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Sioux Falls Conservative Examiner writer Lori Stacey reports that 2008 Constitution Party Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin will run for Lieutenant Governor of Montana as a Republican:

The major announcement took place during the live broadcast of Pastor Chuck Baldwin’s sermon at Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana. He treated his congregation and many others watching online to a major political announcement this afternoon.

Dr. Chuck Baldwin, the 2008 Presidential Nominee of the Constitution Party has accepted an invitation by Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning to be his running mate for Lt. Governor of Montana.

In looking up Bob Fanning’s campaign website, I noticed that this is definitely official as Bob already has Chuck Baldwin listed as his Lt. Governor running mate.

Bob Fanning, a retired manufacturing CEO, is one of ten candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Montana governor in 2012. In Montana, gubernatorial candidates pick their running mates before the primary.

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Republicans in the U.S. Congress want to pass a federal Personhood Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that directly parallels the Mississippi Personhood Ballot Initiative 26 state constitutional amendment.

Last Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Mississippians voted on Ballot Initiative 26, a personhood amendment to the state constitution that defines a person as “every human being from the moment of [egg] fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof.” Personhood amendments represent an extreme reach into a family’s privacy that would grant zygotes the same rights as the women who carry them and outlaw common forms of birth control.

Even in Mississippi—a Bible belt state with only one abortion clinic—58 percent of voters rejected Ballot Initiative 26.

Sponsored by the Colorado-based evangelical Christian group Personhood USA, and modeled after a provision that failed in Colorado twice, Mississippi Initiative 26 would have outlawed abortion in Mississippi, even in cases of rape, incest, domestic violence and life-threatening ectopic pregnancies. In addition, this change in the state’s constitution would have criminalized in-vitro fertilization and birth control methods, including birth control pills and IUD’s.

Personhood Mississippi head Les Riley—who in June sponsored a “Conceived in Rape” speaking tour to promote Initiative 26—refused to acknowledge the Initiative 26 loss last Tuesday: “We are not conceding because we did our duty. We have obeyed God,” he told CNN. Proponents are reportedly planning other personhood initiatives on 2012 ballots in Florida, Mississippi (again), Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada and California.

Republicans in the U.S. Congress want to pass a federal Personhood Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As Mother Jones reported:

Sixty-three U.S. House Republicans, or over a quarter of the GOP conference, are cosponsors of HR 212, Rep. Paul Broun’s (R-Ga.) “Sanctity of Human Life Act,” which includes language that directly parallels that of the Mississippi personhood amendment.

And Rep. Duncan Hunter’s very similar HR 374 has 91 co-sponsors. In the U.S. Senate, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has introduced a companion bill to HR 374, which already has the support of more than a quarter of the Republicans in the Senate.

Mitt Romney and nearly all the other GOP presidential candidates are committed to overturning the Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decisions through a constitutional amendment that defines life as beginning at the moment of “conception,” as defined by the Mississippi personhood Ballot Initiative 26 constitutional amendment.

Many people today do not remember that the purchase and use of birth control products, even by married couples, was against the law in many states until 1965.

There are those who, for the last 46 years, have worked to reverse the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court finding that women have a fundamental “right of privacy” to make family planning decisions, which includes the right to learn about and use contraceptive products for birth control. The Griswold decision is the foundation for the court’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade.

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From Gary Odom, here are the latest details on the Constitution Party’s Fall meeting.

The Constitution Party’s Fall meeting will be held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The location selected is the famously beautiful Coeur d’Alene Hotel and Resort, 115 South Second Street, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816. It can never be said that our state affiliates don’t have a neighborly attitude. The Constitution Party of Washington is hosting this meeting, and it was they who suggested that the best place to hold the meeting would be ….. in Idaho about thirty miles east of Spokane. The Coeur d’Alene is a world class resort located on the shores of the idyllic Lake Coeur d’Alene. Grab this opportunity to visit the beautiful northwest, while working with Constitution Party leaders from all over the country to plan the 2012 presidential nominating convention, and work on strategy for the presidential election, state party development and ballot access.

The National Committee meeting will start Friday morning at 8:30am. Pastry, fruit and coffee will be served in the meeting room. Lunch will be included and there will be a banquet Friday evening. Also on Friday, there will be a Western States Regional meeting. The meeting will reconvene on Saturday at 8:30am, and adjourn by mid-afternoon. Again, coffee, fruit and pastries will be served in the meeting room.

