Constitution Party (United States)

Constitution Party
Chairperson	Frank Fluckiger[1]
Founded	1991[2]
Headquarters	Lancaster, Pennsylvania[3]
Membership	97,893[4]
Ideology	Christian right[5] Conservatism[6] Fiscal conservatism[5] Paleoconservatism[7][8] Social conservatism[5]
Political position	Right-wing[9][10]
Website
constitutionparty.com

The Constitution Party, previously known as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party, is a national political party in the United States. It promotes American nationalism, paleoconservatism, Christian values, the anti-abortion movement, and greater attention to the U.S. Constitution. It has around 100,000 members.^[11]

1. ↑ "Executive Committee – Constitution Party". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. ↑ Sara Diamond, "The U.S. Taxpayers Party"; The Guardian; UK; October 9, 1991; reprinted in Facing the Wrath; Common Courage Press; 1996.
3. ↑ Media & National Party – Constitution Party. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. ↑ Winger, Richard (July 27, 2017). "New Registration for the United States". ballot-access.org. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties". Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
6. ↑ Cox, Vicki (2007). The History of Third Parties. Infobase Publishing. p. 79.
7. ↑ Kleefeld, Eric (July 26, 2010). "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
8. ↑ "Constitutionally Contentious". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
9. ↑ "Meet the Constitution Party's Candidate". Reason.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
10. ↑ "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". TPM. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
11. ↑ "Mid-2017 Voter Registration Totals". Ballot Access News. Retrieved November 12, 2017.