OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE CONSTITUTION PARTY

A few weeks ago, we sent out a message to our members asking them to be

cautious about donating to organizations and PACs who purport to be

conservative and who claim to be raising funds to promote good patriotic

candidates for office. We alluded to operations that use much of the money they

raise to line the pockets of management and professional fund raisers — little

money actually goes to candidates. I realized that many of our people were

probably supporters of some of the organizations, so, not wanting to alienate

party activists, I gave no specifics to offend loyalties. Our message was essentially

an admonition to be careful how much you invest in the big Washington

organizations as opposed to grass roots groups.

Some people sent inquiries asking that we name names. Again, I did not think it

politically prudent to do so; besides, anyone using Google could have found

information on the financial dealings of Washington-based organizations.

Just recently, pundit Ben Swann wrote an article on that very subject which

vindicated what we cautioned our party members about. In particular he made

mention of Tea party activist David Brat’s upset victory over GOP leader, Virginia

Congressman Eric Cantor. In the article he made mention of specific organizations

that claimed they had an impact in defeating Cantor and were then asking good

conservative Americans to donated more money to their organizations in order to

defeat other “RINOs” (Republicans In Name Only). However, when Ben Swann did

his research, he found that some of those organizations that claimed they had

helped defeat Cantor had not made a single donation to the David Brat campaign.

Most of the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised went to pay the salaries and

expenses of the promoters.

This is an area in which we can be grateful for the services of our volunteer fund

raising team. One member has served on the staff of four presidential campaigns,

specifically working on fundraising and financial management. I must emphasize

that the significant amount of time and talent they invest — in addition to

personal donations and party building activities — have proven critical to party

growth. We do have paid staff as well, but we make do with only two part time

helpers at the national headquarters in Lancaster.

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100 Years Later

Colonel Quincy Collins and the Declaration

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June 2014 Volume 3, Issue 6

Message from the Chairman:

Political Fundraising

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As party leaders we do our very best to make the

wisest use of your donations to build the party and to

get on the ballot in as many states as possible. It is

your consistent and generous donations that have

made it possible to get the Constitution Party on the

ballots in New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Alabama

recently — and we are currently working on ballot

access in Alaska.

I am thankful we have such dedicated members who

serve in leadership positions, as candidates, and our

thousands of supporters. Each group is vital to our

progress.

Frank Fluckiger

National Chairman

P.S. Two recent legal cases: A federal judge has

ordered state officials to allow the Constitution Party

on the ballot. Also, Jennifer Young, our Wyoming

Constitution Party nominee for Secretary of State, filed

a federal lawsuit against Wyoming because state laws

won’t permit anyone to give a campaign contribution

to the nominee of a qualified minor party until after

the August 19 primary. Yet the same state laws permit

individuals to give to major party candidates running

in primaries during the first half of the year.

NATIONAL VETERANS COALITION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE

Constitution Party National Committee PO Box 1782 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608 1-800-2-VetoIRS 1-800-283-8647

Are you a veteran who is

determined to continue defending

the Constitution of the United

States against all enemies, foreign

and domestic? If so, visit the new

National Veterans Coalition

website, or join the conversation on the NVC Facebook page. Vets, active duty, families

of vets, and friends of vets are all welcome!

STATE WEBMASTERS: don’t forget to change the logo

and link on your websites.

STATE CHAIRMAN: each state should have an NVC

coordinator to work with the national organization in

an effort to activate veterans in your states.

We will pass on more information as it becomes

available.

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The Howard Phillips Legacy Society

“Despite our depressed economy … the United

States continues to admit over one million Legal

Permanent Residents (LPRs) every year. And this

does not count the additional hundreds of

thousands of ‘temporary’ legal workers entering

with special employment visas. Where do these

LPRs come from? The top-five countries of origin

are Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and

India. Sixty-five percent are here on the basis of

family ties; 13 percent are employment-based; 16

percent are refugees and asylees … We need a ‘time

out’ from mass immigration.”

The above comes from an interview with

immigration expert Dr. Wayne Lutton, and appears

in the latest edition of the VICTORY REPORT —

published exclusively for members of the Society.

Named after the founder of our party, The Howard

Phillips Legacy Society provides the regular income

necessary to run the “business end” of our work.

Members receive a variety of premiums to join.

