual property]] reform and freedom from [[Internet censorship]]. The party first attempted to register in Utah during the 2007/2008 election cycle but failed to collect the required number of Statements of Support.<ref name="ars2">Cheng, Jacqui [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/08/us-pirate-party-seeks-legitimacy-starts-in-utah.ars "US Pirate Party seeks legitimacy, starts in Utah"], [[Ars Technica]], 2007-08-09. Retrieved on 2009-02-20.</ref><ref name="variety">Triplett, William [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970443.html?categoryid=1019&cs=1 "Pirate party forms in Utah"] ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.</ref> In 2011, the Massachusetts Pirate Party became the first legally recognized Pirate Party in the US.<ref name="rawstory">http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/07/massachusetts-voters-can-now-register-as-pirates/</ref> By 2011, the Pirate Party reported over 3000 members nationwide.<ref name="TNR">Downie, James (2011-01-24) [http://www.tnr.com/article/world/81963/pirate-party-wikileaks Avast Network], ''[[The New Republic]]''</ref> |
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In 2012, a coalition of state Pirate parties formed the Pirate National Committee (PNC).<ref name="pnc">http://www.pirate-party.us/wiki_src/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_%28PNC%29</ref> By July of that year, the PNC drafted and adopted a new constitution, which outlined a broader ideology inspired by [[Rickard Falkvinge]]'s Pirate Wheel.<ref name="piratewheel">Falkvinge, Rick [http://falkvinge.net/pirate-wheel/ "The Pirate Wheel"], Falkvinge on Infopolicy. Retrieved on 2012-08-19.</ref> |
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==Name== |
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{{See also|Reappropriation#Linguistic_reappropriation_or_reclaiming}} |
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The Pirate Party defends their oft-criticized name<ref name="lessig">http://torrentfreak.com/lessig-questions-pirate-party-existence-080308/</ref> in the preamble of the PNC's constitution:<ref name="pnccon" /> |
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{{quotation|For our values, we have been derided as “pirates”. For our hope that every person may be free to access all of human knowledge, we have been called “pirates”. For our belief that one need not ask permission to participate in governance, industry, culture, and other aspects of society, we have been called “pirates”. For our insistence that citizens should not be surveilled and distrusted as if they are criminals, we have been called “pirates”. For our rejection of authority and profit-seeking when it does not serve the common good of all people, we have been called “pirates”. |
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<br><br> |
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We reclaim this label of “pirate” and abjure its derogatory, incendiary implication. We are Pirates. We stand for the liberty, equality, and solidarity of all human beings, and against all threats they may face.}} |
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==Ideology== |
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Factions within the Pirate Party include [[Left-libertarianism|left-libertarians]], [[Classical liberalism|classical liberals]], [[Anarchism|anarchists]], [[Progressivism|progressives]], and [[Radical center (politics)|radical centrists]]. Many Pirates explicitly decline to identify with any particular political ideology or philosophy. |
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The Pirate Party's platform originally centered on issues of [[intellectual property]]. "Like its international counterparts, the USPP’s main practical concerns are digital intellectual property and privacy laws—specifically, the abolition of [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|a 1998 digital U.S. copyright law]], the reduction of copyrights to 14 years (from 95 years after publication, or 70 years after the author’s death), and the expiration of patents that don’t result in significant progress within four years (as opposed to 20 years)."<ref name=TNR/> |
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In 2012, the party began an expansion of its platform, inspired by the Pirate Wheel.<ref name="piratewheel"/> The party emphasizes the cultural values of the [[hacker ethic]], [[open source]] and [[free culture]], strong protection of individual [[civil liberties]], [[Transparency (behavior)|government transparency]] and participatory governance, and [[evidence-based policy]]. |
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As of 2013, the national Pirate Party has not adopted an agenda beyond a set of 8 core values. Individual state parties are given free rein to interpret these values and experiment with more concrete platforms. Pirate candidates from [[New York]] have interpreted these values to espouse [[co-operative economics]], [[workplace democracy]], and [[self-employment]].<ref name="create-your-own-job">[http://www.jasonpaulsullivan.com/platform/create-your-own-job/ "Create Your Own Job platform page for Jason Paul Sullivan"]</ref> |
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== PNC == |
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=== Captain === |
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Prior to 2012, the Chairperson of the party was elected every July by a membership vote, as established in the party constitution.<ref>[http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/index.php?title=Constitution#Title_2:_Structure "Title 2"], US Pirate Party Constitution</ref> After the 2012 formation of the PNC, the role's name was changed to Captain.<ref name="pnccon" /> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Name |
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! From |
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! To |
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| Brent Allison |
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| June 6, 2006 |
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| June 9, 2006 |
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| Joshua Cowles |
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| June 9, 2006 |
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| May 2007 |
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| Andrew Norton |
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| May 2007 |
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| September 2008{{ref|1|a}} |
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| Glenn Kerbein |
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| September 2008{{ref|1|a}} |
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| July 2009 |
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| Ryan Martin |
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| July 2009 |
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| December 29, 2009{{ref|1|b}} |
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| Bradley Hall {{ref|1|b}} |
