The Time has Never Been Better for a Third Party

For quite some time, 20 years at least, conservatives, constitutionalists and traditionalists have been frustrated with political reality in America. The ‘Republican revolution’ of 1994 bore small fruit, that establishment Republicans let wither and die on the vine. In the place of promises of smaller government, fiscal responsibility and stronger defense of our liberties and sovereignty, the Republicans have given us what the Democrats wanted to give us: bigger government, larger debts, and big-brother government with fading liberty and sovereignty.

The Democrats are nothing but pandering socialists who have sold out to corporate globalists, whereas Republicans are pandering corporatists who have sold out to socialistic globalists. There’s not a whole lot of difference is there? What we have running our country are a bunch of power hungry one-worlders who basically chose up sides to play their game and are only concerned with their team (political party) being in control. Either way we get the same raw deal.

Not since the 1850s has the political environment been so ripe for the emergence of another political party onto the national scene in a manner that will allow it to ‘play with the big boys.’ Back then, it was the newly formed Republican Party that came on the scene and eventually eclipsed and killed the Whig Party. If a political party, whether it were to be a newly formed party or one of the current third parties, was to make the right move, it could dominate the right, become a defender of the Constitution, and truly get into the game with the ‘big boys.’

The Democratic Party has sold its soul to socialism and every leftist special interest or perversion known. The Republican Party is tearing itself apart due to the left-leaning elites that control the party, ignoring its conservative base. A new conservative party could pull in the disaffected voters who’ve given up on our political system, and also draw in conservatives hopelessly clinging to the Republican Party. The remaining liberal Republicans would simply fold themselves into the Democratic Party, where there hearts really reside already.

According to a recent Scott Rasmussen’s survey, a third party candidate could easily take a third of the votes in a national election if they made preventing illegal immigration and enforcing our immigration laws their key issues. In fact, if Hillary Clinton was to run for president in 2008, without a third party candidate focused on illegal immigration, the survey shows nothing can stop Hillary from winning. Basically, we will have another Clinton in the White House in 2009 if a conservative third party candidate doesn’t come forth and champion U.S. sovereignty and fight illegal immigration. The survey shows that a third party candidate can win in a three-way race. Hillary wins in a two-way race between Democrats and Republicans. But a third party President facing a Congress split between two opposition parties could mean a seriously failed presidency. That is why a third party would have to ensure candidates run for the House and Senate at the same time, and do so with a ‘joint game plan’ with the presidential candidate. If the ‘Contract with America,’ where candidates ran on a group platform, worked in 1994, it can work in 2008, linking a third party’s presidential candidate with that party’s congressional candidates, all sporting the same key issues and ‘running together’ after a fashion.

With this in mind, neo-con Republicans would no longer be able to scare conservatives into voting for them simply based on the idea that ‘if you don’t vote for us, the Democrats will control everything.” This worn out line has really lost its impact; especially with how the Republican controlled Congress and White House have spent the last five years acting like Democrats.

But what party to form, or which party to look to? To try and form a new, independent party now, looking two years ahead, is a daunting task. I question if this can be done in a manner that will be effective. Looking at existing third parties, which ones have fairly viable organizations that stretch across the country? There are only two I’m aware of that meet the organizational criteria: the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party. Both, overall, tend to hold fairly sound, traditional views on limited government, fiscal responsibility by government, and limited international involvement (leaving that involvement to be purely economic). It’s in the area of immigration that these two parties differ. It is the Constitution Party that holds the view the Rasmussen survey shows can take the White House.

If the American people wish to break the stranglehold that the current two-party system holds over them (and will surely lead to our financial, cultural and political demise), then anyone who considers themselves a patriot should look to backing the one viable party that stands for American sovereignty and the control of our borders: The Constitution Party. Cast off fears that not voting Republican will mean Hillary gets the White House. The survey shows that that very fear will ensure she gets the White house. It takes courage to take a new path, and it’s time all conservatives, constitutionalists and traditionalists got in the one vehicle that’s currently available to take us back to the constitutional republic our forefathers left us.

