http://constitutionparty.com RSS feeds for Constitution Party 60 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25/Concerning-the-Recent-Murders-at-Virginia-Tech.aspx#Comments 0 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=129&ModuleID=504&ArticleID=25 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=25&PortalID=0&TabID=129 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25/Concerning-the-Recent-Murders-at-Virginia-Tech.aspx by Resolution Constitution Party National Committee - Boise, Idaho Whereas, A student recently killed 32 students, faculty, and himself; and injured many others at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, i.e., “Virginia Tech”; Therefore, be it Resolved, That the Constitution Party wishes to express its condolences to the families and friends of those at Virginia Tech who lost their lives, and extend our best wishes and hope for the future to the faculty, staff, and students of Virginia Tech; and, be it   Resolved, that the Constitution Party calls on the Virginia legislature to recognize that the right to bear arms is inherent in the right of self defense, defense of the family, and defense against tyranny; And, be it   Resolved, That the Virginia Legislature recall and pass the 2006 House Bill 1572 that was defeated in committee assuring the right of students and faculty to carry firearms on campus.   Webmaster Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:42:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:25 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24/Call-for-the-Pardon-of-Unjustly-Imprisoned-Border-Patrol-Agents.aspx#Comments 0 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=129&ModuleID=504&ArticleID=24 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=24&PortalID=0&TabID=129 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/24/Call-for-the-Pardon-of-Unjustly-Imprisoned-Border-Patrol-Agents.aspx by Constitution Party National Committee - Boise, ID Whereas, Two United States Border Patrol agents, Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos, have been confined in prison since January 18, 2007, prosecuted for actions in the course of performing their duties in seeking to arrest an illegal Mexican drug smuggler; and   Whereas, This smuggler, Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, trying to escape after abandoning a van loaded with marijuana on U.S. territory, fought with our agent, appeared to be ready to fire upon our agents and was thereupon shot by one of our agents but escaped with minor injuries; and   Whereas, The injured smuggler was actually contacted in Mexico by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, offered free medical treatment in Texas and immunity to testify against our U.S. Border Patrol agents, was caught and released a second time smuggling drugs before the trial of our agents, and is being allowed by U.S. officials to sue the U.S. Border Patrol for $5 million for allegedly violating his civil rights; and   Whereas, The smuggler’s testimony that he was unarmed was accepted above the suppressed testimony of U.S. citizens Compean and Ramos, and the jurors were wrongly instructed that they could not have a hung jury; and   Whereas, both Compean and Ramos, with extended service records in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Border Patrol, have been unjustly sentenced to 12 and 11 years in prison, respectively, fired by the U.S. Border Patrol, have lost their homes because of legal expenses, the lives of their families have been threatened by Davila drug cartel associates, and Ramos has been brutalized by other prisoners, unprotected by prison officials despite official assurances of protection; therefore be it   Resolved, that the Constitution Party National Committee (as have 51 U.S. Congressmen and many thousands of concerned Americans) hereby calls upon the President of the United States to immediately pardon Agents Compean and Ramos, giving assurance that other U.S. Border Patrol agents will not be similarly demonized and unjustly prosecuted in connection with their efforts to apprehend illegal invaders on United States territory.   Webmaster Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:41:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:24 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23/Repeal-the-Real-ID-Act.aspx#Comments 0 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=129&ModuleID=504&ArticleID=23 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=23&PortalID=0&TabID=129 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23/Repeal-the-Real-ID-Act.aspx by Resolution Constitution Party National Committee, Boise, ID Whereas, The national ID card called for in the Real ID Act of 2005 is repressive, invasive, and unconstitutionally violating the fourth amendment right of the people to be secure; and   Whereas, The dangerous implications of this federal mandate include privacy concerns, expense compliance costs for states and federal meddling in states’ rights; and,   Whereas, “Real ID” has been unadvisedly promoted as a deterrent to terrorism and illegal immigration, but would not resolve either of those problems as evidenced by the fact that several of the September 11th hijackers used legitimate driver’s licenses; and   Whereas, If “Real ID” is placed in force, illegal aliens would potentially have a national database from which to buy and sell illegal identification; and   Whereas, The “Real ID” requires a digital photo and possibly a fingerprint on each license, thereby turning “Real ID” into a gold mine for identity thieves; and   Whereas, This $11 billion endeavor could limit law-abiding citizens the uncompromised freedom to travel, open a bank account, secure employment or purchase a firearm; and   Whereas, States already straining under the weight of federal bureaucratic compliance costs would be further burdened by additional expense; and   Whereas, States will experience difficulty paying for massive computer systems to hook up to a federal database and complying by the December 2009 deadline; and   Whereas, Missouri State Rep. James Guest (R) has formed a coalition of lawmakers from 34 states to file bills that oppose the “Real ID”; and   Whereas, Public outcry against the scheme has resulted in a dozen states following Maine in a revolt against “Real ID”, including Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; and   Whereas, U.S. Citizens in such states could be denied access to federal buildings, bank accounts or boarding commercial airplanes; and   Whereas, American citizens should not be required to carry identification papers or be data based by the federal government; therefore be it   Resolved, That the Constitution Party strongly urges freedom-loving Americans to demand that Congress repeal the “Real ID” Act.   Webmaster Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:23 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/22/English-as-Our-Official-Language.aspx#Comments 0 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=129&ModuleID=504&ArticleID=22 http://constitutionparty.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=22&PortalID=0&TabID=129 http://constitutionparty.com/OurPrinciples/Resolutions/tabid/129/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/22/English-as-Our-Official-Language.aspx by Constitution Party National Committee - Boise, ID Resolution Whereas, Languages other than English are more and more being officially sponsored and promoted in the United States in contradiction to our English language heritage; and Whereas, With some 33 million foreign-born people now living in the United States, it would be difficult to imagine anything more divisive of a free people than that they cannot understand one another; and   Whereas, A statutory precondition to citizenship and voting should be the ability to speak and write the English language, the common language that unites Americans; and   Whereas, The Department of Justice spends $27 million of tax revenue annually to provide information, voting ballots, registration forms and brochures in languages other than English; and   Whereas, Driver license exams are given in foreign languages in nearly 90 percent of the states, in some states in as many as 30 foreign languages; and   Whereas, Executive Order #13166, signed by President Clinton, mandated that any organization receiving federal funds must provide their services and programs in foreign languages; and   Whereas, Surveys show that the majority of Americans, some 80%, do not want America to be a multilingual nation; and   Whereas, 23.1 million people in America are limited in English proficiency, more than twice as many as were in 1980, an increase of nearly two million in five years; and   Whereas, Multilingual policies actually discourage immigrants from learning our language and assimilating into our culture and heritage; therefore, be it   Resolved, That the Constitution Party National Committee hereby calls upon all our fellow Americans to support English as the official language for all governmental business by the United States and individual states; ask members of Congress and state legislatures to support legislation to mandate English as our official language, to oppose bilingual ballots, and to promote the overturning of Executive Order #13166   Webmaster Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:22