Constitution Party of Maryland

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Party Alert!!!

"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." (Samuel Adams, 1780)

    The filing deadline is drawing near for candidates to declare their intent for the upcoming 2010 General Election. The deadline is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6.

    The Constitution Party continues to field candidates for all federal, state and county offices to appear on the November 2 general election ballot. Anyone who desires to work for the seven principles of the party: Life, Liberty, Family, Property, Constitution, States’ Rights and American Sovereignty is encouraged to become active in our party and consider a run for office.

    For more information or to schedule an introductory interview, please e-mail Mike Hargadon, our candidate recruitement coordinator at candidate@ConstitutionPartyMD.com.


A Special Welcome ...

Maryland’s ‘Independent’ registered voters

receive surprise notice from SBE

    If you are visiting us after having received a special notice from your local Board of Elections office, please allow us to welcome you to the Constitution Party of Maryland's home on the internet. We invite you to look around our site, check out our platform and principles, ask us questions, etc.
    If you find us to be complimentary to your personal beliefs and political ideology, won't you join with us in our effort to bring about a restoration of Constitutional governance and a full restoral of individual freedoms and liberties? We would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please e-mail us at info@ConstitutionPartyMD.com or call 443-364-8361.
    We are also aware that many of you might be confused as to why you received such a notice from the Board of Elections. We estimate that over a 19-month period beginning in September 2008, more than 35,000 of Maryland's registered voters were deceived by a political party here in Maryland whose name led thousands of Maryland voters astray.
    What you may not know is the Constitution Party was instrumental in bringing this atrocity to the attention of the State Board of Elections, was the driving force to correct a misleading format of the Maryland Voter Registration Application and was the catalyst that brought to a formal end the Independent Party. In this news release you can read more about the details of our efforts that began in August 2009 to end the deceptive tactics used to ensnare unsuspecting voter registrants, who otherwise intended to be unaffiliated with any political party (independent), into the Independent Party (a partisan organization).

    The Constitution Party is an organized political party that stands firmly on a position of "Principle over Politics." We stand up for and defend what is right and, through this successful effort, have clearly demonstrated that we are not just empty words and promises - but rather we are who we claim to be and do what we say we'll do. Won't you consider joining us?

Where the Voices of Patriots and Voters come Together,

From the Mountains to the Shore

From the Fields to the Streets

We are ...

The Constitution Party of Maryland

What we are ...

The Constitution Party of Maryland gained recognition as a recognized political party on August 25, 2008. The party has full ballot access and seeks to deliver to the voters of Maryland a slate of candidates who are constitutionalists to the core and who are committed to principle over politics.

A Message from our Chairman

Why the Constitution Party: What we stand for...

    The Constitution Party of Maryland is focused on attracting, equiping and delivering candidates to you, the voters in the State of Maryland. Candidates who have proven to be Constitutionalists and who will declare their oath of officeto be the defining factor of their service in office.
    Assuredly, we are not a protest group. Petitioning the government for a redress of grievences has its time and place, but now is not the time nor the place. Protests, in and of themselves, are little more than fighting over the scraps left at the table by those who feast heartily on our dime. As the Constitution Party, we are here to take our rightful place at the table of Maryland governance.
    We offer a place of refuge to those who value the principles on which this great nation was founded. A place to nurture and develop a voter group that can and will outnumber the principal political parties in Maryland politics. We are NOT a third-party, we are a viable challenger to the way you always thought it had to be.
    We have watched those with whom we entrusted our conservative principles betray us. Those who promised to vote less government and lower taxes have, once in office, chosen the path of least resistance. They decided it was best to follow a policy of “go along to get along.” And, once challenged, we have watched them fold time and time again. We have listened to their mush-mouthed speeches that not only failed to inspire the base, but have given energy and momentum to the misguided progressives.

The words of Thomas Jefferson and the wise, principled men who attached their names, and thereby their lives, fortunes and sacred honor, to the Declaration of Independence, ring as true today as they did some 233 years ago.

