Party of reason

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Party of reason
Logo of the Reason Party
Party leader Friedrich Dominicus
Secretary General Dirk Hesse
vice-chairman Enrico Pietzsch
Federal Managing Director Maria Zanke
founding May 30, 2009
Place of foundation Hambach
Headquarters 78245 Hilzingen
Alignment Right libertarianism
EU skepticism
Colours) blue
Bundestag seats no
Seats in state parliaments no
Number of members 352 (2017)
Minimum age 16 years
International connections Interlibertarians
European party European Party for Individual Liberty (EPIL)
Website parteidervernunft.de

The party of reason (abbreviation: PDV ) is a small libertarian party in Germany . It is opposed to the welfare state and calls for a minimal state that is determined by decentralization , subsidiarity and direct democracy . In terms of economic policy, it is based on the theories of the Austrian School of Economics. State action should be limited to protecting the life, freedom and property of the citizens. The party denies man-made climate change . It was founded in 2009 by the right-wing populist author Oliver Janich .

history

The founding of the party results from the reaction to a regular column by Oliver Janich in Focus Money , in which he once promised - angry about the possible introduction of a CO 2 tax - to found a "party of reason" if at least 100 readers were there would report.

Because of its symbolism, the Hambach Castle was chosen as the location for the founding meeting on May 30, 2009. Because of the Hambach Festival 175 years ago, it is considered the place of origin of the democracy movement in Germany.

The first federal board elected was composed as follows: Oliver Janich (chairman), Frank Lowas and Dieter Ber (deputy), Gerhard Breunig (general secretary), Johannes Roßmanith (managing director) and the simple members Hans Kolpak, Siegfried Panzer, Jörg Brechlin, Frank Albrecht.

On April 17, 2013 Oliver Janich resigned as national chairman of the PDV.

On August 28, 2013, classic liberal and libertarian parties from four European countries signed a joint declaration in Utrecht, the Netherlands, to found a European libertarian party called the European Party for Individual Liberty (EPIL). The founding members of EPIL include the PDV from Germany, the Parti Libéral Démocrate ( France ), the Partido de la Libertad Individual ( Spain ) and the Libertarian Partij (Netherlands).

Electoral participation

The PDV first took part in the municipal elections in Lower Saxony in 2011 . In these, the PDV won one mandate in each of the Flecken Harsefeld municipal council , the Harsefeld joint council and the Bremervörde city ​​council . In 2016, the party no longer took part in the district elections in Lower Saxony .

The party took part in elections at the state level for the first time on May 13, 2012 as part of the NRW state elections. It received 6,356 second votes (0.1% of the valid votes), with which it achieved the lowest percentage of votes among the 17 parties with lists. No direct candidates were set up.

In the 2013 federal election , in which the PDV participated in only four federal states, it received 24,719 votes (0.1%).

The party founder Oliver Janich intended to run as mayoral candidate and top candidate for the Munich city council in the municipal elections in Munich in 2014 , for which he set up the "Plan M". Participation in the election failed due to insufficient number of supporting signatures submitted .

In the 2017 federal election , the party only entered Saarland with one state list. With 532 votes (0.0%), their result was the lowest of all parties.

Mandates through party converts

Harald Ebert, former local chairman and deputy district chairman of the FDP in the Bundestag constituency Erding - Ebersberg as well as a member of the Erdinger city ​​council, who left the FDP in September 2011 because of anger over the euro rescue package and since then has been a non-party member of the city council's planning and environment committee since 2012 Chief Financial Officer of the Bavarian State Association of PDV. He has not been a member of the Erdingen city council since the 2014 local elections .

In December 2013, Wolf-Dieter Schwidop joined the PDV, which since 2009 has held the only FDP seat on the city council of Pegau . He left the FDP in 2012.

The Harsewinkel Dirk Hesse, a member of the FDP district council fraction Gütersloh and deputy district chairman, joined the PDV in January, 2014. He was a member of the youth welfare committee of the district council. After the district assembly in 2014, he resigned from the district assembly.

Resignation of the federal executive committee

On November 9, 2014, eight out of nine members of the incumbent federal executive resigned and left the party. In a letter to the party members, the resignation is justified with the lack of success in elections and the behavior of the internal party critics; one spoke of an "extremely embarrassing result of the European elections" as well as of "bickering and intrigue games".