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| December 29, 2009 |
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| January 28, 2010 |
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| Brittany Phelps {{ref|1|c}} |
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| January 28, 2010 |
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| July 15, 2011 |
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| Bradley Hall |
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| July 15, 2011 |
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| 2012 |
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| [[Travis McCrea]] |
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| April, 2012 |
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| November 14, 2012 |
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| [[Lindsay-Anne Brunner]] |
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| November 14, 2012 |
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| ''incumbent'' |
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{{note|1|a}} Norton stepped down mid-term to head up [[Pirate Parties International]]. Kerbein, as Operations Officer, stepped into the position for the rest of the term. |
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{{note|1|b}} Martin was removed via a Vote of No Confidence on December 29, 2009. Hall was selected as Administrator pro-tempore for a 30-day period until elections could be held<ref>[http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/index.php?title=2009-12-29 "Minutes of Meeting"], 29 December 2009</ref> |
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{{note|1|c}} See [[n:Wikinews interviews Brittany Phelps, administrator of the United States Pirate Party|Wikinews interview with Peter Coti.]] |
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=== Officers === |
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* Captain (Chair) - Lindsay-Anne Brunner |
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* First Officer (Vice Chair) - Caleb Langeslag |
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* Quartermaster (Secretary) - Daniel Gorski <ref name="about" /> |
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==State parties== |
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! State<ref name="usppwiki">http://www.pirate-party.us/wiki/Main_Page</ref> !! Website !! Founded !! PNC Member<ref name="pnc" /> !! Notes |
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| Arizona || [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arizona-Pirate-Party/104886649599334 AZPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}}|| || |
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| California || [http://calpirateparty.org calpirateparty.org] || || {{yes|Yes}}|| || |
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| Florida || [http://florida.pirate-party.us florida.pirate-party.us] || || {{yes|Yes}} || || |
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| Georgia || [http://piratepartyofgeorgia.org piratepartyofgeorgia.org] || || {{yes|Yes}} || || |
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| Hawaii || [https://www.facebook.com/PiratePartyOfHawaii HIPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Illinois || [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-Pirate-Party/191431337551518 ILPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Indiana || [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pirate-Party-of-Indiana/112995372053463 INPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Maryland || [http://marylandpirates.com marylandpirates.com] || || {{partial|Observer}} || || |
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| Massachusetts || [http://masspirates.org masspirates.org] || || {{yes|Yes}} || || |
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| Michigan || [http://michigan.pirate-party.us michigan.pirate-party.us] || || {{partial|Observer}} || || |
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| Missouri || || || {{partial|Observer}} || || |
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| New Hampshire || [http://www.facebook.com/NewHampshirePiratePartynhpp NHPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| New York || [http://nypirateparty.org nypirateparty.org] || August 25, 2010 || {{yes|Yes}} || |
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| Oklahoma || || January 18, 2010 || {{partial|Observer}} || The Pirate Party of Oklahoma was formed on January 18, 2010 with the signing of its constitution,<ref name=constitution>[http://okpirateparty.net/files/PPOK-Constitution.pdf "Constitution of the Pirate Party of Oklahoma"] 2010-01-18. Retrieved on 2010-08-14.</ref> and the filing of a motion of intent to form a political party with the Oklahoma Election Board. The founding chairman was Marcus Kesler. The party was named an official state chapter of the United States Pirate Party on January 19, 2010.<ref name=meeting>[http://memwiki.pirate-party.us/2010-1-19 "Official Minutes of Meeting"] 2010-01-19. Retrieved on 2010-08-14.</ref> The party mounted a signature drive to try to gain access to the Oklahoma ballot, but was unsuccessful. The party did not run any candidates for office in 2010. |
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| Oregon || [http://arregon.org arregon.org] || November 9, 2010 || {{yes|Yes}} || The Oregon Pirate Party was given official state party status on November 9, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |
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| South Carolina || [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Palmetto-Pirates-South-Carolina-Division-of-the-US-Pirate-Party/132983090085303 SCPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Texas || [http://www.facebook.com/PiratePartyOfTexas TXPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Utah || [http://www.facebook.com/PiratePartyOfUtah UTPP Facebook Page] || || {{no|No}} || || |
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| Washington || [http://washington.pirate-party.us washington.pirate-party.us] || || {{yes|Yes}} || || |
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| Wisconsin || [http://www.pp-wisconsin.net/ pp-wisconsin.net] || July 4, 2012 || {{yes|Yes}} || Registered with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Copyright in the United States]] |
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*[[List of United States political parties]] |
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*[[Patent pirate]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.uspirates.org/ Official Website] |
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{{Pirate Party}} |
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{{United States political parties}} |
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[[Category:Pirate parties]] |
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[[Category:Political parties in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Political parties established in 2006]] |
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