CONSTITUTION PARTY OF WASHINGTON

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MEET THE CONSTITUTION PARTY CANDIDATES FROM AROUND THE NATION!

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Thank you to Jason Edwards of http://www.wewantliberty.com/ for this list!

Alaskan Independence Party
Ray Southwell – AK House District 34

Constitution Party of Alabama
David Walter – US House, 1st District
Mark B. Giddy – US House, 34th District
Richard Rutledge – AL House, 58th District
Steven Kneussle – AL House, 62nd District

Constitution Party of Arkansas
Frank Gilbert – Governor

American Independent Party of California
Chelene Nightingale – Governor
Jim King - Lieutenant Governor
Bill Lussenheide – US House, 45th District
Diane Templin – Attorney General
Don Grundman – US Senate
Jerry Denham – US House, 10th District
John Smith – US House, 39th District
Robert Lauten – Treasurer
David Miller – US House, 26th District
Robert Gosney – CA Assembly59
David Christensen – US House, 11th District
Merton Short - CASecretary of State
Nathan Johnson – CA Controller
Clay Pedersen - CA Insurance Commissioner
Jerry Leidecker – US House, 3rd District
Terri Lussenheide - CA State Board Of Equalization 3
Shawn Hoffman - CA State Board Of Equalization 4
Ivan Chou - CA Senate SD10
Neil Gertner – US House, 2nd District (writein)

American Constitution Party of Colorado
Ben Goss – Governor
Douglas Campbell – Lieutenant Governor
Chris Styskal – CD1
Jenna Goss – CD2
Doug Aden – CD4
Brian Scott – CD5
Clifton Powell – CO House, 31st District
James Fariello – Adams Co. Sheriff

Constitution Party of Delaware
Earl Lofland – US House
Doug Campbell – US House

Constitution Party of Florida
Bernie DeCastro – US Senate

Constitution Party of Idaho
Randy Bergquist – US Senate
Ray Writz - Idaho Senate District 4
Randall Patterson - Idaho Senate District 25
Paul Venable - Lieutenant Governor

Constitution Party of Illinois
Randall Stufflebeam – US Senate
Michael L. White – Governor
Jeff Trexler – Lieutenant Governor
Louis Cotton – Attorney General
Gary Dunlap – Secretary
Tim Becker – Comptroller
Dawn Czarny Treasurer
Christian Falconer – US House, 12th District
Robert McKerrow – IL House, 108th District
Brad Carter – IL Senate, 46th District

Constitution Party of Kentucky
Robert Thornsberry - Kentucky Legislator District 79
Michael D. Hansen – US Congress, 3rd District
Dave Davidson - Paducah City Commission

Constitution Party of Maryland
Alain E. Lareau, Jr. - US Congress, 3rd District

US Taxpayers Party of Michigan
Stacie Mathia – Governor
Joe Sanger – University of Michigan Regent
Mel Valkner – US House, 6th District
Scott Aughney – US House, 7th District
Marc Sosnowski – US House, 14th District
Matthew Furman – US House, 15th District
Harold Dunn – MI House, 18th District
Steven Revis – MI House, 28th District
Bill Mohr – MI House, 78th District

Constitution Party of Minnesota
Gene Waldorf – Congressional District 7
Richard (George) Burton - Congressional District 8
Stephen Park – MN Senate District 12
Paul Bergley - MN Senate District 17
Rae Hart Anderson – MN Senate District 50
Bruce Johnson - MN House District 40A
Harley Swarm – MN House District 49B
Tim Tingelstad, Greg Wersal, Dan Griffin – MN Supreme Court

Constitution Party of Mississippi
Gail Giaramita – US Congress, 1st District

Constitution Party of Missouri
Jerry Beck – US Senate
Joseph Martellaro – US Senate
Michael Simmons, Jr. - US Senate
Gregory Cowan – US House, 4th District
Nick Ivanovich – US House, 3rd District
Dave Lay – US House, 5th District
Bennie Hatfield – MO Senate, 28th District
Nathan Eaton – MO House, 48th District
Mike Cogan – MO House, 51st District
Mark Opheim – MO House, 64th District
Dan Fitzhenry – MO House, 97th District
Richard Blowers – MO House, 102nd District
Ray Herron – MO House, 116th District
Jacob Luetkemeyer – MO House, 117th District
Curtis Shipman – MO House, 118th District
Raymond Kish – MO House, 119th District
Richard Hoxsey – MO House, 120th District
Kent Cogan – MO House, 124th District
Rory Calhoun – MO House, 153rd District
Rosalie Wells – Hickory County Recorder of Deeds
John Fitts – McDonald County Presiding Commissioner

Constitution Party of New Jersey
Peter Boyce – US House, 2nd District

New York State Constitution Party
Jan Johnson Governor
Anthony Tolda – US House, 2nd District
Daniel Tobin – US House, 4th District
Will Wilday – US House, 21st District

Independent American Party of Nevada
Tim Fasano – US Senate
Jonathan Hansen – US House, 1st District
Russell Best – US House, 2nd District
Scott Narter – US House, 3rd District
Floyd Fitzgibbons – Governor
Ryan Fitzgibbons – Lieutenant Governor
Joel Hansen – Attorney General
John Wagner – Secretary of State
Mike Hawkins - Treasurer
Warren Markowitz – Controller
Merritt “Ike” Yochum - Washoe Senate Dist. 4
Cody Quirk - Capital Senate District
Tom Jones – Clark State Senate SD 9
Glenn Brown – Clark State Senate SD 10
Richard O’Dell - Clark State Senate SD 12
Russell McDonald – Clark County Clerk
Curtis Christianson – Clark County Assessor
Dana Brown – Clark County Public Administrator
Jeff Durbin – Clark County Commission Dist. F
Delano Hadarly – Clark County Commission Dist. G
Lee S. Anderson - Las Vegas Township Constable
J. Michael Plott, Sr. - Boulder Township Constable
Jon Kamerath – Clark Assembly AD 2
Mark Andrews – Clark Assembly AD 4
Stacey Gonzales – Clark Assembly AD 8
Leonard Foster - Clark Assembly AD 13
Stan Vaughan - Clark Assembly AD 15
James Rhodes - Clark Assembly AD 19
Les McKay – Clark Assembly AD 21
Salli Durbin - Clark Assembly AD 22
Janine Hansen – Clark Assembly AD 33
Andrew Cartright - Clark Assembly AD 34
David VanderBeek – Clark Assembly AD 36
Dennis Gomez – Clark Assembly AD 38
David Schumann – Clark Assembly AD 39
Bob Conner – Douglas County Clerk/Treasurer
Sam Dupuis – Public Administrator
William McKnight – Elko County Clerk
Michael Smith – Elko County Assessor
Kay Dawn Jenkins – Elko Co. Public Administrator
John Everhart – Elko Co. Commission Dist. 2
Allison W. King – Elko Co. Commission Dist. 4
Arthur Wehrmeister – Esmeralda Co. District Attorney
Jackie Berg – Eureka County Clerk Treasurer
Kevin Pasquale – Humboldt Co. District Attorney
Falkon Finlinson – Nye Co. Public Administrator
Daniel Joseph – Washoe Co. Assessor
Ruth Gillings – Washoe Co. Recorder
Lynn Chapman – Washoe Co. Public Administrator
Gary Feero – Washoe Co. Commission Dist. 5
Greg Miller - AssemblyDist. 26
Jack Curtis (J.C.) Ward – White Pine Co. Commission Dist. 1
John S. Lampros – White Pine Co. Commission Dist. 5

Constitution Party of North Carolina
Jeff Gerber – NC House, 68th District

Constitution Party of Ohio
Eric Deaton – US Senate
Robert Owens – Attorney General
David Ryon – US House, 15th District

Constitution Party of Pennsylvania
Jim Barr – PA House, 20th District

Constitution Party of Tennessee
Chris Brown – TN House, 62nd District
Jim Headings – US Congress, 2nd District
Kermit Steck – US Congress, 1st District

Constitution Party of Texas
David Kirkland – Governor
Chuck Burnett - Lieutenant Governor
Jerald Finney – Attorney General
James Pennington – Comptroller
Brian York - Commission of Agriculture
Dan Zavorka – State Board of Education
David Smoot - Commissioners Court of Ellis Co., Precinct 4