Learn more about Howard Phillips here, and how

to join The Howard Phillips Legacy Society here.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairman: Frank Fluckiger, UT Vice-Chairman: Randall C. Stufflebeam, IL

Secretary: Cindy Redburn, MO Treasurer: Jim Headings, TN

Curtis Caine, M.D., MS James N. Clymer, PA

Darrell Castle, TN Ricardo Davis, GA

Peter B. Gemma, FL Hon. Virgil Goode, VA

Janine Hansen, NV Karen Murray, WA

Sam Pew, UT Don Shrader, OH

Nicholas Sumbles, MA Steven Walker, IN

Wayne Zimmerschied, MN

AL Brent Beavers – Lauderdale Co. Commissioner District 1 Connie Plemons-Committeewoman,Warrensburg, Johnson Co.

Mark Syck – Elmore County Sheriff Bruce Purdom - Committeeman, Logan, Wayne County

Derrick Douglas – House District 91 Linda Rutherford–Committeewoman,St. Michael, Madison Co.

Lamar Neighbors – Elmore County Coroner Tim Rutherford – Committeeman, St. Michael, Madison Co.

Chris Sorrells – Marshall County Commissioner District 1 NC David Waddell - US Senate

Jimmy Hodges – Marshall County Coroner NY Joe Gilbert - US House, District 21

Ty Barrett – Lauderdale County Sheriff Donna Mulvihill - Governor

David King – House District 55 NV David VanDerBeek - Governor

AK J. R. Myers - Governor Mike Little – Lieutenant Governor

Maria Rensel – Lieutenant Governor Jonathan Hansen – Attorney General

Pam Goode – District 9 Kress K. Cave – State Treasurer

CA Robert Newman - Governor Tom Jones – State Controller

David Christensen – US House, District 10 Kamau Akil Bakari – US House, District 1

CO James Fariello – Adams County Sheriff Janine Hansen – US House, District 2

Steve Henderson - Mesa County Assessor Russell Best – US House, District 3

Doug Aden – State Senator, District 1 John Everhart – State Senate, District 16

ID Steven D. Pankey - Governor Jon Kamerath – State Senate, District 8

David Hartigan – Lieutenant Governor Lou Baker – State Senate, District 2

Christian Fioravanti - State Senate, District 1 Timothy Fasano – State Assembly, District 38

Raymond J. Writz - State Senate, District 4 Howard Scheff – State Assembly, District 42

David Hay - State Representative A, District 30 Alice Maimbourg – State Assembly, District 2

Robert Gorgoglione - State Representative B, District 30 Troy Warren – State Assembly, District 12

IL Michael Oberline - Governor Pat Little – State Assembly, District 17

Don Stone – Lieutenant Governor Leroy T. Lalley – State Assembly, District 22

Joe Bell – Attorney General Albert G. Giordano, PhD – State Assembly, District 39

Stacy Moss – Secretary of State John Wagner – State Assembly, District 40

Timothy Goodcase - Comptroller Brad Lee Barhill – Clark County Assessor

Chad Koppie – US Senate Shannon MacLean – Clark County Recorder

LA Randy Fontenot - Chief of Police, City of Eunice Lyal Darrell – Clark County Commissioner, District F

MN Tim Utz – US House District 41-B Cheryl Smith – Elko County Recorder

MO Doug Enyart - US House, District 8 Michael Smith – Elko County Public Administrator

Rodney Farthing - State Auditor Kay Dawn Jenkins – Elko County Treasurer

Jerry Dollar – State Representative, District 115 Randy McLean – Esmeralda County Assessor

Michael Eberle - State Representative, District 59 David Severns – Lincoln County Auditor

Bill Gillmore - State Representative, District 126 John Roemer – Lyon County Commissioner District 5

Donna Ivanovich - State Representative, District 113 Richard L. Osborne, Sr.–Nye County Commissioner, District 5

Butch Page - State Representative, District 57 Don Cochran – Washoe County Recorder

Dan Plemons - State Representative, District 54 John Lampros – White Pine County Commissioner, District 1

Cindy Redburn - State Representative, District 96 PA Don John – US House, District 9

Joe Passanise - St. Louis County Executive Bob Pyle – Governor

Richard McKie – Jackson Co. Legislator Bob Goodrich – Lieutenant Governor

Michael Jared Plemons – Johnson Co. Presiding Commissioner SD Wayne Schmidt - Public Utilities Commissioner

Linda Cravens - Committeewoman, Cowan, Wayne Co. Lori Stacey – Secretary of State

Jan Farthing - Committeewoman, Franklin, Dent Co. TN Shaun Crowell - Governor

Rod Farthing - Committeeman, Franklin, Dent Co. Mark J. Rawles – US House, District 8

B.J. Jordan - Committeewoman, Couch, Oregon Co. Tim York – Tennessee State Senate, District 27

