Personal Rights & Freedoms
1. CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
The Constitution is not an obstacle government must work around.
It is the authority under which government exists.
MPA supports strong protection of:
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of assembly
• Freedom of association
• Due process
• Equal protection
• Privacy
• Property rights
• Self-defense
• The right to keep and bear arms
• Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
Government should bear the burden of demonstrating why restricting the liberty of a peaceful individual is necessary and constitutional.
22. FREE SPEECH & POLITICAL EXTREMISM
MPA strongly protects freedom of speech.
That protection includes speech we despise.
Americans may criticize America.
They may advocate radical political change.
They may hold racist, communist, fascist, socialist, anarchist, or other extreme political beliefs.
Government should not imprison someone merely because government hates their ideas.
The line is criminal conduct.
Credible criminal threats, criminal solicitation, conspiracy, assault, arson, rape, destruction of property, terrorism, and other prosecutable conduct remain subject to law.
Ideas are free. Crimes are not.
24. STRONG SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS
The right to protect yourself and others is fundamental.
MPA supports strong laws protecting legitimate:
• Self-defense
• Defense of family
• Defense of others
• Defense within the home
• Castle Doctrine
• Stand Your Ground protections where force is otherwise lawful
No person should be legally required to surrender themselves to an attacker when they are somewhere they have a lawful right to be and reasonably face imminent unlawful force.
Self-defense law should distinguish the aggressor from the person forced to defend themselves.
PROPOSED / DRAFT — PARENTAL RIGHTS, MINOR RECORDS & COURT-ORDERED REMOVAL
Parents and lawful guardians have the primary right and responsibility to direct the care, education, medical decision-making, and upbringing of their minor children.
For a child age 18 or younger, parents generally have timely access to educational, medical, mental-health, disciplinary, governmental, and other material records concerning the child. Exceptions must be narrow, based on a specific and credible safety concern or court order, and subject to prompt review.
A parent is not automatically civilly or criminally responsible for a child’s independent misconduct. Liability should require proof that the parent directed, materially assisted, knowingly enabled, or deliberately encouraged the unlawful act, or violated a separately defined legal duty.
Except during a documented emergency involving imminent danger of serious harm, government may not remove a child from a parent or guardian without a petition, notice, opportunity to be heard, individualized evidence, and a judge’s written order. When removal is based substantially on medical or psychiatric allegations, the petition should include recommendations from a licensed physician and a licensed psychiatrist who assessed the relevant facts, unless the court explains why that evidence could not reasonably be obtained.
Emergency removal must be limited to the minimum necessary to protect the child. The responsible agency must immediately refer the matter to the district attorney or appropriate prosecutor, and the prosecutor must file with the court without delay. Parents must receive prompt notice, access to counsel, the factual basis for removal, and a rapid judicial hearing. Continued separation requires judicial approval.
Government must consider less restrictive alternatives before removal, including safety plans, temporary placement with a fit relative, supervised contact, and in-home services when those measures can adequately protect the child.
Status: Proposed / Draft — not yet formally adopted.
Last updated: August 24, 2026.
Version: Draft 0.2.