Constitution Party of Utah
Randall Hinton – UT House, 2nd District
Scott Bradley – US Senate
Kirk Pearson – US Congress, 1st District
Douglas Sligting – US Congress, 3rd District
Jim Peverelle – UT Senate, 5th District
Sherry Phipps – UT Senate, 17th District
David Hansen – UT Senate, 22nd District
Becky Maddox – UT House, 2nd District
David Armstrong - UT House, 17th District
Reldon White – UT House, 19th District
Robert Moultrie – UT House, 20th District
Jonathon Garrard – UT House, 21st District
Thomas Olds – UT House, 24th District
Jennifer Schmith – UT House, 32nd District
Matt Woolley – UT House, 41st District
Mark Faux – UT House, 43rd District
David Perry – UT House, 45th District
Russell Hatch – UT House, 50th District
Clyde Beutler – UT House, 53rd District
Curt Crosby – UT House, 57th District
Feleni Siufanua – UT House, 67th District
Gary Van Horn – UT House, 68th District
L.S. Brown – UT House, 70th District
Philip Jensen – UT House, 74th District
Warren T. Rogers - Salt Lake County council at large B

Constitution Party of Washington
Mary Ruth Edwards – US House, 4th District
Randall Yearout – US House, 5th District

Constitution Party of West Virginia
Phil Hudok – US House, 2nd District

Constitution Party of Wisconsin
Rob Taylor – US Senate
Dan Mielke – US Congress, 7th District

BILL OF RIGHTS: 10th Amendment!!!!!!

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"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."

Visit www.wa-x.org for more information on how you can help Washington State restore its Sovereignty and take back the power we allowed the the federal government to usurp by our apathy and blindness. Now is the time to Stand Up and Just Say NO!!!

BILL OF RIGHTS: Ninth Amendment

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"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Just because certain rights are listed in the Constitution itself, does not mean that the people do not have them. See the Tenth Amendment.

BILL OF RIGHTS: Eighth Amendment

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"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

BILL OF RIGHTS: Seventh Amendment

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"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

For a good explanation of the Seventh Amendment visit: Seventh Amendment

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY: Celebrate the Sixth Amendment

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"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."

Consider the implications of certain provisions of the Patriot Acts which deny Sixth Amendment rights to certain accused in the name of national security. It is always in the name of safety and security that people close their eyes and allow violations of inherent rights--rights to be protected by government, not given by government.

Open your eyes and elect a new government while you still can. Out with the old and in with the new. If you want real change vote for Constitution Party candidates, the only political party whose platform is based upon the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. The Constitution Party is based upon fundamental principles given by God to Mankind, "that all Men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights", rights which no Man made government can bestow or take away unless we, as individual sovereign citizens, allow it.

Just say NO to the powers that have usurped our constitutional government to their own ends for decades, and of both major parties. Make PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICS your New Year's Resolution!

www.constitutionpartyofwa.com or www.constitutionparty.com

THE BILL OF RIGHTS: Fifth Amendment

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"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

The Fourth Amendment

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"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

The Fourth Amendment does not exclude people who don't agree with you, or who happen to look like your enemy, or who espouse causes you don't like. EVERYONE has this right, no matter who they are or what they believe in.

Just because Congress passed the Patriot Acts or any legislation which attempts to circumspect the Fourth Amendment for any reason, doesn't make such laws Constitutional.

The Third Amendment

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The Third Amendment

"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

In 1965, Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 484 (1965), Justice William O. Douglas stated in the Opinion of the Court that the third amendment implies a belief that an individual's home should be free from agents of the state.

And in 1982, it was ruled that "Owner" be construed to mean anyone lawfully controlling a property, ie, renters, etc. Engblom v. Carey, 677 F.2d 957 (2d. Cir. 1982)

Still relevant today!

BILL OF RIGHTS: The Second Amendment

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"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

The Constitution Party platform says, in part, "The Right to bear arms is inherent in the right of self defense, defense of the family, and defense against tyranny, conferred on the individual and the community by our Creator to safeguard life, liberty, and propert,as well as to help PRESERVE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NATION."

Constitution Party Platform

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY: First Amendment, part three

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"Congress shall make no law abriding...the right of the people peaceably to assemble...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

NO law means NO law, the people have the right to PEACEABLY assemble, to protest excessive taxation, to protest abortion, the FED, to have a T.E.A. Party, etc.

NO law means NO law! If the government, its agent, or another agency has stepped across constitutional bounds, the case MUST be heard! Congress refers to the FEDERAL Congress!

Celebrate the Bill of Rights! Speak your mind to your Congressional Representatives!

BILL OF RIGHTS: First Amendment, part two

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"Congress shall make NO law....abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."
Free to speak religious opinions,
free to speak political opinions,
free to speak against political leaders when they act unconstitutionally.
Any legislation which inhibits the right to free speech is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
Includes rules/regulations of any government agency.
We seem to be so free to speak profanity and obscentity, but any opposition to the political powers that be (of either persuasion) is often attacked as "hate speech" or "racist" or "treasonous and seditious".
Free Speech and a Free Press are guaranteed to us by the Constitution.

15 DECEMBER 2009: Bill of Rights Day!

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The First Amendment, part one
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof...."
NO law means NO law establishing a state religion, not Chrisian, not Jewish, not Muslim, not Atheist, not Secular Humanist, not Buddhist, not Sikh, not any religion whatsoever shall be forced on the American People.
Nor can Congress PROHIBIT the people from being religious in public and private settings--Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Secular Humanists, Buddhists, Sikhs, any religious society can freely practice their religion provided only that they do not violate another individuals pre-existing rights to Life, Liberty of Conscience, and to the Control and Use of Private Property.

FALL 2009 STATE COMMITTEE MEETING

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The Constitution Party of Washington held is semi-annual State Committee Meeting in Spokane, Washington on 3 October 2009. Both the business and the public sessions were successful and well attended. Guest speaker, Patrick Wood, editor of the August Review (www.augustreview.com) gave an excellent and well-researched presentation on the influence and dangers of the Trilateral Commission within the United States Government, indeed the world at large.

Also making presentations were:

Randall Yearout of Red, White & Blue Collar Radio talking about his Constitution Minute currently heard on radio stations in the Spokane area;
Dann Selle and Kurt Smith of the Spokane T.E.A. Party; and,
Larry Stickney, President of the Washington Values Alliance and promoter of Referendum 71.

In the morning business session new officers were elected and resolutions passed. The new officers are:

Chairman – Bob Peck
Vice Chairman – Karen Murray
Secretary – Paul Franklin
Treasurer – Marilyn Montgomery

Resolutions concerning House Joint Memorial 4009 (HJM 4009) and Initiative 1033 were presented and passed unanimously (see Media Release section).

CONSTITUTION MINUTE

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Radio Commentary That Brings
CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON TODAY'S ISSUES

Produced by Red,White & Blue Collar Radio, these two minute commentaries by Randall Yearout bring the views and values of America's founders to today's generation. As an instructor of the Institute on the Constitution and past Congressional Candidate, Randall provides insights that are philosophically rich, yet plain spoken enough for the common man.
In Spokane, The Constitution Minute can be heard three times daily on KTW, 630AM (see calendar at: www.cpwashingon-events.blogspot.com for days and times).

If you don't live in the listening area, you can find MP3 and PDF text versions on our website by clicking here: Constitution Minute.

Sponsored by the Constitution Party of Washington
www.constitutionpartyofwa.com

State Sovereignty - House Joint Memorial 4009

2009-09-24T10:50:00.000-07:00

CITIZENS FOR HJM 4009
Washington State Sovereignty Action Alert

What is going on: Over the summer we have seen how our Federal Representatives have ignored or belittled the very people they are supposed to represent, "We the People". There is an ever increasing attempt to centralize government to those in DC which would essentially silence our voices and nullify our Constitution. There is an all out assault on our freedoms on a number of issue: Free Speech, Health Care, Cap and Trade, Gun rights, The National Guard, Education, Transportation, Banking, Mandatory Vaccines and the list goes on. Our Constitution was founded on the principle of Limited Government! We must stand up for the Constitution and hold our representative accountable and we do have tools to do so. 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."

What can you do:

1. Listen to the interview between Rep. Matt Shea (WA 4th Dist.) & the 10th Amendment Center - Rep. Shea Interview

2. Educate yourself on the 10th Amendment

3. Educate others on the 10th Amendment

4. Take tour of the Capitol in Olympia on October 1st (www.cpwashington-events.blogspot.com)

5. Make an appointment to speak with your state representatives to talk with them about House Joint Memorial 4009 , the Tenth Amendment and Out of Control Government. Voice your concerns and ask them to support State Sovereignty bills during the next session.

