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| + | | party_name = Constitution Party | ||
| + | | party_articletitle = Constitution Party | ||
| + | | party_logo = | ||
| + | | website = [http://www.constitutionparty.com www.constitutionparty.com] | ||
| + | | headquarters = 23 North Lime St., <br> Lancaster, PA<br>17602 | ||
| + | | chairman = Frank Fluckiger | ||
| + | | houseleader = None no members | ||
| + | | senateleader = No members | ||
| + | | foundation = 1992 (called Taxpayers' Party) | ||
| + | | ideology = <br>[[Conservative|Conservatism]]<br>[[Classical Liberalism]]<br>[[Paleoconservative]] | ||
| + | | fiscalpolicy = Economic Nationalism (Populist Capitalism) | ||
| + | | socialpolicy = [[Conservative]] | ||
| + | | international = | ||
| + | | colors = Red, white, blue | ||
| + | | footnotes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | == History == | + | The '''Constitution Party''' is a [[paleoconservative]] minor [[political party]] in the [[United States]]. The Constitution Party strongly champions the principles of our [[Republic]]an form of government laid down by our [[Founding Fathers]] in the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the [[U.S. Constitution]]. The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American [[jurisprudence]] to its Biblical foundations and to limit the [[federal government]] to its Constitutional boundaries. It is the third largest political party in terms of voter registration with 367,000 registered voters.<ref>[http://www.constitutionparty.com/press_kit.php Constitution Party Press Kit]</ref> [[Rick Jore]], Member of the [[Montana]] House of Representatives, was the highest elected official who is a member of the Constitution Party. |
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| + | == History == | ||
[[Howard Phillips]] founded the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992, with a goal to limit the Federal Government to its constitutional boundaries and to restore civil government to the principles our country was founded upon. In 1999, at its national nominating convention for the 2000 elections, convention delegates chose to change the party name to "Constitution Party," believing that the new name better reflected the party’s primary policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and limitations. | [[Howard Phillips]] founded the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992, with a goal to limit the Federal Government to its constitutional boundaries and to restore civil government to the principles our country was founded upon. In 1999, at its national nominating convention for the 2000 elections, convention delegates chose to change the party name to "Constitution Party," believing that the new name better reflected the party’s primary policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and limitations. | ||
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| − | == Core Principles == | + | In 2004, the party nominated lawyer [[Michael Peroutka]] and Christian radio host from Montana [[Chuck Baldwin]] as its presidential ticket. Baldwin was nominated in 2008 for the Constitution party candidacy, over former U.N. Ambassador, [[Alan Keyes]].<ref>http://www.constitutionparty.com/news.php?aid=751</ref> In 2012 the party nominated former [[congressman]] [[Virgil Goode]]. |
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| + | == Core Principles == | ||
* [[Abortion]]: The pre-born child, whose life begins at fertilization, is a human being created in God's image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood. It is, therefore, the duty of all civil governments to secure and to safeguard the lives of the pre-born. | * [[Abortion]]: The pre-born child, whose life begins at fertilization, is a human being created in God's image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood. It is, therefore, the duty of all civil governments to secure and to safeguard the lives of the pre-born. | ||
| − | * Local Government: Civil | + | * Local Government: Civil government should reside close to the people. The best way to ensure this, is to keep it in the local arena, this ensures that government will be more responsible, responsive, and accountable than the current Federal Government. |
| − | * Congressional Reform: The Seventeenth Amendment (providing for direct, popular election of U.S. Senators) should be repealed | + | * Congressional Reform: The [[Seventeenth Amendment]] (providing for direct, popular election of U.S. Senators) should be repealed |
| − | * Deficit Spending: The government must not spend more than it takes in during the payoff period. | + | * [[Deficit spending|Deficit Spending]]: The government must not spend more than it takes in during the payoff period. |
| − | * Crime: Crime, in most cases, is to be dealt with by state and local governments. "Hate | + | * [[Crime]]: Crime, in most cases, is to be dealt with by state and local governments. "[[Hate crime]]s" is an excuse for the federal government to extend its jurisdiction to crimes which would otherwise be in the province of the states. |
| − | * Defense: The primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense. | + | * [[Defense]]: The primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense. |
| − | * Education: The federal government has absolutely no jurisdiction concerning the education of our children, the United States Department of Education should be abolished; all federal legislation related to education should be repealed. Education should be then relegated solely to the states | + | * [[Education]]: The federal government has absolutely no jurisdiction concerning the education of our children, the [[United States Department of Education]] should be abolished; all federal legislation related to education should be repealed. Education should be then relegated solely to the states. |
| − | * The Judiciary: | + | * [[Immigration]]: The Constitution Party affirms the integrity of the international borders of these United States and the Constitutional authority and duty of the federal government to guard and to protect those borders, including the regulation of the numbers and of the qualifications of immigrants into the country. |
| − | * Religious Freedom: The Constitution grants no authority to the federal government either to grant or deny the religious expressions of the people in any place. | + | * The [[Judiciary]]: The Constitution Party supports Congressional enforcement of the Constitutional rule of good behavior and to restrain [[judicial activism]] by properly removing offending judges through the process of [[impeachment]] provided for in Article I, § 2 and 3 of the Constitution. |
