Keywords: Libertarian Party Porcupine (USA).svg Uploaded with en wp UW marker 2013 06 06 The Statue of Liberty is the official symbol of the Libertarian Party but the porcupine is used to represent libertarianism because it is a defensive animal that doesn't harm anyone who leaves it alone For this reason many libertarian groups and publications including the Free State Project use the porcupine for a mascot The libertarian porcupine was originally designed by Kevin Breen in 2005-2006 mimics the Republican Elephant and Democratic Donkey It has since been used to represent many local libertarian groups and it has been included on major libertarian publications Inkscape subst Bad Source 2013-06-06 Lance W Haverkamp ;Other information This was styled after the libertarian porcupine originally designed by Kevin Breen in 2005-2006 copyright status uncertain--but believed to be free use A few versions by unknown persons are floating around; unfortunately none including the original are readily available in vector formats and all have irregular features such as non-standard stars rough lines etc This version was completely redrawn in vector to smooth-out the irregularities in the previous incarnations using the absolute minimum required nodes If Kevin Breen or the national party have desire to take-down this version please drop me a note My version is in the public domain cc-zero Check categories 2013 November 2 Libertarian Party United States |