6. Organize or attend 10th Amendment rallies! Our state representatives are supposed to be protecting Washington State resident's rights and freedoms. They took an oath to uphold the US Constitution and our Washington State Constitution. Some of our representatives will be standing up for us during the next session. Will you stand with them? Other states are standing up to the out of control Federal Government; will our state stand with them?

Representative Matt Shae has also signed the 10-4 pledge. It can be viewed here: Pledge If you want to see a map of who has signed the pledge thus far: Map. The pledge is a tool that can be used with current representatives holding office and those who are seeking to win in upcoming elections. Will they sign it? If no, why?

Washington State Sovereignty website

10th Amendment Center

EFF ISSUES ITS REPORT CARD ON WASHINGTON SCHOOLS

2009-09-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation has issued its "Report Card on Washington’s Middle Schools and Report Card on Washington’s High Schools" at http://www.reportcardwa.com/. In addition, next week the EFF's Citizen Action Network is holding a “Spread the Word!” Awareness Campaign to help get the valuable information found in the School Report Card into the hands of those who need to read it. If you would like to get involved, please visit http://flunkedsolutions.com/take-action to find more details and sign-up to help spread the word.

Juliana McMahan
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
JMcMahan@effwa.org
http://www.effwa.org/

RANDALL YEAROUT'S "Constitution Minute" RADIO SPOTS!

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These are the Constitution Minute radio spots you might have heard on KTW Radio 630 AM. We have high quality versions in .WAV format available for those wishing to broadcast The Constitution Minute in your area.
Your financial support will enable us to get these commentaries into more markets. Please use the Membership and Contribution Form link to donate. Thank you for your generous support.

Note: The MP3 audio files are 1.8 MB each and the PDF Transcripts are about 55 KB each. You can access them here: "Constitution Minute" Radio Spots

Jurisdiction
Natural Law
Virtue
Leaders
Common Law
The Creed
Civil Authority and Scripture
Principle vs. Politics
Subversion

SPOKANE T.E.A. Party

2009-07-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

Tom Hayes, Arlene Peck, Bob Peck

On 4 July 2009, the Constitution Party of Washington participated in a T.E.A. Party held at Plante’s Ferry County Park in the Spokane Valley. An estimated 200-250 people attended the event which featured several speakers including Constitution Party member John Beal. The leadership expresses its gratitude for those who gave up other Independence Day festivities to volunteer in the Constitution Party booth.

John Beal

America, Black and Blue from Red and Blue

2009-06-24T08:31:00.000-07:00

On third parties, the conservative movement, and 2012 America:

The Constitution Party interview

By Ronald Glenn

America's Right

The third party. At a time when more and more people on both sides of the political debate feel disenfranchised and disappointed in their respective parties, the talk surrounding a viable third party is growing. Whether it be the Green Party on the left, the Constitution Party on the right, or the Libertarian Party on a completely different plane, whispers have become shouts.

Read this article in its entirety, including an interview with Jim Clymer, chairman of the national Constitution Party.

MATT SHEA'S MESSAGE TO THE CONSTITUTION PARTY

2009-06-10T09:28:00.000-07:00

For those who were unable to attend our May meeting with State Representative Matt Shea, or who were there but want to hear the message again, the audio is now available on our state party web site on the Forms/Media page under "Speeches". In addition to answering many questions from the audience and sharing some keen insights as to the goings on in Olympia, Representative Shea gave an excellent presentation on some of the basic elements necessary for good civil government, including a look at the various forms of government. The slide presentation that he used, including an additional section on how a bill becomes law, is also available for download from the web site.

We want to give our sincere thanks to Representative Shea, not just for coming to share with us, but for upholding Godly values and principles of liberty as he represents the citizens of his district in our state legislature. We hope that he will be able to return from time to time to keep us posted on important issues and to let us know what we can do to make a difference in our state.

CP Member Mary Gillmore Speaks Against NAIS in the Capital Press

2009-06-02T13:41:00.000-07:00

Mary Gillmore, a CP member from Grant County, recently had the opportunity to speak against NAIS, the National Animal Identification System, before a USDA meeting with cattle producers in Pasco, Washington on Monday 18 May 2009, as reported in the Capital Press.

Click here to read the entire article: Captial Press

Constitution Party of Washington joins the Washington Values Alliance in Support of Referendum 71 to overturn Senate Bill 5688!

2009-05-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

Dateline: Kent, Washington--
The Constitution Party of Washington announces its decision to support Referendum 71. Referendum 71 would overturn SB 5688, a recently-passed bill which “expands the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners.” As its platform plank on the Family states:

"No government may legitimately authorize or define marriage or family relations, as affirmed by the 10th amendment, delegating to the people as our founders understood the family as necessary to the general welfare. We affirm the importance of Biblical scripture in the founders' intent as eloquently stated by Noah Webster: "The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitution and laws… All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts in the Bible."
The law of our Creator defines marriage as the union between one man and one woman. The marriage covenant is the foundation of the family, and the family is fundamental in the maintenance of a stable, healthy and prosperous social order. No government may legitimately authorize or define marriage or family relations contrary to what God has instituted. We are opposed to amending the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of defining marriage.
We reject the notion that sexual offenders are deserving of legal favor or special protection, and affirm the rights of states and localities to proscribe offensive sexual behavior. We oppose all efforts to impose a new sexual legal order through the federal court system. We stand against so-called "sexual orientation" and "hate crime" statutes that attempt to legitimize inappropriate sexual behavior and to stifle public resistance to its expression. We oppose government funding of "partner" benefits for unmarried individuals. Finally, we oppose any legal recognition of homosexual unions.
We recognize that parents have the fundamental right and responsibility to nurture, educate, and discipline their children. We oppose the assumption of any of these responsibilities by any governmental agency without the express delegation of the parents or legal due process. We affirm the value of the father and the mother in the home, and we oppose efforts to legalize adoption of children by homosexual singles or couples.
The Constitution Party of Washington believes that it is through the ballot box that the voice of the people of the state of Washington can be made clear to state legislators and governing officials, therefore, it is committed to supporting a referendum to roll back SB 5688 which allows the express will of the people to be heard over the noise of special interest groups and lobbyists in the marbled halls of Olympia."

See text of bill: Senate Bill 5688
For more information on Referendum 71: Washington Values Alliance

CHUCK BALDWIN: The Culture of Surveillance

2009-04-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

As a preface to Chuck's column, let me say this. Yesterday I read the following in Thomas L. Friedman's, The World is Flat: “My trip to Beijing described earlier fell right after the fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, which happened on June 4, 1898, that is, 6/4/89. My colleagues at the Times bureau informed me that on the day the Chinese government censors were blocking SMS messages on cell phones that contained any reference to Tiananmen Square or even the numbers 6 and 4. So if you happened to be dialing the phone number 664-6464, or sending a message in which you told someone you would meet at 6 p.m. on the 4th floor, the Chinese censors blocked it using their jamming technology.”
This caught my attention. So imagine my surprise when I checked my email today and found today’s column by Chuck Baldwin entitled, “A Culture of Surveillance” in which he describes the attempts underway by the Obama Administration to seize the political and technological power to shut down the Internet in the event of an actual or perceived “cyber-security emergency” . He quotes the Ecommerce Journal’s report on The Cyber Security Act of 2009: "If the President so chooses, he can call a 'cyber-security emergency' and shut down or limit any 'net traffic or a 'critical' network 'in the name of national security,' though the bill fails to provide concrete definitions on what is 'critical' or what constitutes an 'emergency.'"
If any one doubts that it is possible, I refer you again to my opening paragraph. Please read Chuck's entire column at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2009/cbarchive_20090428.html.
Welcome to 1984.

2009 STATE CONVENTION REPORT

2009-04-23T09:54:00.000-07:00

The Constitution Party of Washington held its State Convention on 18 April 2009 in Kent Washington. About fifteen people were in attendance from around the state. Officers for 2009 – 2010 were elected and several motions were passed.

