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Constitution Party of Illinois
HeadquartersIL
IdeologyPaleoconservatism
Christian right
Social conservatism
International affiliationNone
ColorsRed, white, and blue
Website
http://constitutionpartyil.com/

The Illinois Constitution Party (CPIL) is affiliated with the national Constitution Party, a right-wing and theocratic political party in the United States.[1][2][3][4][5] The party asserts that the US is a Christian nation founded on the Bible and that American jurisprudence should be restored to what the party claims is its "Biblical foundations".[6][7] It has no affiliated State Representatives, Senators, or Justices. In 2006 Randy Stufflebeam the party's write- in candidate for governor won nearly 20,000 votes, about 0.5%. On April 9, 2013, the Constitution Party of Illinois elected its first official, Phil Collins as Trustee of Libertyville Township in Lake County, Illinois.[8]

The Constitution Party states that it is committed to putting forth constitutionally-committed candidates.

Platform

As an affiliate of the national Constitution Party, the CPIL supports the platform of the U.S. Constitution Party.[9]

Presidential tickets

Illinois vote totals

Endorsed state candidates

2012 Dale Dorch - State Representative, District 117 - 1,483 votes (3.16%)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Southern Poverty Law Center." Constitution Party Hopes to Take Politics to the Extreme in 2004. Spl Center, Feb.-Mar. 2003. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.<http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2003/fall/our-terrible-swift-sword>
  2. ^ Blumenthal, Max (2010). Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party. Nation Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1568584171.
  3. ^ "Meet Sarah Palin's radical right-wing pals". Salon Magazine. Oct 10, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Berlet, Chip (September 2, 2008). "Sarah Palin and Christian Dominionist Theocracy". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. ^ Carrie Budoff; Thomas Fitzgerald (August 8, 2004). "Candidate counts on anger at Specter Democrats are hoping that James Clymer, of the Constitution Party, will draw off enough conservative support to boost Hoeffel's chances". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. ^ Preamble to Constitution Party Platform "The Constitution Party gratefully acknowledges the blessing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as Creator, Preserver and Ruler of the Universe and of these United States. We hereby appeal to Him for mercy, aid, comfort, guidance and the protection of His Providence as we work to restore and preserve these United States. This great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions but on a foundation of Christian principles and values. For this very reason peoples of all faiths have been and are afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here. The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American jurisprudence to its Biblical foundations and to limit the federal government to its Constitutional boundaries."
  7. ^ State Parties of the national Constitution Party
  8. ^ "Constitution Party Of Illinois Now Has Its First Elected Official", "Independent Political Report", April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 9 2014
  9. ^ Constitution Party national platform
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