In addition to important strategy development for the upcoming presidential election year, an inspiring line-up of speakers is set with more expected. Confirmed speakers include Liberty Roundtable Host, Sam Bushman, 2008 Constitution Party Vice-Presidential nominee, Darrell Castle, former Constitution Party Director of Communications, Scott Bradley, 2010 CP of Utah U.S. Senate Nominee and Constitutional Scholar, Mary Starrett, Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, Constitution Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Chuck Baldwin, former Virginia Congressman 5th District, Virgil Goode.

The closest airport is the Spokane International Airport. When you reserve your hotel room at the Coeur d’Alene, please inform them that you would also like to be registered for the shuttle. There is a roundtrip charge which you may authorize when you make your room registration, and they will include it in your bill. The gratuity is not included. The hotel will take down the time of your arrival and the shuttle will meet you at the airport.

The early-bird registration available to those whose registration is postmarked or called in on or before September 7th is 5, regular registration for those who register after September 7th but postmarked or called in on or before September 30th is 0, and late registration for those who register after September 30th or at the door is 0.

Sleeping room reservations should be made by calling the hotel’s reservation department at 1-800-688-5253. Please be sure to mention that you are with the Constitution Party group in order to get our special rate of plus tax for deluxe rooms and 9 plus tax for premier rooms. Please see the hotel website for room descriptions: http://www.cdaresort.com.

The cut-off date for reservations is September 7th, 2011. This is a world class resort, please make your reservations early. There is no guarantee rooms will be available at all if you wait.

Please register as soon as possible for this meeting. You’ll save money and we’ll be able to plan a better meeting if we have a good idea of the attendance early. The presidential election year is approaching at a rapid pace. The Convention is in April of 2012. Ballot access, presidential recruitment and convention planning will be topics under discussion at this meeting, so it is important that we have a large turn-out from many states.

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From an e-mail from Ricardo Davis, Chairman of the Constitution Party of Georgia:

Friends in the Cause of Liberty,

Today there will be a Multi-County Tea Party Rally this afternoon in Monticello (see below). Yesterday morning I was contacted about the possibility of the Constitution Party being represented at the event, and through the help of supporters this was confirmed late yesterday. Constitution Party of Lamar County coordinator Bob Heiney will be speaking on behalf of the party and principles we uphold. This opportunity wouldn’t be possible if not for the leadership of Bob and the party members there in Lamar County who are actively working to advance the message of the Constitution Party. I covet your prayers for Bob and the team that will be at the rally that they communicate the need for and principles of the Constitution Party of Georgia with winsomeness and courage and that many would take an interest in the party as a result.

If you live in or near Jasper County then come out and enjoy a nice Saturday with fellow patriots and support Bob and the team of volunteers that will be helping. If you have any questions contact Bob at (770) 358-4777.

-Ricardo Davis
State Chairman

WHAT: Tea Party Rally is coming to Jasper County, Monticello, GA. Recreation Dept., 246 Ted Sauls Drive
WHEN: June 18, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
WHY: Educational purposes, Reaching out to people and preparing for the coming elections.
WHO: Jasper County Tea Party Patriots
Coordinators; Skip and Cheryl Nowetner skip1348@gmail.com // canow@bellsouth.net
Jasper County G.O.P. Chairwoman Karan Bumann
Tea Party Patriot Mary Alice Carter
Assisting are the Newton County Tea Party and the Patriots Table.

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From Gary Odom:

Saturday, May 14 · 12:00pm – 4:00pm

Ryan’s Steakhouse
655 N. Shadeland Ave.
Indianapolis, IN

Please plan to arrive by 12:00pm noon Eastern Standard Time to enjoy lunch with others from our state party (cost of lunch is at your expense). Pay for your meal and then check-in at the check-in table in the back room where we are meeting. Then you are free to get your lunch and fellowship with others from our party.

Official meeting to begin shortly after 1:00pm. Schedule includes election of officers, approval of by-laws, discussion of state party platform, candidacy/ballot access laws, publicity, fundraising and more.

Only members who have filled out their membership applications and have paid their membership dues will be eligible to vote. Must be present to vote. Membership applications will be posted on our website or e-mailed to those on our e-mail list two weeks before the meeting. Guests are allowed to attend and observe.

