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ATTENTION:
2/ 16 /10
The health care debate was raging with ferocity as tea parties took to the capitals
and Congress wanted to pass a recklessly designed health care "reform" bill that dubiously exempted themselves. The real
diagnosis on health care however is that there is no real free market for it. A truly
free market would reflect a real price for health services and encourage them to
stay as affordable as possible since the masses would put market pressure on providers
to furnish quality care at the best prices. This is similar to what we have witnessed
in other industries such as automobiles, televisions, microwaves, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones and computers. Many
of these products started out as expensive novelties that only a few in the more
aristocratic classes possessed. When the upper classes took the first hit by purchasing
the initial expensive releases, it provided the capital and incentive to the producers to expand
production and invest in refining their products' assembly & functionality which allowed
the merchandise to be brought to the masses in more markets with more features at lower cost. Ease of production,
accessibility and supply all increased while producers were encouraged by making more profit
through greater volume at lower cost per item.
Society has flourished from the products
brought forth by incentives of the free market system where governments' ideal role is to measuredly
police against fraud, violation of contract, violation of patents and copyrights, to enforce
reasonable safety laws, property rights and act as arbiter of last resort in contract,
property and transaction disputes. In addition, government is authorized to apply some taxation
which should be as low and predictable as possible in application. The federal government was intended to regulate
interstate commerce only to provide a standard of ease through easily applicable standards.
That is to allow products to transact or transport without a lot of hindrance, cost or
complexity across state lines. For example, products can go cross country without a lot of differing taxes
piling on as they go state-by-state. Also protectionist trade barriers and tariffs between the states are prevented and
in effect the innards of the U.S. act as a free-trade zone. So here we witness that the Commerce Clause limits
the power of the several states. Yet as well, those federal regulations on interstate commerce must meet the criteria
of being within the enumerated powers set forth in the Constitution. This means only those regulations
which qualify through the Necessary & Proper Clause.
Combining the principles of a truly free market and constitutional law, we see that
governments should not grant corporate welfare, own part or whole of corporations, legislate
favoritism or non-competitive protections for any particular industry or company. Neither should government
overregulate businesses in order to manipulate the market in certain ways nor excessively tax
or make for favoring, punishing or unintelligible tax code in order to do same. Tax credits which reward nonsense
and redistribute wealth are also a no-no. And as long as big, unconstitutional government is
allowed to exercise these powers, it will be too much the lobbyists who steer the successes, failures and practices of the markets
instead of each of you. Some lobbying is understandable, especially lobbying for property rights or for
protections against government manipulations in today's atmosphere.
To rid us of the undue reliance on lobbyists, government must be curtailed
and its power to manipulate markets removed. This will eliminate the incentive towards
reliance on lobbyists and return us to an economic dollar democracy. An economic dollar
democracy is where you - the people as consumers - determine the flow, practices and enterprises
of the economy by voting with your dollars everyday. Those who deliver the best products and
services and provide the highest quality per dollar or those who simply cater accessibly to a particular
demographic for a desirable price will find support from their patrons willingly and freely
while being kept in check by the prospects of competition. In an economic dollar democracy, monopolies
are more so determined by the people's satisfaction and are hence subject to threat of eventual competition
in the open fields of the truly free market. Now if some big conglomerate or a small
enterprise engages in racketeering, embezzlement, fraud, rigged contract bids, other general underworld
activities or violates reasonable safety or environmental law, then government has a role to intervene under due
process. However, some today distrust the validity, application or intent of
anti-trust laws bestowed by governments who concurrently own or control large public utilities and who cater
legislation favoring the funding and strengths of certain large oppressive labor unions. When that's not the case it can be the corporatists who are pushing for
manipulative protectionism against their competitors or even some political faction looking for entitlements. All in all, these are the same governments who
now carry a big stick on behalf of lobby culture.
