Posted on 05/11/2008 3:07:06 PM PDT by TBP
America's Independent Party has as its goal the return of our nation to a set of foundational principles. We call them "the American Principles." The word "principle" comes from a Latin root which means "first things." The American Principles are the "first things" that our country should consider – in domestic policy, foreign policy, the internal functioning of government, and in using the "bully pulpit" of public office and the political arena to promote certain societal virtues and behaviors.
America's Independent Party recognizes that these "first things" are clearly defined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
We also believe that there is room for debate over prudential policy matters within certain parameters of fundamental American political thought and a framework of ordered liberty.
America's Independent Party seeks a return to an approach to government that facilitates that respectful and necessary debate, thereby drawing on the collective wisdom and knowledge of the entire body of the sovereign people. We truly do believe in government of, by, and for the people, and our intent is to foster it by every means at our disposal.
Though in civic terms we call ourselves "independent," we fully acknowledge our utter dependence, as individuals and as a nation, on Almighty God and His divine Providence and Protection. We also recognize, and seek to actively fulfill, our obligations as individual citizens to the whole body of the people, as well as our responsibility to maintain standards of high moral character, both personally and in our public life.
Because the stated ultimate purpose of our Constitution is "to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity," we recognize the personhood of all unborn children and their protection by the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments. The right to life of all innocent persons, from conception to natural death, is God-given and unalienable. For the principled man or woman, no compromise is possible concerning such a critical matter of life and death. We believe that violators of this supreme right, in their words and actions, are unfit for any office of public trust, since this constitutes the breaking of the oath of office and the destruction of the very basis of our liberty.
The protection of the life, liberty, and private property of the people is the primary reason for the existence of human government, and more particularly, of our precious American republican form of self-government. This is why we willingly accept no breach of the rights of the free exercise of religion, free speech, free press, free assembly, free association, and the right to petition government for the redress of grievances. We defend all of the enumerated rights listed in our Bill of Rights, and, in addition, all natural rights which are not enumerated, as per the Ninth Amendment.
The right of self-preservation and self-protection is inherent in all persons, communities and societies, which is why we fiercely defend the indispensable provisions of our Second Amendment. Liberty cannot be defended if the people have been stripped of the physical means of doing so.
We seek to restore the intended balance between the three separate branches of our government, and to strictly limit government to the enumerated powers granted and expressed by the will of the people of the United States in our Constitution. All existing functions of the executive branch that are outside of those enumerated powers must be eliminated. All spending and regulation by the legislative branch that lies outside the enumerated powers must cease. Judges who attempt to legislate from the bench, or who abandon the clear principles of our Constitution, must be checked if liberty and justice are to prevail in our society once again. We call for the restoration of adherence to the provisions of the Tenth Amendment: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
We believe in a supremely strong, prepared, and well-equipped civilian-controlled United States military, and a bold, visionary and intelligent program of principled constructive engagement with the rest of the world. For us, "peace through strength" is not a mere slogan. It is the means of survival for our country in a very dangerous and often hostile world. Our friendship should be a sought-after possession of all men and women of good will everywhere in the world. Our enmity should be something that all rightfully fear.
As Ronald Reagan opposed and defeated the designs and desire of the Soviet Union to dominate the world and place it under the tyranny of their Evil Empire, we oppose the Islamic extremists. This opposition is not based in opposition to their religion, but in a complete rejection of their political ideology and actions. Since the first principle of America is the protection of innocent human life, an ongoing state of war exists between us and any who would use acts of terrorism targeted at innocent civilians to forward their political aims.
We completely oppose any action that surrenders the political and economic sovereignty of the United States and its people, and support the immediate restoration of that sovereignty wherever it has been eroded.
We support the immediate securing and continuous vigilant maintenance of our sovereign territory and borders. We oppose any private or governmental action that rewards illegal entry into the United States in any way, and demand speedy and full enforcement of our laws concerning all such activities.
We consider the federal income tax to be destructive of our liberty, privacy, and prosperity. Therefore, we are working toward its complete elimination and the repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We recommend that the current system be quickly replaced by a fair, simple, noninvasive, visible, efficient, consumption-based retail tax similar to the proposal popularly known as the FairTax. However, there are other constitutional tax reform proposals that are worthy of the people's consideration.
We also call for the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment. Its enactment greatly reduced the power of our state legislatures and state governments – which are much closer to the people – and damaged our system of federalism.
