National Sovereignty
The United States is properly a free and sovereign republic which
should strive to live in peace with all nations, without interfering in
their internal affairs, and without permitting their interference in
ours. We are, therefore, unalterably opposed to entangling alliances –
via treaties, or any other form of commitment – which compromise our
national sovereignty, or commit us to intervention in foreign wars.To this end, we shall:
- steadfastly oppose American participation in any form of
world government organization, including any world court under United
Nations auspices;- call upon the President, and Congress, to terminate United
States membership in the United Nations, and its subsidiary
organizations, and terminate U.S. participation in all so-called U.N.
peace keeping operations;- bar the United Nations, and its subsidiaries, from further
operation, including raising of funds, on United States territory; and- propose that the Constitution be obeyed to prohibit the
United States government from entering any treaty, or other agreement,
which makes any commitment of American military forces or tax money,
compromises the sovereignty of the United States, or accomplishes a
purpose properly the subject of domestic law. In this connection we
specifically denounce the agreement establishing the proposed Free
Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and any other such trade agreements,
either bi-lateral or regional in nature. All treaties must be
subordinate to the Constitution, since the Constitution is the only
instrument which empowers and limits the federal government.American troops must serve only under American commanders, not those of the United Nations or foreign countries.
Pacts and Agreements
Since World War II, the United States has increasingly played the
undesirable role of an international policeman. Through our
involvements abroad our country is being changed from a republic to a
world empire in which our freedoms are being sacrificed on an alter of
international involvement. The United States is now committed by treaty
to defend foreign nations in all parts of the world, and by agreements
other than treaties to defend more. Therefore, we call upon the
President, and Congress, to immediately commence a systematic
withdrawal from these treaties and agreements, each of which holds the
potential to plunge America into war in some far-flung corner of the
earth.NATO, for instance, serves no defensive purpose for the United States, and this country should withdraw from it.
Unconstitutional, Undeclared Wars
Since World War II, the United States has been involved in tragic,
unconstitutional, undeclared wars which cost our country the lives of
many thousands of young Americans. These wars were the direct and
foreseeable result of the bi-partisan interventionist policy of both
Democrat and Republican administrations.The Constitution Party is opposed to the continuation of the same
interventionist policy, with that policy’s capacity to involve our
country in repeated wars.We demand that:
- never again shall United States troops be employed on any
foreign field of battle without a declaration of war by Congress, as
required by the United States Constitution;- Congress refuse to fund unconstitutional, undeclared wars
pursuant to presidential whim or international obligations under which
American sovereignty has been transferred to multi-national agencies.Foreign Involvement
The Constitution Party has consistently opposed American involvement
in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central and
South America. The United States has no interest in these areas which
would justify the sacrifice of Americans on foreign battlefields – nor
is our country properly cast as a merchant of death in international
arms races.We propose that the United States
- repudiate any commitment, express or implied, to send U.S.
troops to participate in foreign conflicts, whether unilaterally, under
NATO auspices, or as a part of the United Nations “peace-keeping”
operations; and- cease financing, or arming of belligerents in the world’s troubled areas.
We support the principle of the Monroe Doctrine, which expresses
U.S. opposition to European adventurism in the Western Hemisphere.We call upon the Congress to immediately terminate American military
presence in all foreign countries where such U.S. presence constitutes
an invitation for this nation to become involved in, or further
participate in, foreign wars.We are opposed to the negotiation or ratification of any treaty
which would deprive United States citizens of their rights under the
United States Constitution.Foreign Aid
Since World War II, the United States has engaged in the greatest
international giveaway program ever conceived by man, and is now
spending billions of dollars each year to aid foreign nations. There is
no constitutional basis for foreign aid. These expenditures have won us
no friends, and constitute a major drain on the resources of our
taxpayers. Therefore, we demand that:
- no further funds be appropriated for any kind of foreign aid program;
- United
States participation in international lending institutions, such as the
World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, be ended;- the Export-Import Bank be abolished;
- all
government subsidies, tax preferences, and investment guarantees to
encourage U.S. businesses to invest in foreign lands be immediately
terminated; and- all debts owed to the United States by foreign countries, or foreign entities, be collected.
The Constitution Party Platform can viewed in it’s entirety here.