NATIONAL CONSTITUTION PARTY CHAIRMAN

Justin Magill

The way we answer this question determines what we allow government, and our public functionaries, to do. The answer to this question is what we hold up against campaign rhetoric and legislative bills. It is what we should be basing our calls for government action on.

So, what is the purpose of government?

Webster’s 1828 – American Dictionary of the English Language states:

“GOV’ERNMENT 4. The system of polity in a state; that form of fundamental rules and principles by which a nation or state is governed, or by which individual members of a body politic are to regulate their social actions; a constitution, either written or unwritten, by which the rights and duties of citizens and public officers are prescribed and defined; as a monarchial government or a republican government.

Thirteen governments thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without the pretence of miracle or mystery, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind.”

Our founding Declaration of Independence states what the purpose of government is in America: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness —That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.”

The purpose of government is to secure our Individual Rights!

Do we live our lives in agreement with this Declaration? Do we demand that government secure Individual Rights, or do we demand that government violate Individual Rights to give us “safety and security?”

When politicians promise to give us things, or deliver the pork, are we upset and calling them on the carpet to correct them, or do we grab all the entitlements we can and demand more?

When public functionaries, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, are encouraged by ‘We the People’ to “legally” plunder us, very few will resist the temptation.

Americans must ask themselves whether they support defending Individual Rights; and they must be honest with themselves about their answer to that question and whether their words and actions line up with that answer.

What do you truly believe is the purpose of government? Beliefs lead to actions, and actions (and inactions) have natural consequences. Good intentions never negate the consequences of bad or poorly thought-out actions.

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“It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”

Seneca

We recently had our fall National Committee meeting in Sparks, Nevada. The subtle but dominant message that we heard from every speaker was about the accelerated decline in America over the last decade. But every speaker focused, not on the discouraging decline, but on the growing awareness in America and on the victories won.

In a recent Gallup poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans opined that the Democratic and Republican parties are doing such a poor job that another major political party is needed. This is a growing realization in the U.S. over the last several decades but the lack of follow through shows an alarming cowardice on the part of the voter. Many are afraid to commit to making another party a major party. Many have bought into the sales pitch of the DEMGOP party that a vote for a third party is “a wasted vote” and “will cause the “other” party to win” and therefore you have to vote for their team.

But we also see a growing unrest and a recognition that the Democratic and Republican parties no longer represent the American people, nor do they fight to protect our individual rights. We see more and more politicians, who are fighting for the American people, being attacked by their own political party. We see major political players being labeled as the problem because they have dared to push back against the abuses their own political party is foisting on the American people.

As the two major parties leave their voters behind and use and abuse them at every turn, we hope see a shift away from the two old dying parties and a return of the American spirit. But what will it take to cause this shift? It may simply take an overwhelming pain from the abuse to cause people to shift, but this isn’t the likely scenario. Look how far we the people have allowed things to go already.

No, most likely, it will take the courage of a few individuals to stand in the face of the status quo. It will take the courage of a few more individuals to support them and fight for them. And after these individuals break the inertia that has held us captive, the impetus will gain speed and the two old dying parties will be discarded.

But who are these courageous few who will lead this charge? We at the Constitution Party are reaching out to the public servants who have shown the integrity to stand for the rights of individual American against all odds. You can add you voice in encouraging these individuals to join a party that would support them. We are also training new volunteers in how to build and lead their State, County, and local Constitution Parties. And, we are looking for serious donors who can support major candidates to win larger races.

So what can I do? Every individual must find the courage to stand up for individual rights right where they live. We must find the courage to express our support of individual rights and oppose government abuse of those rights at our municipal and school board meeting. We must make ourselves known so that other like-minded individuals can see us and join in our efforts. We may even need to run for local offices in governments that need to return to their limited role.

We need Americans, unwilling to give up the individual rights of the people, who will stand up and be counted.

“Our unalterable resolution would be to be free.”

Samuel Adams

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Do your local officials know what the purpose of government is? Do they judge their actions on how they do what government is supposed to do? Do they know how to find private solutions for things government isn’t supposed to do? How well do they connect and communicate with your community?

The purpose of government, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, is to secure Individual Rights.

Governments, those public functionaries who make up government, are not to be doing anything more than that. And they are certainly not supposed to be doing less than that. A government that attacks Individual Rights is the very thing government is supposed to protect us from. And you are paying to have your rights violated.

There are certainly things government should do. No one has a right to violate the rights of others. If all roads were private, you could be prevented from accessing your property or from going to the grocery store. If your neighbor could do anything they wanted on their property, they might dig a hole that could cause your structure to collapse. Or they could cause smells or toxic fumes that could prevent you from using your property.

It is up to every individual to keep government to its limited role, and to have continual discussions with their public functionaries about that role as situations come up or things change.

It is not the job of government to entice employers or tourists to the area. It is not the job of government to provide education nor to pay for libraries.

It is the job of the community, community leaders, private individuals, and private organizations to do these things and to fund them. When we allow government to do these things, we give public functionaries the right to take money by force from individuals and businesses to pay for these things. We also allow politics and agendas to control these things.

We must keep government limited and we must step up in our communities to do the things that government should not be doing.

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