Constitution Party of Massachusetts

By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
February 22, 2008

The last thing we need is another liberal neocon in the White House. If the Presidency of George W. Bush proved anything, it proved the hazard of electing phony Republican conservatives. At least one is able to clearly see a liberal for what he or she is when they have a “D” behind their name. But put an “R” behind the name and suddenly their liberal, Big-Government, anti-freedom agenda is barely recognized, which makes a liberal Republican much more dangerous than a liberal Democrat.

Let me say it straight out: a John McCain Presidency would be far worse than a Barack Obama Presidency. With a Democrat in the White House, conservatives and Christians suddenly find their principles and are able to offer resistance. Put a Republican in the Oval Office, however, and those same people become blind, deaf, and dumb to most any principle they profess.

Nowhere is McCain’s chicanery and duplicity more jeopardous than in the area of the right to keep and bear arms. On issues relating to the Second Amendment, John McCain is a disaster! For example, the highly respected Gun Owners of America (GOA) rates McCain with a grade of F-. McCain’s failing grade is well deserved.

John McCain sponsored an amendment to S. 1805 on March 2, 2004 that would outlaw the private sale of firearms at gun shows. According to GOA, the provision would effectively eliminate gun shows, because every member of an organization sponsoring a gun show could be imprisoned if the organization fails to notify each and every “person who attends the special firearms event of the requirements [under the Brady Law].”

John McCain also sponsored an Incumbent Protection provision to the so-called “Campaign Finance Reform” bill, which severely curtails the ability of outside groups (such as GOA) to communicate the actions of incumbent politicians to members and supporters prior to an election.

The GOA report of the 106th Congress reveals that out of 15 votes relating to the right to keep and bear arms, Senator John McCain voted favorably only 4 times. Put that into a percentage and McCain’s pro-Second Amendment voting record is a pathetic 27%.

In addition, GOA warns that John McCain supported legislation that would force federal agents to increase efforts in arresting and convicting honest gun owners who may inadvertently violate one of the many federal anti-gun laws, which punish mere technicalities, such as gun possession.

For example, if John McCain’s proposed legislation were to become law, a gun owner who travels with a gun through a school zone or who uses one of the family handguns to go target shooting with a 15-year old could be sent to prison. And a person who uses a gun for self-defense could be sent to prison for a mandatory minimum of five years.

But there is so much more to the McCain madness.

Former California State Senator H.L. “Bill” Richardson wrote this about John McCain, “He’s [McCain’s] proven his dislike for conservatives and would gut us at every opportunity.

“Why do I say that? Because of three decades of experience as a Republican California Senator and a fifty year activist in the conservative movement. I have first hand, in-their-face experience with elitist RINO’s (Republican in Name Only) office holders. They are biblically ignorant, power hungry, status seeking egotists who have no difficulty aiding their liberal Democrat colleagues whenever their arms are politely twisted. The one thing they have in common with liberal Democrats is their dislike for all conservatives, especially those who are Bible-believing. McCain, as president, would stifle the voices of elected Republican leaders and try to legislate the conservative movement out of existence.”

Senator Richardson went on to say that he would in no way vote for John McCain, if indeed McCain is the Republican nominee (which he obviously will be).

I wonder how many gun owners and other professing pro-freedom Americans have already fallen victim to McCain’s phony conservative campaign? Do they not realize that they are giving a rope to the hangman? And that they–conservatives and gun owners–are the ones who McCain will send to the gallows? What is wrong with the American people these days? Have they not been betrayed enough by these phony conservative Republicans?

For example, President George W. Bush recently nominated Michael Sullivan to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Sullivan is one of the nation’s most rabid anti-gunners. GOA’s Larry Pratt describes Sullivan as being “as anti-gun as Ted Kennedy.” Honest gun owners, lawful firearms dealers, and law-abiding gun show operators could have no worse enemy within the federal government than Michael Sullivan. We could expect no worse from Hillary Clinton. And a John McCain Presidency would doubtless give us more of the same.

Regarding the Second Amendment, the American people have no better friend than Ron Paul. He has a 20-year proven track record of fidelity to the right to keep and bear arms. The GOA rates Congressman Paul with a grade of A+. According to GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt, Ron Paul has been a leader in the fight to defend and restore the Second Amendment. He has sponsored legislation to repeal the following: the Brady law; the requirement to lock up your guns; the law permitting the U.S. to be part of the U.N (which, among other attacks on American freedoms, seeks to ban privately transferred firearms); participation in UNESCO; federal prohibitions on any pilot wishing to carry a handgun to and in his cockpit; and the so-called “assault weapons” ban (prior to its sunsetting in 2004).

Ron Paul has also sponsored legislation requiring states to treat the concealed carry permit of one state the same as they do that state’s driver’s license. Dr. Paul also opposes a national ID card, which would be a tool of government to identify gun ownership.