I’m not saying that every official position of the Constitution Party is going to appeal to all conservatives/constitutionalists/traditionalist, but neither do all the planks in the Republican or Democrat platforms. I’m just saying that if the citizens want to take back their country from the elites and globalists, it’s time to break with the establishment one-worlders who are selling us down the river and take action via a political party that is working to preserve our Constitution as intended, not as interpreted (or ignored) by elitists.

The Constitution Party stands for more than just defending against immigration, and people should read up on them. At the same time, the Constitution Party needs to promote more of their fiscal views. Currently, they are known mostly as a pro-life party. They can’t ride an anti-abortion, one-trick pony to the White House or to Congress. To be viewed as a truly viable party, the Constitution Party needs to promote their other views concerning limited government, fiscal responsibility and halting illegal immigration. Getting a truly conservative, Constitution-honoring political party into Congress and the White House would help to steer the U.S. back towards sanity. A three-way split in political parties working in Congress could be really beneficial to the health of our Republic.

I know there will be Republican supporters out there that will tell me I’m dividing their ranks and now is the time to fight to keep the Republican Party on track. I can only say that not only is the Republican Party not on track, it has derailed and had a horrible wreck. At this point in time, it is a fool’s errand to attempt to change the neo-con party. I’m also confidant that some Libertarians out there will tell me I should be backing the Libertarian Party rather than the Constitution Party, as they are the real party of true liberty. The Libertarian Party has a lot of good positions on issues. However, as I stated earlier, the big issue that is the turning point for making a third party a true player on the national level is illegal immigration, and the Libertarian Party doesn’t have the correct position on it to take advantage of the current situation in America. In looking for the best vehicle to break the stranglehold that the Republican-Democrat system has on public office, the Libertarian Party simply isn’t positioned properly to be that vehicle.

I freely admit that I’m not a Republican any more (I haven’t been for about 10 years now), and that I’m not a Constitution Party member…yet. However, the time is ripe for change, and I’m tired of being a disaffected conservative. Thanks to the spinelessness of establishment politicians, the climate is right for a new major political party, and the Constitution Party is right on the issue of immigration to take advantage of the times. This is not just a chance to shake up the two-party system, but a chance to take our country back and make it a home again for citizens rather than territory to be conquered by the illegal invaders.

If anyone believes that once an elected CP candidate gets into office, they'll govern differently from an elected conservative Republican

Well, since we haven't had anyone govern as a conservative Republican since Reagan I'll take that as an endorsement of how they would govern.

What party in the last 100 years has gone from nothing to the Presidency?

Actually, that does not have to be the story line. What if existing 'fed up' conservatives and border controllers from both the Republican and Democratic Parties defected to the Third Party. Instantly a third party would appear with a size-able chunk of power. Winning the Presidency might then just be an afterthought.

Anyone know the current laws concerning switching parties in midstream for Senators and Reps (State and fed ?).

What if existing 'fed up' conservatives and border controllers from both the Republican and Democratic Parties defected to the Third Party. Instantly a third party would appear with a size-able chunk of power. Winning the Presidency might then just be an afterthought.

That's a perot-like fantasy.

The Libertarians have been around since 1971, and where have they gotten? They're philosophically a lot closer to this imaginary new third party than any other.

This "mass defections" idea is completely unworkable. The politicians would instantly lose all party support with no guarantee of new support; as soon as they put out feelers to this new third party they would be cut off from their current one. Then you have two halves of a Republican/Conservative party and the Dems the overwhleming majoirty.

You don't just invent a party overnight and think there is an easy shortcut. It just doesn't happen that way, never has, and certainly won't in thie new media age.

And, as with the Reform Party, it will take someone with significant $$$ to form such a 3rd party. It takes money. Ross Perot used his person fortune to establish the Reform Party. Buchanan wheedled his way into it and absconded with some $12 million and destroyed the Reform Party in his own selfish interest.

