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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on June 15, 2011 at 5:30am

What bugs me, saddens me really, most is that anyone in the US of A is so troubled that they would submit to the tyranny the Constitution Party's founders intend. What I've read looks much like the plan of the Xian Reconstructionists, who would replace the Constitution with the Old Testament. Why the OT? Probably because, for them, the New Testament is too socialistic. Loving their neighbors as they love themselves, or concernfor the poor is no part of their plan. Power is their goal, and in that race Roman Catholicism has a 2000-year lead on them. Amateurs all. Calling their Party what it is would require more honesty than they have.

 

Permalink Reply by dr kellie on June 15, 2011 at 8:11am

If they leave out the new testament, they will have to leave out hell, because not until gentle jesus did folks get sent to burn for eternity.  The constitution party gives me diarrhea.

Permalink Reply by A3Kr0n on June 15, 2011 at 7:20am

I never made it past their preamble's first sentence "The Constitution Party gratefully acknowledges the blessing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as Creator," before rejecting everything 100%

Permalink Reply by Tara on June 15, 2011 at 8:36am

I didn't either.  It was insta-eyeball-roll and close the page for me.  :D

 

Unfortunately, I guess I'm just not open-minded enough to spare my time for nutjob ideas and proposals.

Permalink Reply by Chris G on June 16, 2011 at 4:40pm

The Constitution Party introduction should have been enough of a clue.

The sole purpose of government, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, is to secure our unalienable rights given us by our Creator.

When Government grows beyond this scope, it is usurpation, and liberty is compromise.

 

Here's a link to information about the Christian theocracy movement you may you may find informative.

Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on June 15, 2011 at 9:10am

The Christians in the constitution party seem to think Christianity is the support for the Constitution and our bill of tights. Actually the constitution supports religious freedom but not the creedocentric delusions of Christians per se.

Permalink Reply by Clarence Dember on June 15, 2011 at 9:16am

The Constitution party is populated with illiterate xenophobes and nitwits.

Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on June 15, 2011 at 9:20am

I've heard of this party before. They have a few surprises but mostly the usual contradictory right wing beliefs. I hope it will capture some of the teabag/religious right vote, anyway.

 

I like how they talk about being "stewards for the Earth" and then proceed to talk about multiplying and being fruitful, global warming being fake, and repealing lots of environmenta acts.

 

And how they invoke free speech in the same sentence as banning pornography.

Permalink Reply by Pat on June 15, 2011 at 10:23am

Great link in the post by member Andrew Hall in the "Humor" section on here about the Constitution Party's protest of a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha in downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Also, check out http://www.andhranews.net/Intl/2011/Counter-demonstrators-outnumber....

Apparently the US Constitution forbids people from worshiping "demons," but is OK with magic incantations to a cosmic Jewish zombie.

Permalink Reply by A3Kr0n on June 15, 2011 at 1:15pm

One sign opposing the Ganesha sculpture read "The veneration of the idols is the worship of demons"

Apparently the protestors had no problem with their idol "St. Francis of Assisi", which is also on display.

Permalink Reply by Susi Bocks on June 15, 2011 at 2:24pm

i agree with akron and tara campbell - that's exactly when i stopped reading. you can't give credence to anything beyond that if the entire platform takes us away from what the constitution, the bills of rights and the declaration of independence were intended for - a secular government.

the only way to step up is a continual dialogue with people who might be led to believe this would be best for our country. that and fighting it every step of the way through legal action, media, social networks and whatever else we can avail ourselves of. history can not be allowed to be rewritten to suit the religious rights desire to make this a christianist nation.

it bugs me most that this actually has to occur since the constitution was actually a pretty brilliant piece to begin with. i guess the activist side of me likes that, but the atheist side of me is disgusted with the sheep in this country who are led by their lack of understanding.

Permalink Reply by Sail R's - Roz and Russ Worrall on June 15, 2011 at 3:44pm

I rolled my eyes at the preamble too, but kept reading.  In 2008 there were nearly a half million people registered with the Constitution party, most also registered with the American Independent Party from California as well.  The Constitution party gained major party status in Colorado in the last elections.  

 

So while intellectually, one can say, don't give these people any credence because it's nonsense, they are gaining momentum and it is troubling.  I am a humanist and have great faith in humans who are reasoning and rational, but am very scared of righteous humans who are not reasoning, often deluded, and politcally organized.