Gun owners (along with conservatives and Christians of all sorts) should be ashamed of themselves for allowing an angry, gun-grabbing liberal such as John McCain to become the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, while rejecting the candidacy of one of America’s most principled pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, pro-Constitution, and pro-freedom legislators of this generation: Congressman Ron Paul.

I say again, the last thing we need is another liberal neocon in the White House. John McCain may have an “R” behind his name, but he is just another establishment liberal: one America cannot afford.

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True Conservatives Join Dobson, Coulter Saying: “I Will Never Vote For McCain

Lancaster, PA: Prominent conservatives are joining an increasing number of Americans nationwide crying ‘foul’ on GOP ‘front-runner’ and heir apparent to the presidential Republican nomination, John McCain. “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine,” Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) told the Boston Globe. “He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.”

The country’s largest and fastest-growing third party based on voter registration, (Ballot Access News) the Constitution Party, responded to Tuesday’s Potomac Primary results by echoing the sentiment of Values Voter-driven Family Research Council president Tony Perkins:

“Our allegiance is not to a political party but to a cause. We are not bound to vote for a candidate simply because he or she is the choice of a particular party… We are not… in this process to win at the expense of our beliefs… Vote your values! (http://www.frcaction.org/).

The Constitution Party points to Sen. John McCain’s voting record as completely at odds with the “values” of the genuine conservative voter.

“McCain is dead wrong on virtually every issue of importance to constitutionalists”, noted Constitution Party National Committee Chairman Jim Clymer. “McCain’s alliance with the left makes him indistinguishable from the Democrats running for president. He never met a liberal piece of legislation that he didn’t like”, Clymer added saying, “Just look at what McCain’s hook-ups brought us: The McCain-Feingold assault on free speech and the McCain- Kennedy amnesty free-for-all for starters.

Voters who want immigration reform are being offered a pro-amnesty Democrat and a pro-amnesty Republican. That’s hardly a choice”, Clymer noted.

“How many voters know John McCain considered changing parties at one point and becoming a Democrat? (TheHill.com) Why bother?” Clymer asked, noting: “McCain’s sold out his principles and his party so often it’s hard to keep track. Can conservative voters forgive the deal he made with Democrats over judicial nominations? Hopefully Americans won’t let Senator McCain’s POW experience overshadow his political record”, Clymer noted, pointing to the words of conservative columnist Thomas Sowell who said “Benedict Arnold was a war hero but that did not exempt him from condemnation for his later betrayal. Being a war hero is not a lifetime get-out-of-jail-free card. And becoming President of the United States is not a matter of rewarding an individual for past services”.

The Constitution Party applauds the message of true constitutionalist Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul while encouraging voters to consider the third party option in November. “Those of us who work to advance true conservative political ideals know the two “Big Box” parties are so much alike they will not bring about the “change” we hear so much about. The 2006 elections and the turnout in the Republican primaries are proof. In the Super Tuesday primary 14.6 million Democrats thought the presidential nomination was worth getting out to vote, and only 8.3 million Republicans bothered,” Clymer noted. Even Republican Party stalwart Newt Gingrich predicted doom for the GOP saying: “That is a warning of a catastrophic election”.(http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=661).

“This year, conservatives will make it clear in the general election, that they’ve had enough and will finally vote for a candidate that best represents their beliefs, even if that candidate doesn’t have an “R” or a “D” after his name”, Clymer predicted.

Pastor Chuck Baldwin

“In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.” Daniel 5:5 (KJV)

“And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided.” Daniel 5:26-28 (KJV)

Secularists will not admit it, but nations rise and fall at the pleasure of Almighty God. America’s founders certainly understood this fact. Even Benjamin Franklin, who was one of the least spiritual of America’s Founding Fathers, told the delegates at the constitutional convention, “We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that ‘Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.’ I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel.”

Our first and greatest President, George Washington, agreed with Franklin. He said, “No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States.”

Thomas Jefferson, too, believed that nations rose and fell before God. He said, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath?”

The sentiments expressed by Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson were expressed almost universally by America’s founders. From the founding of these United States and throughout most of our history, people (even our leaders) understood that “God governs in the affairs of men” (Franklin). We understood that it was not so much our military might, industrial strength, or financial stability, but divine blessing that secured our liberty. We believed that scriptural injunction, “The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.” Proverbs 21:31 (KJV) However, it appears obvious that most Americans (including Christians), and especially most of our political leaders, have forgotten this principle.

As a result, many of us are asking the question, Is the handwriting on the wall for America? Have our days been numbered by God? Is our republic finished? Will God divide and conquer our country? Many are suggesting that the signs indicate the answer is yes.

For one thing, we have a federal government that is totally out of control. The checks and balances that were built into our constitution have been all but eviscerated. For the most part, the people have no real input into their governance anymore. Between Big Media, Big Business, and vote fraud, even honest and fair elections may be a thing of the past.