The New Officers are:
Glenn Freeman (Kent), Chairman
Bob Peck (Spokane), Vice-chairman
Paul Franklin (Yakima), Secretary
Annette Freeman (Kent), Treasurer

Other positions confirmed are:
Steve Taylor (Cheney), Webmaster
Karen Murray (Quincy), Communications Director
Ted Ryan (Tacoma), Pierce County Coordinator
Dennis Bender (Snohomish), Snohomish County Coordinator
Laurene Franklin (Yakima), Yakima County Coordinator
National Committee Delegation and Alternates

Bylaws and Constitution changes:
Membership expiration dates were amended.
The Executive Committee was expanded.
Contingencies were put in place for instances of emergency decisions when a quorum is not present or when there has been insufficient notice of a meeting.

Motions passed:
Bob Peck moved to change the title of the Gun Control plank to “Gun Rights”.
Karen Murray moved to support HR450: The Enumerated Powers Act.
Karen Murray moved to support the 2009 Petition Convention.

Other business:
The convention voted to support the upcoming Campaign for Liberty event, the Liberty Summit, which will be held in Seattle during Memorial Day weekend.
The DVD “Around the State in 2008”, a slide show of last year’s activities was presented.

LEGISLATIVE ALERT!

2009-04-22T08:35:00.000-07:00

HR 1207 is IN COMMITTEE!

Ron Paul's bill to Audit the Federal Reserve Bank, HR 1207, has now garnered 55 co-sponsors and has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. This is a major development. The bill will now be debated and voted upon in the Committee and will then either go to the House for a debate and vote or will be defeated. MOST BILLS DIE IN COMMITTEE FOR LACK OF SUPPORT. There is no way to know how long it will stay in Committee. That means it's all up to YOU. It's a major step forward for our movement to get the House to even consider a bill which questions the autonomous authority of the Fed. We MUST make the most of this opportunity! We need to step up and give the situation all our attention NOW. This is our chance to shine! IMAGINE THE NEWS ON TUESDAY MORNING. “Flood of phone calls shuts down Congressional Switchboard”. YES WE CAN!

On April 25th: Rally for Sound Money and Support HR 1207 at every Federal Reserve Bank and Office (http://www.endthefed.US) During the festivities on April 25th, let's maximize our petition signature collection efforts as well as educational efforts. Try to include a location which allows for interaction with the public in your plans.

After April 25th, let's renew our efforts to support these bills and redouble our signature gathering. On April 27th: Audit the Fed! Melt the Switchboard Day (http://endthefedusa.ning.com/events/audit-the-fed-melt-the)

On Monday, April 27th we will follow up our nationwide End the Fed! rallies with an "Audit the Fed! Melt the Switchboard Day". We must all call in on that day and get EVERYONE we know to also call in to our Congressional Representatives.
The Congressional Switchboard number is: 1-877-851-6437.
Let's focus particularly on the members of the House Financial Services Committee. (http://www.house.gov/financialservices/members.html) Let's also call to PRAISE and APPLAUD those Representatives who have Co-Sponsored the HR 1207. (See Co-Sponsors here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1207)

The Big Business/Big Government Axis of Evil

2009-04-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

By Chuck Baldwin

April 14, 2009

Self-proclaimed "conservatives" love to tout themselves as ardent supportersof the "free enterprise" system. In the name of "capitalism," they supportany and every piece of legislation or governmental decision that caters tobusiness--especially Big Business. Favorite policies of these folks includeanything and everything that calls itself "free trade." Furthermore, thesesame "conservatives" will support just about anything and everything that issaid to advance the so-called "global economy."Needless to say, in the name of "free trade" millions of American jobs andthousands of American manufacturing plants have been outsourced to foreigncountries and interests. And leading the charge for "free trade,"outsourcing, and the "global economy" is the international cabal known asBig Business. But Big Business does not play this game alone. Joining BigBusiness is its pernicious partner, Big Government.

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State Sovereignty - Summary

2009-04-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

by Randall C. Stufflebeam

The topic that started the discussion into the repeal of the 16th and 17th Amendments started with states beginning to declare their sovereignty.
YES!! I believe that it is beyond time that states declare their Constitutional Sovereignty.
YES!! I believe that these resolutions are an important beginning.
BUT!! I also believe it is not enough to just simple give lip service to state Sovereignty by passing resolutions. States must actually become Constitutionally Sovereign. There is only way to do. The States have to no longer depend on the federal government for support, but put the federal government back into the position of depending on the states for support.
I’ve talked about the road to destruction that we are headed. Do you not see that we are headed straight for communism? Think I’m back to smoking crack? Check out the Ten Planks of the Communist Manifesto:

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What Shall We Do To Save The American Economy?

2009-04-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

by Darrell L. Castle, 2008 Constitution Party Vice-Presidential Candidate

Is the current tactic being employed to save the American financial system, the bailout, working? The answer to that question depends on your definition of the word "working". If by "working" you mean the transferring of the nation's wealth from working Americans to the bankers; the exponential accumulation of debt that must be repaid with interest by future generations; the destruction of the value of the dollar and with that destruction the lowering of the standard of living of working and retired Americans, creating the conditions that make martial law inevitable and with that declaration of martial law a world currency and world central bank; the nationalization of the American financial system; the ensconcing in positions of power, privilege, and dominance over the system of the very people who caused the crises in the first place, it has worked in spectacular fashion.

If you define "working" as ending the credit crises and freeing credit for business to put people back to work; allowing stable and profitable banks to emerge and lead the system back to stability; the avoidance of taxpayer money being used to pay huge bonuses and salaries to executives who have led their companies to failure; the avoidance of taxpayer money being used by banks to acquire stable, profitable companies including those not in the financial industry; avoidance of economic depression and with it the conditions of civil unrest and chaos, then it has been an abject failure.

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Constitution Party of Washington Platform - State Sovereignty Plank, abridged

2009-04-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

The federal republic was created by joint action of the several states. It has been gradually perverted into a socialist machine for federal control in the domestic affairs of the states. The federal government has no authority to mandate policies relating to state education, natural resources, transportation, private business, housing, health care, ad infinitum. We call upon the states to reclaim their legitimate role in federal affairs and legislation, thus causing the federal government to divest itself of operations not authorized by the Constitution and extract the federal government from such enterprises, whether or not they compete with private enterprises.

State Sovereignty - The 17th Amendment

2009-04-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

The Framers of the Constitution created an awesome system of checks and balances. Not only did they create the three branches of government to check each other, but they also created checks and balances within the branches themselves. Within the legislative branch, that check and balance was established by creating an upper house to represent the states and the lower house to represent the people.

The framers of the Constitution and the founding fathers totally distrusted “that far away government.” (While geographically the distance to our current government may not be so great, comparatively, Washington, DC may be even more “far away” than even King George was to the colonists of 1775.) Consequently, not only did they create a system of government that would be local and responsive to the people, but they also created a system of checks and balances that would allow for a strong federal government that could be brought under the authority of the people.

Our founding fathers and framers of the Constitution knew the dangers of a powerful, centralized government. The abuses suffered under the King of England and as well as an understanding of the fall of the Roman Empire influenced those men to design a Constitution of the United States of America that would protect the citizens from the evils of an overarching, overreaching government.

Tragically, the 17th Amendment totally destroyed the check and balance of state representation. With its addition to the Constitution, it shredded the very fabric of protection previously imposed by the states by allowing for centralization and putting extreme power in to the hands of the federal government.

To read more of this series by Randall C. Stufflebeam, Chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois, please click here.

State Sovereignty - The 16th Amendment

2009-04-06T08:50:00.000-07:00

He, who has the money, has the power

Remember, there is nothing that the government can give you that they haven’t already taken from you.
As long as states continue to bow before the altar of “Federal Funding,” they will never be sovereign. Just take a look at the “Stimulus Package” if you want proof. Show me a single state that isn’t groveling before the federal government for a portion of those dollars that are coming from our back pockets.
In a recent article on the GOPUSA website entitled, “GOP Governors Now Faced with Hot Potato,” the author, Bobby Ebarle, asks the following questions: “So what happens next? What happens if you are a GOP governor? You stand to receive billions from the bill, yet you philosophically oppose the entire plan. If you don't believe in big government solutions, do you still accept big government funds? That is the question.”
The answer to all of those questions is that they have caved in to the federal government and justifiably so. They are vying for a portion of the money that the federal government has taken or borrowed.
It’s absolutely amazing how many people think this money is just coming out of thin air. (Well, there is an argument that this really is the case, but we’ll have to save that for another discussion.) It’s coming on the backs of our children and our children’s children; a debt that they can never repay. One of the major discussions that is absent from the bill is how this debt will be repaid. It’s unconscionable that a communist country (a sworn enemy to freedom and liberty) owns a major portion of our debt, and we are about to increase that by over a TRILLION DOLLARS. Do you hear me??????????

