This is the Missouri Chapter of the Modern Whig Party website. Missouriwhigs.org  is the official one-stop source for Modern Whig information  in Missouri.

Who Are The Modern Whigs?

Members of the Modern Whig Party are independent-minded voters who want to be affiliated with a moderate, common-sense party. The Modern Whig Party is not just another temporal third party. We encourage participation and offer leadership positions to many qualified members. Our mission is to engage public participation and cater to independent-minded voters. We have adopted the most sensible issues supported by both the Republican and Democratic parties, a reason why our membership is so diverse in their geographic locations, occupations, and lifestyles.

We believe that independent voters are the silent majority and all-too-often have had to settle for the "lesser of two evils." We also realize that reestablishing a new party is an uphill climb under the current system. This is why our growing membership is the key. The Modern Whig Party is geared toward those independent voters who want to be affiliated with a palatable national party. We know how hard it is to establish a viable new party, but our strength will come in numbers. Our agenda is merely to express our common-sense ideals and slowly gain ground into the mainstream consciousness. In short, the Modern Whig Party is for the rest of us.

What's Whiggery?

Whiggery was born in Scotland. In the past, Whiggery began as a distinctly oppositional and populist ideology, which saw political authority stemming from the people, a 'contract' existing between them and their king, whom they might resist if he overrode their interest.