They've already expelled the hard pro-life wing from the party by banishing former nominee Michael Peroutka and they are really pushing the anti-war, anti-PATRIOT Act, pro-Palestinian stuff lately.
Meanwhile they maintain their links to the racist fringe via their alliance with The League Of The South.
So Ron Paul, with his Truther-Nazi-Code Pink coalition should fit nicely.
Couple of old threads, on the war and immigration, which is their selling point.
The Constitution Party on the War on Terror
Constitution Party on Immigration
And of course an interview with Peroutka, by Mark Danoff (he's a fit, wonder if he wrote any newsletters), and to my knowledge published no where by al Jazeera. Sounds a lot like Paul.
U.S Constitution Party An Interview With the Presidential Candidate Michael Peroutka
That's interesting. I actually know one of the CP bigwigs ... a founding member, in fact. Her excuse for the whole thing is based on the Republicans being insufficiently pro-life.
Umm. No. - from your link:
Q: What is the LS position regarding blacks in the South?
A: The LS disavows a spirit of malice and extends an offer of good will and cooperation to Southern blacks in areas where we can work together as Christians to make life better for all people in the South.
We affirm that, while historically the interests of Southern blacks and whites have been in part antagonistic, true Constitutional government would provide protection to all law-abiding citizens — not just to government-sponsored victim groups.
“They’ve already expelled the hard pro-life wing from the party by banishing former nominee Michael Peroutka and they are really pushing the anti-war, anti-PATRIOT Act, pro-Palestinian stuff lately.”
Not all people who express concerns about personal liberties (re: Patriot Act) are leftist on that account.
So when the GOP loses the general election, there won’t be any of this “thanks to all of you cut-and-run conservatives” and “stupid Losertarians” rants on this Forum, right?
Let's see now. They aren't anti-war but PREFER it be declared according to the Constitution. Anti-Patriot Act? So what show me the Constitutional basis for it. And as for being pro-Pali? LOL that's rich. It's Bush in case you haven't heard the news in the past few months who is force feeding Israel a peace treaty with them.
Now about it's founder. Ever Conservative should be thankful to the man Howard Phillips. He and a few others formed the grassroots movement that helped put Reagan in the White House and made way for the GOP wins in 94.
Actually though Ron Paul was not the first one who has been asked. A very conservative congressman in good standing and good reputation was also asked to consider it and that man as well has vote no on some of Bush's not so good ideas. But I doubt anyone knows enough about the CP other than they like to bash them to know who it was they asked to consider it. Nobody has done more to position the GOP to the left while in Oval Office than the Father and son Bush. The CP is well right on those two liberals on all issues including Israel.
For anyone wanting to read for themselves the Constitution Party Platform here it is I would not consider it as leaning left by any means. It's well right of the GOP and far right of the DEMs.
“Meanwhile they maintain their links to the racist fringe via their alliance with The League Of The South.”
Google This “League The South Rockwell” and see the number of hits that search generates on the relationship between Lew Rockwell and the League of the South. For example, Lew Rockwell is also a founder of The League of the South.
Then check out this thread on Ron Paul’s racist newsletter and Lew Rockwell.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954572/posts
(Who Wrote Ron Paul’s Newsletters? (Throw Rockwell Under the Bus Time))
There is a possible outline here. RP runs as a republican to generate big bucks then switches to the Constitution Party. Be sure and read the link at the thread provided on Ron Paul’s political strategies.
FYI, Lew Rockwell is a huge supporter of Ron Paul and, btw, Cindy Shehan’s latest flame.