American Constitution Party of Colorado

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American Constitution Party of Colorado
Basic facts
Location:	Arvada, Colo.
Type:	Political party
Top official:	Doug Aden, Chairman
Website:	Official website

The American Constitution Party is a political party headquartered in Arvada, Colo. The party is affiliated with the national Constitution Party.

Background

The national level Constitution Party started in 1992 when a coalition independent political parties combined to form the U.S. Taxpayers Party. In 1999, the party's name was official changed to the Constitution Party in an effort "to better reflect the party’s primary focus of returning government to the U.S. Constitution’s provisions and limitations."

In Colorado, the American Constitution Party is recognized as a major political party. In 2010, former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo unsuccessfully ran as the party's candidate for governor.

Party chair

Doug Aden

Doug Aden is the chair.

Party leadership

The website for the Constitution Party of Colorado lists the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of December 2024:

• Doug Aden, Chair

For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.

Party platform

The party's stated platform is composed of 25 main issues:

• Abortion
  "The pre-born child, whose life begins at conception, is from that moment fully a human being created in God’s image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the taking of innocent human life. It is, therefore, the duty of all civil governments to secure and safeguard the lives of the pre-born."
• AIDS
  "Under no circumstances should government continue to subsidize activities that have the effect of encouraging perverted or promiscuous sexual conduct. In the name of 'safe sex,' millions of tax dollars have been misdirected to organizations that contribute to the spread of AIDS by endorsing (implicitly or explicitly) perverse, immoral, and unhealthy sexual conduct."
• Congressional Reform
  "Most members of Congress have become more accountable and responsive to the Beltway Establishment than to the people in their home districts. We seek to abolish federal pay and pensions for members of Congress, and restore provisions for per diem allowances."
• Constitutional Convention
  "We oppose any attempt to call a constitutional convention for any purpose whatsoever, because it cannot be limited to any single issue, and such a convention has the potential to seriously erode the constitutional protections of our unalienable rights."
• Cost of Big Government
  "The only legitimate purpose of civil government is to safeguard the God-given rights of its citizens, namely: life, liberty, and property. Only those duties, functions, and programs explicitly assigned to the federal government by the Constitution should be funded."
• Defense
  "It is a primary obligation of the federal government to provide for the common defense, to be vigilant in dealing with significant potential threats and prospective capabilities (e.g., border security), as well as with perceived present intentions. "
• Drug Abuse
  "The American Constitution Party upholds the right of states and localities to restrict access to drugs. The only legitimate role of the federal government in drug control is interdiction of drug smuggling at the borders. "
• Education
  "The law of the Creator, as referenced in the Declaration of Independence, assigns to parents the authority and duty of educating their children. Education should be free from all federal government subsidies, including vouchers, tax incentives, and loans. We hold that no federal agency, department, board, or other entity should be allowed to exercise jurisdiction over any aspect of children’s rearing."
• Energy
  "We call attention to the continuing need for a sufficient supply of energy to sustain the nation’s standard of living and its agricultural, business, and industrial activities. Private property rights must be respected, and government should not interfere with the development of potential energy sources, including ANWR oil, natural gas, hydroelectric power, solar and nuclear energy, wind-driven generators, or hydrogen and fuel cell technology."
• Environment
  "The proper exercise of stewardship demands that we avoid the extremes; that we escape the deadly hand of government confiscations; that we recognize and preserve the right of the individual to acquire, own, and use his property in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others to do likewise."
• Euthanasia
  "The American Constitution Party is on record as recognizing and putting first the sanctity of human life. Just as we oppose abortion (the taking of an innocent, pre-born life), so we adamantly oppose assisted suicide."
• Family
  "We affirm that the law of the Creator establishes and defines marriage as the union between one man and one woman, and that same law establishes and defines a family. We further hold that no government has the authority to establish marriage or family relations in any manner contrary to that law."
• Foreign Aid
  "The Congress and the President have a Constitutional duty to provide for the defense of this country, but the American people have no duty to provide for the defense of any foreign nation."
• Foreign Policy
  "The only constitutional basis and purpose of foreign policy is to serve the interests of this nation. We should not be the world’s police-man. We pledge our only allegiance to the American Republic."
• Gun Control
  "The right to bear arms is inherent in the right of self-defense, defense of family and property, and defense against tyranny."
• Government Health Care
  "The American Constitution Party opposes the takeover of the American medical system by government bureaucracies."
• Immigration
  "We affirm the integrity of the borders of the united States and the right and constitutional authority and obligation of the federal government, under the law of nations, to guard and protect those borders, including the regulation of the number and qualifications of immigrants."
• Individual Rights
  "Human dignity is a basic right recognized in the Constitution by our founders. Each and every citizen shall be free to choose his friends and associates; to offer, seek, or refuse employment; to rent or sell property without interference from the state; and to expect honorable laws and justice from government."
• Money and Banking
  "The American Constitution Party calls for a return to the monetary and banking provisions set forth in the Constitution. We seek to restore the nation’s medium of exchange the type of money the world has historically favored commodity money: money capable of being coined or tendered as coin."
• Security of Persons and Property
  "We affirm the Fourth Amendment right of the People to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, including general, unwarranted electronic surveillance, national computer data banks, and ID cards or chips."
• Privatization
  "The American Constitution Party calls for all levels of government to sell off to private parties those operations which are not authorized by their respective constitutions and/or which compete with private, free-enterprise business on a tax-advantaged basis."
• Religious Freedom
  "We call upon all three branches of the federal government to cease attacks on the religious liberties of the people and to stop all attempts to interfere with the encouragement of religious and moral principles among their peoples by state and local governments."
• Social Security
  "The Constitution grants no authority to the federal government to require individuals to participate in the Social Security system. Indeed, the implementing act clearly establishes voluntary participation."
• Taxes, Tariffs, and Trade
  "We oppose the unconstitutional transfer of Congress’ authority over trade, copyright, and patent policy to any agency, whether domestic, foreign, or international. The same is true for any 'fast-track' trading authority Congress may attempt to bestow on the executive branch."
• Welfare
  "Charity and provision of welfare to those in need is not a responsibility of the federal government."

Party rules and bylaws

As of July 2016, the Colorado American Constitution Party had no publicly available copy of its rules or bylaws.

Current elected officials

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Party candidates

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See also

• List of political parties in the United States
• Political parties in Colorado
• Colorado

External links

• Colorado American Constitution Party Website
• Colorado American Constitution Party on Facebook
• Colorado American Constitution Party on Twitter