The Constitutionalist Party is the result of frustration with the current political parties of America who are not taking the steps necessary to promote the Constitution and human freedom. All the other political parties either only pay lip service to the following of the Constitution and the advancement of human freedom while promoting legislation that does otherwise, or they seek to promote change without allowing for any compromise, which essentially makes the change they advocate impossible. It is a fact of American politics that change cannot occur without compromise and incrementalism of some kind.

The Founding Fathers faced the same problem. The Constitution itself would never have been brought into existence without compromises between those who believed in a strong central government and those who advocated the autonomy of the states, as well as the compromises between the power of the government and the rights of the people. The Constitution, as a result, is not perfect in fulfilling the needs of any one ideology, but it has succeeded in promoting enough common needs that it remains the major factor behind the tremendous success of the United States in the world today.

The Republicans are contradictory in their ideology with no clear vision. It boggles the mind how a party can claim to be for the shrinking of the federal government when they are proposing morality-based legislation in boatloads. Whether it be the Flag-Burning Amendment which restricts the freedom of speech, to the host of religiously-based legislation encouraging the prosecution of homosexuals, to the fact that any legislation based on religious principles inherently favors one religion over the others in a nation where there is no national religion and all religions are considered equal, to their advocacy of enforcement techniques for the War On Drugs that violate human rights as outlined in the Constitution, the Republicans are merely advocates of smaller government in some places and more intrusiveness in others.

The Democrats advocate programs that increase dependency upon the federal government instead of fostering self-reliance, thereby eroding the strength of human freedom. The New Deal was the first step towards the recent decline of self-dependency in America, and the Democrats seek to not only keep these programs going but to make them even bigger, thereby making larger and larger portions of the American public dependent on the government for their livelihood. Using the government to redistribute wealth in any capitalist society weakens the whole system, as all it does is deprive others of what the beneficiary receives, which reduces the incentive for the other groups to produce as well as increase the dependence of the recipient on the handout and reduces their incentive to overcome their own difficulties. Too many of their ideas are simply not allowed under the intent of the Constitution, and for good reason.

The Libertarians have the right principles, but are at cross-purposes figuring out what they truly stand for and how to get there. The LP today encompasses all groups interested in human freedom, from the extremists (anarchists) to the more moderate. The problem is that they are overrun by hard-liners who are more interested in sticking 100% to their principles and never compromising, which results in the Party's refusal to do anything that is necessary towards actually changing America. In fact, many Libertarians abhor the concept of one of their own actually gaining a public office, since that would mean compromising on something and "playing within the system". The Libertarian Party has also not come forth strongly in support of the Constitution, which remains the most successful form of modern government today, since they are more interested in sticking to their theories about human societal freedom rather than building upon working and fixable structures.

The Reform Party has no specific goals in mind, it just advocates change. This is not enough. A political Party in America needs to have real and achievable goals in mind in order to best represent those who vote for it. Change simply for the sake of displeasure with the current political environment will never lead to intelligent solutions.

So why not work to change one of the other Parties? The reason why is because the thing that makes our representative democracy the strongest is to do what is necessary on an individual basis to make our beliefs and ideas heard. The Republicans and the Democrats are both locked into partisan wars with each other, each more interested in getting re-elected or slandering the other Party instead of promoting the Constitution and liberty in America. It simply does not benefit either one to entertain new ideas. The Libertarians are too locked into their beliefs to allow themselves to take the necessary steps in America's political system to make changes, and actively resist any attempts to change them in this regard. There currently is no party that wants realistic solutions to the issues of freedom and the Constitution in America via the established methods of compromise and incrementalism.

There needs to be a party that advocates real change towards real principles. Real change cannot occur without compromise, and real principles cannot exist in a Party that gives more priority to merely beating or attacking their opponents than to anything else.

Therefore, the Constitutionalist Party was established. Now there is a place where those who believe in the benefits of liberty and in the Constitution as a workable method for protecting human rights and promoting the good of the nation can go to advocate realistic and achievable policies for America, as well as support real solutions to the problems faced by Americans today without eroding their rights or fostering dependency on the State.

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