Platform of the Constitution Party

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We, the founders of the Constitution Party, hold that our federal
government has consistently violated the Constitution of the
United States.  The Founding Fathers designed the U.S. government
to serve us -- the people.  It was not designed so that we the
people would serve government.  We no longer wish to see Americans
dependent upon or enslaved by government.  Generations of
Republican and Democratic administrations have made it abundantly
clear that they are incapable of managing the nation's affairs
competently, justly, or legally.  The CP is dedicated to ensuring
the unalienable right of every American to Life, Liberty, Property
and the Pursuit of Happiness by defending the Constitution of the
United States and making certain that it stays the law of the
land.

The right to one's own life requires the right to freedom and to
own property in order to sustain that life.  Therefore, the CP
holds that no one has the right to dictate to anyone else how to
live.  It further maintains that no one holds a higher moral
authority to compel anyone else to behave in a particular way.
The CP maintains that each individual has the right to behave
according to his or her self-determined moral principles, provided
the pursuit of these principles causes no physical harm to any
other person or his property.  The CP believes that if there is no
victim there is no crime.  The CP believes that no entity,
including a majority of voters or citizens, may take away or
violate the rights of an individual.

Accordingly, the CP calls for a reordering of national priorities.
We aim to restore the right of all 50 states to be free from
federal interference so they can self-govern, and for every
individual American to be a sovereign citizen.  Our goal is to
create a truly free country where people will learn to be
responsible for their own welfare.  Upon achieving this goal,
productivity will flower, causing business to prosper, thereby
creating an atmosphere of abundance, tolerance, and compassion.
Therefore, the CP offers the following platform to ensure our
rights and those of our children:

1.   Under no circumstance does the federal government have the
     power to violate the rights of an individual.

2.   Under no circumstance does the federal government have the
     power to violate the sovereignty of the states as described
     in the 10th Amendment to the Constitution.

3.   Each individual should be free to do whatever he chooses with
     his own person or property, provided he does not physically
     harm the person or property of another. People who physically
     harm others are to be forcibly segregated from the rest of
     society by government.  It is society, not the criminal, that
     should be shown leniency.
	
4.   The CP supports full private property rights.  We reject the
     idea that federal government may dictate use of private
     property or confiscate property without full and just
     compensation pursuant to the limits of the Constitution.  As
     a side benefit full individual property rights will insure a
     clean environment.

5.   Each individual adult has the right to keep and bear arms,
     providing the owner has never been convicted of a violent
     crime involving the use of a weapon.

6.   The CP advocates the maintenance of the strongest national
     defense force in the world.  The CP does not advocate
     military interference in the affairs of other nations.

     The CP further believes that the US should protect its
     sovereignty by maintaining full control over its own defense
     systems and not turning them over to the United Nations.

7.   The CP advocates full financial freedom.  The CP believes
     that individuals have the right to keep all money or property
     they have earned, to provide for themselves and their
     families. The CP believes it is not government's business to
     know how much money you earn, where your money or property is
     kept, or to require you to keep records on its behalf.
     Accordingly, it believes that government has no right to use
     any of its agencies to intimidate people into revealing how
     much money they have or earn, with threats of jail terms and
     property seizures.

     Government has no right to force an individual to report how
     much money he or she deposits or withdraws from a bank.  It
     also has no right to force an individual to report how much
     money he or she takes into or out of the country.  These laws
     force Americans to spy and report on each  other.

     This stance requires the elimination of the Internal Revenue
     Service and the income tax code, the elimination of all gift
     and estate taxes, as well as any other direct tax not
     authorized under the Constitution of the United States.  To
     the extent revenue is needed to support the federal
     government, excise taxes (i.e. a national sales tax) are
     authorized in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
  	
     The elimination of these taxes would cause business to
     skyrocket, create millions of jobs, and significantly reduce
     unemployment and welfare lines.  It would also reduce crime.

     The CP calls for repeal of the 16th Amendment or formal
     recognition by the government that it was never ratified by
     the states and is therefore illegal.

8.   The CP calls for the reinstitution of sound money.  This
     would begin with an audit of the nation's gold reserves.

9.   The CP insists upon the elimination of the budget deficit. We
     will do this via a major downsizing of the federal
     government, the elimination of entitlement programs, and the
     elimination of burdensome interest payments on the national
     debt by ridding the American people of this debt once and for
     all.

10.  The CP advocates the elimination of entitlement programs.
     Just as no individual has the right to steal from you, the
     government has no right to steal from you on behalf of
     others, that is, to redistribute your wealth.  The money you
     earn belongs to you and no one else.  How can you properly
     support yourself and your family while you are constantly
     being robbed? The price of personal freedom is individual
     responsibility. Consequently, it is not government's job to
     "save" people from poor choices, calamities, or the
     vicissitudes of life.  At the same time, The CP encourages
     everyone, individuals and private institutions alike, in the
     strongest possible terms, to give to the charities of their
     choice, to care for the homeless, the helpless, and the needy.
     Charity is traditionally the work of religious organizations,
     individuals, private institutions and foundations.  In
     contrast, entitlement programs run by the federal government
     rob individuals of the ability and desire to be charitable.

     The CP further believes that the elimination of entitlement
     programs will greatly alleviate the nation's immigration
     problem.

