United States Constitution Party
The Constitution Party is a conservative third party in the
United States, founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992. Its name was changed to the Constitution Party in 1999,
but some state affiliate parties have different names. The Michigan affiliate has kept the US Taxpayers Party name in order to
retain ballot status, and in Connecticut the affiliate is the Concerned Citizens Party.
The Constitution Party ranks third nationally in registered voters, most of which come from two states: California, in which the affiliate is the American Independent Party, founded in 1967, and
Nevada, in which the affiliate is named the Independent
American Party. According to Richard Winger, the editor of Ballot Access
News, and other observers, the word "Independent" in the party name may have attracted the registrations of voters intending
to declare themselves unaffiliated with any party.
In the 2004 elections, the Constitution Party was the only one of the national third parties to increase its percentage of the
vote, polling more than 40% better than in 2000. One of its candidates, Rick
Jore, was thought to have won election to the Montana state legislature, but lost
when the state supreme court invalidated "one or more" of seven disputed ballots.
Platform
The party holds that United States law is based on the moral principles of Christianity as taught by the Bible, urges
the abolition of the federal income tax, and advocates a stricter adherence to
what it views as the original intent of the United States Constitution. Members support reducing the role of the United States federal
government through drastic reductions in taxes, spending and regulation, as well as reducing and eventually eliminating the role
the United States plays in supernational entities such as the United
Nations.
The party has a generally conservative or paleoconservative
view on issues of foreign policy, Second Amendment rights and
economics, also supporting protectionist policies on trade and advocates
a more restrictive immigration policy. It is conservative on social issues, including same-sex marriage, abortion and the place of religion and God in American life.
Presidential and vice presidential nominees
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