The American people cannot trust their government spokesmen–or the media that is entrusted with the task of keeping them honest–to tell them the truth. The dishonesty and duplicity of our political and business leaders have produced an almost universal distrust among the American people. We have been lied to so often that it is hard to remember when we were last told the truth by almost anyone in Washington, D.C., especially at the Executive level.

We have been lied to about the Kennedy assassination, the USS Liberty, Waco, 9/11, the war in Iraq, the Oklahoma City bombing, and virtually every other major American tragedy. It is to the point that we cannot believe ANYTHING that this government–and its toadies in the media–tells us. Even our Christian leaders have bought into this deception.

Either wittingly or unwittingly, our Christian leaders are party to deceiving the American people. For example, not only do they refuse to do any serious investigation into the shenanigans of the Bush administration, they refuse to even listen to the factual investigations that have been done. Willful ignorance has destroyed the Church in America today.

Just look how our illustrious Christian leaders are beginning to coalesce around the corrupt candidacy of John McCain (as if a McCain Presidency would be any better than a Democratic one).

Remember, it was Senator John McCain who single-handedly shut down the investigation and effort to bring home American POWs from Vietnam and surrounding countries. Why would a former POW do such a thing, unless, as reported by other Vietnam Vets who are in the know, it was to keep those POWs from coming home and testifying to McCain’s collaboration with his communist captors?

Remember, it is Senator John McCain who is committed to granting amnesty to tens of millions of illegal aliens. It is John McCain who has an F- grade from the Gun Owners of America for his miserable anti-Second Amendment voting record in the U.S. Senate. It is John McCain who was the ringleader of the infamous (not to mention unethical) Keating Five, who cost America taxpayers more than $160 billion.

As a longstanding member of the globalist Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), John McCain will most definitely support the march toward a North American Union, the NAFTA superhighway, and the creation of a North American currency, called the AMERO. He will also pursue George W. Bush’s neocon policy of empire building and preemptive war. As Pat Buchanan said, “John McCain will make Dick Cheney look like Gandhi.”

I encourage readers to take a look at my previous exposé on John McCain.

Add to the above the collaboration between Big Business and Big Government in a continual, covert conspiracy to spy on the American people. See how our government is selling America’s financial interests–not to mention our security interests–to foreign powers. Good grief! Our government is even selling our own infrastructure to foreign powers.

Notice, too, how those who refuse to go along with this New World Order are treated by the political and media establishments. See how they virtually ignored Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, and Tom Tancredo. Even the liberal Democrat, Dennis Kucinich, was ignored and lampooned, because he dared to question the globalist agenda of the elites in Washington, D.C., and New York City. See, especially, how they demonized Congressman Ron Paul. As Dr. Paul’s campaign grew, so did the attacks against him from the media and political elites. Even Christian leaders opposed him.

I was one of only a handful of Christian ministers with any kind of a national following who publicly endorsed Ron Paul. Where was John Hagee? Where was Pat Robertson? Where was James Dobson? Where was Tony Perkins? They were all supporting establishment neocons Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, or even Rudy Giuliani.

I continue to support Ron Paul, although I believe the only way he can effectively bring his revolution to the forefront of America is to seek the Presidency via a third party ticket. I, therefore, strongly urge Dr. Paul to continue his Presidential campaign by obtaining the nomination of the Constitution Party. (It is his for the taking, should he pursue it.) The Republican Party is too corrupt, too sympathetic to New World Order ideologues to allow principled patriots such as Ron Paul to obtain the nomination. In fact, a John McCain administration will finish whatever semblance of conservatism yet remains in the GOP. McCain’s nomination makes it all the more imperative that we break the two-party death grip that is choking the life out of America. If Ron Paul would take the bull by the horns right now and run as a third party candidate, he just might be the man who could do it. Otherwise, it is just another sign that the handwriting is already on the wall.

Of course, America’s pastors and churches are in the unique position of being able to lead our people to a revival of honesty and integrity. Yes, they have the power to restore Biblical principles and constitutional government to America’s public life. However, it would first require that they step away from their own infatuation and preoccupation with money and power long enough to see the handwriting themselves. That they refuse to do so is another sign that the handwriting is already on the wall.

One does not have to possess the gift of prophecy to read the signs. The handwriting is there as plain as day in letters large enough that even a blind man can read them.

Christians should not bury their heads in their theology books, however. Instead of wringing their hands and simply waiting for Jesus to return, we need to get in the fight to restore our constitutional republic. The foundation is still there; and millions of people–churched and unchurched–are ready and willing to fight with us. Plus, who can tell what God will do with a serious effort to restore liberty and independence in this land?