Note how the segments of our economy that function more like economic
dollar democracies tend to lower costs or provide higher values per dollar. Grocery
stores are always advertising sales and use lower prices to bring in volume. Similar for
big box retailers, discount clothing, furniture and drug stores. Likewise for electronic and
home improvement retailers. Restaurants are in on the game as well. All are relatively less government
influenced to varying degrees as compared to the post office, public schools, mass transit, state colleges,
public utilities and public services where costs & subsidies are going up and/or quality is more
of an issue with less prospect of competition.
Again these arguments apply to today's health care as well. With Medicare, government
has intruded and at least doubled medical costs to seniors since its establishment. Medicare also
denies a greater proportion of services compared to private insurers. Meanwhile, its sibling Medicaid further
bankrupts state governments through fraud and lax oversight. Government mandates
on health insurance policies drive up premiums. The Pelosi/Reid Congress wanted to invoke
more price pressures like forcing your insurer to accept pre-existing conditions,
more taxes on policies and services and toying with cutting funds to an
already under-reimbursing Medicare that shorts medical providers. Their
fascist health care plan that forced most to buy health insurance or pay a fine
while it attempted an immediate or eventual tax-subsidized public option that would have undercut and eliminated private
health insurance was an effort to herd us into an expensive, highly unprofitable, government-run
venture in socialized medicine at our liability.
Allowing government to regulate and control our health care to the point where
half the dollars circulated in it are government dollars has not brought
prices down or quality up. Instead, that has only made it easier for middlemen to bid up the
price while simultaneously eliminating other
providers or competitors. An economic (sound) dollar democracy would do the opposite to
our medical system and provide a robust insurance industry to help cover the more
catastrophic costs at a more reasonable premium price with the more common medical procedures
being less expensive and coverable out of pocket. Let us choose that path as opposed to the
example of government-run entities that run themselves into the ground by subsidizing false bargains which then threaten our whole economic
infrastructure just as the likes of Chris *
Dodd ,
Barney*
Frank and
Charles*
Schumer
did with Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac! Why put up with the politicians' bribed bailouts and phony stimulus plans
that use your money to "fix" problems that their meddling enabled or caused in the first place?
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The Commonwealth Party: A Home For Avant-Garde Conservatives & Classical Liberals
Establishing The Principles Of Reservist Political Philosophy And Building
The Commonwealth State.
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Raleigh, NC Capitol
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Are you tired of...
- Corporate welfare and government subsidizing of flawed business practices?
- Bureaucrats denying the poor the means to advance while stealing from the wealthy?
- Factions and politicians taking away your financial and individual rights?
- Environmental negligence and extremism?
- Government waste and mismanagement?
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- Big government prone to undue special interests influencing?
- High taxes?
- Government intrusion?
- An omni-oppressent drug war?
- The policies of the welfare state?
- Social(ist) programs that don't work?
- Inhumane abortion policies?
- Parties and representatives that don't represent you?
- Rigged ballots, canned debates and the campaign monopolies?
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Then the Commonwealth Party is the party for you!
If you believe in the originally intended principles
and country that the first flag has stood for, then
now is the time to begin rallying around the second flag in order to restore
those virtues. We have reached the point where the
powers that be and the two-party stranglehold have
eradicated true constitutional government. We are
under this coup d'etat which has also made the ballot
box ineffective -- instead it functions merely as a virtual rubberstamp of their stay in power. You must
embrace a new symbol and name for the national identity
in order to separate from and confront the occupying force
which has commandeered your original country and flag.
NO UNITY WITHOUT CONSTITUTIONAL RULE!
When we run for office in the Commonwealth Party, we
won't waste time and money trying to get on the rigged ballot
as an official party -- usually the system is against
that. What we will do is get independent candidates to
run who will identify themselves as Commonwealth candidates
and reference this site in their campaigns. Thus, our
resources will be more channeled towards the victory of independent,
grassroots or write-in Commonwealth candidates. Even if the ballot
is closed to your run, do a campaign anyway
to bring to light the issue of the rigged election system of your
community and inspire the voters to consider other choices besides
the Democrat-Republican party.
Voters: Quit voting for the lesser of two evils! This
is the great con the two-party regime has devised for
you. If you vote the lesser of two evils then you are
just enabling both evils to become greater evils.
