The Constitutional Freedom Party
Est. 2012
"If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right to freedom being the gift of Almighty God, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave."
Samuel Adams
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed only by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness. The duty of a
Constitutional government is to secure these rights, deriving their just power
from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government or political
party becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter
or abolish it.
We hereby institute a new party, The Constitutional
Freedom Party, which we lay on its foundation the preservation of the
principles of what has made a strong America.
We also adhere to the Constitution of this United States of America, a
Constitutional Republic.
Patrick Henry once stated in a speech he
gave in 1765 that, "It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that
this nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians; not on religion,
but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For
this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity
and freedom to worship here."
This message still holds true nearly two
hundred and fifty years later. While
this nation is comprised of many different beliefs, we value the Christian
heritage which this nation was founded upon.
We will not be made submissive to the secular/humanist agenda which has
pushed to remove any mention of Jesus Christ or symbols thereof from the public
square. We will not be made to keep
quiet our God given rights when the political parties and our government demand
changes, which by twisting the original intent of the Constitution, promote
laws which are antithetical to our Christian beliefs and heritage.
The very reason we have such liberties in
America is because of a virtuous people. Once virtue is gone, in the words of
Samuel Adams, "people will be ready to surrender their liberties to the
first external or internal invader."
America was born a Christian nation.
The Constitutional Freedom Party will ensure it remains a Christian
Nation and will work to preserve and strengthen it by adhering to the
Constitution, in the original intent of the Founding Fathers.
We believe in the words of Thomas
Jefferson," The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction is
the first and legitimate object of a good government." We also hold the truth that one cannot have
liberty and the pursuit of happiness if one is not allowed to have life. The Constitutional Freedom Party believes in
the Right to Life. We believe that there
are real choices when it comes to preserving life, and will work to preserve it
at all costs. It is not the federal
government's job to promote and provide federal money to industries such as
Planned Parenthood which is the largest abortion provider in the nation. We will work towards ending state and federal
funding for abortions. We will work to
promote easier, yet safe adoption laws and encourage private sector help of
women's clinics which provide services for pregnant women.
Benjamin Franklin wrote in On the Price of
Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1766 the following, "I am for
doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best
way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading
or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in
different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the
less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the
contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and
became richer. "
While it is not the duty of the federal
government to provide through welfare programs to the poor, it is the job to
promote the general welfare of the citizens.
Taxing one group of people up to nearly half of their income in order to
spend on wasteful programs which are subject to fraud, and keeping citizens in
perpetual poverty is not what our founders had in mind when they crafted the
principals and ideas of this nation.
Government has too long taken on the role of provider and in essence a
poorly run charity for the poor, and are spending more money that in any other
time in our nation's history, yet the poor and lower middle class keeps
growing.
The Constitutional Freedom Party will seek
ways in which to help the poor by raising them up, to train and use their God
given abilities and talents, and not by restricting and tearing down the wealthy. Those who are physically capable of working
will be given aid in employment or entrepreneurial opportunities. We will seek to promote private funding
through local and state communities, for charities and faith based
organizations to aid the poor and needy.
There are thousands of privately run organizations who have operated
successfully, and we are committed to promoting these charities and encourage
duplicating these efforts through local communities. The best way to combat
poverty is to teach those to help themselves by education, short term help, and
gaining skills to be productive. Private
industry, education and charities must be allowed to work together without
federal government interference to provide support and aid to help people get on
their feet, or those who simply cannot help themselves. This can be achieved best through local
communities, not the federal government.
Patrick Henry said, "The Constitution
is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument
for the people to restrain the government." For too long, the government of America has
been reaching into the lives of those whom they are supposed to be
representing. It was never meant to be
the job of federal government to take care of people. It is because of the chipping away at our
nation's heritage and twisting the Constitution, allowing for the weakening of
our churches and strengthening an ever growing government to focus on
everything which restricts freedoms, yet ignores the first duty of the
government which is to keep the people safe from threats foreign and
domestic. The first duty is to provide
for the common defense of the nation and ensure domestic tranquility.
For too long, our government has ignored
the laws of this nation, and allowed millions to come through an open border
undocumented. These people broke the
laws of this nation and no nation can survive if one ignores the laws and not
only allow the lawbreakers to remain free, but give aid and comfort to them, to
the detriment of the citizens. This cannot
go on. The Constitutional Freedom Party is determined
to ensure a secure border, end the practice of anchor status and end the social
welfare to those who are here illegally.