     The CP believes in phasing out the Social Security program
     after current obligations to the elderly are met.  We believe
     retirement programs are best handled by the private sector.

11.  The CP believes that federal government has no legal or moral
     authority in health care.  The CP believes that government
     involvement in health care will adversely affect the health
     of the majority of Americans.

     The CP believes that federal government has no right to limit
     our choice of doctors, or medicines they prescribe, whether
     they be "alternative" or American Medical Association
     certified.  Government also has no right to dictate what
     vitamins ought to be available.

     The CP opposes the proposed national health card.  This card
     will ultimately be used as nothing less than a national
     tracking device that will result in the further loss of
     personal freedom.

12.  The CP endorses full economic freedom.  The CP believes that
     government should not set prices, set quotas, or create laws
     concerning hiring, firing, rents, wages, unionization, or any
     aspect of non-coercive private commercial behavior.  This
     would be a boon to both small and large business.

13.  Government does not have the right to legislate morality.
     Adult consensual behavior ("victimless crimes") such as that
     involving sexual activity, gambling, drug use, or assisted
     suicide are a matter of individual adult morality and not a
     matter of criminal law.  The traditional organizations for
     discussion and persuasion regarding such issues include
     churches, synagogues, youth clubs, chambers of commerce, and
     other local social organizations.

14.  The CP advocates a strong local police presence for violent
     crime.  By eliminating laws against victimless crimes, police
     will be able to focus on violent crimes, making police more
     effective.  The  prison system will then have ample space to
     house violent criminals for the full course of their prison
     terms.  The streets will be safe, the country's legal and
     prison systems will unclog, and vast amounts of money that
     add to the budget deficit will be saved.

     Nevertheless, a government that must break the law in order
     to enforce the law is not a government worth having.
     Therefore, law enforcement officers and agencies must be
     above reproach with regard to due process of law, personal
     privacy, freedom from unreasonable search and seizures, and
     all the other fundamental constitutional guarantees.  The CP
     believes that any government agent or employee who does not
     abide by, or who violates, the Constitution should face
     mandatory criminal penalties.

15.  The CP believes that all judges must be directed to inform
     every jury of its legal sovereignty under the Constitution in
     that it may find any defendant not guilty if it judges the
     law, even law upheld by the Supreme Court, to be defective,
     unwarranted, unconstitutional, or wrongly applied.



The CP believes that we are at the beginning of a movement, a
movement toward individual freedoms, as our Forefathers planned.
We believe that people have had enough of the taxes and the
intimidating tactics of an out-of-control, unaccountable
government which has lost sight of its role as our servant.  We
believe it is time again to make the government accountable to us
- the American people - and to restore our personal freedoms which
have been slowly but systematically taken from us.  We believe
that if we as a people fail to act, the course on which the ship
of state is currently set is clear: a bankrupt socialist police
state.
	
To all Americans who want to keep their rights: whether it be the
right to speak your mind, the right to keep the money you earn,
the right to use your property as you wish, the right to have a
gun for the defense of your family or to hunt, the right to engage
in noncoercive behavior, the right to practice (or refrain from
practicing) any religion; the right to choose a doctor or the
medicine of your choice, the right to end your life, or the right
to begin a life -- these are your personal choices, not the
federal government's.

To all Americans who feel alienated from the politics of our
system and are tired of being treated like juveniles: we
understand your frustration and your desire for change.  Come join
us!  No matter who you are or what you do, come join us.  It's not
whether you are on the left or the right, liberal or conservative,
it's only our individual rights that matter.

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  "Does the government fear us?  Or do we fear the government?
   When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory.
   The federal government is our servant, not our master!"..Thomas
   Jefferson.

  "A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from
   injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to
   regulate their own pursuits "..Thomas Jefferson.



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Constitution Party

Founder

Aaron Russo     (Film Producer - Trading Places with Eddie
                Murphy, The Rose with Bette Midler; won an
                Emmy and had films nominated for various
                Academy Awards)


Partial List of Founding Members

Dr. Robert Atkins 	(Author)
Larry Becraft, esq.     (Attorney)
Bill Benson             (Author - The Law That Never Was)
Bob Bishop              (Editor, Goldmining Stock Report)
Jim Blanchard           (Author and Newsletter Writer)
Doug Casey              (Author of largest selling financial
                         book in history)
Bill Cooper             (Radio Talk-Show Host)
Vince Deniro            (Historical/Political Researcher,
                         Radio Talk-Show Host of America's
                         Town Meeting)
Larry Dodge             (Former Libertarian Party
                         Activist)
Roger Fredinburg        (Radio Talk-Show Host)
Paul Hapenny            (Screenwriter)
Sheriff Richard I. Mack  Graham County, Arizona (Author -
                         From My Cold, Dead Fingers)
Pat Murphy		(Radio Talk-Show Host)
Ron Paul                (Former Republican Member of
                         Congress)
Bob Prechter            (Author, Editor, Corporate
                         President)
Dr. Gus Prosch		(Physician, Author)
Maureen K. Salaman      (Author, Lecturer)
Scott Summers           (Houston Foundation for Vietnam
			 Veterans)
James Turk              (Author and Editor ,
                         Freemarket Gold & Money Report)
Dr. Julian Whitaker     (Author, Newsletter Writer)
Neil A. White           (Financial Services)
Dr. Jonathan Wright     (Author)



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