Don't be a caged rat who votes for what the masses tell
you is your only choice. Instead vote your true desires
by writing in a third party, independent or even a Commonwealth candidate. If you have
no such candidate in your area, you can write in 'Commonwealth
Party .net' as a protest vote against the rigged system. Otherwise,
voting for the lesser evil in the short terms leads to
enslavement to growing evils in the long term. Don't be like
a Cuban or an Iraqi under the former regime who votes for
Castro or Saddam just because you've been forced to accept them as
your only choice on the ballot.
SO WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RUN FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PARTY?
WHEN WILL YOU REVOLT AT THE BALLOT BOX?......
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Indie Candidates Wanted
To Defeat
The Bankrupting Politicians.
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Commonwealth Party Overview
The Commonwealth Party is a party that favors limited government,
regional/local autonomy and opposes government oppressions such as: over
taxation, prohibition drug policy, overregulation in business, government
waste and mismanagement, the policies of the welfare state and the over
use of government.
We believe in protecting individual rights through
legislation and policies that balance the rights of the individual and
the individual rights of all citizens en masse.
We favor addressing societal
issues utilizing new and innovative ways such as consumer action,
market demand and charitable trusts instead of always resorting solely to
government action and legislation.
We are a party that supports representative
constitutional republics, free markets and we consider
the power and vulnerabilites of both to address the issues in a balanced
fashion.
We will govern under and in accordance with the principles contained in the Constitution of
the United States.
Our style of governing is geared by looking at all
the aforementioned principles and applying them in a way that best serves
and preserves the interests of a free and self-determining people.
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To better understand the principles of the Commonwealth Party, you can
type the word "commonwealth" into the box below and hit the search key. This
will show you various definitions and provide examples
of political structure concerning the notion of a commonwealth.
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REPUBLICANS: The Republican Party claims to be a party of smaller government
and low taxes and fiscal responsibility but this is definitely not the case.
To be competitive within the two-party stranglehold, Republicans embrace big
government and pork to please various factions in order to stay in
power. They offer the voter similar social programs that Democrats bribe
their constituents with. The Republicans are the more mercantilist of the two
parties and get support from the moralist and religious strains of society.
Various Republicans want to use the government to enforce their moral, religious and patriotic
authoritarian views on the personal habits and lifestyles of citizens. Republicans have no
true intention of instituting a truly free market place, of preserving personal
freedoms nor practicing constitutional rule. They abandon our
border security and certain of our citizen rights while saying that's what our troops are fighting for overseas.
The GOP is rightly or wrongly perceived as plutocrats & country clubbers. They constantly fail to fight for
reform despite having had a majority. Brittle weak
Republicans fear substantial change to the status quo.
They are the draconian fools who gleefully support the war on drugs which
exacerbates the problem and the unintended consequences like higher black market profits for
narco and Islamofascist terrorists. The destruction of the opium and coca cash crops
in Afghanistan and Latin/South America causes resentment from the simple war-torn peasants trying to make a livelihood
who will consequently give allegiance to the enemy. This type of meddling undermines
any just causes we have for being there. At home, we suffer the Republican malignancy of our trampled rights by their abusive, Nazi-like tactics
in the name of ending all drug use which is tactically impossible and unnecessary in a
free, tolerant country of personal liberation. Note especially the former administration's persecution
of medically valid medical marijuanna users who simply want to medicate themselves from the ravages
of chemotherapy and other ailments. Why would tolerant people in this regard bother to vote Republican? Probably because in the two-party entrapment
it is easier to hide drugs from the intrusive Republicans than one's paycheck from the Democrats.