CANDIDATES ACROSS THE NATION

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

TN Brad Nelson – Madison County Commissioner, Dist. 2, Position 2

Jacob Seth York – Madison Co. Commissioner, Dist. 2, Position 1

Brian Renfroe – Madison Co. Commissioner, District 4, Position 3

Mike Warner – Tennessee State Senate, District 67

Steve Hilton – Mayor, Gibson County

TX Michael Bishop - Governor

Steven Rogers – US House, District 22

Gregg Woodcock – State Representative, District 112

UT Shaun McCausland - US House, District 2

Collin Robert Simonsen - US House, District 4

Gregory G. Hansen - Attorney General

Kirk Pearson - Utah State Senate, District 17

Lee Phipps - Utah State House, District 1

Robert Moultrie - Utah State House, District 20

R. Glenn Stoneman – Utah State House, District 70

Brady Tracy - Utah State House, District 20

Marilee Roose - Utah State House, District 22

Jonathan Garrard – Tooele County Commissioner

Ryan MacFarlane – Davis County Commissioner, Seat B

WI Randi Molini – Mayor, Black River Falls

WV Phil Hudok – US Senate

Jeff Becker – US House, District 2

Mike Fisher - State Senate, District 8

Lou Manley - House of Delegates, District 52

Ken Mosetti - House of Delegates, District 56

Jeff Werner - House of Delegates, District 62

WY Jennifer Young - Secretary of State

Daniel Cummings – US House

AK Pam Goode, Delta Junction Deltana Community Corporation Board

MI Rich Ryskamp, Board of Directors Grand Rapids Community College

OR Mary Starrett Yamhill County Commissioner

UT Bryce Hamilton Duchesne City Council

Steven W. Johnson Enoch City Council

WA A.J. Burton Medical Lake City Council

Alaska: The Alaska Constitution Party continues its

ballot access efforts for all its candidates.

Gubernatorial candidate J.R. Myers, and his running

mate for Lt. Governor Maria Rensel, each need in

excess of 4000 signatures to ensure a place on the

November ballot, no easy task in such a large state

with few population centers. If you are in Alaska or

know someone who would be willing to sign their

petitions, or be willing to collect signatures, contact

J.R at: johricmye@yahoo.com

Washington: The Constitution Party of Washington

recently sponsored a gathering of liberty groups in

the Spokane area for a screening of the new

independent film “Blue.” The movie is produced by

J.D. King, a young Montana filmmaker with a passion

for the principles of stewardship and private

property applied to the ecological challenges we face

in our world. He shows how current environmental

regulations are destroying the very ecosystems they

purport to protect. You can view the trailer at

www.bluebeatsgreen.com. There will be another

viewing with the producer in the Fall.

Alabama: State Constitution Party chairman, Joshua

Cassity, reports that Elmore County Probate Judge

John Enslen officially ruled that the Constitution

Party will appear on the ballot in that country

(Alabama statutes requires third parties to gain

ballot access on a county-by-county basis.) The 1200

signatures turned in had to be verified, and a team of

seven volunteers — including Judge Enslen — did so

and worked nights so daily operations of the probate

court would not be interrupted. The party is on the

ballot in two other counties and has candidates in all

three jurisdictions. Cassity also reports that the

party’s Facebook page is about to surpass 1776 likes,

and they have set a goal to hit this mark before

Independence Day (July 4th). The Constitution Party

of Alabama can be reached at: www.cpalabama.org

CONSTITUTION PARTY MEMBERS CURRENTLY HOLDING ELECTED POSITIONS

If you know of any candidates, state party news, or

Constitution Party members who are currently holding

elected office, please send their name, office, and state

to: commsdirector@constitutionparty.com

PARTY BUILDING

Local and County Party Building - Bryce Hamilton, Utah Constitution Party

Local and County Party Building - Laurence Nordvig, Constitution Party of Virginia

State and Regional Party Building - Gary Dunlap, Eastern States Area Chairman

State and Regional Party Building - Lyle Nelson, Western States Area Co-Chairman

The Structure of a State Party - Zach Poskevich, Constitution Party of Tennessee State party structure, including bylaws,

candidate vetting process and much more.

Constitution Party State Training Manual - Don Shrader, Constitution Party of Ohio An overview of the Constitution Party

State Training Manual, its benefits to state party leaders and its deficiencies that need to be addressed in the upcoming

revision of the manual.

Observations of a New Party Member – Owen Shuler A new member of the Constitution Party, and someone with

experience in the business world, shares his observations and recommendations with the Constitution Party National

Committee.

BALLOT ACCESS

Ballot Access Panel Three Constitution Party leaders share insights and advice based on their experiences in achieving

ballot access in their states.