While we do not acknowledge that our Constitution limits Congress in any way from protecting traditional marriage between one man and one woman, we support passage of a federal marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of removing any confusion or misunderstanding in the minds of judges.
America's Independent Party is, at its core, a practical party. We believe that the American Principles work whenever they are practiced diligently. And so, we ask that you join with us in restoring and defending America and thereby securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
AMEN! Now, do we/they have what it takes to save our country? We shall soon find out.
The irony here is that you don’t see the REAL point of your own message. Anyone who voted for Anderson should be embarrassed. Anyone who voted for Wallace should be embarrassed even if he did carry five states on sheer bigotry alone.
Keyes is not going to win, and he’s not even going to play the role of spoiler. Getting out of bed to go and vote for Keyes is just a waste of your time, the ink on the ballot, the gasoline to get there, and the time to count the vote. If you’re into extreme displays of quixotic impotence, then I guess you should go ahead. Just don’t pretend your vote matters.
Two points for chess related photographs used to bolster an otherwise laughable argument.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080512174415.16yxf74a&show_article=1
It wsn't just bigotry. it was also populist resentment of the Establishment elitists and their schemes.
You're missing my point: Each of those candidates ws supposed to siphon off votes and ensure teh election of the Democrat. It didn't happen. Yet Republicans, who think conservcatives are their property, continue to try to frighten us with that same bogus argument. It's nothing but a flim-flam.
Keyes is not going to win, and he’s not even going to play the role of spoiler. Getting out of bed to go and vote for Keyes is just a waste of your time, the ink on the ballot, the gasoline to get there, and the time to count the vote.
You wate your vote when you vote for what you do not support, wehn you vote for people who will do little or nothing to advance your principles. McCain is one of those,an elitist, country-club RINO who has no use for conservatives, except that he thinks we're obligated to vote for him and shut up.
I can't and won't d that. I'm going to use my vote to make sure that I vote for teh candidate who, if elected, would most reflect my principles and would come closest to implemnting the policies I think ought to be in place.
Keyes is one of us; McVain isn't.
An thacan't wigument is silly. The GOP was told it coudn't win, and then it did. If everyne who agrees with Dr. Keyes's ideas votged for him,he woudl have a chance. But if you refuse to vote for him because "he can't win", then you are the one who is making certain that he can't.
I like Bob Barr. Hehad a good record in Congress and we all appreciate te work of teh House impeachment managers.
However, do you know who Barr has been working for recently? The ACLU. This is not good at all.
The major parties don't think so. Democrats think they own the black peope and Republican think conservaties are their property. They believe that we are required to vote for them, that we owe it to them. That is the only way they can talk about real conservatives "siphoning off" "their" votes.
You must take a look at the cases Bob has taken with the ACLU. I think you would agree with most of them. I do not agree with his stand on the Patriot Act but I am not going to find a candidate that I will agree with on everything.
Hi AmericanInTokyo - Last fall, I contributed to two GOP presidential primary candidates (Alan Keyes and Duncan Hunter). I’m curious about why, now that Hunter has withdrawn and Keyes is continuing, you currently favor voting for the one who’s not in the race.
Keyes’ experience as part of Reagan administration makes him the single best qualified amongst the active candidates in terms of foreign policy. Keyes’ work with conservative groups and individuals over the years has been admirable. I hope you’ll consider supporting his candidacy instead of defaulting to Hunter write-in. I assure you that we in Maryland will succeed in the necessary petitioning to get Dr. Keyes on the ballot, and I am heartened by the folks pursuing similar goal with apparent enthusiasm and commitment in enough other states to give him a chance at winning in November. I was tickled by the fellow on conference call the other night who explained why he was so enthusiastic about Keyes: “I heard Alan speak once. I understand English. It’s as simple as that.”
I will keep an open mind on this subject.
I’ve been following the effort for awhile now, at a distance though. I like Alan Keyes, think there aren’t many that are even in the same arena as Alan is. He is as conservative as I like to see in a conservative and that’s saying a lot as I’m nearly as far right as one can get, politically speaking. Keep up the good and hard work as I may be voting for the Independent Party before its over as the two current major parties are simply out of the equation at this point for me.
Stay tuned, my friend.
And thank you.
It’s a new party.
Unlike McCain, he's not going to bring the terrorists to the United States and give them civilian trials.
Yep...and I get no joy from saying these things. But I’m not going to pretend that things are not the way they are. :-)
I know what you mean. We play with hand we’re dealt.
I know what you mean. We play with THE hand we’re dealt.
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