Alaskan Independence Party
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Alaskan Independence Party
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| Abbreviation | AIP |
| Chairperson | Lynette Clark |
| Founded | June 14, 1984 |
| Ideology |
Alaskan nationalism Right-libertarianism Paleoconservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Seats in Senate |
0 / 20
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| Seats in House |
0 / 40
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The Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) is a political party and independence movement in the U.S. state of Alaska that advocates an in-state referendum which includes the option of Alaska becoming an independent country. The party also advocates positions similar to those of the Constitution Party, Republican Party and Libertarian Party, supporting gun rights, privatization, home schooling, and limited government.
The National Constitution Party has listed the AIP as an Alaska affiliate in the past, but no longer does so.
The Alaskan Independence Party was founded with the goal of obtaining for Alaskans the right to vote on statehood. Referring to Alaska's 1959 admission to the union, the AIP charter states: "The Alaskan Independence Party's goal is the vote we were entitled to in 1958, one choice from among the following four choices:
The call for this vote is in furtherance of the dream of the Alaskan Independence Party's founding father, Joe Vogler, which was for Alaskans to achieve independence under a minimal government, fully responsive to the people, promoting a peaceful and lawful means of resolving differences."
Since its founding, the AIP has radically changed with respect to the issue of secession. At present, it does not support secession though, at its founding, it did. In 1973 Vogler began arguing about the validity of the Alaskan statehood vote. Early in that year, he began circulating a petition seeking support for secession of Alaska from the United States. Alaska magazine published a piece at that time in which Vogler claimed to have gathered 15,000 signatures in three weeks.
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