To read more of the great series of articles by Randall C. Stufflebeam, Chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois, please click here.

State Sovereignty

2009-04-04T15:57:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Constitutionalists;
In recent months, several states across this nation have “declared their sovereignty.” It appears that as our federal government continues down the path of destruction, folks are beginning to wake up to the reality that we don’t have long as a “republic” and a “free nation.” For those of us who have eyes that can see the truth of our condition, the future looks bleak if we continue down this path. To be quite honest with you, if it wasn’t for my faith, I’d be scared out of my mind with what lies ahead.

To read more of this great series of articles by Randall C. Stufflebeam, Chairman of the Constitution Pary of Illinois, please click here.

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4009 was introduce in this session of the Washington State Legislature by Representatives Shea, Klippert, Condotta, Kretz, Anderson, McCune, and Kristiansen. It was referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs. Please contact your representative to check on the progress of this Memorial. The Constitution Party of Washington supports this legislation.

The Missouri Controversy Over Political Profiling Increases Website Traffic to the National Constitution Party Site

2009-03-31T13:33:00.000-07:00

It was noted recently that the number of visits to the National Constitution Party website increased dramatically after word got out about the Missouri Controversy. It also had the effect of increasing the level of donations to the National Party.

According to Thom Holmes, a national Constitution Party leader, “In the past 11 days the activity on the national CP website has nearly doubled. Since March 17 there has been an average of 43 new people sign up to give us their email address so we can stay in contact with them (and roughly 90% of these same people have given us their snail mail address as well!”

Donations were up by approximately 46% during the month of March 2009 as compared to the first two months of 2009.

So it would seem that the Controversy was good for the Constitution Party. That aside, let’s hope that all the various groups now working to restore the United States Constitution can band together to prevent such political profiling from occurring now and in the future.

Karen Murray, Communications Director, Constitution Party of Washington

Congratulations to the American Citizens who took action against potential tyranny!

2009-03-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Missouri Scraps MIAC Report

By Chuck Baldwin

March 27, 2009

Well, there is still hope for liberty after all! After multiple thousands ofphone calls, emails, faxes, and other communications from outraged citizens,the State of Missouri has rescinded its controversial "militia"report. Thisproves the point I made in this column recently that the most effective wayto fight an ever-encroaching federal leviathan is to focus on our individualstates.Let me review the events of the last few weeks so as to help readersfamiliarize themselves with this historic--and I do mean historic--episode.

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Constitution Party Issues Travel Advisory for Members living in or visiting the State of Missouri

2009-03-27T10:15:00.001-07:00

Lancaster, PA (March 25, 2009)

The Constitution Party has issued a warning to Americans traveling within the state of Missouri that they might be considered a threat by law enforcement if they display certain bumper stickers on their cars. A recent report issued through the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) titled "The Modern Militia Movement" was released with the approval of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and the Missouri State Police. It labels Americans with a variety of political beliefs as potential "militia members", "domestic terrorists" and "radicals".
The Constitution Party decries this report as political profiling and strongly suggests those considering a trip to the Show Me state be aware of the possibility they could be pulled over by a Missouri State Police officer simply for displaying a politically oriented sticker on their vehicles.

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Chuck Baldwin's Response to Missouri

2009-03-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

My Response To MIAC Report

By Chuck Baldwin

March 24, 2009

By now, readers should be familiar with the Missouri Information AnalysisCenter (MIAC) report dated 02/20/09 and titled, "MIAC Strategic Report:TheModern Militia Movement." In this dreadfully malicious and slanderous"lawenforcement sensitive" secret police report, Governor Jeremiah (Jay)Nixon;John Britt, Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety; JamesKeathley, Colonel, Missouri State Highway Patrol; and Van Godsey, Directorof MIAC categorize certain citizens as being potential violence-prone"militia members." I would venture to guess that more than 75% of theentirepopulation of the United States would fit the MIAC's broad definition ofsomeone who would fall into the aforementioned category.According to the MIAC report, if you oppose any of the following, you couldqualify for being profiled as a potential dangerous "militia member":The United NationsThe New World OrderGun ControlThe violation of Posse ComitatusThe Federal ReserveThe Income TaxThe Ammunition and Accountability ActA possible Constitutional ConventionThe North American UnionUniversal Service ProgramRadio Frequency Identification (RFID)AbortionIllegal ImmigrationAgain, I would bet that at least 75% of the American people would oppose atleast one or more items on the above list. Well, according to the MIACreport, that is sufficient to make them potential dangerous "militiamembers."However, it is the following statement contained in the MIAC report that isparticularly disturbing to yours truly. Under the heading "PoliticalParaphernalia," the report states, "Militia members most commonlyassociatewith 3rd party political groups. It is not uncommon for militia members todisplay Constitutional [sic] Party, Campaign for Liberty, or Libertarianmaterial. These members are usually supporters of former PresidentialCandidate [sic]: Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr."The obvious inference of the above statement links Ron Paul, Bob Barr, andmyself to potential dangerous "militia members." The broaderimplication isthat the millions of people who supported Ron Paul, Bob Barr, or myself arelikewise categorized as potential dangerous "militia members." Thisis aclassic case of broad-brushed police profiling. Can you imagine the falloutof this preposterous report had the names Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, andMaxine Waters been used instead of the names Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, andBob Barr?

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ARE YOU A TERRORIST?

2009-03-19T10:43:00.000-07:00

Missouri State Police Think You And I Are Terrorists

By Chuck Baldwin

March 17, 2009

Thanks to a concerned Missouri state policeman, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host stated that he was alerted last week to a secret Missouri state police report that categorized supporters of Congressman Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and myself as "'militia' influenced terrorists." The report, he said, "instructs the Missouri police to be on the lookout forsupporters displaying bumper stickers and other paraphernalia associated with the Constitutional, Campaign for Liberty, and Libertarian parties."

Ignoring the threat of Muslim terrorists, the Missouri Information AnalysisCenter (MIAC) report focuses on the so-called "militia movement" and"conflates it with supporters of Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, the so-called patriot movement and other political activist organizations opposed to the North American Union and the New World Order."

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NATIONAL PARTY MEDIA RELEASE

2009-03-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

Secret Report Targets Americans
Police Told Which Political Beliefs to Consider “Dangerous”

Lancaster, PA: A secret police report targets millions of Americans as potential “domestic terrorists” if they support the Constitution, oppose unlawful taxation, supported 2008 presidential candidates Republican Ron Paul, Libertarian Bob Barr or Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin (Seen here on Lou Dobbs program ), or if they are opposed to abortion, are against unconstitutional gun control, if they display pro-Constitution bumper stickers or own copies of certain books and documentaries.

The report is part of an ongoing attempt by a number of organizations (http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/intrep.jsp) and movements to characterize law-abiding citizens as “white supremacists”, members of “hate groups” or, more recently as “terrorists”.

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From the Republic of Lakotah....

2009-03-11T12:53:00.000-07:00

"For Obama to ask Republicans and Conservatives to abandon our principles for little more than what is being described as “a line after line after line of favorite liberal spending programs and it amounts to a big government bill, not a job creation” - well, that is pompous ignorance in the founding principles of this country, ignorance in the importance of debate, and ignorance in leadership. Ultimately, it is a shrill warning that anyone who opposes the New America is in for a battle - in for a struggle - a fight… The left are working tirelessly, led by the words of Obama, to convince Americans that freedom and liberty are only found in big government…
War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength…
Bush sold the world on “War is Peace” - the farthest left, Big Government President until Obama…
Obama is selling the world on “Freedom is Slavery” - that the free market, free choice, free ideals are nothing more than creations of the “wealthy” or the Capitalist Pigs forcing your labors to make them more wealthy… (unfortunately, we are becoming slaves to the bondage of the government)
Ignorance is Strength… reality TV has solidified the mindless zombie in America… the distraction which makes you FEEL like you are involved in a greater something else - but what is actually happening behind the scenes is that those in control are working to disarm and dominate the peoples of this land…
Resistance is not futile, Mr Obama. I applaud any lawmaker who questions your “bailout” of billions for ACORN, billions for condoms, and billions for other liberal pet projects… Show me where you have that right… and I will show you what rights I have!"
To read this article in its entirety please visit: http://www.republicoflakotah.com/?p=1199

The Federal Reserve

2009-03-11T12:34:00.000-07:00

Constitution Party Platform: Money and Banking

US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 5: Only Congress is granted the power to “coin money [and] regulate the Value thereof”, with no provision for that power to be delegated to any other group.
US Constitution, Article I, Section 10: “No State shall…coin money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.”

