Yesterday, Doug Hoffman set the stage and turned the tide with his race for NY-23.  Naysayers--Democrats and Republicans alike--will argue the point saying, “But he lost!”  YEAH-sayers will wisely counter with, “But he almost won!”  Hoffman’s run should serve as a green light for third parties; as a call to Everyman.  America needs honest candidates with strong ethical principles, and in 2010 HONOR will have its best chance to make a comeback.

Remember typing class from way back when? “Now is the time for all good men [and women] to come to the aid of their country.”  The time is certainly now.  If Americans will accept the challenge of reclaiming America; of putting it back on its Founding Principles, then this coming year--November 2009 through November 2010--will become the Year of the Constitution, as well as the Year of the Third Party. 

Thanks to Doug Hoffman, citizens now have proof that one person can make a difference; can see the opportunity to save America.  I encourage everyone to leave your disappointing alliances with Tweedle-Dem and Tweedle-Pub, and join an honorable third party.  Get involved; run for offices at every level; campaign with Tea Party vigor, intent, and confidence.  Third parties can only offer strong and viable candidates when good people join them and work together to achieve goals.  If saving America and reinstating its fine constitution are not worthy goals, then nothing much matters anymore.

For far too long we have let the Career Political Class handle the business of the nation while we worked at our jobs; paid too many taxes; often spent too much money; and generally clocked too many hours in front of our televisions.  Speaking of television, I laughed out loud when I saw the ridiculous clip of Obama demonstrating how he could mop up the mess if only people like you and me would get out of the way.  As usual, I responded aloud, “Sorry, Barry, but you have no idea how to accomplish such a task.  Hercules, you are not.”  An outsider lacks the insights; the commitment; the fixer know-how…the ethics needed to re-found this country.  It is time that regular citizens turn our attention and energy to following the upright Mr. Smith to Washington.  Congressman Steve King of Iowa recently did it.  Ron Paul (R-TX) and Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) are there working hard for all of us.  Now Doug Hoffman has demonstrated the way for average citizens to get to Washington. 

Progressives have brought America to the brink of destruction with their unconscionable bullying and the never-ending demands of Fabian Socialism. I feel certain that I speak for most of the American people when I say that it is our Right and our Responsibility to leave a constitutional; debt-free; limited government to our children and grandchildren. 

We remember the lessons taught in our civics and government classes.  We know that America is a “representative republic” rather than a democracy.  Third party candidates should run against every congresscritter (my thanks to Claire Wolfe) who has ignored the wishes of the people to vote special interests or party agendas.  The time has come to oust any and all Democrats and Republicans who have misused their office and failed to honorably and consistently serve as a representative for their constituents. 

Remember ’08 in October?  By the millions we repeatedly phoned and wrote to our elected representatives saying “Vote ‘NO’ on the bank bailouts.”  One commentator reported that the calls to elected representatives were “running about 50/50.  Fifty percent are saying ‘NO!’ and the other fifty percent are saying ‘HELL, NO!’”  Congress ignored us and voted to bailout the banks.  Should fatigue or discouragement slow your efforts or diminish your commitment…Remember ’08 in October, and remember the courage and determination of Doug Hoffman.  Let us keep our power within our states and replace those two parties that are joined at the lip.

Linda Schrock Taylor is a retired special education teacher; a reading specialist; former homeschooling parent; and outspoken constitutionalist. She is slowly writing her first book on remediating reading skills.

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DDW said:

	Yes, and Yes and Y E S ! ! !
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November 04, 2009
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RP said:

Call to action "America needs honest candidates with strong ethical principles..." This is a call to action for every freedom loving American to stop wasting their vote by either: a) not voting at all, or b) voting for a "lesser evil" because a good candidate (independent or 3rd party) "can't win". Adherence to 'a' or 'b' leads to a self-fulling prophecy. But this is also a call to action for moral and conservative (read: constitutional) Americans to answer the great need for candidates. City council, school board, state legislature, seat in Congress... we need them all. There are WAY TOO MANY ballots which provide NO REAL CHOICE, save a write-in. Ballot access is often an issue, but that is something that is addressable on a (much more manageable) state level.

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Burt Linthicum said:

Fire 'em all No elephants, no jackasses, no prisoners, no exceptions, no chances, fire 'em all. The sheeple cannot be always and well informed. The only strategy that will work is for a coordinated effort between the third parties to run an unemployed business person in every race, from mosquito control board to U.S. Senator, under a unified "Fire 'em all!" Alliance theme, message and thousands of signs. Of course, with computerized secret vote "counting", the winner is decided in advance anyway....

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RP said:

Tweeters needed!!! Tweeters needed!!! Help spread the word. JBS and The New American have added the ability to "tweet" articles. It is easy, and free. Set up an account at www.twitter.com. If enough people "tweet" an article, it gets much greater exposure beyond the JBS and TNA websites. You don't need to have an understanding of social networking. Just know it is easy to do and helps spread the word without media bias.

