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The Populist Party

About the Populist Party

The Populist Party of America is a political party that seeks solutions to our problems through the establishment of a Constitutional Democracy and strict adherence to the Bill of Rights . Your liberty is our goal; governmental form is simply the method to achieving it.

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again."
- Thomas Paine

The Populist Party promotes, and strives for, Common Sense solutions; Localized Democracy as a tool to reign in the power of the federal government and ensure a greater responsibility of all public servants to the People.

Populism, as espoused by the Populist Party, is a federal system of government where the final check and balance on the power of the politicians is directly in the hands of the people; with the Constitution and Bill of Rights serving as legal boundaries to protect the rights and liberties of all citizens.

"The People...are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty"
- Thomas Jefferson

Brief Overview

    Liberty - Your liberty is our goal, and protecting it is the reason for government Bill of Rights - We demand strict adherence to the Bill of Rights. Decentralization of Power - To ensure liberty, peace and prosperity, governing power must be in the hands of the people, locally, instead of being concentrated in the few hands that control society today. Democratic Process - The people must have the final say in governing themselves, not the imperial executive, the under-represented House of Representatives, or the Aristocracy of the Senate. We support nationwide double-majorities to enact Constitutionally-approved federal laws, citizen-initiated legislation and the recall of public servants in the employ of the people. We support local democratic processes to deal with everything else not authorized to the federal government by the Constitution. Non-Aggression - We oppose the use of force to solve problems; both domestically and abroad. Return to Constitutional Governance - The federal government must be limited in its scope and activity. The Constitution is the law which governs the government, and the 10th Amendment states that all powers not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution are "Reserved to the States, respectively, or to the People." The Constitution is the groundwork for our federal government, and all changes to it must be made by Amendment, not by Judicial or Legislative fiat, or by the use of Executive Orders. Allowing politicians to "bend the rules" for decades - ostensibly for good reasons - has the inevitable result of producing politicians that feel the laws don't apply at all. Anti-Militarism - We call on the U.S. government to end its foreign policy of aggression, force, intervention and war. Transparency in Government - We support ending secrecy in government funding, and allowing the people to know what their money is being spent on. A primary focus of this goal is to end the "black" budgets of the Pentagon and the CIA's Directorate of Operations. Read The Bills Act (RTBA) - Created by DownsizeDC.org , RTBA requires, among other things, that 1) Every bill be read in its entirety before Congress can vote on it. 2) Every bill to be voted on must be published online for at least 7 days before a vote is taken. 3) Every member of Congress must sign a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that they have read, or heard read, the full bill to be voted on. We support the passage of this bill as legislation, or if necessary, as a Constitutional Amendment.
    Click Here to Learn More . Accountability - We support a Constitutional Amendment which will create sanctions and/or criminal liability on politicians who violate the Constitution while in office.

Further Reading:

    A Populist America
    Your liberty is the duty of government Top-Ten Reasons to Get Out of Iraq
    The time to leave is now Contract with America
    The Bill of Rights 7 Ways to Make Your Neighborhood Safer
    End the Drug War Now The Day America Died
    9-11 and the end of the Constitution Outing the Constitutional Criminals
    The IRS and the Federal Reserve Decentralized Freedom
    States' Rights and Restraining the Feds The Death of American Debate
    Control, Propaganda, and the Media Why Your Sons and Daughters Died in Iraq
    It sure wasn't to "spread democracy" Republics and Democracies
    How they can co-exist Clarification of the Uses of Impeachment
    According to the Constitution A Foreign Policy for America
    As envisioned by the Founders

My Interests

Call to Action:
Get involved and help the Populist Party grow!

1. Free Newsletter - Sent out the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. A nice overview of essential articles and Populist Party news.

2. Make a Contribution Today - Why should you consider contributing to the Populist Party? Because any successful organization has to fund basic operating expenses like rent, web servers, office equipment, bandwidth, telephone, and more. We all understand the importance of funding the basics, so we can start focusing on building for the next level. When you make a donation to the Populist Party, every single dime goes towards these essentials.

3. Get Involved with Eventful - Newly launched for the Populist Party, Eventful.com is a great way for you to tell us when we should set up meetings, events or create a new affiliate party in your local area. It's easy - log in and demand the Populist Party in your area today!

4. RSS Feeds - Stay up to date on daily commentary from PopulistAmerica.com

I'd like to meet:

I'm looking to connect with people who are interested in discussing real issues - current events , world news , economics , the Bill of Rights , Big Brother , and more. If it's political in nature, I'd love to hear from you.