DEMOCRATS: Democrats are the Marxist wing of the two-party system and
masquerade as challengers to restricitive social impositions of government
and society. They also embellish themselves as the sole defenders of civil rights and the
harbingers of social justice. In fact, what they mainly do is institute theft
by confiscating earned income and redistributing it to those who are unwilling to
be self-sufficient or to those who have been indoctrinated into submission and dependency on government
social programs -- thus ensuring a considerable mass of bribed or intimidated voters
for Democrats. These methods are further used in the arenas of racial scapegoating,
anti-corporate theatrics and parasitic business overregulation. Though they act
as the defender of the common citizen, they themselves* are more involved in questionable business
deals, corruption, fraud, trickery, racial bias, impoverishing the masses and tyranny
over the individual all through government immunity. Democrats are sympathetic
to the questionable antics of trial lawyers and union thugs. They pursue a paper tiger foreign policy
which encourages the enemy to hold out and continue to attack us. In a war notable Democrats approved,
the Democrats are abandoning victory and creating a quagmire via appeasement talks, military cuts, softened interrogation and transitioning military tribunals to civil courts.
* {i.e. cash-in-freezer William Jefferson, Valerie Plame's Joe Wilson, cop-slapping Cynthia McKinney (now Green pres. candidate), secret-documents-in-pants Sandy Berger, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin,
Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong, former NC House Speaker Jim Black, New York governor/prosecutor/john Elliot Spitzer, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Tax Hypocrites: Treasurer Tim Geithner, Tom Daschle, Charles Rangel - the presider of Ways & Means tax committee; Jesse Jackson, riot and Tawana Brawley promoter Al Sharpton, John Edwards, Al Franken, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, KKK alum Sen. Robert Byrd WV, Barack Obama, etc.}
GREENS: The Green's main focus appears to be saving the environment and protecting the masses
against the ravages of big business. Yet in actuality, the Green's radical environmental
plans are built on shaky evidence and their designs for the economy would bring a communist-inspired
economic implosion. Their imperative is to progressively barrage business capital
for the cause of living wages, 'corporate responsibility', secure living standards and negative
income tax. This would be done to distribute resources for the 'right' to food, housing, medical care
and education. They call for a RADICAL PARDIGM SHIFT in order to "restrict the
accumulation of excessive individual wealth". This is something Marx and Lenin would
envision and would bring us to the state of economic collapse that the former
Soviet Union experienced and which Cuba and various socialist African nations
enjoy today. Harsh restrictions on industry would be justified of course by the impending environmental disasters
that the Green movement warns about, but little true scientific justification exists
for such radical change -- especially when it is utilized by the ecoMarxists. While they may address some true environmental
concerns and social freedoms and civil justice, their system as a whole would
result in tyranny and economic disaster despite their well-intentioned altruisms.
Note too, that socialist/communist countries throughout the world have some of the worst environmental records and human squalor.
To be fair, there are actually two Green parties -- one more extreme than the
other. If a candidate or faction arises that is more free market friendly and pursues
only applicable environmental concerns moreso at the local and regional levels, then there is a more desireable third-party Green movement.
Desirability increases if they pursue a centrist to reasonably strong defensive foreign policy, personable social policy
based on individual responsibility and originalist constitutional intents mixed with their
current human rights concerns and opposition to the drug war. Invoking such a movement that realizes that only adequate
government, not social programs government, will allow for a cleaner environment and enable the
masses to bring about the commerce that will sustain their needs. Such a pro-business, pro personal property rights
Green faction would be more attractive as an alternative.
REFORM: In its first incarnation, the Reform Party did capture the
imagination of the American electorate desperate for something else than the
usual two-party fare. While substantial reforms were touted, the Reform
movement had no solid constitutional approach to governing. It still accepts
unconstitutional programs like Medicare and Social Security (in reformation) and seeks to abolish
the electoral college. After power struggles and implosion, the party was captured by more right and theocratic
forces that too could be susceptible to using overbearing government on some issues. The various
reforms and shifts of the party are more populist in nature and can not adequately
guarantee a real adherence to a constitutionally limited government. Still, they
do have good ideas and with their penchant for proper change certain forces within the
party could be considered assets in heading towards a generally reservist government.
NATURAL LAW: The Natural Law Party seems to be the holistic approach
to politics. The party is now a world movement spurred by a quasi one-world
philosophy. Meditation is advocated as a way to lead to the solutions for
humanity. While they are surely very nice people, one has to ascertain what
would be the driving source for leadership decisions within this mystique movement?