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Lee Gonzales said:

Third Parties and infiltrators If a "conservative" third party strikes out on its own in 2010 and 2014 with wins in some congressional races the Establishment will be ready to infiltrate them. Political Parties are prone to infiltration and that fact cannot be ignored. What we need are more deeply informed people who are members of whatever party and will stop infiltrators from taking over the leadership positions.

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Lee Gonzales said:

"Fire 'em all" syndrome Burt Linthicum says that the solution is to get rid of them all. First of all that isn't going to happen and neither is the silly campaign of adding "none of the above" to election ballots. There is always going to be those who offer silver bullet solutions, or in this case, throwing out the baby with the bath water, as a sure way to straighten out Washington. Only problem with that route- it won't work. Until you educate voters on the basics of economics, the proper role of government and activate them to be as active as they possibly can be, nothing will ever change in Washington except the faces. You'll still have socialism and its partner in crime - big government. You'll still have socialism because the voters are still Not educated enough to know the difference between the "political tranvestites" and the real constitutionalist McCoy. ( check out this video to see where I got that one from ===(http://www.jbs.org/news-center/birchtube/402-Education+is+the+Key+by+Congressmen+Lawence+McDonald?userid=94 The "get rid of them all" syndrome will get rid of Senator Tom Coburn and Congressman Ron Paul along with the bteer or more constituion aware congressmen and no guarantee we will get better ones elected - just that we will get newer ones. That is no bargain and it is silly to suggest that anyone endorse that silver bullet solution.

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Izzy said:

	Doug Hoffman Sounds Simpatico to Open Borders Forgive me not being as enthused about Doug's candidacy (although he seems like a fine man) but he had rather squishy views on immigration: http://www.doughoffmanforcongr...mmigration and the fact that the neo-conservative Club for Growth gave him lots of money also gives me pause.
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Gunner G. said:

	Spread the word Just say NO to Newt Gingrich. Do it early and do it often.
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November 04, 2009
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Pat Henry said:

AMEN Third parties is a misnomer. As stated so well, we need a true second party. THIS is what makes the Big Box parties start to change their tune. Last Presidential election, I voted for Constitution or Libertarian for every office but a single local Republican (who had no challengers). Courage among VOTERS is what is needed. The "parties" have had their say; it is time for the People to speak again. No result can be worse than what we have now! Let not the siren songs call you to their shipwrecked shores again! http://cparty.ning.com/ is a great place to link up. BY the way, while infiltrators will of course come, that is EXACTLY the problem of the current "two" - especially the Trotskyite Machiavellian self-named Neo-Con liberals in the RNC. The solution is to have a platform that one adheres to. We can hardly do better than this: http://www.constitutionparty.c...atform.php - no matter what party one supports.

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November 05, 2009
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Still Free said:

	No more of the "Same old Stuff" "Call to action" "America needs honest candidates with strong ethical principles..." Exactly, RP. Ron Paul in 2010 -- I don't care how old he is or will be! Bring on the Change--OUR change!
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D'n said:

	He's not an independant Hoffman was endorsed by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Fred Thompson, and Tim Pawlenty. All of these people are prominent and powerful republicans. Hoffman was brought in because the GOP didn't think that Scozzafava would do what they wanted her to. I'm not saying don't support him, I'm just saying that he isn't actually independent.
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November 05, 2009
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hen said:

	... To all you ditto heads out there: I heard somebody call Rush last week urging a third party and I heard Rush put that idea down as fast as he could. To all followers of Shallow Sean: Sean loooooves Newtie. Nuff said.
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Davis Mauldin said:

IT'S BROKEN Eventually it will become CRYSTAL clear that the "system (as is) is broken and can't be fixed." Superimposing "one size fits all" laws on a diverse nation of 300 million people is SILLY (I have NOTHING in common with the people of Portland, OR or Boston, MA). There are two viable options: 1) uphold the heart of the 10th Amendment and put the Federal government on an Article 1; Section 8 diet or 2) secession and start over.

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rob wheeler said:

Davis is right! 1) uphold the heart of the 10th Amendment and put the Federal government on an Article 1; Section 8 diet or 2) secession and start over. I couldn't agree more but I see nothing wrong with taking the steps back to constitutionally limited federal government in the same way they were usurped originally, in baby steps. Change is always easier and more civil when instituted in small increments.

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John Q said:

Self Employed Educate Citizen Joe by informed voting of intelligent non-self serving representatives regardless of Party. Make sure they get voted in by not falling for third party snipers with CFR connections/endorsements. Constitutionalists are currently a strong party, they need funding and exposure. Two party Conservatives like Rush are misleading us and being payed well to do it. Fundamental tenants of leadership say we must have our heroes, but not at the expense of our morals. Read, Research, Learn, and Vote! Young America is not the couch potato version of citizen Joe. We work better together and need your guidance Boomers!

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Alaine M said:

... I say secession and start over. The constitution needs to be closely examined...it is not really for a document for "we the people" it was designed and drafted to protect and benefit the very peoples it is protecting and benefitting today - a small group of financiers, whose interests lay in North America and beyond, the USA is a corporation not a sovereign country...investigate the Globalist Agenda.