Jefferson writes, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Jefferson speaks of unalienable rights given to man by God. Government cannot grant, alter, nor take away these rights. Its sole purpose is to protect these rights for everyone. The rights to Life, to be free from intrusion, and of self-determination are integral to the human condition. They are not exclusive to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment, the original thirteen colonies or the geopolitical boundaries of the United States of America -- they are universal truths. The difference is our Constitution establishes provisions to protect these God-given rights.

    These things being said, it is, just as our founders proclaimed, the duty of government to secure these rights to the people. Unfortunately, our government has fallen into the same power-grab and corrupted authority as that of the King George III in the years leading up to the Revolution.
    But don't be mistaken, this isn't all about finger-pointing. It’s not all their fault – we have been complicit in their tyrannical approach. We have been greedy and allowed them to buy our silence in exchange for our comfort. Nineteenth century French political philosopher and observer of the American political system, Alexis de Tocqueville, wrote in his 1833 publication Democracy in America, “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.”
    We have become likened to slaves to the government, through exorbitant taxes, through over-reaching and over-arching laws and regulations. But the reality is that we are only as enslaved as we allow others to enslave us. The time is now that we stand up and boldly declare that the principles on which our nation was founded are just as true as they were in Philadelphia during that hot summer in 1776 and the years that led up to the writing of our Constitution 11 years later.

Getting Involved

Become a Constitution Party-Affiliated Registered Voter

The first step in being a participating member of the Constitution Party is by registering to vote and affiliating with the Constitution Party.

You may obtain a printable copy of the Maryland Voter Registration Application (VRA) from the the State Board of Elections web site. Just complete the form and return it to your county board of elections office or visit your local office in person.

If mailed, the process and delivery of your Voter Notification Card may take two to three weeks. To expediate the process, you can visit your local Board of Elections office to sumbit your application. One member states he was in and out of his local office within ten minutes with a new Voter Notification Card in hand.

Becoming a Constitution Party Volunteer

We cannot accomplish our goals without your help. Won't you consider joining the effort?
Will you consider volunteering to help organize and get the word out about the party and our candidates in your community, or how about in your county? Or maybe you could help in gathering petition signatures that will recertify the Constitution Party here in Maryland through 2014. Or maybe you would be interested in organizing or helping to organize voter registration drives where you live.

If you what to become part of the effort to restore our State and our nation to principled Constitutional governance, please consider joining us.

You can print a copy of the Volunteer Application here. Return it to us via U.S. mail to P.O. Box 390; Perryville, MD 21903, or e-mail it to info@ConstitutionPartyMD.com.

Upcoming Events

July State Nominations & Business Meeting Candidate Nomination and Business Meeting Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Howard County Library, Savage Branch 9525 Durness Lane Laurel, Maryland 20723 410-880 ...
Posted Jun 20, 2010 6:27 AM by Website Administrator

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News Releases

Party fills candidate positions The Constitution Party of Maryland has positioned itself to become a significant player to be dealt with in this upcoming November election. Thursday morning Govenatorial candidate, Eric Knowles, filed his ...
Posted Jul 5, 2010 10:36 AM by Website Administrator
Knowles Addresses Bel Air Tea Party The Constitution Party's candidate for Governor of Maryland, Eric Knowles, made his first public address today at a Tea Party in Bel Air, Maryland. He was received well by ...
Posted Jul 6, 2010 4:58 AM by Website Administrator
Three key positions are intended Three key positions filed intent to seek the party's nomination:U. S. Senate: Richard ShawverGovernor: Eric KnowlesLt. Governor: Mike HargadonPress release and individual announcemennts to follow
Posted Jul 2, 2010 7:51 AM by Michael Hargadon
Constitution Party chairman issues challenge to MD Board of Elections IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 25, 2010 Michael W. Dawson, chairman of the Constitution Party of Maryland, met with the State Board of Elections and administrators late Thursday at their regular monthly ...
Posted Jun 19, 2010 4:18 PM by Website Administrator
Former Independent Party members welcomed A Special Welcome ... Maryland’s ‘Independent’ registered voters receive surprise notice from SBE If you are visiting us after having received a special notice from your local Board of Elections ...
Posted Jun 19, 2010 3:29 PM by Website Administrator

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