Constitutional Militia

We Must Consider the Restoration of the Constitutional Militia in the State of Michigan

The U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan (USTPM) believes that the Founders and Framers wrote what they meant, and meant what they wrote. We believe in God-given, inalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, as embodied in the ownership and holding of private Property. Our Creator gave us these rights and no man, or group of men, can alienate us from these rights without due process of law, consistent with the principles and requirements of the unanimous Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights. If we have these rights, we have the right and obligation to protect these rights. This was affirmed in 1776 and finally ratified in 1791.

Education

Article viii, section 1 of the constitution of the state of Michigan states, “Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” This is a direct quote from the northwest ordinance.

The founders of our great state and country were very much aware that good government and happiness is dependant

The 10th Amendment

The States formed a federal government, basically, for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. States are not political subdivisions of the federal government. The Founding Fathers recognized that in a federal structure important political powers must be reserved to the component States. Therefore, the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically

Constitutional Taxes

The Founding Fathers knew taxes were inevitable to support the Federal government. However, they were particular as to the type and process of taxes to be levied. We support a return to their original intentions by which we grew into a rich, free and powerful nation and therefore advocate repeal of the 16th Amendment.

Economics

The national economy and our state economy are in shambles with high unemployment and regulations that stifle free enterprise. In their centralized planning efforts, plans far from the minds of our Founding Fathers, government often picks winners and losers by use of its funding and tax policies. Thomas Jefferson addressed this saying,

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