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I received a particularly thoughtful and uplifting message from the former Constitution Party presidential candidate Mike Peroutka's site recently, and thought that I'd share it. Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic, During this Christmas Season, as we buy gifts and trim trees and greet relatives and friends, we hear much about the circumstances of the birth of Christ. As we prepare for the celebration of Christmas, we rehearse the Gospel stories of the coming of our Savior by remembering the wise men, the star they followed (as a child I was always fascinated by the camels they rode), the manger,...

The following statement has been issued by Michael Anthony Peroutka, the Presidential candidate of the Constitution Party in 2004. He is also co-founder, with his brother Steve, of “Institute On The Constitution.” And he is co-host, with John Lofton, of “The American View” radio show. I endorse Rep. Ron Paul for President. And I endorse him not because he is the lesser of two evils. A Christian can never endorse any kind of evil. I endorse Rep. Paul because — from a Christian/Biblical and Constitutional perspective – he is, by far, the best candidate running for President. — Rep. Paul...

Peroutka slams big-money presidential hopefulsJim BrownOneNewsNow.com April 5, 2007A former presidential candidate laments that only the 2008 presidential candidates who raise the most campaign cash will make it through the "filters" of the mainstream media. He suggests that those candidates dubbed by the media as leading contenders, based on that criteria alone, should matter little to Christian voters.Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) has announced she has raised $26 million in first-quarter campaign fundraising this year (her reported total of $36 million includes $10 million transferred from her 2006 Senate campaign account). Rival presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) nearly matched...

http://conservativepresident2008.blogspot.com/2006/12/constitution-party-to-select-candidate.html The Constitution Party, a conservative third party founded in 1992 to serve as a possible ticket for Pat Buchanan to run on, plans to have nominated its candidate for President by July 2007, World Net Daily reports. The party held a national committee meeting last weekend where Howard Phillips, who is the party's founder and three time Presidential candidate (1992, 1996 and 2000), told World Net Daily "The time has never been better for a third party dark horse candidate to grab the White House." Phillips said that the party will nominate candidate next year and among the possibilities...

Our 58th “The American View” analyzes President Bush’s amazing nationally-televised address on immigration in which he now says the immigration issue is “urgent” and our borders must be made secure. And he says this after five-a-half years of doing nothing but advocating a guest-worker program which will make the illegal alien problem worse! Hear it now!

Stephen G. Peroutka, chairman of the board of governors for the National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC), issued the following statement calling for the withdrawal of Harriet Miers' nomination as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: "The time has come for President Bush to realize and accept that his nomination of Harriet Miers to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court was ill-advised and he should withdraw her nomination. With 45 million children's lives lost to abortion, the stakes are simply too high to gamble on another 'stealth' candidate. If the president remains reluctant...

Stephen G. Peroutka, chairman of the board of governors for the National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC), issued the following response to President Bush’s nomination of Harriet Miers to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: “Pro-life and pro-family conservatives supported President Bush’s campaign because he promised to appoint judges in the mold of Scalia and Thomas. With 45 million children’s lives lost to abortion, the on-going threat to the definition of marriage, and the continuing attack on the family itself, the stakes are too high to gamble on another ‘stealth’ candidate. “While Ms. Miers may be satisfactory to President Bush, there is...

Hear it now (10,621 kb) Our 18th nationally-syndicated, one-hour radio show, “The American View,” co-hosted by Michael Anthony Peroutka and “recovering Republican” John Lofton, will be broadcast this Sunday in 37 cities in 22 states. It is another detailed look — with new material — at the views of President Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court John Roberts. On this program: We examine in-depth Robert’s helping homosexual activists achieve special rights and perpetuate their agenda by playing a key role in the Romer v. Evans case they won before the Supreme; we ask why Roberts had no “moral” or “religious”...

Judge again rules against McGinley, for Republicans Lawyer for disqualified candidate says tactic may be used against Roy Moore Thursday, June 09, 2005 By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Reporter A federal judge in Mobile this week re-affirmed the Alabama Republican Party's right to kick a radio talk show host off its primary ballot last year, a ruling the plaintiffs' attorney warned could set up an attack against Roy Moore. Kelly McGinley, whom the GOP barred from running for the state school board, sued the party, the secretary of state's office and elections officials in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Three Mobile County...

Press Conferences in Washington and Tallahassee on March 23 at noon. To: National Desk Contact: Joe Giganti, 703-928-9695, Joe@VeritasMediaGroup.com WASHINGTON, March 23 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The 11th Hour Coalition to Save Terri Schiavo's Life will hold simultaneous press conferences -- Wednesday, March 23 -- at 12 noon in Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, Fla. This ad hoc partnership of religious and political organizations -- which will gather in front of the White House and the Florida governor's mansion -- will call on President George W. Bush and Gov. Jeb Bush to use their executive powers to protect Terri Schiavo from...