The private Federal Reserve System has been granted unconstitutional control of the nation’s monetary and banking system. The Constitution Party recommends a return to the money system set forth in the Constitution; that the Federal Reserve Act be repealed; that the current Federal Reserves banks be restructured to become clearinghouses only; the prohibition of fractional reserve banking. We support a debt free, interest free money system.

Paul Gottfried's Speech at the State Committee Meeting of the Constitution Party of Pennsylvania

2009-02-23T13:19:00.000-08:00

Saturday, February 21, in Carlisle, PA--

(Paul Gottfried, a professor at Elizabethtown University in Pennsylvania, is a well known and highly respected author and writer. His columns are featured regularly by media sources across the country including the Intelligencer/New Era Newspapers in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Gottfried has recently become an active member of the Constitution Party in Lancaster County. The text of his speech follows. Any
errors should be attributed to the editor, and not to the author)

It is with considerable pleasure that I stand here tonight to address this gathering. What distinguishes you from the two federally funded patronage machines, also known as the Democrats and Republicans, is for me quite simple: I usually find myself agreeing with your positions but not very often with theirs. To your credit, you do not stand in fear of the media. You do not crave the affection of those who would never vote for you. And you defend limited constitutional government and family arrangements that have been integral to all civilized societies up until a few years ago. Unlike the GOP, and certainly at the executive level, you would never try to score electoral points by calling for the amnesty of illegals. This is a tactic that has proved counterproductive for the Republicans, judging by the meager electoral results that it produced for the partisans of Bush and McCain among Latino voters in 2008.
It may be a case of accentuating the obvious to note that the GOP has become an only slightly less predictable source of leftist views than its opposition. That remains true even if some Republican politicians do stand up sometimes for limited government. I would be the last to disparage these exceptional GOP politicians, like the feisty congressmen who opposed Bush II's immigration bill and the courageous state representative from Berks County, Sam Rohrer, who preceded me on this podium. I am also delighted that the GOP in it current oppositional mode is resisting Obama's march toward socialism. I applaud this effort even though up until a week ago, the Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell was proposing his own party's extensive mortgage bailout plan in lieu of the Democratic one.
Needless to say, I could imagine a very different situation if there were a Republican president, say Bush I, McCain, or Bush II. Whether the plan was for extensive federal control over education, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the quota-favorable Civil Rights Act of 1991, Congressional Republicans overwhelmingly supported their Republican presidents in voting for such measures.
Too often GOP officials speak out of both sides of their mouths, in a clumsy attempt to sound moderate and sensitive. Allow me to indicate my frustration with Republicans who agonize endlessly about their failure to win leftist affections. If the choice is between Arlen Specter and his Democratic opponent, I'd be hard pressed to find a reason to vote for either. Are we supposed to believe that having a Senator with an R label supporting affirmative action, expanded abortion rights, and a widened scope for federal interference in our economic lives represents the Right? In what way is such a Senator preferable to a Democrat voting for the same positions? One has to be a fool or a knave to believe the national media, when we are told that everyone displaying an R label is automatically on the right.
My advice to you is not to move toward any imaginary center. This notion of being in the center is itself a media-creation, and one used to push our national politics toward the left. No matter how urgently the GOP plays this game, it continues to be slimed as racist, sexist, and homophobic. And no matter how much more Wall Street gives to Democrats than Republicans, it is only the Republicans who are attacked as the friends of Big Business. By now the lesson should be clear: parties that intermittently claim to be on the right but cater to the Left, can only lose ground. They typically fall between two stools, upsetting their rightwing constituency while being unable to win votes from the leftist opposition. I for one was not unhappy to see McCain lose after pursuing this very bad strategy. I only regret that a party like this one could not take advantage of his well deserved defeat.
It is we who should be able gain influence when and if the two institutionalized parties veer to the left at the same time. It is we who must be ready to build on the ruin caused by both parties in varying degrees. Overspending by the federal government, floods of illegals coming across our borders, and the involvement of social engineers and anti-discrimination experts in our daily lives will surely evoke a reaction. But the GOP will not likely stand athwart this disastrous course. That is because its national organization, to the extent it is not of the Left, craves the Left's acceptance of it as a nice opposition.
Those who think this way have been able to manipulate the GOP base, but this too may be changing. In the last election, much of this base never came to the polls. In every national election since the Reagan landslides in the 1980s, moreover, the white Christian core of the party has become increasingly less visible. At the same time the GOP share of minority votes has either stayed the same or declined. Since the GOP began its latest outreach efforts to minorities about 20 years ago, its share of the black vote has shrunk from 1 in 8 to 1 in 30. It is not from the targets of GOP outreach but from disaligned Republicans and those on the right of every ethnic background that the CP will have to build itself up.
In all likelihood, the GOP will continue to try to reach out frenetically to the Left on immigration, gay rights, and affirmative action. It will also likely continue to push a liberal internationalist foreign policy centered on spreading the latest version of US democracy; with increased intervention in foreign countries in the name of the war on terrorism. The fact that the neoconservatives are working to sell this policy to the Obama administration should be for us welcome news. It means that both parties may eventually be following the same imprudent course in international relations while ignoring that part of the Right that is skeptical about foreign adventures.
The CP does not operate in the same manner as the two authorized mega-parties. We are not a big business enterprise engorged with public revenues. Unlike the GOP and the Democrats, we do not have to worry about millions of hangers-on whose services have to be bought with booty extracted from taxpayers. Such patronage parties can only survive by winning elections in the near term or by losing them by narrow margins, because their continuity depends on doing favors with public money.
We, by contrast, have declared our opposition to what the major parties celebrate, namely welfare state democracy. We do not pretend that a government limited by constitutionally enumerated powers should be reconstructing human relations, banning discrimination from the lives of designated victims or beneficiaries, or micromanaging families through social professionals. Nor does the argument that citizens should be equal before the law apply to those who are here illegally, any more than the belief that all human beings have a right to liberty requires us to rebuild other societies in the image of our political class—or to redistribute income to make everyone feel equally good about himself or herself. In short we do not need the booty that is vital for Demorep survival. It does not matter to us materially or professionally, if we do not win the next election. We are not trying to grab tax monies and jobs in the public sector to pay off cronies and ward-heelers. We are a party of principle, and we can wait until the established powers derail public affairs sufficiently so that we and our principles can be taken seriously by a critical mass of American citizens.
Of the two national parties, the real Right has just cause to hate the GOP far more than the Democrats. For one thing, the traditional right must fight the GOP octopus to gain recognition. The Democratic Left would never vote for us, except in some extraordinary situation, to weaken the GOP in a particular election. The real, continuing hindrance to our progress is the well-heeled Republican machine.
But that is not the only reason for us to despise the GOP even more than the Dems. Unlike the Republicans, Obama's party stands foursquare for its principles; and we should admire the Democratic Left for believing in something other than winning elections. Their success did not result entirely from their use and occupation of the media and public education. It also had a great deal to do with the willingness of the Democratic Left to defend its positions openly and with pride. This in contrast to the wavering convictions of Republican leaders who cannot bring themselves to take emphatic stands against minority quotas, illegal immigration, and Sarah Palin's much beloved anti-discrimination guidelines for women. In 2000 when George W. Bush and Al Gore were in a presidential debate and each was asked where he stood on minority preferences and set asides, the Democrat responded by expressing full support for his party's policy, but the Republican, true to form, mumbled something in garbled syntax about "affirmative recruitment."
In the last presidential election, Barack Obama openly backed minority quotas, as he had done unflinchingly throughout his career. By contrast, his Republican opponent tried to create a slight but not noticeable distance from the pro-quota position he had occupied since 1998, without allowing himself to move too rapidly in the direction of clarity. McCain then tried to cover his tracks by publicly doing contrition for having failed to rally to the Martin Luther King national holiday in time. Too often even when the Republicans do what is proper, they do so accidentally, inconsistently, and with sputtering embarrassment. Somehow it has never dawned on their apologists that what makes Republicans look silly next to Democrats is their evasiveness on controversial social issues and their unwillingness to stand firmly behind rightist positions. Although I disagree with the Democrats on most domestic issues, I applaud the relative frankness of their stands. If Republicans did the same, a party like this one would not be necessary.
A few weeks ago, I watched Mike Huckabee, a former GOP candidate for president and an ordained Southern Baptist minister, interviewing the former Democratic NY governor Mario Cuomo on FOX. Cuomo expressed forthrightly his beliefs that "religion should have no part in our political life," and he tried to apply this principle to his stand on abortion. Although the former governor claimed to be a devout Catholic, he also insisted he would never inflict his "religious principle about abortion" on those who saw choice as a fundamental human right.
Note I'm not praising this opinions uttered by a former law professor. It is impossible for me to see how one can keep antiseptically apart theological and political positions, given the facts that human conscience shapes political choices, and that political and religious values are inescapably intertwined in public life. It is also doubtful that Cuomo would try to separate things of God from things of Caesar if he liked the politics of a particular religionist. More than once he has praised the religious conscience of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, and Barack Obama.
Religion in political affairs is only a problem for Cuomo if someone has the nerve to put forth traditional Judeo-Christian or biblically-based views that clash with his leftist social agenda. It also became obvious from listening to him that his views on some issues are not at all thought through, for example, when he explains: "I oppose abortion as a religious-moral outrage but I won't interfere with someone else's right to have one. In fact I'll support measures to facilitate every woman's access to this procedure, which I personally consider to be the taking of life." Only a sociopath or a liar could even approach this degree of moral cynicism or idiocy. And such grotesque views typically emanate from people who would lament a great injustice being committed if we fail to pass new civil rights bills or anti-discrimination laws. Don't they find it strange that they should be calling for extraordinary steps to uphold the unrestricted right of others to commit what they personally consider to be homicide?
But the most striking thing about this interview was not Cuomo's statement of belief but Huckabee's response. As a respondent, the former governor was characteristically Republican, unctuously thanking Cuomo for engaging in dialogue and for stating how great it is to live in a country where such open discussion could take place. What I would have expected from Huckabee as a minimal response was to have pointed out the fallacy in Cuomo's statements. I doubt he failed to see them, but as a member of the cravenly party, Huckabee could not bring himself to say what was self-evidently true. He would not suggest that Cuomo sounded foolish. His GOP mentality would not allow him to go that far in appearing "rightwing." A week before, however, Huckabee had behaved contentiously when he had gone after a more permissible target on his show, namely Ann Coulter. Presumably targets on his right were more appropriate, by media standards, for a would-be Republican presidential candidate than criticizing left liberals who enjoy the esteem of the political class.
One may respond to my criticism by citing such media celebrities as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, who flail at Democrats every day. But my response to such a counterargument is that we are dealing in both cases with GOP shills. Such media personalities get Dittoheads up in arms about the abuses of the Democratic Party, in order to have them line up behind Bush, McCain, and Arlen Specter. Misdirected rage is made to serve establishment ends. The beneficiaries of these ritualized rants are the GOP operatives and in Rush's case Hillary Clinton, when she was a presidential candidate last year. When it looked as if lots of right-wingers might cast sympathy votes for Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin after McCain had sown up the GOP nomination, Rush, who is no friend of the antiwar Right, got his groupies to change party affiliations and to vote for Hillary. His cockamamie reason was that he was creating dissension within the opposition. What Rush was actually doing was trying to keep down the primary vote of the Republican Right while enhancing the presidential prospects of the New York Senator. About the same time the neoconservative press had begun to talk up Hillary's virtues as a moderate. It was hoped in the Weekly Standard and on FOX news that she would continue the GOP foreign policy as president. Rush was simply acting in unison with those who help determine the content of his daily tirades.
Allow me to offer one final observation: Lots of GOP capital was wasted on a fool's errand. It was an errand that certain advisors pushed on former president Bush and which became the defining issue for the GOP and for the conservative movement. Anyone who did not believe that American lives and treasure should be squandered on the mission of bringing democracy to Iraq was unceremoniously booted out of the official Right. Candidates like Ron Paul and Chuck Baldwin were treated like moral lepers in the neoconservative press for daring to oppose an unwise American military involvement in Iraq. The entire conservative and GOP establishment was organized as a cheering gallery for this ill-conceived, foreign adventure.
To your party's credit, you did not yield to conformist pressure. You stood your ground by questioning our invasion of Iraq and despite being scorned and marginalized by the antiwar Left as well as by the neoconservative-occupied media, you have emerged as a moral force on the current political scene. This moral capital is something you (or we) should point to with pride as the Constitution Party prepares for its future. We were on the right side of a deeply divisive issue, and we took our position as Americans, and not as partisans of the Democratic or Republican Party