As Patrick Henry said during our initial struggle for independence, “[W]e shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”

Is the handwriting on the wall for America? Yes it is. But that does not mean there is nothing we can do. We can do everything we should do, knowing that there is a God in Heaven who “presides over the destinies of Nations.” The fact is, the friends of liberty Patrick Henry spoke of may be found in the most unlikely places and faces. So be it. We are not trying to build a Sunday School class; we are trying to preserve our constitutional republic.

In so doing, we need political leaders such as Ron Paul, spiritual leaders such as Pastors Tony Romo and James Riddle (for my list of “Black Regiment” pastors, go here, educators such as David Alan Black and Steven Yates, business leaders such as Frank Fluckiger and William H. Ball, Jr., attorneys such as Edwin Vieira, Jr., and Herb Titus, journalists and writers such as Jerome Corsi and John McManus, film makers such as Ron Maxwell, and everyday patriots such as you and me.

Besides, God may think it is time to divide the kingdom out of the hands of the globalist elitists and place it back where it belongs: with “We the people.” What say you?

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© 2008 Chuck Baldwin - All Rights Reserved

Chuck Baldwin is Founder-Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Baldwin is also the host of a lively, hard-hitting syndicated radio talk show “Chuck Baldwin Live” This is a daily, one hour long call-in show and was the Constitution Party vice-presidential nominee in 2004.

To learn more about his radio talk show please visit his web site at: www.chuckbaldwinlive.com. When responding, please include your name, city and state

Greetings All:

Merriam Webster dictionary defines ‘treason’ as follows, 1: the betrayal of a trust :treachery. It is an understatement to say our government has betrayed our trust.  Their daily usurping of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is treasonous and should be a call to action for all Patriotic Americans who love Fredom, and Cherish our National Sovereignty.

As I begin to work on my Federal Income Tax filing. You know, that un-constitutional government extortion of ‘personal property’ i.e. wages (not income) from We the People, I thought it would be a good time to send out my annual re-circulation of a commentary of mine titled, “Money Trail To Socialism” attached below.  Hopefully it helps in getting you in the festive mood of complying with one of the biggest “ponzi schemes” in the history of this once “Great Republic.”

If you happen to be one who believes communism was defeated, think again.  We have American Presidents, Presidential Candidates, Media ‘puppets’, and ignorant Americans refering to our country as a ‘Democracy’, Karl Marx (Mr. Communism himself) said, “Democracy is the road to socialism” ,  Comrade Vladimir Lenin, former dictator of the Communist U.S.S.R. said, “The goal of socialism is communism.”

The dots are being connected folks!  With the current choices in the 2008 Presidential election, we should be on track to make Lenin’s ‘goal’ reality.

Yours In Liberty,
Steve
“Veritas Vos Liberabit”

Money Trail to Socialism

By Steven E. Moran, Jr.

January 5, 2007

It’s Income Tax filing season again; the time when we willingly put our signature of approval to the year long extortion of wages that has been perpetrated against us despite the fact the federal government refuses to identify the tax law that authorizes them to confiscate such wages.  Fact is, you can’t identify law that doesn’t exist! Former IRS Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews once said, “The income tax is fulfilling the Marxist prophecy that the surest way to destroy a capitalist society is by steeply graduated taxes on income and heavy levies upon the estates of people when they die. Maybe we ought to see that every person who gets a tax return receives a copy of the Communist Manifesto with it so he can see what’s happening to him.” For those who may not know, the Communist Manifesto is the work of none other than Karl Marx, also known as the Father of Communism.  Marxism believes in the abolition of private property, denial of family inheritance, centralization of the banks by means of a national bank with an exclusive monopoly, and free education for all children in public schools. There is more, but I think you can get the picture.  If some of this sounds familiar, it ‘s because it is happening at varying levels right here in the good ole USA .  Look at the number of eminent domain cases recently.  In most cases, the government is misusing this law to remove Americans from their private property for use by other private enterprise. It doesn’t get much more un-American than denying a person the right to unfettered ownership of private property.  The current inheritance tax is unconstitutional, and just short of the Marxist dogma of denying survivors of the deceased it’s family inheritance.  Today, our free public schools would be more accurately described as government indoctrination centers.  Our public schools denounce prayer in a country founded on Judeo–Christian principles.  Despite what the secularist would like us to believe, our heritage is undeniable.  George Washington once said; “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.” During a speech in 1779 he said; “What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus.”  This is certainly not the emphasis of our public schools today.  As a matter of fact it is totally forbidden; instead the Marxist agenda of moral relativism now corrupts the minds of children in public schools throughout the country.  Marx’s call for centralization of the banks as it relates to America is a clear reference to the Federal Reserve; this private banking cartel is indeed a monopoly to say the least.   I talked about this in my previous essay, “Oatmeal, Potatoes, and the Federal Reserve. It is my hope that this essay can serve as Part 2, and continue connecting the dots in tracking the Money Trail To Socialism.