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Lee Gonzales said:

secessionism The solution is to educate voters on the basics of economics, the proper role of government and activate them to be as active as they possibly can be, nothing will ever change in Washington except the faces. You'll still have socialism and its partner in crime - big government. You'll still have socialism because the voters are still Not educated enough to know the difference between the "political tranvestites" and the real constitutionalist McCoy. ( check out this video to see where I got that one from ===(http://www.jbs.org/news-center/birchtube/402-Education+is+the+Key+by+Congressmen+Lawence+McDonald?userid=94 Secessionism is one of those "silver bullet" solutions." It is no solution as long as the people remain totally ignorant that the problem is one of people working in secret to create economic, cultural and political upheavel in order to conquer us from within. Until enough people recognize the enemy they won't win via a seccession movement or any other movement simply because they don't know who they are fighting against. An army has to be trained and disciplined and given an objective. Secessionists still need to go back to step one - training (educating) sufficient numbers so that they properly understand their country and their enemy. Coming onto well informed conservative websites and shouting "secession" will get you nowhere since we know that the educational aspect is still the only way to restore the Republic. Your way will lead to another Waco tragedy and massacre.

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hinesite20 said:

There is a 3rd party - You are just not looking for it - www.cptx.us Okay guys, THERE IS A 3RD PARTY!!!! Most of our country has this mindset that we are to choose the lesser of the 2 evils; NOT TRUE!!!! The Constitution Party is alive and kicking and it has been for years; go to www.constitutionparty.com and if you are in Texas www.cptx.us. We had a write in last year since the Republicans and Democrats make the rules up for ballot access, we had to petition to get on the ballot and did not get enough signatures, so our candidates were write-ins. Check out the Constitution Party.

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John Reading said:

END ORWELLIAN WORD-GAMING The Constitution Party is not a "Third" party - it is fourth or fifth party. The actual Third Party will continue to be ignored by the media as it has been for 30 years because it actually does mean what the Constitution Party claims to mean. Either the Constitution Party is honest - and is therefore a redundant imitation of the Libertarian Party - or it is a dishonest and redundant imitation of the Republican Party. If it is honest, it will be smeared and then ignored. If it succeeds, it will be because it is merely a wing of the Republican Party, which is itself a wing of the ruling party. In no way will the helpless subjects be allowed to vote for - and actually get - less government. Circuses and bread are replaced by elections and counterfeit clunker cash. But nothing has changed.

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John Howard said:

THE CONSTITUTION - A PROGRESSIVE DESEASE We are where we are because we started where we started. The Constitution was mainly devoted to the establishment of a very powerful ruling class with minor - and self administered - limits on its powers and enough vague rhetoric that those limits were easily overthrown - almost before the ink was dry. If you don't like the Oak Tree, why wish for the acorn.

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terrymac said:

baby steps won't do it. Some propose a gradual reverse-fabianism as a way to return to a limited, constitutional government. That simply won't do it; the fabian socialists are very good at taking and holding ground. We got here by a method which is simply explained: socialists propose plan A which is too outrageous to pass. So-called "conservatives" propose plan B, which is a baby step in that direction. A "compromise" is chosen which is two, four, or eight baby steps in the direction of statism. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum. To succeed, we must propose Big Changes - such as "reduce every single federal budget, no exceptions, by 30% right across the board this year, and 30% next year." When the statists scream, compromise at 25 or 25%. Repeat as needed. Propose the total elimination of the Department of Education. As a halfway measure, a compromise, let the statists cut the budget in half. This only works if you have no, repeat no sacred cows. It is reverse log-rolling. You cut budget A, I cut budget B. There is nothing in the federal budget which does not have gobs and gobs of fat.

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Lee Gonzales said:

John Howard must have been indoctrinated by a fool or a pinko John Howard says that " The Constitution was mainly devoted to the establishment of a very powerful ruling class" Well, what can I say Mr. Howard, some people are smarter and have a deeper understanding of the world than others. You expect perfection in this world and you aren't going to get it. If you don't appreciate the closest thing to perfect government the world has ever known ( the American republic) you are a fool. You wouldn't like Heaven either because it is ruled by one God.

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Yes, yes, yes... said:

	... and more yes!
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Pat Henry said:

	10th Amendment a legal solution Tim Baldwin says it well in this column, in which he also considers secession, etc. evaluating the various options, sanely and on their merits and do-ablilty: http://libertydefenseleague.com/liberty/2009/11/03/choosing-federalism-choosing-freedom/
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Pat Henry said:

Lesser magistrates in the States By the way, I sent the above information (Liberty Defense League, including the Marbury v. Madison article, and 10th Amendment Center information on DiLorenzo's free podcast on "Nullification" and their model legislation) to my the Rep and Senator of my _State_. We are at the verge of a legal stand in a majority of States, telling the Feds where their jurisdiction ends. It is easier to invest resources effectively at the State level election battles - do not forget the State and other lesser magistrates in 2010!

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