15 June 2009

CONSTITUTION PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

Committee Passes Resolution Opposing the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor

The U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan (USTPM), an affiliate of the National Constitution Party, sent four delegates, to the Spring National Committee Meeting in Elizabeth, New Jersey, June 11-13, 2009.  The delegates were:  Bill Mohr, State Chairman, Joe Sanger, National Treasurer, Gloria Sanger, and Dennis Taplin, Van Buren County Committee Chairman. 

The meeting featured several speakers, among whom were James Clymer, National Party Chairman and Virgil Goode, former Virginia congressman.  Also featured were presentations and discussion on Constitutional issues, which were addressed by committee member Scott Bradley of Utah, one of the keynote speakers, and author of the recently published book, “To Preserve the Nation”.

Included in the business addressed by the Committee were three resolutions:

-         Condemnation of the Federal “bailouts” of Private Industry;

-         Opposition to the Call for a Constitution, Article V, Convention; and

-         Opposition to the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court justice (printed below).

Resolution Opposing the Confirmation of the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor

Whereas, on May 24, President Obama nominated 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be a Supreme Court justice, citing her empathy and life experiences; and

Whereas, she denies the applicability of the individual right to bear arms protected by the 2nd Amendment to the citizens of the several states; and

Whereas, she favors statehood for Puerto Rico, which would increase the danger of America ceasing to be an exclusively English language country; and

Whereas, she supports giving voting rights to convicted murderers who are still serving time in prison; and

Whereas, she is comprehensively opposed to the death penalty for convicted first degrees murderers; and

Whereas, she has been a member of the National Council of La Raza, many of the leaders of which favor amnesty for illegal aliens and the return of the southwest United States to Mexico; and

Whereas she favors racial and ethnic quotas in education and employment, and

Therefore, the Constitution Party National Committee urges the U.S. Senate to reject confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to be a justice of the Supreme Court of these United States.