Social Weapons Radio "Equal Opportunity Offenders..."Listen live to KTIE Here!Hosted by Pete Mitchell, Brian McCullough, and KJTo contact the hosts of the show, visit www.socialweapons.com Our Next Show:  March 5, 2005 at 11:00 PM (PST) Special Guest Michael Peroutka, the 2004 Presidential Candidate for the Constitution Party. www.GodFamilyRepublic.com www.peroutka2004.com   Michael Peroutka will be discussing the following issues: 1) Running as a third part candidate (or has he describes it, a 2nd party candidate) 2) The Iraq War 3) The Draft 4) Education and unconstitutional spending by the two major parties.  

In a December 16, 2004 National Review Online article "A Pro-Life Mistake" , Attorney Clark D. Forsythe of Americans United for Life recommended that State Legislators cease and desist in the introduction of legislation prohibiting abortion in their States. Attorney Forsythe counseled that since the Supreme Court is not pro-life (despite the fact that Republican Presidents appointed a super-majority, seven out of nine, of those Justices), it would be folly to introduce such legislation at this time. An old proverb comes to mind, "If not now, when?" On November 2, 2004, the American electorate voted into office a Republican President,...

Where's Christian/Conservative Outrage Over Gonzales' Support For Godless, Lawless Pro-Abortion Court Rulings? Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic, The headline on a recent Joe Klein column in “Time” magazine (1/17/05) was “Where’s The Outrage?” He was writing about the Senate confirmation hearing of Judge Alberto Gonzales, President Bush’s choice to be the next Attorney General. Mr. Klein’s point was that there should have been outrage --- but wasn’t --- because Judge Gonzales “was complicit, at the very least, in the Bush Administration’s decision to use severe physical interrogation techniques on detainees at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and elsewhere.” He complains that...

Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic, The headline on a recent "New York Times" story (1/13/05) was definitely an eye-catcher. It read: "Kennedy Warns Democrats Not To Be Republican Clones." The story was reporting on a "defiant" speech at the National Press Club in Washington DC by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) in which he warned his fellow Democrats not to become "Republican clones" in response to George Bush's re-election. Kennedy, accusing the White House of using "scare tactics" to try and push through changes in Social Security, is quoted as saying: "The biggest threat to Social Security today is not...

Dear Friends of the Republic,Reacting to the tsunami disaster from his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas, President Bush said he and Laura were shocked and saddened by this terrible loss of life. He said: “We pledged an initial $35 million in relief assistance.” He noted, proudly, that in 2004, the U.S. Government had provided $2.4 billion in food, cash, in humanitarian relief, to cover disasters the previous year. He said that providing 40 percent of all the “relief aid” given in the world in 2003 shows “we’re a very generous, kindhearted nation.” “We?” Did Mr. Bush mean he and...

The real issue here is whether such so-called Federally-funded disaster “relief” is Constitutional. And the answer is very clear: No, it is not. There isn’t the slightest Constitutional authority for Federal tax dollars to be spent for disaster “relief.” Thus, any such expenditure of Federal tax dollars for disaster “relief” --- foreign or domestic --- is illegal, unlawful.

I Am A Conservative Christian, And The Religious Right Scares Me, Too -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Chuck Baldwin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Covenant News ~ December 15, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those readers who are unfamiliar with my biography, let me here provide a thumbnail sketch of my conservative bona fides: I attended, graduated, or received degrees from fundamentalist Christian schools such as Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac, Michigan, Thomas Road Bible Institute (now known as Liberty Bible Institute at Liberty University) in Lynchburg, Virginia, Christian Bible College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. I am currently in my...

Barring unforeseen (and astonishing) developments, President Bush will take a step closer to reelection today as the 538 presidential electors meet in each of the state capitals and the District of Columbia. The electors will fill out ballots, which will be sealed in an envelope from each state and sent to Washington, to be opened on Jan. 6 by the president of the Senate, who will read the results before both houses of Congress. The swearing-in of the new (or, in this case, reelected) president will occur at noon on inauguration day, Jan. 20.

Presidential Nomination Acceptance Remarks Michael A. Peroutka June 25, 2004 Mr. Chairman, Madam Secretary, Members of the National Executive Committee, Delegates to the Constitution Party Convention, Members of the Constitution Party, My fellow Americans, Dear Brothers and Sisters… I am proud and honored and humbled to accept the nomination of the Constitution Party for the Office of President of these united States. Just four months ago in Maryland, when I publicly announced that I would seek this nomination, we talked about the cultural and spiritual decline that we see all about us in America today. We expressed our deep concern...

