You and I may differ on this, but if it were possible for the Constitution Party to get on the ballot in Oklahoma, I would switch in a New York minute. I'm that fed up with the pubbies. Sorry I voted for them last week.
Seven Principles of the Constitution Party are:
1. Life: For all human beings, from conception to natural death;
2. Liberty: Freedom of conscience and actions for the self-governed individual;
3. Family: One husband and one wife with their children as divinely instituted;
4. Property: Each individual's right to own and steward personal property without government burden;
5. Constitution: and Bill of Rights interpreted according to the actual intent of the Founding Fathers;
6. States' Rights: Everything not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the federal government is reserved for the state and local jurisdictions;
7. American Sovereignty: American government committed to the protection of the borders, trade, and common defense of Americans, and not entangled in foreign alliances.
They will never get on the ballot -- takes 5% of the vote and what does have to do with Oklahoma? We have two of the most conservative Senators in the Senator and four Conservative Republican House Members.
Constitution Party would only defeat some good Republicans that are conservative in this State and would add nothing IMHO! We already have a conservative Republican Party here -- Istook lost so bad because he was a bad candidate and took down the rest of the ticket. You would be better served joining effort to get rid of the straight party ballot here in OK which defeated some of our down statewide candidates.
Like many said, if they want to lose 08 big, they're going good so far. And if the 3 or so "newly legal voters" don't take your place, then the R's also lost another broken-glass voter.
I'm pretty forgiving, but the minute Mel pulled his shamnesty crap I got really, really mad, because I voted for him. After the Mexican-flags-Spanish-only-screw-America marches earlier this year, I've little patience for this tenderhearted view of invading foreigners who think they have a birthright to be here, and laugh at the idea of assimilation. It's a slap in the face of the highest order.