Are they prone to cultish gurus, underworld spirits or even extraterrestrials using mind control? What about our sovereignty
and one-world governmental movements?
Some of the policy proposals make sense but rely too much on the end of social
ills being brought about by things like meditation, creative energies of the populace and the
realization of pure or collective consciousness. In their utopian quest, unconstitutional programs are
merely adjusted or enhanced instead of abolished. However, since they are open to ideas they should
be reasonable towards instituting some constitutional policies. With mutual agreement, rational concurrence and
oversight they could possibly be an enlightened part of a coalition government.
CONSTITUTION PARTY: While it does seem to want to follow the constraints of
the constitution, the Constitution Party does have a very strong theocratic
nature to their approach in governing. There is nothing wrong with a party or
its candidates giving credit to God or to the Judeo-Chrisitian ethic. Yet, it appears
that this party has theocratic tendencies. For example, back in the day they advocated
capital punishment for larger amounts of drug distribution. Tyranny of a religious
order would be suspect under the Constitution Party. Laid-back members of the party
who adhere more towards personal religious freedom in the political arena instead of policing against vice would be
more acceptable. They could still be 'fishers of men' sharing their faith while letting
God sort everyone else out. Then there would be less resentment towards their message.
This is how they should share in a coalition government. This would be the best approach since
only God can run a Theocracy!
SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE PARTY: The SIP desires a seccession of the southern
states back into the Confederacy under true Jeffersonian constitutional rule.
This technique is understandable with the current state of the American Union. The SIP
has no intentions of bringing back slavery or racial injustice, though this
would be a difficult misperception to overcome. While slavery was wrong and it needed
to be abolished, the South did have other valid complaints against the Northern
states and the constitutional trespasses of federal government during the 'Civil War' era
and now. Note the SIP concentrates only on the southern states and does
not run candidates for federal government offices. They seem to solely favor
secession as opposed to the exportation of Southern values
within a reformable Union. Part of their argument
is that the South is a different culture compared to the rest of the nation.
Admittedly, their separatist approach is becoming more valid with the current state of the Union and the two-party regime. The Commonwealth Party however entertains the secession
of any or all of the current 50 states should it come to a head -- that is ideally all of America
should secede from itself and reconfigure into the Commonwealth. We'll settle for just a few factions whenever the time comes though. Nonetheless,
the Commonwealth Party would support the secession of the southern states should they be determined to do so as
outlined on the SIP site.
INDEPENDENCE: The Independence Party was inspired by Jesse Ventura who used
to associate with the Reform Party. The Independence Party too dabbles with
some populist proposals that would not bring true constitutionally limited government
nor eliminate government involvement in the economy ( i.e. ensuring high-speed internet access across Minnesota
and public support of certain agricultural products ). The party platform though innovative, is
a platform determined of populist degrees more so than principles. After Ventura won office, he reneged
on cutting taxes. Still, they call for important improvements and seem genuinely
interested in preserving America and solving problems.
LIBERTARIAN: The Libertarian Party is perhaps the most sincere about adhering to
constitutionally limited government and they deserve much credit for their advocacy of civic freedom and
economic reason. However, in some of their means they are purely objectivist
and thus would not retain some of the systematic orders and safequards that
would keep the order of freedom intact. They sometimes employ a stringent textbook dogmatism
that still works for the law-abiding, freedom functioning citizen in general but they
also leave the citizen vulnerable to adversaries and forces who will threaten
that freedom by taking advantage of the absence of systematic safeguards. For example,
the overemphasis of the 'right' to immigrate, the aversion to
pre-emptive strikes and perhaps unchecked trade with adversarial nations makes the Libertarian system an easier target for insurgent invasion,
enemy attack or subjection to hostile foreign forces that are strengthened by trade with the domestic economy.
All of this can come about even though the constitution has not been violated. What
is needed is to keep check on these scenarios while still following the constitution.
Note too, their current plank does have some good proposals for border control yet it states: 'Repeal all measures that punish employers for hiring undocumented workers.'