Jay Leno said it best. The comedian with the unusually large chin quiped, "Its amazing that we live in a country that has 50 contestants for Miss America, but only two for president." We are five days away from the Nov. 2 Presidential Election, and the two choices for commander-in-chief we are realistically left with have reached the political equivalent of the 12th round of a boxing match. As of yet, neither President George W. Bush nor challenger John F. Kerry have delievered a knock out blow, leading one to suspect the judges to decide the winner. The judges of...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Constitution Party's presidential candidate purchased time on a Columbia television station to run a graphic anti-abortion ad in the days before the election, a station executive said Monday. The 60-second ad, which shows pictures of fetuses, aired once during "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on WIS-TV, the local NBC affiliate, late Thursday and was set to air one more time late Monday. "We had discussions whether we had to air the ad," said WIS general sales manager Brent Lane. He said the station felt like he had to run the commercial because Michael Peroutka is a...

Dear third-party voter, A tragedy is about to occur. I am not talking about the tragedy, the unthinkable calamity that will befall America should John Kerry be elected president of the United States. That a person with a history of actual treason should become commander in chief of America's armed forces during wartime is more bizarre and terrifying than any "Manchurian Candidate" scenario Hollywood could concoct. No, I'm referring to a different tragedy. The tragedy that idealistic, patriotic, constitutionally minded Christian Americans very possibly will be the ones that actually turn over this nation to Kerry – a man who...

Dear ***** ******: George W. Bush IS going to WIN the state of SC on November 2. That's a FACT. This state is a "solid red" state. That means that every single poll has Bush winning without a doubt, beyond the margin of error for any poll. So what does that mean for true conservatives -- hard working, patriotic Americans -- like you and I? It means we live in a state where our vote will be a WASTED vote... if we vote for George W. Bush. Don't get me wrong. I do NOT want John Kerry to win this...

September 11th forever changed my life and the way we live as Americans. It changed our politics and the issues that matter most. One thing it didn't change was the Constitution Party. Guessing by the their plan for America, it appears that they and their candidate Michael Peroutka missed the horrific attacks on our country. If No One Hears An Argument, Is it Still Wrong? Mr. Peroutka has had free reign to say whatever he wants because he's not expected to garner much support. However, many Conservatives are considering casting votes for Mr. Peroutka as a protest and in a...

Dear Friends, I am writing this article in response to requests from many people all across the country who have asked me about Peroutka and the Constitution Party. They ask, “Should I vote for him?” and “If not, how do I communicate this to others?” First, I must caution you that we must not be unaware of the enemy’s schemes against the body of Christ. One of his primary goals is to cause division and animosity among the brethren. We must remember that we have three enemies, “the world, the flesh, and the devil.” You’ll notice that we are not...

Easy Voter Guide for the November 2, 2004 General Election About this Election The Candidates President U.S. Senate U.S. Cong. Dist. #1 U.S. Cong. Dist. #2 U.S. Cong. Dist. #3 State Supreme Court A State Supreme Court E State Supreme Court F The Ballot Questions Printed Booklet   Candidates for President Candidates for President / Vice President:You may vote for candidates from any party.Kerry / Edwards DemocraticBush / Cheney RepublicanPeroutka / Baldwin Independent American Badnarik / Campagna LibertarianCobb / LaMarche GreenNader / Camejo IndependentThe order of the candidates is based on the size of their party in Nevada. The...

As President, I would work to repeal the Sixteenth Amendment, abolish the IRS, eliminate the income tax and other Godless forms of taxation such as the property tax and the inheritance tax. As President, I would go back to the original design of the Founders, which was to sustain the legitimate role of the Federal government through excises, imposts, duties, and apportionment among the states.in kentucky it's going for Bush, no way around it. so i've been thinking about voting for the constitution party. i really like their platform but how would they pay for everything if they do away...

I wanted to know what all of you thought about early voting in Florida. Do you think it is a good idea? I didn't like the electronic voting though so I used a paper ballot. At least, I know my vote will count now. Even though I supported Bush in the last election, I voted for Michael Peroutka of the Constitution Party, who is a real conservative.

Looks like he's with the American Independent Party. Any comments on this guy? And yes, I understand he isn't in the big two, and wouldn't win. Looking for opinions on the man. Thanks!