The Constitutional Freedom Party is
determined to strengthen our military, as we believe in the idea which Ronald
Reagan promoted, "Peace through strength." We will work hard to ensure that our nation’s
military, which has always been an honorable and brave force, will not be
subject to social experiments. We will fight
for Rules of Engagement which will allow our military to do their jobs and
defend themselves in times of engagement.
We will fight to provide the best and all equipment necessary which will
ensure our men and women will have what they need. We will work for those who have served this
nation by helping organizations and promoting those who work towards giving the
best medical and health related care possible, grants and scholarships for
further education opportunities, employment and housing as needed. The funding for our veterans will be found in
the billions saved by ending social welfare programs for illegal, undocumented
immigrants.
Thomas Jefferson is quoted, “I predict
future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting
the labors of the people." He also
said, "We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."
We the people are disgusted with the waste
and uncontrolled spending of the Federal government and at State and local
levels. The Constitutional Freedom Party
stands on fiscal responsibility, cutting waste, abolishing government bureaucracy
which have done nothing but restrain and restrict ideas and healthy private
enterprise and people's livelihoods. We
are dedicated to reduce the size of the federal government, reduce tax burdens,
creating a flat tax and most importantly, slashing spending which has placed an
enormous debt burden on all citizens for generations to come. By imposing a fiscal budget yearly and implementing
overseers to ensure that no moneys are wasted on unconstitutional or unnecessary
spending.
James Madison wrote, "Where an excess
of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person,
his faculties or his possessions."
The long arm of government has grown in such an unrestrained way which
has restricted and interfered with personal and business property rights. The Constitutional Freedom Party will work against
restrictions and government regulations which have strangled our entrepreneurs
and small business owners. We will fight
against thug tactics of unions which are draining the life's blood of private
citizens, and fight to allow freedom to work in all states.
The Constitutional Freedom Party is
dedicated to upholding and protecting the preservation of the right of citizens
to bear and keep arms as given under the Second Amendment of the United States
Constitution. Again, heeding the words
of Thomas Jefferson, "The strongest reason for the people to retain the
right to keep and bear arms is at a last resort to protect themselves against
tyranny in government." We also
believe in our right to protect ourselves from having our rights stripped away
by world governance through the United Nations, which does not recognize the
Constitution of the United States.
The Constitutional Freedom Party will work
to distance our nation from this world governing authority, which includes
states and nations which receive millions in dollars in aid from America, yet
oppose America and hate our ideals. Ours
is a nation which has had the strongest and longest lasting Constitution, and
we will work to preserve it at all costs, and defend it against any government
or organization which seeks to dismantle or destroy it. We will also work to remove the United
Nations from US soil.
Lastly, we must remember history or we are
doomed to repeat it. The Founders of
this nation, while not perfect men, had an amazing insight and almost prophetic
wisdom in their words and their concerns for this nation. We would do well to think of the following
thoughts of those who fought for and laid out real ideas for government in this
nation and the people who would choose their representatives.
Benjamin Franklin wisely said, "A
nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which
God has given them cannot be enslaved.
It is the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."
For too long, the government through the
government education system, through the Department of Education has grown the
size of government and ensured that those who have travelled through the system
have a limited knowledge of this nation's founding, the Constitution and the
intent of the Founders. America is
spending more per student than at any other time in our nation's history, yet
we as a nation are turning out graduates who have no comprehension of even the
simple basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. The Constitutional Freedom Party is committed to
privatizing education, promoting school choice and vouchers, and home
education.
The ignorance of what our government's
role is in our nation, what and where our freedoms come from and what liberty
and freedom mean has been evident in the past election. We must promote, spread and look for others
to help carry the torch of freedom and truth.
We must find ways through a new media, through our local school boards,
local and statewide organizations, to learn, teach, spread the truth, expose
lies and opinions disguised as news and teach the next generations about the
founding of this Constitutional Republic.
It will take hard work, new ideas, ingenuity and planning from the
smallest village, town, county and state levels. It will not be easy, but if things are worth
having and keeping, they are worth working and fighting for.
Let us unite and fight to preserve the
vision of the freedom that not only did our Founding Fathers have, but also the
dreams of which brought more people to this nation's shores than to any other
nation.
For Freedom
The
Constitutional Freedom Party of these United States of America
C.A.E 2012
The Constitutional Freedom Party
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The Constitutional Freedom Party
Has anyone else ever considered the phrase "pursuit of happiness" to be a bit strange? I understand that the original text had to do with "property". I suppose that "liberty" covers a lot in that regard, but I always thought that "the pursuit of happiness" was a bit anti-Christian at its core. As it pertains to the document that it was originally coined in, I suppose that it exemplifies "liberty", but it is a false doctrine and antithetical to Christian doctrine. Happiness is a fleeting thing that is based on circumstances and emotion. It is not bad to be happy, but to pursue it as a right seems to give it too much emphasis.