The party at times apparently functions as a front for the objectivist philosophy but there are occasions
when some subjectivism is needed for balance. They would serve as an ideal part of a coalition
government if properly mixed with other officeholders for oversight on some issues
or through favoring the election of certain Libertarian factions for office.
OTHER PARTIES: To investigate and compare other third parties, visit
Politics1 for more party listings and descriptions. They
also have election coverage for all states with candidate listings and a wealth of other election
information.
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Despite our differences with the other
third parties and with appreciation for our similarities, we encourage you to begin exploring them and
selecting from them an amalgamation of candidates who will best construct a reservist government.
We look forward to debating and competing
with them and even governing with them when America one day embraces multi-party elections and has vanquished Republican
and Democrat tyranny.
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.....Do you like the reasoning you have been exposed to so far?
To greater your understanding
of the Commonwealth Party, introduce yourself to the party's stance
on the specific issues listed below. Hyperlinks following certain topics
will bring up a web page that further describes
the stance of the party on those issues.
Commonwealth Party Planks:
- CONSTITUTION: Commonwealths support a domestic system of government and policies that
abide by and fulfill the Constitution of the United States.
- APPROACH TO GOVERNING: The Commonwealth Party is a party that advocates smaller
government and favors allocating the distribution of power
towards local and regional rule. Indepth.
- FEDERAL STRENGTH: Even though we believe that federal government should be smaller,
lean and efficient; we still want federal government that is strong
within constitutional bounds. Indepth.
- BEYOND GOVERNMENT: Instead of only relying on acting through legislation and branches of
the government, the Commonwealth Party will effect change fairly
through other venues such as consumer action, education, market demand,
community opinion, social/cultural fabric, leadership example, bully pulpits and
charitable action. Indepth.
- INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: The Commonwealth Party is a party of preserving and defending individual
rights and private ownership. Indepth.
- RELIGION: Commonwealths defend the rights of citizens to practice their
religion in accordance with the Constitution and resist the
official establishment or prohibition of any religion in accordance with the
Constitution. Indepth.
- 2ND AMENDMENT: The Commonwealth Party supports the 2nd Amendment right of the
populace to keep and bear arms. The Commonwealth Party does not
support laws that categorically ban guns but does support appropriate,
common sense, civil and criminal liabilities upon gun sellers and gun owners that
do not unduly transfer blame upon them.
Indepth.
- TAXES: Our country began as a revolt against high, oppressive taxes and
Commonwealths intend to continue in that tradition by eliminating high,
abusive tax rates. We endorse the Fair Tax. Indepth.
- BORDERS: National borders will be better secured with armed
troops and even walls if necessary. The border may never be 100% inpermeable,
but it should not be so easy for illegals, criminals, terrorists, WMDs and cranky
tourists to penetrate.
- SILVER/GOLD CURRENCY: A currency that is backed by silver, gold
or other commodities will be returned to as directed in the constitution. The un-backed paper money we have today
is an 'I.O.U.' from bankrupting politicians. Federal Reserve Notes are akin to credit card
cash advances perpetually indebting the nation and world. Politicians and predatory banksters
cannot 'cook the books' as effectively with a gold or silver currency keeping check.
Our Currency(s).
- ELECTORAL COLLEGE: We support the preservation of the electoral college while
considering revamping it at state level to more closely resemble the congressional House and Senate
compromise.
Indepth.
- DISCRIMINATION: Minorities should have the same
inalienable rights and enjoy the same general privileges as the rest of
society. Accordingly, affirmative action and racial quotas will be eliminated
allowing minorities to experience the same privilege of merit-based performance
compensation that the majority society enjoys and competes for.
Only when an organized or de facto embargo exists upon some
faction of the community will action be taken without resorting solely to
government.
Indepth.
- COMMON LANGUAGE: English will be declared as the official language.
Having one official language will best enable opportunity for all and save
the populace from confusion, hazard and added expense.
- CORPORATE WELFARE & GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZATION: The practice
of corporate welfare and the government subsidization of poor business practices for the
purposes of comforting private enterprise or propping up unfruitful industries
at the expense of the taxpayer will be abolished.