Party platform

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The PDV decided on its basic program at the federal party congress on June 17, 2012. It forms the basis of future election programs . In it, it strictly rejects totalitarian and dictatorial aspirations of any kind and strives to establish and expand the democratic constitutional state and a " free spirit " supported social order . The right to individual freedom , the protection of property and the right to a self-determined life are defined as inviolable. In the opinion of the party, these may only be restricted if damage to third parties would occur. This also applies to interventions by state or other institutions.

According to the federal statutes, fundamental party goals are regarded as an inevitable basis for any form of political cooperation.

Rule of law and direct democracy

The PDV calls for the anchoring of the restriction of state action to the protection of the life, freedom and property of citizens and direct democracy by means of a referendum on a constitution provided for in Article 146 of the Basic Law (GG) . A restriction of individual freedom and civil rights is rejected.

To strengthen individual co -determination and self-determination , the party relies on promoting direct democracy and concentrating political work on the lower level . Voting machines are rejected due to the risk of election manipulation . By local self-government the highest possible opinion of the party form to the transparency be ensured in public policy development and an aligned to the needs of local investment policies. State tasks should only fall into the responsibility of the next higher community level if the responsible level deems this to be sensible in a free decision, but these must be transferred back again at the request of the releasing community. A centralization of power at the upper political levels is viewed critically overall, which is reflected in an overall skeptical attitude towards the EU and towards global institutions (see also under European politics ).

The number of through taxes alimentierten professional politicians should be kept to a minimum and deputies volunteer against corresponding expense allowances act. By limiting the sessions of the Bundestag , the Bundesrat and the state parliaments to certain dates within the framework of the legislation , a reduction in laws, ordinances, implementing provisions and administrative provisions is to be achieved. The Swiss model is cited as an example.

The automatic administrative authority claim that a citizen has to comply with a required measure should be adapted to the relationship between citizens. In the existing system, the citizen is seen as an “administrative object” that is subject to state coercion far from the core tasks of a state.

The demand for the abolition of the judicial ministerial authority to give instructions to the public prosecutor is based on that of the German Association of Judges . Court hearings should basically have to be recorded verbatim . The PDV wants to achieve equal opportunities between private court providers and civil courts by making the latter also have to finance themselves through fees. A subsidization of state civil courts from tax revenues should be completely eliminated.

Economic and financial policy

Economically , the party refers in its program to the teaching of the Austrian school. She calls for uncontrolled markets and absolute freedom of contract and is of the opinion that any intervention in the markets would have antisocial consequences. According to the teaching of Friedrich August von Hayek , she also demands a free choice of the means of payment . The state monopoly of money is to be abolished, as this would create uncovered deposit money exclusively by taking on debts. The expansion of the money supply leads to inflation and a loss of purchasing power , has resulted in the expropriation of savers, the impoverishment of the broader population, upheavals and excesses in the financial markets, depression , bad investments and increased military interventionism . The party assumes that in the emerging currency competition, a currency linked to real assets will prevail.

Tax and duty sovereignty is to be transferred to the municipalities; in order to fulfill the sovereign federal tasks, the federal government receives the required reimbursement of costs from them up to a maximum of 5%. A voluntary association of municipalities should be possible. Direct taxes , including, for example, income , trade , corporation and withholding tax , are rejected in the program, as are subsidies . According to the PDV, the state should limit itself to spending on internal and external security , which should massively reduce expenditure. Decisions about indirect taxes should be made at the municipal level, just like about their use or forwarding to the next higher level. The aim is a flat tax rate of 10%. According to the party program, a coalition will only be formed if it replaces the progressive tax system with a flat tax with a “generous allowance” and a tax rate of no more than 25%.

In the surveillance measures against Hartz IV recipients, which were withdrawn or modified because of the protests on June 4, 2009, the PDV saw “the weaknesses of a comprehensive bureaucracy with a momentum that could hardly be controlled”. The party's negative attitude towards state surveillance is also evident in other areas.