2008 Washington State Election Results

2009-02-03T07:48:00.001-08:00

Preamble to the 2008 Washington State Platform

“The Constitution Party acknowledges that the Rights of Man, as bestowed by our Creator, are protected by the United States Constitution, and seeks to restore the Constitutional Republic and American Jurisprudence to their Biblical and Common Law origins.”

During World War II, Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet met in an underground bunker. On the walls in one of the rooms was a quote, “Please understand there is no depression in this house. We are not interested in the possibility of defeat. They do not exist.”
It is appropriate that we apply this lesson to the current political situation in which we find ourselves, for indeed, it is a war—a war waged to restore the principles embodied in the Constitution of the United States, a war to regain the liberty lost in the apathy and decadence of the past decades, a war against those principalities and powers who tirelessly and subtly seek to destroy the freedoms bought and paid for by the sacrifices of our previous generations.
For the Constitution Party of Washington State, there is no depression nor are we interested in the possibility of defeat. Depression and defeatism do not exist for us. 2008 saw a revival of commitment to constitutional principles among Washingtonians as valiant voters, over 6% of total voters, bravely broke out of the “voting for the lesser of two evils” rat race that has led us spiraling down a road towards the death of the Republic. Nationally, the Constitution Party polled higher in the 2008 general election than ever before in twenty-seven states, including Washington. You will have the heartfelt gratitude of future generations as the battle to restore that Republic is now fully engaged.

Statewide Election Results
STATE OFFICE CANDIDATE % OF TOTAL VOTE ACTUAL VOTE HIGHEST COUNTY
Lieutenant Governor Arlene Peck 3.60% 48,887 Stevens (8.85%)
Secretary of State Marilyn Montgomery 6.46% 88,728 Stevens (13.14%)

State Auditor Glenn Freeman 6.89% 94,148 Stevens (12.94%)

Congressional District 5 Randall Yearout 3.07% 5,268 Pend Oreille (4.82%)
Chuck Baldwin Presidential Campaign Results
WASHINGTON STATE ACTUAL VOTE: 9,932

WASHINGTON STATE %L: .31%

HIGHEST COUNTY: Pend Oreille (1.22%)

HIGHEST STATE ACTUAL VOTE: Michigan (14,685)

HIGHEST STATE %: Utah (1.26%)

NATIONAL VOTE COUNT: 198,726
Historical Constitution Party Presidential Campaigns in Washington State
YEAR CANDIDATES VOTES PERCENT
2004 Peroutka/Baldwin 3,922 0.14%
2000 Phillips/Frazier 1,989 0.08%
1996 Phillips/Titus 4,578 0.20%
1992 Phillips/Knight 2,354 0.10%

We now need to band together in unity to combat the unholy alliance of socialism and corporatism which seeks to overthrow the sovereignty of the United States, and more importantly, the sovereignty of the individual. We need to build a network of people who can each do their small part towards taking back our country--community by community, county by county, state by state.
We ask you to join us in building the Constitution Party in Washington State so we may educate seekers of truth in the Constitutional principles, so we may influence our state and federal legislators, so we may run candidates who will provide a true and honest choice for principle-based voters.

