Constitution Party (United States)
The Constitution Party is a conservative political party in the United States.
History
The party was founded in 1992 as the U.S. Taxpayers Party. Its members consist mainly of traditional conservatives. It was renamed the Constitution Party in 1999. In some U.S. states, the party shall, however, also known by other names: in Michigan under the name U.S. Taxpayers Party, in Connecticut as Concerned Citizens Party, American Independent Party in California (founded in 1967) and in Nevada as an Independent American Party. When the registered voters who choose the party ranked the Constitution Party in third place. Most of their voters come from the states of California and Nevada.
The party has some profiled members. During the presidential campaign in 1996, Pat Buchanan threatened to run for the U.S. Taxpayers Party, when the Republican Bob Dole would compete with a supporter of pro-choice as his running mate. Dole finally decided to go with Jack Kemp, a proponent of pro-life to come, and received Buchanan's support. The Constitution Party discussed further includes a merger with some " third parties" such as the Reform Party, the Independent American Party, the American Independent Party and the America First Party. A possible merger is still being negotiated, but the process is slow. All of these parties, with the exception of the Reform Party, Michael Peroutka supported as their presidential candidate in the election of 2004.
In the presidential elections of 2004 they could only one of the third parties to increase their share of the vote. Your results improved since the election of 2000 by nearly 40 percent. A further increase in the elections of 2008 was followed by 2012 a significant decline in the share of votes.
Programmatic
The aim is to reduce the role of the central government. State care, bureaucratic regulation and immigration should be restricted. The Constitution Party also stands for the establishment of a fair tax system. Their leaders are among the representatives who want to abolish most forms of federal taxes, especially the income tax. You see a lot of government expenditure ( eg for health care, education, welfare ) than after the 10th Amendment to the Constitution to be unconstitutional.
The party supports the repayment of public debt through a systematic elimination of the debt increase and unconstitutional programs and agencies such as the Ministry of Education, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health. They reject aid from strict and demanding the withdrawal of the United States from international organizations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
In foreign policy, the U.S. should hold back much. The party represents the reduction and ultimately the elimination of the role of the United States in multi-national and international organizations such as the United Nations and advocate the abrogation of most agreements.
They call for a reorientation of immigration policy. Potential immigrants should be excluded from entry into the United States, if their state of health, criminal record or financial situation would constitute a burden for the United States, the states or the people. In addition, the party is against the provision of subsidies for illegal immigrants and against the granting of American citizenship to children whose parents reside in the country illegally. Intended to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants, according to the will of the party, the army may be used.
Controversy
After the National Assembly of the party in 1992 in New Orleans, it was discovered that the organizer of the meeting, Michael Skaggs, had been dismissed by presidential candidate and founder of the party, Howard Phillips, because he had voted at the meeting not for Howard as a presidential candidate. Skaggs, who was also a delegate for the District of Columbia, did not know that a vote in favor of Phillips' was a prerequisite for his job. Skaggs sued against the unfair dismissal and won. At no time Phillips has admitted misconduct or taken responsibility for it.
Election results
Rick Jore moved with 2,210 ( 56.2%) votes in 2006 to the House of Representatives from Montana one after 2004 was narrowly missed with only one citizen's vote residue.
In Pennsylvania, Jim Clymer received in the Senate election campaign in 2004 220.056 ( 3.96% ) votes in the fight against the incumbent U.S. Senator Arlen Specter.