| − | * State Sovereignty: The Constitution Party believes the federal government should divest itself of operations not authorized by the Constitution, the operations include, but are not limited too, policies relating to state education, natural resources, transportation, private business, housing, health care, and many more. | + | * [[Trade]]: The Constitution Party favors the abolition of the Office of Special Trade Representative, and insist on the withdrawal of these United States from the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA), the [[General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]] (GATT), the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO), and all other agreements wherein agencies other than the Congress of these United States improperly assume responsibility for establishing American trade policies. |
| − | * Taxes: The IRS should be abolished. The Liberty Amendment | + | * [[Freedom of religion|Religious Freedom]]: The Constitution grants no authority to the federal government either to grant or deny the religious expressions of the people in any place. |
| + | * State [[Sovereignty]]: The Constitution Party believes the federal government should divest itself of operations not authorized by the Constitution, the operations include, but are not limited too, policies relating to state education, natural resources, transportation, private business, housing, [[Obamacare|health care]], and many more. | ||
| + | * [[Taxes]]: The [[IRS]] should be abolished. [[The Liberty Amendment]] should be ratified which would repeal the [[Sixteenth Amendment]], and provide that "Congress shall not levy taxes on personal incomes, estates, and/or gifts." | ||
| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://www.constitutionparty.com Party website] | *[http://www.constitutionparty.com Party website] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Paleoconservatives]] |
| − | + | [[Category:United States Political Parties]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:Conservative Political Parties]] | |
Revision as of 19:54, February 4, 2018
| Constitution Party | |
|---|---|
| Party Chairman | Frank Fluckiger |
| Senate Leader | No members |
| House Speaker | |
| House Leader | None no members |
| Founded | 1992 (called Taxpayers' Party) |
| Headquarters | 23 North Lime St., Lancaster, PA 17602 |
| Political ideology | Conservatism Classical Liberalism Paleoconservative |
| Political position | Fiscal: Economic Nationalism (Populist Capitalism) Social: Conservative |
| International affiliation | |
| Color(s) | Red, white, blue |
| Website | www.constitutionparty.com |
The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative minor political party in the United States. The Constitution Party strongly champions the principles of our Republican form of government laid down by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American jurisprudence to its Biblical foundations and to limit the federal government to its Constitutional boundaries. It is the third largest political party in terms of voter registration with 367,000 registered voters.[1] Rick Jore, Member of the Montana House of Representatives, was the highest elected official who is a member of the Constitution Party.
History
Howard Phillips founded the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992, with a goal to limit the Federal Government to its constitutional boundaries and to restore civil government to the principles our country was founded upon. In 1999, at its national nominating convention for the 2000 elections, convention delegates chose to change the party name to "Constitution Party," believing that the new name better reflected the party’s primary policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and limitations.
In 2004, the party nominated lawyer Michael Peroutka and Christian radio host from Montana Chuck Baldwin as its presidential ticket. Baldwin was nominated in 2008 for the Constitution party candidacy, over former U.N. Ambassador, Alan Keyes.[2] In 2012 the party nominated former congressman Virgil Goode.
Core Principles
- Abortion: The pre-born child, whose life begins at fertilization, is a human being created in God's image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood. It is, therefore, the duty of all civil governments to secure and to safeguard the lives of the pre-born.
- Local Government: Civil government should reside close to the people. The best way to ensure this, is to keep it in the local arena, this ensures that government will be more responsible, responsive, and accountable than the current Federal Government.
- Congressional Reform: The Seventeenth Amendment (providing for direct, popular election of U.S. Senators) should be repealed
- Deficit Spending: The government must not spend more than it takes in during the payoff period.
- Crime: Crime, in most cases, is to be dealt with by state and local governments. "Hate crimes" is an excuse for the federal government to extend its jurisdiction to crimes which would otherwise be in the province of the states.
- Defense: The primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense.
- Education: The federal government has absolutely no jurisdiction concerning the education of our children, the United States Department of Education should be abolished; all federal legislation related to education should be repealed. Education should be then relegated solely to the states.
- Immigration: The Constitution Party affirms the integrity of the international borders of these United States and the Constitutional authority and duty of the federal government to guard and to protect those borders, including the regulation of the numbers and of the qualifications of immigrants into the country.
- The Judiciary: The Constitution Party supports Congressional enforcement of the Constitutional rule of good behavior and to restrain judicial activism by properly removing offending judges through the process of impeachment provided for in Article I, § 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
- Trade: The Constitution Party favors the abolition of the Office of Special Trade Representative, and insist on the withdrawal of these United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and all other agreements wherein agencies other than the Congress of these United States improperly assume responsibility for establishing American trade policies.
- Religious Freedom: The Constitution grants no authority to the federal government either to grant or deny the religious expressions of the people in any place.
- State Sovereignty: The Constitution Party believes the federal government should divest itself of operations not authorized by the Constitution, the operations include, but are not limited too, policies relating to state education, natural resources, transportation, private business, housing, health care, and many more.
- Taxes: The IRS should be abolished. The Liberty Amendment should be ratified which would repeal the Sixteenth Amendment, and provide that "Congress shall not levy taxes on personal incomes, estates, and/or gifts."
