I've been looking at the Constitution Party as a prospective new political home, since I can not stay with the Republican Party. The Constitution Party has selected Dr. Charles Baldwin as their candidate for the Presidency. Dr. Baldwin has a number of articles published at his web site, Chuck Baldwin Live , and I've been reading them. He isn't very impressed with John McCain, so he and I are in agreement so far.
"On many issues, there is virtually no distinction between John McCain and any potential Democratic candidate. John McCain is no friend to gun owners. He is no friend to pro-lifers. He is no friend to fiscal conservatives. He is no friend to property owners. He is no friend to "family values" voters. He is no friend to America's blue-collar workers. He is no friend to small business owners. He is no friend to opponents of illegal immigration.
On the other hand, John McCain is a great friend to Big Business. Similarly, he is a friend to Big Government and Big Brother. He is also a friend to open borders, supranational government, regionalism, and American imperialism."
Chuck also agrees with me (or is it I with him?) that McCain is the greater of the evils we have to choose from (provided by the two major parties), not the lesser.
"America is currently facing the most serious threat to its national independence and sovereignty since the War of 1812. The forces of globalism have declared an all-out war against our country's independence. Illegal immigration, the NAFTA superhighway, the North American Community, a regional currency called the Amero, and "free trade" deals are just a few of the weapons in their arsenal. And John McCain will use every bit of his power as President to facilitate all of this chicanery. And, because McCain is a Republican, conservatives and Christians will sit back and let it happen without even the slightest whimper of resistance. If Obama or Clinton were sitting in the Oval Office, however, massive numbers of conservatives and Christians would rise in protest over every inch of ground ceded to these nefarious nabobs. So, tell me, who is the greater evil? I say it is John McCain."
It sounds to me like he gets it. If you'll follow the link above and click on the seventh article in the list (Only A Miracle Can Save America Now) you can read the whole article I've quoted from above. Better yet, read them all so that you can get a good idea of where he is coming from. I'm very impressed, but I won't criticize anyone who disagrees with me. We each have the right to our own opinions.
Then consider this: There are currently 39,139,653 registered as Democrats, 29,955,197 registered as Republicans, 23,315,495 registered as Independants, and only 384,722 registered with the Constitution Party - even though it is the third largest party in the country. I think we can take 10 to 15% of the Democrats, 50 or 60% (and maybe as much as 85%) of the Republicans, and as much as 85% of the Independants; that is, get them to join the Constitution Party and vote for its candidate, Chuck Baldwin. That would bring the Constitution Party up to the size of the Democratic Party and make the Republican Party into a permanent minority party. Would it be easy? Of course not. Can we do it? Absolutely! How? That's a good subject for a future article.