We ask you to become an annual member of the party or to become a contributing member of Club 1000. Funds are needed to meet our growing need for literature, mailings, supplies, advertising, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred in the daily business of running a political organization. You can help by clicking on the appropriate icon on our website at http://www.constitutionpartyofwa.com/. You may also click here for membership form, or click here for Club 1000 contribution form.
We ask you to volunteer your time. The following positions are awaiting dedicated persons who are willing to learn, and willing to work with a team of likewise committed patriots to restore principles of good government. The old adages “Many hands make light work” and “the more the merrier” can also apply to political parties. We’d love to have you laboring alongside us!
County Coordinators: individuals who are willing to be trained in party building on the county level, we need you! Click here to contact us.
Legislative Issues Specialists: individuals who are willing to become educated on the constitutionality of specific legislation before our representatives in Olympia. Issues could include Agriculture, Families, Health Care, Education, etc. Anyone who would like to learn more, who may already have a vested interest in a particular field, or who may have expertise in a particular field, and would like to be actively involved in moving forward the cause of liberty can click here to contact us.
We can also be reached by snail mail at:

Constitution Party of Washington State
10605 SE 240th Street, PMB #135
Kent, Washington 98031
Or you may call us at: 1-360-339-4767.
Working towards Restoring the Republic,
Glenn Freeman, Chairman

Top Two Primary

2008-12-16T08:13:00.000-08:00

THE CONSTITUTION PARTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OPPOSES THE TOP TWO PRIMARY SYSTEM ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT SEVERELY LIMITS THIRD PARTY CHOICES FOR VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION

Kent, WA – 11 December 2008 -- The first run of the Top Two Primary in Washington State has shown it to be ineffective in securing a choice for voters in the General election. Any chance for the people to express their will through a third party in the General election was effectively suppressed by their elimination in the Primary.

During a recent discussion between Constitution Party leaders, Robert W. Peck (vice-chairman and Spokane County Chairman), and Randall Yearout (Congressional District 5 candidate), it was pointed out that “most people view the Primary as an election in which the parties choose their candidates. Independent voters, those most likely to vote for a third party candidate, tend to wait until the General Election to make their choice.”

In the 2008 Washington State Primary, Constitution Party candidates in Washington State garnered 6% of the vote. Had they been allowed in the General Election instead of being limited to the Primary, under the laws of Washington State, they would have qualified the party for major party status.

“Under state law (RCW 29A.04.086) a major political party is a political party of which at least one nominee for President of the United States, United States Senator, or a statewide office received at least five percent (5%) of the total votes cast in the last general election held in an even-numbered year."

The Top-Two Primary thus successfully denied at least 6% of the population of Washington State a voice in the General Election, and the potential to achieve major party status for any third party in Washington State. In some races, an alternative party or no party choice took as much as 23% where there were opposing candidates (www.vote.wa.gov). In fact, whereas only 1,442,457 votes were cast for governor in the Primary, the gubernatorial candidates received 3,002,862 votes in the general.

Nationally, in the presidential election alone, third parties, including the Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin, gained over 1.5 million votes total, with the Constitution Party being the largest and fastest growing in terms of voter registrations (Ballot Access News - www.ballot-access.org).

The Constitution Party of Washington State calls upon citizens, legislators, as well as major and minor party leadership to craft an equitable system of elections within the state that insures equal representation for all parties, guards against voter fraud and the potential for ballot manipulation, as well as restoring the trust of the people in their Constitutional Right to choose who will best represent their interests.

NEW CANDIDATE WANTS NONPARTISAN AUDITOR

2008-07-17T21:33:00.000-07:00

by Brad Shannon
Published May 17, 2008 in the newolympian.com

Constitution Party leader Glenn Freeman is running for state auditor, saying he would like to make the job nonpartisan.
Freeman, 39, is a Kent resident and 19-year employee of The Boeing Co. with a background in audits and managing auditors. He was careful not to criticize four-term incumbent Democrat Brian Sonntag, but he said it's time for new blood.
"He has been there a long time. He has been sitting kind of comfortable. It's time to recognize the state auditor should never be comfortable, nor should people be comfortable with him," Freeman said.
The challenger said he would seek to make the job nonpartisan and noted he has no other Constitution Party elected officials in the Legislature or executive branch with whom his audits would create conflicts.
"The main reason I'm running is I truly believe a state auditor has to be an independent voice. … I would truly be an independent voice," he said.
On one major issue, he and Sonntag agree: performance audits that the auditor's office began a few years ago as a result of a citizen initiative are a good idea.
Sonntag said his office has received national recognition for its work, and performance audits are a part of the record he intends to run on.
"I look forward to a healthy discussion of the issues," he said.
Freeman will run a low-budget campaign.
"It's sort of like David vs. Goliath, if you want to put it in Biblical terms." Freeman said.

Brad Shannon is political editor for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com.

GLENN FREEMAN FOR AUDITOR

2008-07-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

This entry was posted by Trent Hill on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 8:10 pm on ThirdPartyWatch.com

Glenn Freeman, the state chairman of the Constitution Party in Washington, is running for State Auditor. He was recently covered by the Olympian, which is one of the largest newspapers in Washington. As an employee of Boeing with a background in audits, Freeman is creating quite a bit of interest over his candidacy.
Constitution Party leader Glenn Freeman is running for state auditor, saying he would like to make the job nonpartisan.
Freeman, 39, is a Kent resident and 19-year employee of The Boeing Co. with a background in audits and managing auditors. He was careful not to criticize four-term incumbent Democrat Brian Sonntag, but he said it’s time for new blood.
“He has been there a long time. He has been sitting kind of comfortable. It’s time to recognize the state auditor should never be comfortable, nor should people be comfortable with him,” Freeman said.
The challenger said he would seek to make the job nonpartisan and noted he has no other Constitution Party elected officials in the Legislature or executive branch with whom his audits would create conflicts.

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES MAY BE HURT BY NEW PRIMARY LAW

2008-07-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

By MIKE HUFFMAN
Managing Editor, Spokane Valley Herald

While the top two political parties may have a stranglehold on most elections, a top-two primary election is changing the rules of the game - and not for the better. That, at least, is the contention of Arlene Peck, who is running for Washington state lieutenant governor, and Randall Yearout, who is making a bid for 5th Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers ' seat, as Constitutional Party candidates.

First, the good news: since voters don't pick candidates by party in the Aug. 19 primary any longer, the playing field is wide open for anyone to move onto the Nov. 4 election.
But before this year, third-party candidates always would be automatically represented in the general election - provided there was at least one candidaterunning. That's not true this time around.
That's because 2008 marks the first-ever top-two primary in Washington state. Voters will not have to pick a party when marking ballots and can choose among all the candidates for each office. In each race, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. Such a system works against smaller parties, who - even if they had one candidate per race in the primary - would, by virtue of having their parities represented, have their contenders move on to the general election.
While it is no longer necessary for candidates to declare party affiliation, most choose to do so by stating whether or not they "prefer" one party over the others. Most simply state they prefer the Democratic, Republican or, in some cases, "G.O.P." parties.
"Many candidates will be eliminated during the primary and never have their message heard by the broader public that participates in the general election," Peck said. "I believe (voters) will be shocked to find only two choices on the ballot in November."
In the case of Peck - who believes "the most important aspect of the office of lieutenant governor is to be ready to serve" - she will be in a field of five candidates, including Democratic incumbent Brad Owen. She is the only candidate running from this side of the state and targeted the statewide office to "bring the values of the Constitution party to the attention of the greatest number of people."
Peck, who is retired but does own and manage rental property in the Spokane Valley area, is a former Republican Party activist who worked on the Barry Goldwater presidential campaign and also supported Ronald Reagan when he ran for governor of California and for president. The Minnesota native has lived in Spokane Valley since 1989, is a widow and has one son. She has never before run for office.
In recent years, though, she has found that "the morals of our society are declining, God-given rights are being restricted and regulated, and liberty is slowly being strangled while government grows ever larger, more costly, more intrusive and oppressive regardless of whether Democrats or Republican are in control."
"I believe the time is right for a third-party candidate," Peck said. "There is overwhelming voter dissatisfaction with the two parties currently controlling government.
Yearout, too, has a steep hill to climb with a popular incumbent still in office. But McMorris Rodgers also has to contend with another Republican, Kurt Erickson, along with a pair of Democrats and Libertarian John Beck, who are on the ballot along with Yearout.
Yearout, a resident of Otis Orchards, also is certain that neither Democrats nor Republicans have got it right. If elected, he wants to "begin a restoration of the liberty and freedom that has been steadily eroded by the misapplication of federal authority into the affairs of the people of the union states."
Yearout - who describes himself as a "dad in work boots" - has lived in the area since 1995. He's been married for 27 years, has three children and four grandchildren. He works in heavy equipment construction, operating a crane.
In his mind, the Constitution Party marks a return to "sane government... where principle rules over politics." He has targeted McMorris Rodgers because she "doesn't lead." He says people are hungry for a candidate that actually represents his or her constituents and follows the U.S. Constitution.
"I believe in the blue-collar message of the Constitutional Party - if you give people that option, they'll respond," he said.

Above article appeared in the Spokane Valley New Herald July 4, 2008