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Constitution Party to Select Candidate By July
Conservative President | Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Posted on 01/02/2007 9:25:56 PM PST by TBP

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 are: Jim Gilchrist, former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes, Pastor Chuck Baldwin and World Net Daily columnist Jerome Corsi.


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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

1) Duncan Hunter

2) Newt Gingrich.

How about you?


221 posted on 01/05/2007 8:44:29 AM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

Mike Pence


222 posted on 01/05/2007 8:46:11 AM PST by Teacher317
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To: ZULU
They're ok. A good friend is serious about Huckabee. I want to check out Gilmore, too. In case you're interested in following the caucus activity in Iowa, here is a good blog. There are others listed along the left side. Kaucus Kooler and The Real Sporer are interesting, also.

http://krustykonservative.blogspot.com/

223 posted on 01/05/2007 10:19:26 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Teacher317
He's good.

By the way, I've posted this before but I've been at three functions recently attended by Republican activists. I've been taking my own little private poll and NO ONE likes McCain and the two with the most interest right now are Newt and Romney.

224 posted on 01/05/2007 10:21:34 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: TBP

Thanks for that info.

There are pros and cons to an early nomination. Given the way the liberal media is campaigning for their preferred candidates with free air time, an early nomination is probably for the better.


225 posted on 01/06/2007 11:39:35 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: SoCalPol
LP, CP, etc. put dems in office.

I've seen Constitution Party members and leaders support winning races of Conservative Republicans as well as Constitutionalists. I don't know of any case where the Constitution Party "put dems in office" .

226 posted on 01/06/2007 11:46:00 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: Jack Black
Gee, I think support for individual liberties (1st Ammendment, 2nd Ammendment) over expanded government power (campaign finance laws, gun control laws) is one of the key ideas of American Conservatism. Don't you?

Yes

227 posted on 01/06/2007 11:51:41 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: cva66snipe
I vote GOP when the candidate deserves it and not because he/she is the lesser of evils.

That's my approach too, along with voting for Constitution Party candidates when I get the opportunity.

228 posted on 01/07/2007 12:06:38 AM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: The_Eaglet

When you vote for the anti war CP party it takes away a vote for the Republicans and a + for the Dems.
That is how the CP puts a Dem in office.
If this has to be explained I can see why a person is sucked into the CP anti war bunch


229 posted on 01/07/2007 3:00:12 PM PST by SoCalPol (We Need A Border Fence Now)
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To: SoCalPol

Why would it take a way a vote from the Republican if no Republicans in a race deserve votes in the first place?


230 posted on 01/07/2007 7:35:07 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: Howlin

Your post has left me confused. First, it sounds like you are suggesting that I should join the Constitution Party. Then you suggest I should have voted for DeWine. Please clarify.


231 posted on 01/09/2007 4:49:06 PM PST by rcofdayton
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To: cva66snipe

The Constitution did not address abortion. That matter was simply left to the states who were free to outlaw it, allow it, or even promote it. Thus, I would support a strict constructionist who was personally in favor of abortion. (As long as he could be trusted to REMAIN a strict constructionist.)


232 posted on 01/09/2007 4:52:34 PM PST by rcofdayton
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
in both the 2000 and 2004 campaigns we were bombarded with CP campaign ads all running against BUSH. There was no acknowledgment at all of the Democrats, only Bush.

That is NOT true. if that is what you thought, then you weren't paying attention. They vigorouslyt go after both major parties (but on different issues.) They have found out, howeve, what a lot of RINOs have also found out: when you go after Republicans, you get more attention. But read and listen. The Constitution Party has been highly critical of Bush on many issues (mostly deservedly), but also of the Democrats on a whole lot of issues too.

233 posted on 01/10/2007 9:05:11 AM PST by TBP
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To: advance_copy
Finally, the Constitution Party is not pro-life. They claim that they are so, but down deep, the Constitution Party supports legal abortion as much as Democrats.

You also obviously haven't been paying attention if you actually believe this RINO falsehood. The party is strongly pro-life. It's a cnetral part of the party's platform. They have articles on the website promoting pro-life positions. Show me one piece of evidence that the party is NOT pro-life. Go ahead.

234 posted on 01/10/2007 9:18:32 AM PST by TBP
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To: SoCalPol

The WOT HAS been used to expand the Federalk government beyond its proper means. Some of that is necessary war measures, some is arguable, but you can't deny that it has happened.

And the fact is that once the governmetn starts a program, it's very hard to get rid of it. I have concerns about the civil liberties aspects of some of these programs too, although I understand the national-security reasoning for them.

The FACT is that the CP is one of the very few out there actually supporting constitutionally limited government, a position most of the GOP abandoned long ago. So yes, it's a conservative party. No question about that.


235 posted on 01/10/2007 9:23:08 AM PST by TBP
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To: FLOutdoorsman

Don't post stuff like that. It confuses the CP's critics.


236 posted on 01/10/2007 9:23:58 AM PST by TBP
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To: onyx
Where ya going if the unthinkable happens? Any GOOD ideas?

Is the Republic of Minerva still operating?

237 posted on 01/10/2007 9:25:14 AM PST by TBP
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To: SoCalPol

Cindy's out of her so-called mind, so I consider that irrelevant.


238 posted on 01/10/2007 9:27:04 AM PST by TBP
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To: TBP
I am telling you that the radio commercials the CP ran during the 2000 and 2004 elections, only mentioned Bush--never the Democrats. They were trying to demonize Bush while ignoring Gore and Kerry.

It was sickening and I realized then I had been duped into believing their rhetoric.

I'm just not stupid enough to believe that Bush is more dangerous than Gore or Kerry. They knew full well that they were attempting to take votes from Bush because they had NO chance of taking votes from the RATS. Shame on them. They didn't care if they threw the election to Gore or Kerry. They're delusional cowards. Why don't they get involved in Republican primaries? They might actually get elected. Maybe they don't want to get elected.

239 posted on 01/10/2007 9:38:03 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
the radio commercials the CP ran during the 2000 and 2004 elections, only mentioned Bush--never the Democrats.

Not the ones I heard.

240 posted on 01/10/2007 9:41:52 AM PST by TBP
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