Below is a press release from the Constitution Party of Georgia:
ATLANTA, GA – The Constitution Party of Georgia (CP-GA) held its state convention on June 10th in McDonough. As expected, members selected Darrell Castle, the keynote speaker and Constitutional attorney from Tennessee, as its Presidential nominee.
In a surprise move the members also unanimously nominated Dr. Paul Broun, a native son and former U.S. Congressman, for the Vice-President slot. CP-GA Chairman Ricardo Davis explained: “Dr. Broun has one of the most impressive conservative track records of any Congressman who has ever served in Washington. The CP-GA’s mission is to elect individuals like him in all facets of civil government.”
Dr. Broun wrote a Jobs Act that was highly rated by the Club for Growth, an Audit the Fed bill that passed the U.S. House by a 333-92 margin, and legislation considered to be the best Obamacare alternative. Dr. Broun never voted for a tax increase, never voted to increase the debt ceiling and never voted for a bailout. He also proposed more targeted spending cuts than any other U.S. Representative.
Davis noted, “With the recent endorsement of Darrell Castle by Georgia Right to Life PAC, the Constitution Party of Georgia has the only ticket with endorsed president and vice-president candidates. Castle and Broun have proven track records in defending the sanctity of life.”
The CP-GA is attempting to get Mr. Castle and Dr. Broun on the ballot in November by collecting 7,500 petition signatures according to a new interim federal ruling. Though still high, that number is a dramatic reduction from current Georgia law requiring about 52,000 signatures. Voters wanting to see them on the ballot are working to meet the approaching deadline.
Not only are the twin parties corrupt, but they’re quite politically ‘federalized’ for the presidential elections.
What if major party affiliations & conventions began doing this? What if the Texas Republican Party placed Cruz/Fiorina as its Pres/VP combo this November? Thats a can of worms that hasn’t been opened in a while.
I also suspect that the CP-GA’s recent actions are indirectly motivated by that former sectarian infighting the CP endured back in 1999-2007.
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/05/flashback-jim-clymer-the-constitution-party-remains-true-to-the-life-issue/
“But these splits went on well before the Moral Majority ever existed (Remember the AIP-AP bust up of the mid-1970s?)”
Yes! That split between the Bill Shearer/Tom Anderson factions of the National American Party immediately doomed both factions of the AP (and what was left of the AIP) to obscurity and permanent marginalization for them politically on a national level. Even more sadly, once this split happened, the pragmatic right-wing populist forces in the AP (of both factions) abandoned it for the Republican Party and have stayed put ever since and are very likely to stay that way- even with Trump as the nominee.
The old days of George Wallace-style right-wing populism as a third-party force are pretty much dead and unlikely to ever come back- unless the GOP fractures into 2 or 3 parties, which, despite Trump, is very unlikely to happen anytime soon.
Has Broun accepted the nomination? Will he consent to being placed on the ballot?
“You nailed it; it’s pretty much why a minor party on the right side of the spectrum will never have a powerful showing or a serious influence in national elections… Unless the GOP actually splits up into 2 or 3 parties. I tried to fight this long-established fact and bring many of these parties & individuals together as a United front -only for it to blow up in my face and be an actual waste of my time.”
Indeed and it’s usually over this kind of sillyness (Calvinism vs. Mormonism) or something similar (dueling state affiliates in California) that’s the reason that most movement conservatives will have nothing to do with non-major parties to the point they don’t even mention their names or pretend they don’t exist. If you’re going to split apart or be separate, at least make it over something serious or irreconcilable.
To be fair, there are a lot of left-wing and or socialist parties as well and they exist largely for the same petty reasons. I sometimes wonder if the Christian religion didn’t play such a role in Right and or conservative politics would their be a legitimate non-major party on the Right on the LP or even Green level? But these splits went on well before the Moral Majority ever existed (Remember the AIP-AP bust up of the mid-1970s?) and well after (the AFP splitting from the Reform Party and then splitting in two themselves in early 2001.
Michigan Voter, yes this is the Georgia affiliate of the CP.
That actually happened in 1836. The Democratic Party presidential nominee got a majority in the Electoral College, but no one got a majority for Vice-President. The Democratic Party nominee for Vice-President didn’t get a majority of the Electoral College because the Virginia Democratic electors (23 of them) all refused to vote for him. Richard Johnson was controversial because he was living in “sin” with a black woman. But the Senate chose him to be v-p.
Theoretically, what would occur if a presidential candidate got 270 electoral votes, but had those votes split up amongst different vice-presidential candidates?
“It is ridiculous that there are so many small conservative parties. It is a bunch of people who don’t play well with others.”
You nailed it; it’s pretty much why a minor party on the right side of the spectrum will never have a powerful showing or a serious influence in national elections… Unless the GOP actually splits up into 2 or 3 parties.
I tried to fight this long-established fact and bring many of these parties & individuals together as a United front -only for it to blow up in my face and be an actual waste of my time.
“These are deep divisions between southern Christian Conservatives and the LDS.”
And judging by the actions of the GA-CP at their state convention, that’s an understatement; Georgia Constitutionists (that’s what most of them like to call themselves) obviously do not want a Mormon on their state party’s ballot… Wonder how the national CP is going to respond to this.
Is this party affiliated with the national Constitution Party? The national party nominated a ticket for President and Vice President. What is it with these state Constitution Parties nominating their own presidential tickets?
It is ridiculous that there are so many small conservative parties. It is a bunch of people who don’t play well with others. It is not about beliefs, but wanting to be be a big fish in a small pond. I remember dabbling in the Reform Party (it was after the 2000 collapse) and found that when people didn’t get their way, they left or threatened to leave. The mentality really needs to change if any third party wants to be a contender.
The Utah Constitution Party is ballot-qualified because it regularly gets more than 2% for a statewide office. In 2014 the only statewide office was Attorney General and the Constitution Party got 3.32%. In 2012 it got 3.17% for US Senate and 5.21% for Auditor. The vote test only needs to be met once every four years.
No, I haven’t seen polls with CP. I do believe, as well as LP, that CP is on ballot in Utah. Both have had candidates for several years there. I think if Gary Johnson can catch Clinton and Trump (both at 32%) in Utah he gets electoral votes! What is Utah 2 for senate and 4 for the congress? The polls i read were from the Salt Lake Tribune a few days ago. Johnson could break through in that state because the fine people of Utah are disgusted with Trump and Clinton. So, if LP wins Utah WOW. I didn’t know the internal divisions of CP of Utah and the deep south. Thank You.
Johno,
Have you seen any polls at all that included the CP? Will they be on the ballot in Utah? These are deep divisions between southern Christian Conservatives and the LDS.
George
Guess I was thinking more of Abortion, Prostitution, and how the top two have “elastic” views of marriage. I do see your point of polygamy with LP . Thank You NBC. Just thought CP would be doing better in polling with Trump and Clinton in particular.
Mr Johno — the LP is far more open to polygamy than the CP.
Why isn’t this party doing better in Utah? Gary Johnson is polling close to 12%. Plus, all three Trump, Clinton and Johnson are more socially liberal than CP. Utah doesn’t seem to be socially liberal.
Broun is a better choice than Weld, that’s for sure.
I intended to go to the convention and cover it for IPR, but it was moved from a Sat to a Friday so I couldn’t make it.