The Constitution assigns all powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people. Domestic federal “aid” not authorized by the Constitution is not only illegal, it is immoral. We call upon the states, therefore, to decline…
Constitution Party Platform – Defense
It is a primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense, and to be vigilant regarding potential threats, prospective capabilities, and perceived intentions of potential enemies. We oppose unilateral disarmament and dismemberment of America’s defense infrastructure.…
Constitution Party Platform – Crime
Crime, in most cases, is to be dealt with by state and local governments. To the degree that the federal government, in its legislation, in its judicial actions, in its regulations, and in its executive branch activities, interferes with the…
Constitution Party Platform – Cost of Big Government
A legitimate and primary purpose of civil government is to safeguard the God-given rights of its citizens; namely, life, liberty, and property. Only those duties, functions, and programs specifically assigned to the federal government by the Constitution should be funded.…
Constitution Party Platform – Constitutional Convention
We affirm the original text of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We affirm that the nation’s Charter, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution contain the foundational law of the federal union. We condemn, therefore, all…
Constitution Party Platform – Conscription
Compulsory government service is incompatible with individual liberty. We oppose imposition of the draft, the registration law, compulsory military training or any other form of compulsory government service. We support a well-trained and highly organized volunteer state home militia, and…
Constitution Party Platform – Congressional Reform
The Congress of the United States has become an overpaid, overstaffed, self-serving institution. It confiscates taxpayer funds to finance exorbitant and unconstitutionally determined salaries, pensions, and perks. Most members of Congress have become more accountable to the Washington establishment than…
Constitution Party Platform – Character and Moral Conduct
Public respect and esteem toward public officials has fallen to a shameful level. The Constitution Party finds that a cause of this national state of disgrace is the deterioration of personal character among government leaders, exacerbated by the lack of…
Constitution Party Platform – Bring Government Back Home
The closer civil government is to the people, the more responsible, responsive, and accountable it is likely to be. The Constitution, itself, in Articles I through VI, enumerates the powers which may be exercised by the federal government. Of particular…
Constitution Party Platform – Sanctity of Life
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…
Constitution Party Platform – Preamble
Because I support Michael Peroutka for President, and the Constitution Party as a whole, I thought I’d post their party platform here a little at a time, beginning with the Preamble. The Constitution Party gratefully acknowledges the blessing of our…
An Oldie, but Good
Via Email forward: Father-Daughter Talk A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and was for distribution of all wealth. She…
Not Enough
I didn’t catch most of President Bush’s acceptance speech last night, but it doesn’t sound like I missed much. I guess he promised to overhaul the tax system and Social Security. But Bush’s domestic agenda for the next four years…
The Muslim World Wants Kerry
Hal Lindsey has a good column up at WorldNetDaily today about terrorists and terrorist nations supporting Hanoi John. An editorial in the Syria Times in August urged Arab-Americans not to make “the very mistake they made in the past when…
Why I Don’t Support George W. Bush
I’d like to say, first and foremost, that I DO support Michael Peroutka of the Constitution Party. I tend to find that my posts occasionally attract readers that find me via the search engines. If you are one of them,…