European politics

Information stand at the demonstration "Against the ESM - For Democracy in Europe" (Munich 2012)

The party is expressly committed to Europe, to the preservation of its cultural diversity and the basic values ​​that have emerged from the common history, but regards the European Union (EU) as a supranational organization as "superfluous". In her party program she accuses them of “regulatory rage” and “monetary planned economy ”, which leads to tensions within Europe and endangers peaceful coexistence. The party therefore wants to limit the EU to a free trade area. The lack of closeness to the citizens of EU politics is also criticized. The euro is also rejected and liability for the debts of other euro countries is described as "immoral". Accompanying the Occupy Germany protests, the PDV, together with the voter group Free Voters Hesse , called for protests in September 2011 with the critical slogans “Get out of the euro” and “No to the debt union”.

The PDV shares the views of the FDP politician Frank Schäffler , who called the expansion of the European financial stabilization facility a “collective breach of the law”, and rejects it.

The dissolution of the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), which has existed since 2006, is also called for.

Labor policy

The party rejects compulsory membership in organizations such as chambers of industry and commerce or professional associations . Furthermore, minimum wages are rejected.

Security policy

The provision of internal and external security - understood as the protection of life, freedom and property of individual citizens - is, according to the PDV, one of the core tasks of the state, to which this should be limited.

Internal security

Instruments of a surveillance state are fundamentally rejected, as is the restriction of individual liberties and civil rights , and the need to protect privacy and personal data is expressly emphasized. Exceptions should only be permitted with a court order where there is immediate danger to life and limb. Anti-terror laws should be abolished. The possibility of state abuse for a blanket criminalization of the entire population is seen here. In the event of an attack, the party insists on an independent judicial investigation to identify the perpetrators. Ever since it was founded, the party has participated in the actions of the alliance Freedom Instead of Fear .

An expansion of the Bundeswehr's range of operations domestically outside of the exceptions to administrative assistance and assistance in the event of natural disasters or particularly serious accidents, which have been regulated in the Basic Law up to now , is rejected.

External security

In terms of foreign policy , the party strives for a peaceful understanding with all peoples, which should be characterized by respect for self-determination and the culture of other nations. In the program it is pointed out that, according to Article 26.1 of the Basic Law, actions are already unconstitutional and punishable if they are suitable and are undertaken with the intention of disturbing the peaceful coexistence of peoples, in particular to prepare for the conduct of a war of aggression. Therefore, a constitutionally anchored prohibition of the participation of German armed forces in wars of aggression is required. The Bundeswehr is to become an exclusive defense army again. Responsibility for humanitarian out-of-area operations is assigned to civil aid organizations .

Educational policy

The political influence of the existing state educational monopoly is criticized and a revision of teaching content, learning methods and school models is seen as absolutely necessary. An increase in the quality of the educational offer while at the same time reducing costs is to be achieved through free market competition. In the opinion of the PDV, teaching in the handling of information should be of major importance in schools, since in the age of the Internet everyone can quickly obtain information for themselves.

Families in need should receive education vouchers that they can redeem at a school provider of their own choosing. The decision-making authority about educational loans or scholarships as well as possible fee reimbursements for good performance should be transferred to the municipalities.

In addition, the party advocates replacing compulsory schooling in Germany with compulsory education .

Information and media policy

In terms of media policy , the demand for the safeguarding and actual implementation of the fundamental right to freedom of opinion , information and freedom of the press and the rejection of censorship measures are of central importance. With the formulation of the demand for a “restoration of the right to informational self-determination ” it becomes clear that, in the opinion of the PDV, this is no longer unrestricted. The PDV has also been involved as an alliance partner in the protests against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) since spring 2011.

In the opinion of the party, broadcasting fees should only be collected from actual users according to the pay-TV principle . In this regard, the Reason Party called for a nationwide protest on March 23, 2013. The petition against the radio license , initiated by party member Patrick Samborski , received 132,706 signatures.

Family policy

In the party's program, responsibility for bringing up children is represented by the parents and not as a state task. She deduces this from Art. 6 GG ( protection of marriage and family ), in which care and upbringing is defined as a natural right and a duty of parents.

State intervention is considered taboo by the PDV . The compatibility of private life and work as well as the organization of childcare are seen as the sole responsibility of the parents. A prerequisite for this, however, is the reform of the monetary and financial system sought by the party and massive tax cuts , according to which the families should have more net income for this purpose.

Health and social policy

Along with the intended reform of the levy and tax system , the health and social system is also to be reformed.

Here, too, the party focuses on the self-determination and responsibility of the individual. Everyone has to determine the type, duration and scope of their employment so that they can earn a living and take precautionary measures. The party sees the collection and redistribution of taxpayers' money as an arbitrary allocation that entails immense bureaucratic costs. Current pension and payment entitlements against today's social agencies should remain unaffected and be regulated in a transitional model.

