History
In 1992 a coalition of independent political parties in the United States united to form the U.S. Taxpayers Party with the common goal of limiting the Federal Government to its Constitutional boundaries and restoring the foundations of civil government back to the fundamental principles America was founded
upon. Some of the State Affiliate Parties have adopted the national party
name while others have adopted or retained a different name. In 1992, the
Party’s presidential candidate, Howard Phillips was on the ballot in 21
states with Albion Knight Jr. as Phillip’s running mate. In 1995, the Party
became the fifth political party to be formally recognized by the U.S. Federal
Election Commission as a national political party. In 1996 the Party
achieved ballot access in 39 states, with Howard Phillips as its
presidential nominee and Constitutional scholar Herb Titus as its
vice-presidential nominee.
In 1999, at its national nominating convention for the 2000 elections,
convention delegates chose to change the party name to "Constitution
Party" believing that the new name better reflected the Party’s primary
policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and
limitations. Also at that convention, Howard Phillips was elected to be the
party’s presidential nominee for the 2000 elections. Dr. J. Curtis Frazier of
Missouri was selected as his vice-presidential running mate at a meeting
of the Party's National Committee over Labor Day weekend of 2000.
In the 2000 elections, the Constitution Party achieved full presidential ballot
access in 41 states and qualified write-in candidate status in 6 others. This
made for a total of 48 states where people were able to to cast their votes
for Constitution Party candidates. In addition, the Party fielded over 100
candidates nationwide for offices ranging from the federal to the local
levels of government.
Principles
The Constitution Party stands firmly on the principles of government laid
down by our Founding Fathers in the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Unlike other political organizations, we do not believe these principles are outdated. We also recognize that the Constitution of the United States of America is actively the supreme law of the land and
must be enforced. Our government has become a problem because these
principles are ignored and not followed and that the people have allowed
this to occur. We need a return to a government that is limited in its scope
and structure; protects all innocent life; protects liberty, not suppresses it;
and allows the free pursuance of happiness, not regulation of it. In the spirit
of the Declaration of Independence it is time to remove power from that
'faraway' government in Washington, D.C. and return it to the people,
states and local communities.
See also: List of political parties in the United States
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