The ingenious part of this insidious plan is the fact that it is being done with our money.  Dr Laurence J. Peter,  Canadian born educator, and best known for his formulation of the “Peter Principle”, once said, “ America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.” Americans now surrender approximately 50% of gross earnings to this system of government extortion, and other forms of taxation.  It is estimated that the average American taxpayer must work from January thru May just to meet their alleged tax obligations for the year.  First, the government taxes our wages before we see a dime. The same money is taxed again upon the purchase of most goods and services.   Stop to fill up your car at a gas station… government taxes you.  Drive the interstate…government taxes you.  Buy some tickets for a ball game…government taxes you.  Pop open a cold one…government taxes you.  Book an airline flight for a family vacation…government taxes you.  Reserve a hotel room for that vacation…government taxes you.  Achieve the American dream and buy a home for your family…government taxes you.  Make a home improvement on your private property…government taxes you.  Make a phone call…government taxes you.  Turn on a light in your home…government taxes you.  Adjust your heat thermostat…government taxes you.  Flush the toilet…government taxes you.  Turn on your television…government taxes you.  Exercise your 2^nd Amendment right and purchase a firearm…government taxes you.  Stressed out over all this taxation, take a moment to enjoy a relaxing cigar…oops…government taxes you.  After a fleecing like this, one would think the taxman is content; Wrong! Eventually we succumb to the second necessary evil of life, and pass on. The federal government then has the audacity to extend its condolences to the family of the deceased in the form of the “Death Tax”.

This is Marxism at work folks!  When the government is allowed to invent ways to steal the “fruits of the people’s labor”, economic freedom is sure to suffer, and the inevitable result at best, will lead to Socialism.  Vladimir I.

Lenin, the first Russian dictator of the Soviet Union, a student of Karl Marx, and remembered as the man who put Marx’s ideas to practical use once said; “The way to crush the bourgeoisie (middle class) is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.”  That grind has certainly taken its toll on Americans.  It’s been ninety-four years of unlawful taxation and still one has to wonder if Americans realize what is happening to them.  Perhaps former IRS Commissioner Andrew’s suggestion, to include a copy of the Communist Manifesto with our tax returns will awaken us from our apathetic state, and allow us to see what is happening to us.  Of course, we’ll probably be taxed for it!
Yours In Liberty ,
Steve
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Mr. Moran resides in New Bedford, MA with his wife and two sons.  He served over 20 years in the U.S. Military, until retiring in 2005.  He is a member of the Constitution Party National Committee, and a staunch advocate for constitutional government, and the preservation of our national sovereignty He can be reached by email at semoran@verizon.net

Super Tuesday is behind us, and for many there were no surprises.

The GOP presidential candidates who stood for the Constitution, individual liberty, and a sound economy, were marginalized by the national media and the party machine.

But the machine no longer has a monopoly, and the countless millions who share our passion for liberty and limited government don’t need to play by its rules and choose between supporting John McCain or staying home on Election Day.

There is a party that embraces their vision and whose presidential candidate will be on the ballot in November. That party is the Constitution Party.

Ron Paul’s message to his supporters on Friday, February 8 confirms that the likelihood of a brokered convention is greatly diminished, that he will NOT run a Third Party campaign in 2008 and that he will remain in the GOP to focus on his re-election to Congress.

We owe Dr. Paul a very great debt of gratitude for all he has done to revive and energize interest in freedom and our US Constitution, and also for making clear his plans for the remainder of 2008.

For those who put their heart and soul into supporting Ron Paul’s presidential campaign we all have the challenge to make sure that there is a constitutional choice for president on the ballot in all 50 states this November!

The results of the primaries make it clear that the Republican Party really stands for big government, less freedom and an end to national sovereignty.

No wonder they pulled out all the stops to marginalize Ron Paul. But there was something they didn’t count on and couldn’t control – his supporters could not be silenced. From coast to coast they shook the foundations of the main stream media and conventional wisdom.

Dr. Paul woke a sleeping giant in the form of millions of Americans, whose passion, energy and determination is simply too strong to go silent. The principles expressed by Dr. Paul and embraced by his supporters are the bedrock of what made America great, and those principles are embodied in the Constitution Party platform.

A party dedicated to securing our borders, eliminating the IRS, and a return to a sound monetary system. A party committed to stopping the national ID card, protecting privacy and liberty, preserving gun rights and protecting the unborn. A party opposed to unconstitutional trade agreements and undeclared wars.

Unlike the Republican Party which rejected Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter, the Constitution Party embraces much of the philosophy and principles that they articulated. Any candidate of their stature and history would be welcomed in the Constitution Party.

We are confident that many hardworking Americans, like those who made the Ron Paul Revolution the phenomenon it is, recognize that the battle has just started and the place to continue those heroic efforts is with millions of likeminded people in the Constitution Party.