I haven't seen any, at least in MD or DE.ff

PASADENA, Md., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential nominee, will be featured on tonight's PBS broadcast of Now with Bill Moyers. Tonight's edition, "Meet the Candidates You Don't Know," will feature David Brancaccio's interview of Peroutka and independent candidate Ralph Nader for a 30-minute discussion about their respective campaign platforms. The episode will air in the top 30 television markets beginning tonight through this Sunday. It will air on WETA (Channel 26) in Washington, D.C., this Sunday, October 10, at 11:00 a.m. ET. "I greatly appreciate the opportunity that PBS and David Brancaccio offered our campaign...

"Ladies and gentlemen, no one is standing up for American government - and somebody has to," Michael Peroutka, the Constitution Party's presidential candidate for 2004, said Friday. Peroutka spoke at the Taggart Student Center auditorium Friday afternoon to publicize his campaign and promote the Constitution Party's message of God, family and republic as the three fundamentals of American government. The Constitution Party is gaining a lot of popularity in Utah, Ethan Nuttal,l a Utah State University student, majoring in pre-physical therapy said. Nuttall is the president of The Young Constitutionalists Club at USU and chairman of that party for Cache...

For those who think that President George W. Bush is trying to run a campaign of traditional family values, a trip to Wednesday's third party debate might be in order. According to Michael Peroutka, the Constitution Party presidential candidate, the three tenets of his campaign are "God. Family. Republic." Peroutka believes that the focus of government ought to be to instill those rights. "The Constitution Party encourages faithful fathers and mothers to train their children to love God and serve others according to their own conscience and without the interference of unconstitutional federal programs," Peroutka explained. When asked why, in...

"Save the Buttercup" Peroutka, The Constitution Party, and the Win. God bless the United States Navy. Many a sailor will no doubt remember a training scenario oft times referred to as "Save the Buttercup." The purpose behind the "Buttercup" training was to instill an element of realism that might one day be encountered when a crewmember finds himself on a sinking ship, perhaps a thousand miles from the nearest land. The Buttercup is essentially a huge empty water tank that looks like the inside of a ship's sleeping and work areas. The metal bulkheads (walls) have holes in them as...

PASADENA, Md., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential candidate, issued the following statement in response to last night's televised debate between President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.). Peroutka is available for media inquiries and to provide response to the debate. "Last night's so-called 'debate' continues to prove that rather than a stark contrast, there is only a shade or two of difference between the Democrat and Republican nominees for president of these United States. "It is not accurate to call this event a non-partisan debate when, in fact, it is nothing more...

Have you folks heard of the Constitution Party? www.constitutionparty.com Principal can be very hard to discern in politics. I just know that if the constitution party really had a chance to win they would definitely get my vote. This is a party of mostly Christians that uphold the constitution, guided by the Holy Bible, as the ultimate law of the land.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is from Constitution Party Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka whose running mate is Dr. Chuck Baldwin of Pensacola, Florida: Is it just me or does anybody else believe that the remarks of the Bush twins at the Republican Convention were foolish, embarrassing, dishonorable to their parents and grandparents, and not funny. Did anybody else cringe and feel sorry for our President and country when Jenna Bush said that Grandma Barbara Bush is "not very hip" because she thinks the TV show "Sex And The City" is "something married people do, but never...

Did you hear about Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich urging President Bush not to campaign in Maryland? He said it would be a waste of time, since the state is just about certain to go for Kerry. Now, Republicans always tell conservatives not to vote for candidates like Mike Peroutka because he "can't win," so our votes will be "wasted." Democrats make the same argument to stop liberals from voting for candidates like Nader. But isn't a Republican vote in Maryland or New York or a Democrat vote in Utah, Wyoming, or much of the South similarly "wasted," since it's considered...

A fourth political organization, the Constitution Party, has been certified to run candidates for president plus statewide and legislative offices in Missouri on Nov. 3, the secretary of state's office said. Local election officials are being notified about the party's qualification of its candidates by petitions, Spence Jackson, spokesman for Secretary of State Matt Blunt, said Wednesday. Candidates of the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties automatically appear on Missouri's statewide ballot because their past nominees reached a legally required minimum of 2 percent support among voters. Founded in 1992 and formerly known as the U.S. Taxpayers Party, the Constitution Party...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is by Constitution Party Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka whose running mate is Dr. Chuck Baldwin from Pensacola, Florida. Interesting story in the "Washington Times" (8/23/04) headlined: "GOP To Finesse Immigration Issue" -- the applicable definition of "finesse" here being, in this context, to trick or use fraud. Or, some might say, to lie. So, about what, exactly, is it the GOP is going to use trickery or fraud or lies, to deceive us? Illegal immigration. This story, based on an interview with Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the Republican...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are very pleased that the Constitution Party presidential ticket is now being included in Zogby's presidential polling," stated Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential nominee. "Zogby should be commended for conducting their polls in such a fair and honest fashion. It only makes sense to include all the presidential candidates who have the ballot access to potentially win this race if you want an accurate snapshot of the American electorate's voting intentions." The latest Zogby poll to include Peroutka-Baldwin 2004 is web-based, and allows those who have taken advantage of their free online...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are very pleased that the Constitution Party presidential ticket is now being included in Zogby's presidential polling," stated Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential nominee. "Zogby should be commended for conducting their polls in such a fair and honest fashion. It only makes sense to include all the presidential candidates who have the ballot access to potentially win this race if you want an accurate snapshot of the American electorate's voting intentions." The latest Zogby poll to include Peroutka-Baldwin 2004 is web-based, and allows those who have taken advantage of their free online...

