Constitutional Party Candidate: Michael Peroutka '04

I voted for Pat Buchanan last election. The CP candidate will most likely get my vote this election year (unless Hardsheller throws his hat into the ring).

Please be warned - the Constitutionalist Party and the Constitution Party are not the same. The Constitutionalists are a very liberal crowd. Here's a link to their web site. http://home.earthlink.net/~jmarkels/cp.html

Roy

 

Only one problem with George W. Bush as president for the last three years - the majority of what he has actually done is either liberal or socialistic.

It's rather hard to believe that someone would state that by the government remaining within its constitutional bounds it would cause an economic depression, Hardsheller.

If this is an indication of economic understanding in America, it's no wonder we end up with presidents like Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. </font>[/QUOTE]What Michael P. is talking about and the Constitution Party is advocating would take years to implement. You can't undo 100 years of political corruption and government intervention into every arena of life in one 4 year term without it causing diastrous economic distress throughout America.

I'm all for reform and downsizing of the federal government but I'm willing to see it happen gradually.

 

Roy,

I can't run. I went AWOL one time when I was in the ARMY and you know what Galatian says about that!

 

So Ken, are we to assume for now that just like the Iowa caucus, he's "competing" for the Constitution Party nomination?

 

Michael Peroutka Opposes Bush Amnesty

 

Yes, but it's pretty much a slam dunk.

 

Of course, it would take place gradually regardless of how hard a Constitution Party president of the USA might try to implement it. Franklin Roosevelt tried to expand the federal government a whole lot faster than what he was actually able to accomplish. It would work the same way now. But at least we would actually start going in the limited, constitutional government direction for a change.

 

It did. It can again. All it takes is the ability to keep expenditures in line with revenue, and the backbone to say "no" to special intersts.

The present inhabiant of the WH has neither.

 

Great, when do we start? The longer we leave Bush in office, the farther we have to go.

 

Exactly.

 

The person saying he doesn't have enough experience to be President is correct IMO, although I love this guy! I doubt he'll get elected, so here's my plan.
He's going to get his name known by running. He's not going to win, so what we do is promote him and promote him to get him into the public eye, then when we see there's no chance he'll win we go ahead and vote for the next best thing...which so far would be to keep Bush in office. Then we comes back in 4-8 years after Peroutka has been elected to other government jobs and has enough experience and is very well known, he'll run again, and then he'll have a chance at getting elected for real.
Gina

 

The problem with that idea is that we still end up with a liberal as president(if Mr. Bush wins as I expect) and you will be responsible for him being in office. Do you really want that on your conscious - to have voted for a man who will not reverse Roe v. Wade by urging Congress to use its constitutional power to do so by removing abortion from the purview of the federal courts or, alternatively, who will not urge Congress to pass a pro-life amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

I know I don't.

 

I haven't found a whole lot of information of his web site other than very general comments indicating support for God, family, and republic. What is presented seems, overall, to be good points although there's not much information on just how his ideas would be turned into law of the land. Some of the things he wants to do he wouldn't be able to solely do as President. His position on a host of other issues isn't clear. What's his record as an attorney and public servant? It would be very difficult to conclude this man's position of important issues much less his ability to actually do anything about it from the information provided even if he could win.

At this point I know I'm not going to vote for any of Democratic candidates. I'm still planning to vote for the Republican candidate which will most likely be President Bush. But, hey, a vote doesn't count until it's entered in the ballot box, so I'm always interested in learning more facts about the options. Perhaps there's a better source of more specific and detailed information on Peroutka someone can recommend?

 

www.constitutionparty.org/ustp-99p1.html

Fortunately, Constitution Party candidates actually have to adhere to the party's platform or must state publicly where they disagree.

Also, the Peroutka website has just been set up. I am sure there will more info during the next 9.5 months.

 

Okay, I already had that web site book marked and have reviewed it. A whole lot of it is agreeable with me except for a few points I find troubling. Where does Peroutka, on his web site, state his agreement with all points or any disagreement?

 

I imagine that won't happen until the convention in June.

 

I emailed my State chairman(who was in my house on January 1 ) as soon as I found out about the site.

 

Gina,

Please don't do that. The CP needs real votes to establish itself and to gain political status. Why be so afraid of Bush losing? He has moved the country further leftward in three years than Clinton did in eight. As long as the Republicans are winning with liberals, they will continue to run liberals. Let 'em lose, it is richly deserved.