For personal retirement provision as well as for protection against the risk of illness or against unemployment, adults should in future choose from offers from private or municipal providers, whereby the compulsory insurance should be dispensed with. For the protection of children against the major life risks such as chronic illnesses, disabilities, accidents and incapacity for work, the party sees the insurance obligation for the parents. In the opinion of the PDV, personal support, humanitarian cooperation and charity should take precedence again in the case of need, and the municipalities should be able to secure insurance if necessary. The municipalities should also finance the accommodation and meals of orphans and homeless people through indirect taxes. The PDV quantifies the costs for this at a VAT rate of less than 0.2%.

Healing methods and medication should be freely selectable by the patient. The licensing requirement for drugs regulated in the Medicines Act is seen as a benefit to financially strong large corporations in the pharmaceutical industry. It is to be replaced by a certification process in which manufacturers can participate voluntarily. Manufacturers should be fully liable for their products. Freedom of establishment is also sought for doctors and pharmacists.

Environmental policy

The PDV sees a sustainable environmental policy only guaranteed if property rights are strictly observed and environmental crimes are punished strictly and fully according to the polluter pays principle . A careful handling of scarce energy resources is given priority. In the opinion of the Product Board Animal Feed, state intervention is not necessary for this, since in its own opinion the costs of scarce resources would experience a considerable price increase after the removal of subsidies. The subsidization of a certain type of energy generation is therefore rejected, energy companies should also be fully and unlimitedly liable for operational risks. The PDV also rejects the patenting of genes and living beings such as plants or seeds. In the case of food and seeds, it also requires manufacturers to have unlimited product liability, as does drugs.

Their climate change denial is of central importance in the environmental policy part of the program . The Product Board Animal Feed rejects the scientific consensus about the effects of anthropogenic CO 2 in connection with the greenhouse effect and the associated climate change. She is referring to the Oregon petition against the Kyoto Protocol , the opinion of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC), or “numerous Nobel Prize winners in the natural sciences who contradict the official climate theory”, none of which, however, agree the climate. The party believes that the human-influenced proportion of CO 2 is hardly measurable in the air and represents only a small proportion of the gas in the atmosphere. It emphasizes the need for CO 2 for photosynthesis in plants. The party demands "until scientific evidence can be found that man-made CO 2 actually has negative effects on our environment", the discontinuation of already started programs and all further subsidies. In particular, the party refers to the harmful effects of climate projects in developing countries, according to the NIPCC, as well as statements by unspecified human rights activists that mainly children suffered from the "climate rescue measures". The "prosperity in the developed countries is destroyed by de-industrialization", which leads to the impoverishment of large sections of the population.

organization structure

Federal Executive

The incumbent federal executive committee of the PDV was elected at the federal party conference from June 12 to 14, 2015.

Federal Executive of the Party of Reason
Chairman vice-chairman Federal Managing Director Federal Secretary General Treasurer Assessor choice
Friedrich Dominicus Enrico Pietzsch Maria Zanke Dirk Hesse Alexander Malchow Stefanie Kaiser
Georg Semmler
Lilija Kalaschnikowa 		June 12-14, 2015

Subdivisions

The Reason Party is divided into 7 regional associations. In several federal states there are regional associations as a further subdivision. There are five of these in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Regional associations and their chairmen

Regional association Establishment date Chairman
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg November 29, 2009 Daniel Thamm
Bavaria Bavaria May 8, 2010 Clemens Winner
BerlinBrandenburg Berlin-Brandenburg October 23, 2010 Milan Pogadl
Hamburg Hamburg June 3, 2012
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia July 18, 2010 Julian Willmes
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate July 17, 2010 Georg Semmler
Saxony Saxony May 3, 2012 Thomas Flach

Prominent members and officials

  • Micha Bloching
  • Norbert Geng from June 23, 2013 to November 3, 2013 Federal Chairman of the PDV
  • Rainer Hoffmann former federal chairman of the PDV, as well as deputy chairman of the state association Rhineland-Palatinate of the party
  • Susanne Kablitz (February 8, 1970 - February 11, 2017) until November 9, 2014 Federal Chairwoman of the PDV

Web links

Commons : Party of Reason  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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