Organizing a Ballot Access Drive - Frank Fluckiger, Western States Area Chairman & Rex Fritzler, Wyoming Constitution

Party

Workshop on Collecting Ballot Access Signatures - Janine Hansen, Nevada Independent American Party & Nicholas

Sumbles, Eastern States Area Co-Chairman

Workshop on Ballot Access & Petitioning – Frank Fluckiger, Janine Hansen and Nicholas Sumbles

Getting Petition Signatures – Nicholas Sumbles A tutorial on how to get petition signatures by the king of petitioning.

Collecting Signatures for Ballot Access – Janine Hansen A seasoned veteran of ballot access drives/petition signature

collecting instructs workshop attendees on "How it's Done!"

State party leaders have often voiced the need for training and campaign resources and our national party has responded with various workshops or panel discussions at National Committee meetings. However, those who have requested the training often are not able to attend National Committee meetings, and there are the numerous state and county party leaders who are not members of the National Committee and do not attend those conferences, but need the training as much or more than those who do attend as these are the people who go out and do the work of the party.

Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of the Constitution Party National Media Director, Bob Peck — who provided the videography and editing — we have good news: all of the workshops and training sessions are now available online on the Constitution Party Leadership and Training Channel on Vimeo.com. Now party-building and campaign advice are only a click away.

If you were unable to attend the most recent National Committee meeting in Memphis, watch the videos listed below so that you will be up to speed with other party leaders. Both the workshops and featured speaker presentations can be found in the Memphis 2014 Album.

Review the partial index included in this edition of The American Constitutionist, then present one or two of these videos at each of your state party meetings so that state and local party leaders will be getting the training provided at national meeting. More will be listed in future editions.

The greatest waste of the training provided at our national meetings would be to have it go no farther than those who attend the meetings in person. The greatest use of that training is to have it passed along to state party chairmen, state committees, county party officers, candidates, campaign workers and every active volunteer in every state party.

www.CONSTITUTIONPARTY.com

The Power of Grass Roots Organizing by James N. Clymer

Former national chairman and 2012 Vice-presidential nominee

If money is the mother’s milk of politics, grassroots organizing is the baby for a successful political endeavor.

True grassroots political action is that which springs up from a cause that catches fire at the local level, then spreads to communities across the country. It does not come from the top down. The fervor for a cause arises like the “brushfires of freedom in the minds of men” as described by Samuel Adams, which spread across the landscape.

On the other hand, local political organizing is just as the name implies. It is an attempt by a larger organization to get people involved at the local level. People might get involved because they love the excitement of political action, because they aspire to political office, or even because they are ideologues who hold to a political credo they want to see become public policy. The organization serves merely as the mechanism to achieve a goal. Local political organizing thus is often a top down effort where a national or regional organization plans and coordinates the local effort.

I believe a successful political movement, one that shapes public policy, must meld the brushfire mentality of a grassroots uprising with the political structure of an organized political party. There are few truly grassroots movements that achieved that status. Unfortunately, most of them have been used by the anti-liberty crowd to eviscerate the Constitution.

The most prominent recent grassroots movement is the so-called tea party movement.

Although the tea party movement gave rise to a number of national organizations trying to give it political structure, they have proven to be mostly money-generating vehicles, some used to help favored candidates, but much also used to line the pockets of their leaders and the professional fundraisers they hire. Those organizations most likely to succeed are teaching and training in political action — motivated by the passion of issues raised by the tea party movement.

The lesson we can learn is that we will not likely be able to generate a grassroots movement from the top — or by promoting ideologically correct policy positions that actually motivate relatively few in the political world. We need to build a viable organization with the Constitutionally correct issues that will become part of the grassroots movement and then teach and train people in political action at the most basic levels.

The Constitution Party should embrace as new converts those inspired by the passion issues of the moment, participate in their events, and take every opportunity to channel their fervor into constructive political action. I’m talking about organizing them from the precinct level up. This is a version of community organizing, a term given a bad name because of that being the closest thing to a job that Barack Obama ever had!

The political junkies who come to a meeting or organize their neighborhood driven only by their ideology are few and far between, and most of those will gravitate to a major political party where promises have a better chance of being fulfilled. Those caught up in the enthusiasm of a cause, however, when organized into political action, can become those “brushfires of freedom in the minds of men” that Adams was talking about.

The key to political success is not to try to inspire the masses with one’s correct ideology — it is to find the issues that will motivate the masses and become part of the movement promoting those issues, then organize for action around those grassroots issues within the party structure already in place. The Marxist/socialists have successfully used this tactic for years within the two major parties. They have even twice elected as president one from their ranks.

We must take advantage of the opportunity we have to reach out to those motivated by tea party ideals and give them the organization they need to implement their ideals into public policy through the Constitution Party.