- OVERHAUL JUSTICE SYSTEM: The Commonwealth Party seeks to overhaul the justice system by
supporting methods and resources to ensure that defendants get quick and
speedy, accurate due process. Indepth.
- PRISON REFORM: The Commonwealth Party will reform the prison system into an
institution of rehabilitation and stern discipline instead of just a flat program of
non-constructive and inhumane punishment.
Indepth.
- THE MENTALLY ILL: The Commonwealth Party will also support the better housing and/or
sequestering of the mentally ill who cannot support themselves
and/or put themselves and society in danger.
Indepth.
- EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE: Corporations should not be able to take possession
of private lands or property simply to furnish better tax revenue for
the government. Eminent domain should be used sparingly for necessary
military and civic infrastructures with proper compensation.
- IMMIGRATION: Absolutely no more amnesties for illegal aliens.
Instead, those applying for legal immigration will be given precedence
and their waits reduced. Proper background checks will be performed and productive,
assimilable immigrants admitted.
- PETROLEUM POLICY: We want to lessen the cost of oil for the consumer and the reliance on foreign
sources. Drilling for domestic oil will help prevent the financing of terrorist states overseas and provide
incentive for environmental oversight while tapping black gold in our own backyard.
Indepth.
- ABORTION: The Commonwealth Party seeks to abolish all inhumane abortion
procedures. We seek to abolish partial birth abortions, medically unfounded latter and late term abortions. Policies to
discourage and lessen abortion in general pursued. However, no all-encompassing
draconian legislation against all abortions in all cases will be decreed, though
humane considerations and alternatives will be kept.
Capitol War Memorial - Raleigh, NC
- DRUGS: The Commonwealth Party supports decriminalization of drug use and
possession. Indepth. Although we call for the decriminalization of drugs, this is
not to say that we have no drug policy.
Indepth.
We do support medical marijuanna just as we support medical morphine or medical
OxyCotin. No plans to outlaw all hospital drugs that give patients a buzz, whereas
anti-drug warlords would have to do so just to have an honest argument.
- HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS: We will preserve the individual rights of homosexuals that are
granted to everyone else in our society. However, homosexuals will not
be granted any special rights or considerations above any other groups.
Gay marriage not officially recognized nationally like marriage until constitutional amendment. Further, we advocate
the end of licensing marriages (or unions) and see such declarations a matter of contractual
law with common law applications. Contracts are to be established by religious, civic, familial or
individual institutions.
Indepth.
- HATE CRIMES: No special laws or special judicial proceeding will be applied to
crimes categorized as hate crimes, lest the emotion of hate becomes criminal and our jails overflow. Instead, the hateful actions themselves should
be criminal.
Indepth.
- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: McCain-Feingold was bogus and
unconstitutional. Instead of suppressing private funding of campaigns and
1st Amendment free speech, the Commonwealth Party will eliminate state
funding of the campaigns of the two-party regime.
- OPEN BALLOTS: Ballot access requirements should be liberalized enough
to provide more choice, allow for write-in candidates but be short of too much dilution. Primaries, campaign funding
and the election system should provide more open and equitable channeling towards a final majority
victor in the current system. Eventually range (or score) voting will be utilized to provide a victor according to a higher
average. Tangible paper trails should be included. America should possess a more varied
political choice nearer to what the Iraqis had in their recent elections.
- RANGE VOTING: We endorse range voting,
a voting system used in olympic competitions. Everyone can express their opinion
about all candidates by rating each on a scale without having to worry
about impeding their favorite one or 'wasting' votes on underdogs. It encourages more
honest results, protects against exaggerations and chooses the best candidate. Please
visit this important site!
Center for Range Voting
- INDUSTRIAL HEMP: There is no valid reason to 'outlaw' the
cultivation of hemp. Hemp has many economic, industrial and environmental
advantages. The founders encouraged hemp cultivation. We will consider printing our
future commodity-backed currency on it.
industrialhemp.net
- ENVIRONMENT: Commonwealth environmental policy will focus on up front issues
that are not theoretical in nature but can have more of an immediate
impact and thus preserve environmental integrity for everyone.