More details coming soon so stay tuned. Please put this important meeting on your calendar now! If you would like to carpool with others from your area, please e-mail us at info@cpindiana.org

If you have friends or relatives in Indiana please encourage them to support this event with their attendance. Our new Indiana contact, Audrey Queckboerner, has done a magnificent job in bringing the Constitution Party out of the doldrums and the shadows in Indiana and into the light of energetic political activity. She is greatly deserving of everyone’s support!

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From Gary Odom:

The National Committee of the Constitution Party, meeting in Harrisburg, PA, has, by unanimous resolution, adopted on April 30, 2011, put itself on record urging former Virginia Congressman, Virgil Goode, to seek the Presidential nomination of the Constitution Party!

Immediately upon conclusion of Virgil Goode’s speech; one in which he extolled the virtues of protecting America’s national sovereignty, condemned foreign aid and demanded the the United States start taking care of America’s problem first instead of meddling in the affairs of the rest of the world, providing a rousing climax to the 2011 Spring National Committee of the Constitution Party; a motion from the floor was made, urging Goode to seek the Constitution Party’s Presidential nomination. Th motion was quickly seconded and was passed unanimously by the party’s national committee.
(The full text will be available in a later edition)

This resolution should not be confused with a nomination (which can only be made by the national convention–the highest authority of the national party) nor even an outright endorsement, however it can certainly be viewed as a statement of deep appreciation for Virgil Goode’s activities in the Constitution Party over the past two years and may equally be viewed as a clear statement that the National Committee views Virgil Goode as an excellent choice to be the Constitution Party nominee for President of the United States and for that reason strongly encourages him to seek its nomination.

Goode has made it clear to members in private and public comments at the meeting and prior thereto that he has a strong interest in seeking the party’s nomination, though he has made no public announcement to that effect as of yet. Many Constitution Party leaders are hopeful that Goode has a strong campaign well underway by the time of the Constitution Party National Convention in mid-April of 2012, and it was hoped that this resolution would encourage him to take the steps necessary to become a full fledged candidate.

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Dispatch From the Frontlines: Cold Civil War

by Bryan Puertas

You have seen it. Election night maps carving up the country into red or blue territory. Rival camps broadcasting from their War Rooms, demonizing the other and inciting the faithful to arms. A downtrodden, suffering citizenry that pays the price for endless partisan fighting. Congratulations America, we have our own War of the Roses, a cold civil war that has been going on for over a century.

It may sound like hyperbole, but it’s helpful as a way to wrap your head around current events and decide how to move forward. This country was founded as a haven for those looking to escape the dynastic warfare of the old world, yet we have regressed to the point where we are saddled with two rival houses, alike in indignity, who tell us if only the other was out of the picture then they could finally get around to solving our problems. In the meantime, we are falling further and further behind on our economy, infrastructure, and quality of health and education. In short, the refusal of the parties to address problems unless they hold all the cards has made us broke, broken, sick, and stupid.

And mad. Definitely mad. Mad enough to renounce fealty to the parties and look to solve our problems ourselves. In less than a generation, the number of voters declaring their independence has grown to over 40%. And among the young, that number is over half. We have checked the Constitution, and there is no Divine Right of Party. Yet these two private clubs have infiltrated every branch of government, and their only interest is in keeping their position at any cost, regardless of who suffers. It is that spirit of party uber alles that holds back any progress or innovation, and if we are to move forward as a country, that is the biggest battle to be fought.

What does that battle look like?

It looks like nonpartisan redistricting. Open primaries. Initiative and Referendum. Term limits. Structural reforms that take away the institutional advantages the parties have written in for themselves after a over a century in power.

It looks like regular people like you in phone rooms, on street corners and doorsteps, in letters to the editor and commenting on the internet, opening up peoples’ minds to an alternative to straight-down-the-party-line serfdom.

It looks like you, yes you, getting out your credit card and giving an uncomfortable amount of money to independentvoting.org, and then giving more than that next year.

It took twenty years of guerrilla movement building to open the primaries in California last June, and that’s the kind of existential threat the parties have made a business of crushing for over a century. Already there are court cases in Idaho and South Carolina attempting to undo our progress. The bigger we get, the more nasty and cutthroat they will get in return. It makes sense, they are at war. The cold civil war. Welcome to the front lines. Whose side are you on, We the People, or They the Parties?

Bryan Puertas is a campus organizer and fundraiser, as well as vice chair of the Queens County Independence Party. If reached at bpuertas@independentvoting.org, he will ask you to help build the independent movement. He’s looking forward to hearing from you.

The Hankster