I did not know Teddy Roosevelt. Certainly I have studied history and seen the grainy video images. I will say with confidence that Teddy was not perfect and made many mistakes but indeed he was a great President nonetheless and more of a liberal than many Republicans would like to remember. A man's image becomes larger than life as time passes. Likewise, I did not personally know Ronald Reagan although I had the please to vote for him. I can also say with confidence that he was not perfect and in some cases did many more things that would be characterized as liberal than George W. Bush. Yet now many Republicans hold Reagan up as a standard of Conservatism. Again, a man's image becomes larger than life as time passes. Do not lament about yesterday's great politicians. They were just as fallible as today's politicians and they did just as many "dirty" deals in order to get things done. Count on it.

Actually the time is ripe for a LIBERAL third party!
Especially if Hillary gets the nod.

I have not forgotten what Nader did to Al Gore in 2000. Nader stole 90,000 votes from Gore in Florida! Nader gave the election to Bush!

We need to encourage the anti-war socialists to run their own canidate against a war-mongering Hillary (who voted FOR the Iraq war!)...The hard left will fall for it just like they did for the anti-corporate greens.

The answer is called PRIMARIES.

This cannot be repeated enough.

The answer is right there, has always been there, yet some around here want to remake the wheel instead of doing the boring, hard work that has always been the route to electoral success. I don't understand it, frankly. Are we now just lazy and emotional and want the childish satisfaction of wiping the board clean of all the "wrong" people and just expect them to be replaced by dozens of "right" people?

So after this vaulted 3rd party goes down to a humiliating defeat, but not after sucking enough votes off the GOP to give the wacky socialist from the DNC factory the win, how are you going to "save the republic" then?

Perhaps history can be the guide. Prior to 1994, most people thought the Republicans would never ever control the US House. In fact, I distinctly remember the leader of this Rebellion, Rush himself, even plainly stating, 'look, the republicans will never control the house'. Guess what the first election of Bill Clinton gave us just 2 years later ?

Why don't we borrow that worn out line that poor people use to justify spending their little meager savings on state lottery tickets

'You cannot win if you don't play'.

I'm not questioning anyone's patriotism .. though I do question their priorities

Yes, yes, as do I. I regret that every time we must parrot that PC line about "not questioning patriotism". I feel liberals have really lowered the bar on what must now be accepted as patriotic.

Your beloved GOP and it's devoted followers will do it for you.

I'm planning to invest in therapist couches stocks just after the next election. It will be wild to see all those Goppies rushing to the therapists and chasing away the Kerryites after the 08 election.

[I don't see anything on the horizon that will prohibit Hillary Clinton from taking the White House. As scary as that is, I don't see any GOP having the stature or support to stop her. The GOP is too split on major issues to mount an effective candidate who can displace her.]

3/4 of the congressional races are not competitive. The parties just pick who will best do their bidding. The voters have been gerrymandered and demagogued into letting the parties have the power - not the voters

Well they should be more competitive regardless of who the party picks

Many movies in Hollywood don't do well because of the money spent in advertisements .. they do well because of the content and word of mouth from the people

Get the candidates in the primaries and let he best candidate win

Bill Clinton never won a majority of the popular vote. But for Ross Perot, Clinton never would have won in 1992, when he was elected with 43% of the vote.

Clinton won because of a combination of his own incredible talents as a politician, the incredible ineptitude of his opponents in '92 and '96 and Ross Perot. Absent Perot, Clinton definitely loses in '92.

The only way Hilary can win is if you have a similar combination of events. She is a very poor candidate compared to him, but Republicans could still nominate a clown, and some idiot could still run as a third party candidate and bleed away Republican support.

There's a war on, and this is no time to indulge in ideological purty at the price of giving the White House to the party of defeat and surrender.

I believe that the writer of this article claimed that the Constitution Party polled the best in a three way 'triangulation'. To be viable right now, the third party must be tough on the border.

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