Indepth.
However, we will not unduly shut down or unduly infringe upon valid
industries or make ridiculous regulations in the name of environmental
extremism. Indepth.
- FOREIGN & DOMESTIC INITIATIVE: Our party advocates representative
republics under constitutional rule (or similar) that function like a commonwealth. We promote capitalist, free-enterprise economic systems
both at home and abroad.
- EXPANSIONIST POLICY: The Commonwealth Party is an expansionist party that seeks to
expand the borders and territory of the United States through peaceful
means -- namely non-coercive purchases of foreign or foreign controlled
lands that may be beneficial to the U.S. strategically or
economically. Indepth.
- CLOSE RESERVATIONS: Some sort of Homestead Act or tax amnesty
should be given to native Americans who have been ravaged by the reservation system.
Reparations considered and implemented in such a way as to enable them to
function as self-sufficient citizens.
- VETERAN COMPENSATION: Better funding and support of military
personnel and veterans should be a top priority. Disabled veterans should
get much better compensation than they do now. Enact proper acknoweledgment and treatment
of Gulf War syndrome and the like. We favor coverage of pertinent veteran & active duty health
care at private facilities where possible.
- ISLAMIC LAW: Commonwealths will speak out and stand
against the establishment of sharia or Islamic Law within our home territories.
Any threat of force to establish such order will be dealt with as a conspiracy
to insurrection and will be dealt with by whatever force is deemed necessary.
- TERRORISM: Acts of terrorism on the Commonwealth will be
answered with great retaliation. Sources of such acts will be hunted
down and killed. Pre-emptive strikes on groups that plan, resource and harbor
future attacks will be carried out. Unholy defilement of particular lands or of
the participants to terrorism will be utilized as weapon or deterrent.
Nations that supply and cooperate with pertinent terrorist groups are subject to attack
by the Commonwealth.
- SECESSION: In the interests of preserving a union that fulfills the principles of the Constitution, the
Commonwealth Party will support states and territories should they secede in order to
recapture those Constitutional rights and freedoms. Indepth.
- NUCLEAR POWER: We support nuclear power as the best means
to meet today's power demands and surprisingly the best method regarding environmental
impact. How so? Follow the link to find out..... Indepth.
- TOPLESS BEACHES: Though a toy issue for the party, Commonwealths nonetheless will support the categorization
of beaches or parks or land for topless or nude swimming, sunbathing, colonies, etc. where
there is adequate demand. We ask an open question: On what grounds are laws against nudity? Should Europeans or Brazilians be freer than us in this regard? We look to your reasoned debate for delineation. Haulover Beach, FL
- FREER TRADE: We support free trade where possible making exception to situations where hostile
governments use the fruits of free trade as a means of exploitation of any peoples or factions in
question or use it to breach or undermine the security of our nation. In some cases, this may only pertain
to a specific area of trade or to a particular type of industry.
*Browne section anchor*
- Browne Plan: Financial author and
2000 third-party presidential candidate Harry Browne wrote excellent
expositions of the unconstitutional, crooked and inefficient programs the
government has run. To provide more information, we link you to those indepth articles:
- CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: The Commonwealth Party supports capital punishment for applicable crimes but we also
support any moratoriums on its practice in places where it has been shown to be unfairly and
inaccurately administered. Indepth.
- CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: The Commonwealth Party supports the application of corporal punishment for certain crimes
and certain types of offenders. Indepth.
- EDUCATION: Education and appropriate proportions of its funding should be given back to the control of
local communities and the parents. Indepth.
- METRIC SYSTEM STANDARD: We seek to adopt the metric system as the standard
system of measurement for all regulation and commerce. US Metric Association
- SPACE EXPLORATION: Endorsement and promotion of privatized
space exploration that brings a return in the form of space manufacturing,
mineral prospecting and new technologies from research and development will
be pursued. Remote robotic mining and construction will be key means to
those goals. We will weaponize space. X Prize Cup
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