ReplyDeleteThe bible teaches that we can have joy even under persecution, but this is a deep seeded spiritually based emotion that is considered to be based on our faith in God, rather than a temporary or fleeting emotion to which we would consider happiness to be attributed to.
Ether way, it seems that the phrase is misplaced in its application within the declaration.
I will just throw out a replacement phrase for the sake of experimentation.
"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of all things bound to them by the Creator"
or
"Life, Liberty, and freedom from government intervention in our personal lives"
or
"Life, Liberty, and personal property"
Anyone?
I believe the word “Property” was replaced by the words “Pursuit of Happiness” to be consistent with the words “All Men are Created Equal” in the Declaration of Independence. In that time slaves were considered property. Even though some of our Founding Fathers owned slaves they know it was morally wrong and in opposition to Natural Law. Their intent was to let slavery die with the Articles of Confederation and not carry it forward into the new Republic that would be based on our Constitution. So they chose their words carefully as not to in any way imply through misinterpretation of the time to endorse or protect the rights of ownership of slaves in the form of property. Happiness is a good thing too !
DeleteI don't think the founders had happiness as in material things or amassing wealth for themselves in mind when they wrote that. I believe they viewed the right to one's labor as the pursuit and the chance to enjoy the fruits of those labors as happiness.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment though Librityfirst. I'll have to check into it. You do bring up a good point.
ReplyDeleteIt's no big deal, it has always just struck me funny. Our language has certainly changed, and so has the culter. Happiness may very well just have a differnt connotation. If we were to use the word in a modern context, maybe we should think about it.
DeleteThanks for the reply.
:-) No problem. I never have a dictionary far away when I'm reading any of the Founders documents. Language has changed!! Thanks for the comments.
DeleteThis document is worded so eloquently and so in tune with my heart and mind that it moved me to tears. I'll be spreading it as best I can.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Barbara!! God Bless you!!
ReplyDeleteNot to nit pick, but "Again, heading the words of Thomas Jefferson" should be using the word "heeding" instead.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, a great write up.
A side note: "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is not something to be shunned. What makes you happy? A walk in the forest? Fishing? Going to a park? Building model airplanes? We should be able to pursue those things that makes us happy without oppression, bullying, or molestation of any kind.
God bless America. God save us from our enemies.
Thanks Chris :-) I appreciate the spell check. Thank you for checking us out too!
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ReplyDeleteIt was interesting to read these comments.I agree with Carolyn. Myself, coming from an older generation, this is what I always thought of that phrase: "pursuit of happiness". Back in the day, further back than mine but passed down, happiness was a job well done. A good day's work for a good day's pay. You worked hard, did a job as well or better than expected and was rewarded. Not always in a paycheck from a company, but, in knowing you built your house, planted a good field, had a good harvest, did right by your family, etc. Even in bad times you had faith and kept the light at the end of the tunnel in view. You did not give up. At the end of a day,knowing God was with you and you did what you needed to do or could do and reaped the benefits-that was happiness. Not to mention that one had the freedom to succeed in his daily work. That's the way I was brought up ( Work hard and be Thankful for what you have and received) and that is what I think of that phrase in our Constitution. Nothing commercial, material or "things" but happiness via hard work and results from that hard work. ;-)
ReplyDeletePS-In our family when day was done and someone asked if you where happy. It was a yes..worked hard today and the paycheck will be coming. We are together, healthy and have food and shelter. I'm happy.
Glad to see this site! Breath of fresh air! Bless you.
Very well put Linda. Thank you for your comment. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice read. I left the GOP because it no longer represented me a Constitutional Conservative. I have been looking for a new home. So far I like what I am reading, but need to look into it a little more in depth. In the meantime you can check out my blog http://dcclothesline.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/answering-an-absurd-question/
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment dannarchy. Many folks have left or are considering leaving the GOP for the same reason. We'd love to have you join us. We're a party of ideas as well and invite anyone to join in discussions. :-) Thank you for your link too. I'll check it out soon!
ReplyDeleteGreat site! Let's hope this party is an alternative to what we're stuck with now.
ReplyDeleteThank you Martin. We're working hard to make it a real alternative!
DeleteLooks like we have a lot in common http://TeaPartyEdu.net Great piece look forward to reading more from you and sharing with my friends and followers
ReplyDeleteThank you very much James! I appreciate that! We look forward to seeing where this all goes, and hope to work with the Tea Party groups as well as others.
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