FAQ
Questions about the Strategic Liberty Coalition
What is the Strategic Liberty Coalition?
The Strategic Liberty Coalition (SLC) publishes a method for strategic voting and essays on liberty. The Strategic Liberty Coalition is in its founding phase. It is building out its candidate research and is not making candidate recommendations yet. Scorecards are coming soon.
How should libertarians vote strategically?
The Strategic Liberty Coalition says a vote should follow the policy, not the party label. Rank the laws that punish peaceful, non-violent people by harm, reach, and which office can change the penalty. Then back the candidate on that ballot who moves public policy the furthest toward liberty and can win. A vote for a Libertarian is not a wasted vote. A strategic vote for someone else, when that person is the one who will actually shift the statute, is an extra tool. It is not a rejection of Libertarians.
What is the SLC Methodology?
The SLC Methodology is the scoring method published by the Strategic Liberty Coalition. Issue power is harm × reach × office impact. Harm blends how directly the law punishes peaceful conduct with the severity of the sanction. Office impact scores how far an office can move that outcome by writing or vetoing the law, picking the people who decide, controlling the money, or tipping the balance of a chamber or a branch. Winnability is applied afterward and decides whether the result is an endorsement or a toss-up. It does not reorder the ranking.
Does SLC endorse candidates?
The Strategic Liberty Coalition is in its founding phase and is not making candidate recommendations yet. The free strategic voting worksheet includes a line labeled "Your endorsement." That line is the reader's own pick from the arithmetic, not an official endorsement by the Strategic Liberty Coalition.
Who writes the Think Tank essays?
Think Tank essays are written by Vetita Mentis, the pen name of the founder of the Strategic Liberty Coalition. The short form is V. Mentis.