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Thread ID: 9758 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2003-09-13
2003-09-13 07:48 | User Profile
Well, it looks like the bunch who split off of the America First Party has a website up and running at:
[url=http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/]http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/[/url]
Anyone with knowledge of this effort please contribute to this thread.
Here is their platform summary:
[url=http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/platsum.htm]http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/platsum.htm[/url]
**AMERICA FOUNDING FATHERS PARTY
PLATFORM SUMMARY**
Adopted by the Cooperative Council of Chairs on 8/8/03
We support our God given rights guaranteed by the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution based on the intent of the founding fathers.
Limit the Federal government to the power granted by the People in the Constitution and return control of all other matters to the States.
Require that all politicians, government employees and military personnel uphold their oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution.
Stop illegal immigration by closing our borders and coasts with the military.
Replace free trade (NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO, etc.) with import tariffs for fair trade to protect our workers and manufacturing infrastructure.
Stop globalism by withdrawing from the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank , etc.
Eliminate the Personal Income Tax and return to Constitutional taxation.
Moratorium on legal immigration for 25-years to allow for cultural assimilation.
Stop policing the world with occupational forces and unconstitutional military wars abroad.
Eliminate entangling treaties, and alliances such as NATO, with other nations.
Eliminate the privately owned Federal Reserve and return to Constitutional money regulated by the Congress.
Restore verifiable paper ballots in all elections.
Establish accountability for all Federal expenditures.
Establish English as our official language.
We support the proper care and accommodation for all Veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
Repeal the 17th Amendment to restore the rights of states to select Senators.
Stop corporate and foreign government welfare.
Eliminate unconstitutional departments and agencies of the federal government.
Return to freedom of religion in government, not freedom from religion.
Eliminate all unconstitutional quota and preferential programs - equal treatment under the law must be enforced.
Eliminate Federal citizenship and return citizenship of the People to the States.
Ban dual citizenship with other Nations.
Implement self-sufficient energy programs.
Return to the Biblical moral values of the Founding Fathers of our Nation. a. Respect the sanctity of all human life. b. Return to parental authority in the lives of their children. c. Oppose the use of illegal drugs.
End legislation by the judiciary to restore balance to our government.
Eliminate unconstitutional government land confiscation.
Prosecute Federal lobbying with money and favors as felony bribery.
End Congressional pensions and perks.
2003-09-13 08:37 | User Profile
Originally posted by Centinel@Sep 13 2003, 07:48 * *Well, it looks like the bunch who split off of the America First Party has a website up and running at:
[url=http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/]http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/[/url]
Anyone with knowledge of this effort please contribute to this thread.
Here is their platform summary:
[url=http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/platsum.htm]http://www.americafoundingfathersparty.org/platsum.htm[/url]
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Yes they have their party, all four of them. And from what I've heard about them, if the party grows much beyond 4, they will complain of all the constant factionalizing and fighting and split off with another party. The story goes that basically they were handed the original AFP. Handed it, and turned it down, because they couldn't take the heat. (Any of you remember Arator and Freeper Reunion? that's the mentality of many of these people, I'm afraid. For those of you who aren't aware of thisstory, picture what OD would be like if instead of Tex we had an administrator who broke down in tears at the first little bit of forum nastiness or disagreement).
They've got their website, and their own little constitutionalist sounding platform, (very close to the Constitution Party or the original America First Party for that matter), and in other ways their own little soapbox for their founder's schoolmarmly America's founders principles. What they haven't demonstrated according to what I've heard is any serious capacity for organizational leadership in face of the undeniable hardships of practical politics on what most consider the fringe right. (Fairly similar to many of us fringists of various stripes I might add).
Recognize their "party" for what it is - a nice little website (actually very spartan). If you want a political effort more lasting, I might recommend you get a couple of your friends and found the "America Founding Sons" Party. (If they haven't split and copyrighted that name also as we speak). Just don't confuse it with the sort of organization that is capable of lending apractical return remotely comensurate with the amount of real-life time and money they would be asking if they were serious about creating a real political effort. (which as far as I know they aren't)