And, no, you don't have to agree with me to be my friend. Honest people from all over the political spectrum can be considered my friends! Just don't advocate violating the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Period. And yes, that definitely includes the War Powers in Article I, Section 8. So, please do drop me a line, subscribe to my blog here, or even sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter .

"The favorites of parties, although they have always some virtues, have always many imperfections. Many of the ablest tongues and pens have, in every age, been employed in the foolish, deluded, and pernicious flattery of one set of partisans, and in furious, prostitute invectives against another; but such kinds of oratory never had any charms for me; and if I must do one or the other, I would quarrel with both parties and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either."
- John Adams

Want to send me a message? It's best to use regular email, as there are limits to how many emails I can respond to here. I'll respond to every message sent to me at:
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Music:

Ok, I know I'm "deviating" from the Music topic, but I like doing a lot of "stuff", and I'm extremely independent! Love being able to speak my mind freely, get together with some friends when we want to (we've been known to protest pretty heavily), I like being able to hang out at home too (comfortable and secure with no one being able to bother me), and I'll even go to the gun range from time to time.

What could be cuter than girls with guns right?

Movies:

Why We Fight

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Freedom to Fascism

click here

THX-1138

click here

The Americanization of Emily

click here

V for Vendetta

click here

Television:

i will NOT kill my old brain cells on that garbage.

But....if you can keep a little secret, I'll indulge in the History Channel just once in a while....

Books:

Nemesis

click here

Common Sense

click here

The Constitution in Exile

click here

Heroes:

wow, I've got a lot of them, but I'll try to keep it short!

First there's George (that's Mason silly, not that bumbling idiot bush!) was pretty badass back in the day...irresistable too!

Dr. King has always held a special place in my heart.....damn, I miss him!

and leaving the best for last, my two sweethearts, Tom Paine, and Pat Henry!

My Blog

Slavery by any other Name is Still Slavery

DIGG thisIt was reported on October 18 that the army will continue to utilize the stop-loss policy in order to provide sufficient human cannon fodder for President Bush's immoral and unnecessary war...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:04:00 PST

ACTION ALERT: Say NO! to Internet Taxation

..>No Net Taxes!Click Here ..>Please pass this Action Alert Along. Feel free to repost in your own blogs and bulletins!DIGG ThisOn November 1st of this year, the tax moratorium on the ...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:09:00 PST

Flip a Politically Correct Coin

DIGG THISAfter 115 years without an image of an American President on a circulating American coin, President Teddy Roosevelt in 1909 suggested the image of Abraham Lincoln be stamped on one side of ...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:32:00 PST

Are thugs who defend "American interests" lesser thugs?

"Yeah, but if your life depended on it, wouldn't you rather have those Blackwater guys by your side to make sure you stay safe?" That seems to be the mother of all questions that usually ends up closi...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:11:00 PST

Return the Constitution to the Halls of Government

Well, let's see the news headlines: "Halliburton/KBR get no-bid contracts for concentration camps""Dissenters rounded up and held on disused pier in New York""Congress gives Bush leave to increase spy...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:56:00 PST

Criminal Conspiracy and the Laws of War

DIGG THISThe Code: Media mouthpieces are forbidden to bring legal fact to the Bush Usurpation. The legal realm must be suppressed. All emphasis must be placed on everything being politics-as-usual...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:41:00 PST

The (Im)Morality of Neoconservatism

If you enjoy this article, please repost in your bulletins and blogs.DIGG THISHistorically, neoconservatives (the more religious ones generally referred to as "fundamentalists") have seemed to prid...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:11:00 PST

A Nation of Political Cults: Where Thought is Traded for Meaningless Sound-Bytes

If you enjoy this article, please repost in your bulletins and blogsDIGG THISThe following is a true story in two episodes, occurring some two weeks apart, with no formal relation to each other as...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:48:00 PST

ACTION ALERT: Stop the Unconstitutional "Protect America" Act

The single largest anti-Constitutional contribution to the Bush Regime by the Protect America Act (PAA) is its effective cancellation of legislative and judicial oversight on warrantless wiretapping. ...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:00:00 PST

The Surge, the Report, and Lies

by Robert FantinaThe old cliche, 'figures don't lie, but liars figure,' seems to be evident in Washington D.C. today. Even before the General Accounting Office (GAO) releases its mandatory report ...
Posted by Lady Liberty's Populist Party on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:55:00 PST