We invite you to Join Now and work with us to Restore the American Dream.

Yours for Liberty,

James N. Clymer
Constitution Party National Chairman

Dear Friend of the Constitution Party,

Did you know that you won’t be able to cast your vote for the Constitution Party presidential candidate unless he is listed on your state’s ballot on Election Day?

And are you aware that gaining ballot access requires collecting thousands upon thousands of signatures on petitions all across the country?

I am writing to you today to urgently remind you that we must work NOW to gain ballot lines.

The Constitution Party will be the only party running a truly constitutional candidate for President in November, and I need your help to ensure that voters in every state have the option to vote for our candidate.

Time is critical, and frankly I’m concerned. We can’t risk losing any states by waiting until the last minute! We absolutely must be working to qualify every state immediately.

But the deck is stacked against us. To qualify in several states with deadlines coming up soon means collecting almost 85,000 signatures.

Our volunteers alone can’t collect that many signatures. We must have the funds to hire professional petition circulators in these states and that will cost over $150,000.

Will you help me put this funding in place by clicking here to make a contribution?

You know the incredible impact that the internet “Money Bombs” had in the Ron Paul campaign so we all know it simply takes a lot of people giving just a little to make a huge difference. I am asking you to help make a difference by contributing what you can and we’ll have that $150,000 in just a few days.

One look at the major party presidential candidates reminds us that at no time has the danger to our freedom and values been greater, or the price for inaction been higher.

And polls show that more Americans than ever are fed up - and ready for a third party. A Zogby.com poll reveals overwhelming voter dissatisfaction with the two parties currently controlling government. ( http://zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1332)

Ballot access NOW in as many states as we can afford may allow us to entice Senator Bob Smith, Judge Roy Moore, Ambassador Alan Keyes, Dr. Jerome Corsi or Dr. Chuck Baldwin to seek the Constitution Party nomination.

I appeal to you once again to help the Constitution Party by CLICKING HERE to make a contribution that will enable us all to have a political alternative to the Republicans and Democrats.

I have professional circulators lined up to help us, but we have a no-debt policy, and my commitment to it won’t allow me to start them until we have the money to pay them. So you can see why I so urgently need your contribution right away.

It’s up to us. Together, we can return our country to the principles that built this great Republic.

Yours for Liberty,

James N. Clymer, National Chairman

Your contribution is critical to our effort to gain ballot access in all 50 states. Please help me hire the professional circulators we need by making your most generous possible contribution HERE.

Chuck Baldwin
February 15, 2008

It is time to say it: the two major parties hold a death grip on the American people. Instead of representing the people, both the Republican and Democrat parties are bought and paid for by special interest groups and multinational corporations. Neither party pays any attention to the U.S. Constitution but both are largely marching in lockstep toward bigger and bigger government. Both Republicans and Democrats eagerly sacrifice what’s good for the country for what’s good for the party. As they now exist, neither major party deserves the support of patriotic Americans.

Furthermore, blind allegiance to the two major parties has created a “lesser of two evils” mindset that has warped the thinking and perverted the values of otherwise good people. What people would never accept in any other venue of society, they gladly and willingly accept from their chosen party’s candidates.

People expect honesty and integrity from clergymen, bankers, doctors, businessmen, realtors, journalists, and even used car salesmen. Those same people, however, quickly tolerate and even excuse dishonesty and chicanery from their chosen political party.

Ever since George W. Bush became President of these United States, I have watched in disbelief as my fellow Christian conservatives have not only looked the other way as Bush repeatedly betrayed conservative/constitutional principles, but have willingly and enthusiastically supported his apostasy. Many of them are continuing to do the same thing by supporting the Big-Government, pro-amnesty, pro-gun control, pro-100-year war, grubby candidacy of John McCain. Good grief! Pat Robertson even endorsed the soiled candidacy of the liberal cross-dresser, Rudy Giuliani.

It is clear, therefore, that conservatives are more than willing to support and defend someone they know to be unfaithful to both their oath of office and to bedrock conservative principles. In other words, it does not matter a whit to them whether their candidate tells the truth, obeys the Constitution, or even demonstrates fidelity to the fundamental principles of liberty. If he has an “R” behind his name, conservatives will support him.

However, the same people who will justify dishonesty in the lives of their favored party’s politicians would never accept such conduct from anyone else. Furthermore, many of these conservatives actually call themselves Christians; many are preachers. They preach and teach the virtues of honesty and integrity from the pulpit. They teach boys and girls to be honest and virtuous: to put the principles of right above personal wealth or benefit. Then, they turn around and support these lying politicians, many of whom are fornicating, greedy, arrogant reprobates. What is even more amazing is that they find no inconsistency with what they are doing.