The Constitution Party is a conservative party much like the eariy Republican party. What do we stand for? To restore one nation under God. Return to Constitutional,limited government. Protect the Inalienable rights to all, including the unborn, elderly and infirm. Protect individual right to keep and bear arms. Withdrawal from the United Nations. Maintain Strong National Defense. With loocal organizations functioning effectively, they will enable the party to achieve it's goal of electing people to state legislative seats, or higher. May I remind you the Repulican party was a major third party when Abraham Lincoln was elected. The GOP party...

"I know what you're thinking," the Constitution Party candidate for president tells about 100 men gathered for a conservative Christian legal seminar. "Why does this nut cake do this? Why is he running for president of the United States when he doesn't stand a chance?" As he answers his own question, the genial middle-age lawyer, virtually unknown outside of his suburban Maryland home, sounds a bit like Sen. John F. Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat with whom he expects to share the November ballot in Maryland and 40 other states. Namely, that the USA Patriot Act is unconstitutional; that President Bush...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The following has been issued by Michael Anthony Peroutka, Constitution Party candidate for President. His Vice-Presidential running mate is Dr. Chuck Baldwin from Pensacola, Florida: When Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) -- an articulate, courageous defender of the unborn -- endorsed and campaigned for the pro-abortion, anti-life Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) against the pro-life Rep. Pat Toomey (R- Pa.) in the GOP primary, many pro-lifers were puzzled and outraged. Why would Santorum do such a thing? Well, in a column in "Crisis" magazine, Santorum has defended and explained his support for Specter as the "right"...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "All the recent talk about the need for a so-called National Intelligence Director and other additions to the already bloated federal bureaucracy amounts to nothing more than just another reorganization of the government's organizational chart without the benefit of real change," said Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential nominee. "One of the most important things the United States can do to prevent future terrorist attacks on our soil is to secure our borders. ADVERTISEMENT "Sadly, not only has the Bush administration failed to do this, it has actually made the problem worse by floating...

PASADENA, Md., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "All the recent talk about the need for a so-called National Intelligence Director and other additions to the already bloated federal bureaucracy amounts to nothing more than just another reorganization of the government's organizational chart without the benefit of real change," said Michael A. Peroutka, Constitution Party presidential nominee. "One of the most important things the United States can do to prevent future terrorist attacks on our soil is to secure our borders. "Sadly, not only has the Bush administration failed to do this, it has actually made the problem worse by floating a...

Michael "Mike" Peroutka, Presidential nominee for the Constitution Party, will be on WorldNetDaily RadioActive with Joseph Farah today, Monday August 2. The interview should begin at 4:05 EDT. The show starts at 3 and ends at 6EDT. You can stream at www radioamerica org - the call-in line to speak with Mike is 1 800 510 8255. Freepers especially welcome -

July 28, 2004 Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic, The Republicans think they have a great thing going with their theme that John Kerry is a flip-flopper. And at this week's Democrat Convention, the GOP has something there called a truth-squad the purpose of which is to show that Kerry is trying to hide the fact that he is a Big Government Liberal. To expose Kerry's deception, the Republicans have set up a Web page at www.DemsExtremeMakeover.com. Get it? The Republicans are saying that Kerry, by trying trick us into believing he is something he is not, is undergoing an...

Anyone with a theoretical chance should be allowed to take partDemocrat John Kerry on Thursday accepted a schedule for three presidential debates and one vice presidential showdown, proposed by a commission controlled entirely by the Republican and Democratic parties. The first presidential debate, set for Sept. 30 at the University of Miami, will deal with domestic policy. The third, on Oct. 13, on the subject of foreign affairs, is scheduled for Arizona State University. The second forum, on Oct. 8, will feature a supposed "town hall format" at Washington University in St. Louis, where "undecided voters will question the candidates...