Anyone out there know anything about the Constitution Party?

Question

I have recently left the Republican party to become an independent and am curious about other parties out there, especially ones who would like to reduce the size of government. I like a lot of their view points, but am a little concerned about the Constitution Party's isolation stance.

Answer 1

The Constitution Party believes that the Federal government should only be funding those things explicitely prescribed by the Constitution.

As a government minimalist, I have been attracted to this party on many levels, but they are categorically Pro-Choice, and as you point out, isolationists.

My disenfranchisement with the Republican Party is not over Iraq or the Afghanistan or the Middle East or our Foreign Policy choices, so much as our inability to put together coalitions to share the burden of stopping nuclear proliferation and Islamic Fundamentalism.

Instead, the ridiculously expensive drug benefit plan that doesn't really help those in need and the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation that does nothing to stop the Enron's and Arthur Anderson corruption cases while adding billions and billions of dollars in accounting costs to our economy.

This and the inability to balance the budget, and the unwillingness to address the illegal immigration issues.

My concern about the Constitution Party is that they aren't very pragmatic. They are more one of those parties that highlights the shortcomings of the other parties, but don't have a real plan or a real leader... you know... like the Democrats.

Now Anarchy, that's a party I can join.

Answer 2

I'm a Libertarian, though I don't agree with every single thing the "pure" Libertarians do. The Constitution Party sounds interesting, and a lot of what has been written so far sound a lot like the Libertarians.

Answer 3

Mission Statement
Constitution Party Mission Statement

The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations.

Answer 4

From http://www.constitutionparty.com :
Constitution Party Mission Statement

"The mission of the Constitution Party is to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. It is our goal to limit the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations. :

Other points of interest from the platform:

"The Constitution Party is the only party which is completely pro-life, pro-gun, pro-American sovereignty and independence, and in favor of a strong national defense. It is also the only party that is anti-globalist, anti-free trade, anti-deindustrialization, and anti-unchecked immigration. We also oppose special rights for homosexuals, the constantly increasing expansion of unlawful police laws,and both foreign aid and military interventionism."

As you can see, they are NOT pro-choice, but pro-life.

Check out the Libertarian Party. The platform is at
http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml

Contrary to one post above, the Libertarian Party is not "pro-abortion," but is pro-choice. The platform reads, "Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on both sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration."

In other words, keep government out of it.

Answer 5

The Constitution Party gratefully acknowledges the blessing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as Creator, Preserver and Ruler of the Universe and of these United States. We hereby appeal to Him for mercy, aid, comfort, guidance and the protection of His Providence as we work to restore and preserve these United States.

This great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been and are afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.

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.

The Constitution of the United States provides that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." The Constitution Party supports the original intent of this language. Therefore, the Constitution Party calls on all those who love liberty and value their inherent rights to join with us in the pursuit of these goals and in the restoration of these founding principles.

The U.S. Constitution established a Republic rooted in Biblical law, administered by representatives who are constitutionally elected by the citizens. In such a Republic all Life, Liberty and Property are protected because law rules.

We affirm the principles of inherent individual rights upon which these United States of America were founded:

* That each individual is endowed by his Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are the rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness;
* That the freedom to own, use, exchange, control, protect, and freely dispose of property is a natural, necessary and inseparable extension of the individual's unalienable rights;
* That the legitimate function of government is to secure these rights through the preservation of domestic tranquility, the maintenance of a strong national defense, and the promotion of equal justice for all;
* That history makes clear that left unchecked, it is the nature of government to usurp the liberty of its citizens and eventually become a major violator of the people's rights; and
* That, therefore, it is essential to bind government with the chains of the Constitution and carefully divide and jealously limit government powers to those assigned by the consent of the governed.

Answer 6

Dear friend :
As U see from the name (Constitution) That they
really believe in our constitution and they see that
our both parties don't pay much of attention to
the constitution and if you want to read more
about their platform ,Go to :
www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php

Good luck & happy reading
Mohamad

Answer 7

i would say the libertarian party, but they are pro abortion, but most everything else they are right on.

Answer 8

yeah, they won't win an election, ever.