In his Farewell Address, our first and greatest President, George Washington, eloquently lobbied the American people to guard against over-infatuation with political parties. Anyone reading his warnings today will be impressed with his insight and wisdom. Virtually everything he predicted has come to pass. Blind loyalty to political parties has corrupted our public institutions, blinded the hearts and minds of the American people, and opened wide the door to undue foreign influence.

If everyone who believes and teaches honesty and accountability would put it into practice when they walk into the voting booth, we could put a stop to this pathetic practice of electing dishonest and despicable people to high public office. Instead of hiding their own character and integrity under the bushel basket of party partisanship, voters could be proud of the fact that they are actually helping to set the ship of state aright by electing men and women of honesty and character.

Although I do not share this opinion, many people believe Abraham Lincoln to be one of America’s greatest presidents (I think he was one of the worst). Personal opinion aside, it is a fact that Lincoln’s election and subsequent influence upon this country was huge. Therefore, it is more than significant to realize that Lincoln was first elected from a four-person race with only 39% of the popular vote. Even more significant is the fact that at that time the Republican Party was a minor party, having been formed only a few years earlier. So much for the argument that a minor party cannot win a major election.

In practically every Presidential election, there are candidates from a variety of independent or “third” parties on the ballot. To ignore them merely because they are not Republicans or Democrats is absurd. Furthermore, it is more than obvious that the GOP will not tolerate principled candidates running for President. The recent Presidential candidacies of Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, Alan Keyes, and Ron Paul make this abundantly clear.

While it may still be appropriate to support state and local Republican candidates, at the Presidential level, it is waste of time–and a wasted vote–to support the establishment Republican candidates. They are all Big-Government liberals. Yes, that includes Mike Huckabee.

I recommend that people seriously consider voting for a Third Party candidate this November. Start by taking a close look at the Constitution Party.

http://www.constitutionparty.com/

The Constitution Party (the third largest political party in America) has a proven track record of fidelity to pro-life, conservative principles and to constitutional government. I further believe it is time for principled columnists and journalists such as Charley Reese to start encouraging voters to support principled, independent candidates. The same goes for leaders of the Religious Right such as Tony Perkins, James Dobson, and Phyllis Schlafly. For them to continue to ignore good, independent candidates only serves to strengthen and augment the two-party death grip.

It is more than interesting that more people are currently registered as Independents than either Republican or Democrat. But it is not enough to register as an Independent, we must start voting Independent. Remember, the object is to elect honest and honorable leaders for our country, not to promote and protect the private agendas of the fat cats who control the two major parties.

It increasingly appears that the two major parties will force the American people to choose between the fascistic John McCain or the Marxist Barack Obama. Is that really the kind of choice we are willing to accept? Are we really content to continue to vote the “party line,” no matter what damage results?

Let’s face it, folks: the two major parties are strangling the life out of this country. It is indeed a death grip. Something drastic must be done, and it must be done NOW! Since it does not appear that either major party is salvageable (at the national level), it is up to “We the people” to take matters into our own hands. This means bypassing the mainstream press and relying more on the Internet for our news and information. And it means bypassing the two major parties and voting for Independent candidates for President.

If Michael Bloomberg throws his hat in the Presidential ring, it will already be a three-man race. A strong independent conservative contender would make it a viable four-man race (just like 1860). At that point, anything could happen. But first, we must awaken to the reality of the two-party death grip, and then decide to do something about it. I am ready. How about you?

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Dear Fellow Constitution Party Members and Friends,

Like many others, I was sorely disappointed in Ron Paul’s decision this weekend to stay within the Republican Party. Quoting from his letter:

“Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties — just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.”

I have been thrilled with how much attention and support Ron Paul has received. Never before have I seen our values and beliefs get so much attention from the mainstream media. He has done more than any other person to raise our standard high. I publicly endorsed the man, and was a Ron Paul for President precinct captain. However, I was saddened by his refusal to take his candidacy to the next step.

Ron Paul would have made an incredible Constitution Party nominee. He would have brought more people into the party, united us under one banner, and given us more exposure than ever before. Ron Paul supporters are enthusiastic, dedicated Constitutionalists who are willing to sacrifice and work for their cause. Paul’s views clearly have no home in the GOP (thus his poor primary polling numbers) but would have received much better numbers in a general election. Republicans may not have elected him, but Americans could have.

Yet, Dr. Paul knows he will not capture the GOP nod and believes he should focus on keeping his seat in Congress. I have heard many others echo this same sentiment. What a loss it would be for us to lose Ron Paul in Congress – our ONLY voice in Washington. I share those concerns, but I have a far greater scheme in mind.

We often hear it said that freedom is never free. That is 100% correct. If we wish to regain our freedom and God-given liberty, we must be willing to sacrifice. If it means losing a House seat, we must be willing to sacrifice that for the greater good and future of the nation.

The Ron Paul Revolution often reminds us of another revolution back in 1776. In that year, 55 men signed the Declaration of Independence. They signed this document knowing this would sever all ties with England. It was a point of no return. Not only was there no longer a safety net, each of these signers knew should they lose in their efforts, this document would turn into their death warrant. They were willing to sacrifice everything. Now it is our turn.

If we are ever going to win the fight for freedom and liberty, we must be willing to put all on the line. Ron Paul took the first step, and now has decided to go back to the safety of his Congressional district. I applaud his efforts and thank him for his hard work. But, someone needs to pick up the mantle. Some needs to pick up where he left off – that is the job of the Constitution Party.

I do not know who our nominee will be. We have some excellent possibilities – Chuck Baldwin, Bob Smith, Alan Keyes, Judge Roy Moore, or others who are willing to throw their hat into the ring. But no matter who our nominee is, there is hard work for us ahead. We must all be willing to sacrifice and lay it all on the line in the next months leading up to November.

Our first step is choosing a nominee. We ought to be praying right now for God’s guidance in this crucial area. We want just the right man. Along with this, each state should be trying their best to get as many people to Kansas City for the convention as possible. Your voice cannot be heard if your body is not present.

Second, we need to secure ballot access for our nominee. No matter who we choose, they have no possibility of success if people cannot vote for him. This is difficult in some states. It will take great amounts of effort to see this accomplished. Yet, let us remember – it is worth the effort, the time and the money involved. We are fighting for freedom!

Third, we need to get the word out. We ought to be willing to sacrifice our time and go door-to-door and let people know we exist! Let’s get the bumper stickers and yard signs out for all to see. Let’s write the editors of our papers and take every opportunity to let everyone know what we stand for!

This may mean taking time off of work. This will require great amounts of money. In a word: sacrifice. I know not everyone can give thousands or take off much time from work. But we all can do something. Together, we can all do something great.

2008 can be the greatest year the Constitution Party has ever had. Our message is getting out there. Ron Paul had a lot of success. Ron Paul did not have success in the Republican party, because his views are not Republican views – they are Constitutional. Constitutional values transcend this two-party system and reaches out into all demographics, voting blocs and social classes. We can make some headway.

Last year, I ran for Congress in a special election. At first, my only goal was to get on the ballot in order to give the party some exposure. I now look back on that as the biggest mistake of my campaign. You see, I never thought any one would listen to me. Boy, was I wrong! I had to turn down speaking engagements! We have an audience out there. I live in liberal Massachusetts, but everyday I found more people who believe just as we do. They are out there. Had I actually set the goal of winning that election, who knows what could have happened?

Being Ron Paul’s precinct captain here in Brockton, MA, I paid close attention to the voter turn-out on February 5 (Super Tuesday). Our Secretary of State boasted of a great voter turn-out that day – 30%. That was a great turn-out! That means 70% of those registered to vote did not vote! They chose to sit out. That means two things. First, it means that we still do not know what the majority of voters in Massachusetts think. We know that the minority of citizens that show-up to the polls are liberal. This gives us 70%, millions of people, to work with! That is encouraging. Second, this statistic means the overwhelming majority of registered voters are not happy with their current crop of choices. They are not thrilled with anyone in the two major parties, at least not enough to drive to a voting place. America is ripe for a third party.

Now is not the time to be discouraged because one man has decided not to run with us. Now is the time to dig in our heals and prepare for the fight ahead. I’ve said it once, and I will say it again – Liberty is worth the fight!

Because of Grace,

Kevin Thompson,
Rom 1:15

http://kevinjthompson.wordpress.com

Mitt Romney is an attractive candidate who has a seemingly endless supply of money. He is an articulate, clean-cut Republican with a respectable track record in business and executive experience. To top it all off, he stands for lower taxes and tighter broader security, while claiming to be pro-life and pro-family. He claims to have led the charge against homosexual marriage while governor of Massachusetts. Best of all, he evokes the name of Ronal Reagan whenever he get the chance. What is not to like about this guy?

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Brian Camenker of MassResistance. Brian explains for us there much to dislike concerning Mitt Romney. Camenker, a pro-family advocate in the former governor’s state, begins to unravel the Romney deception. When the facts are unveiled, you will see a man who made access to abortion easier in Massachusetts, who promised to be a better advocate for homosexual rights than Ted Kennedy, and who actually made homosexual marriage a legal reality. Ronald Reagan must be turning in his grave each time his name is mentioned in the same breath as Romney.

Listen to this podcast and you will see that any true conservative will run, not walk away, from the Mitt Romney campaign.

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Kevin Thompson is an Assistant Pastor in MA, a former candidate for the US House of representatives, as well as a member of the Constitution Party of Massachusetts state committee. You can read his blog at http://kevinjthompson.wordpress.com