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March 16th 2024 Constitution Party of West Virginia State Convention & Elections Meeting
Shoney’s Restaurant Noon to 5:00 p.m.
131 Woodward Drive
Flatwoods West Virginia 26621
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Constitution Party of West Virginia announces that it will hold its 2024 biennial convention on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Flatwoods Shoney’s. The meeting will last from noon until 5:00 and attendees are encouraged to dine at the restaurant.
I. One purpose of the convention is to nominate candidates for statewide and legislative offices, presidential elector candidates, and delegates to the national party convention. All nominees for public office must be registered “Constitution Party” and meet the specific requirements for the office sought. They will also agree to uphold the state and national Constitution Party platforms.
All nominees will have the opportunity to make a brief statement about their candidacy and will have the opportunity to answer questions and campaign for support.
At this time, we have three members who are seeking nominations. Marshall Wilson, a former member of the state legislature, would like your support to become governor. Jeff Becker would like to be nominated for Secretary of State. And Rick Thomson would like the nomination for House of Delegates from the 91st District.
II. In addition, elections for Board officers will take place. Nominations for officers, including self-nominations, should be sent to the Executive Committee at P O Box 321, Weston, WV 26452, two weeks prior to the convention.
All Active, Life and Founding members in good standing are eligible to vote and participate. Anyone who is registered to vote as “Constitution Party” may become an Active Member by submitting a membership application and paying annual dues.
Plan to join us on this day as we attempt to restore the Republic by nominating candidates who support Constitutional government.
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Welcome to our Rescheduled for August 2023 State Committee Meeting
Hello Patriot!
We have great news! Constitution Party of West Virginia has rescheduled its annual meeting. The meeting will be held:
August 26 from Noon to 5:00 PM
at Steer SteakHouse, 359 Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV.
More great news! Our guest speaker, Nate Cain, will be telling us about his Uranium One whistle-blowing experience and other run-ins with the government agencies as well as other corruption that he is helping to expose. You do not want to miss this! Nate is also a Republican candidate for West Virginia’s 2nd District Congressman.
If you are not yet an official member of CPWVa, now is a good time to become an Active Member ($25 annual dues) or Associate Member ($10 annual dues).
America and our grandchildren need YOU to be an active protector of our Constitution and our culture.
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CPWVA, P O Box 321, Weston, WV 26378
Watch these 3 facebook live videos of State Delegate Nate Cain.
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Come to our 2023 Spring State Committee Meeting
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This Event Has Been Postponed & Shall Be Resheduled As Soon As Possible.
Shoney’s Restaurant Noon to 5:00 p.m.
131 Woodward Drive
Flatwoods West Virginia 26621
Main Theme will be Liberty Vs. Freedom: What’s the difference?
Stay Tuned …… More Updates Coming, & will be Posted Soon!
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Constitution Party Official Position Regarding Church Incorporation
Will religious freedom be written out of our history?
Some (including the ACLU and the West Virginia Legislature) argue that we must amend the West Virginia Constitution because current law treats religious organizations differently than non-religious entities by denying their First Amendment right to incorporate. Actually, that is the point of the First Amendment – “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” NO law! Churches and religious organizations CANNOT be put under the laws of incorporation; they CANNOT be treated as a creation of the government as corporations are.
IRS Pub 1828 says; “Churches that meet the requirements of IRC Section 501(c)(3) [which simply means they are churches] are automatically considered tax exempt and are not required to apply for and obtain recognition of tax-exempt status from the IRS.”
An incorporated church might become “tax exempt” (subject to the whims of the government and the bureaucrats running it!) but an unincorporated church is “non-taxable.”
Also from Pub 1828, “Congress has enacted special tax laws that apply to churches, religious organizations and ministers in recognition of their unique status in American society and of their rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Churches and religious organizations are generally exempt from income tax and receive other favorable treatment under the tax law;”
The West Virginia Constitution includes “Provisions may be made by general laws for securing the title to church property, and for the sale and transfer thereof, so that it shall be held, used, or transferred for the purposes of such church, or religious denomination,” and that is why West Virginia has special laws for churches, including also exempting church property from taxation: “(5) Property used exclusively for divine worship; (6) Parsonages and the household goods and furniture pertaining thereto; (7) Mortgages, bonds and other evidence of indebtedness in the hands of bona fide owners and holders hereafter issued and sold by churches and religious societies for the purposes of securing money to be used in the erection of church buildings used exclusively for divine worship or for the purpose of paying indebtedness thereon;” as well as cemeteries and benevolent property such as schools, orphanages, hospitals.
The prohibition on incorporating is REAL separation of church and state, as intended by the First Amendment. The founders of our constitutional republic and of our state clearly believed that churches must be free of government control.
However, some people disagree with this foundational principle and want to eliminate the freedom and independence of the church that our Constitution and laws are based on.
The West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act (2002 HB 2899, WV Code Chapter 31E) is a gargantuan law that, I’m fairly certain, covers every aspect of running a church that was left out of the Bible. The authorizing bill was 140 pages; so it’s pretty likely that (contrary to what the Legislature claims) the state WILL tell churches how to run their organizations.
Furthermore . . . Do you realize that West Virginia is the lone holdout on keeping churches free of government? Just imagine what the IRS can do, what restrictions it can impose, what chains it can use to bind Christ’s church, when that pesky holdout is eliminated? If ALL churches are incorporated, then Pub 1828 can be re-written without the current reminders that churches are special and separate and naturally free of government control. Yes, a lot of laws can be re-written. . . .
Every single church will then fall under the section of Pub 1828, titled, Political Campaign Activity. “Under the Internal Revenue Code, all IRC Section 501(c)(3) organizations, including churches and religious organizations, are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.” etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
It might even take away the church’s right to “Issue Advocacy.” Yes, that IS still allowed.
Do the churches even care if they are under the government thumb? Maybe not! It’s a convenient “out” to say “I’m not allowed to participate in political activism.” The main concern is not to offend anyone. The donations might stop flowing in.
The problem with religious organizations is that they’re made up of fallible humans. And, just like the evil elitists that we oppose, these humans can succumb to greed. The churches want their donations and the donors want to deduct it from their income tax.
Tax-exempt donations are a natural right that is still allowed, but the IRS has made encroachments.
It has enacted recordkeeping rules, substantiation rules, and – the biggest one – requiring charitable deductions to be lumped with all other deductions on the Long Form and the total amount to exceed the Standard Deduction. All this effectively means that most people no longer bother with it.
Where will it stop? It WON’T stop unless we stop it! Who will stand up for Christ’s church?
Would you like to download a copy of this? Here you go!
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Our Position Statement on 2022 Constitutional Amendments
What do you think our official position on these constitutional Amendments? Let us know
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The Constitution Party of West Virginia supports Amendment 1
….West Virginia Amendment 1,
….Clarification of the Judiciary’s Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment
Clarifying that courts have no authority or jurisdiction to intercede or intervene in or interfere with impeachment proceedings of the House of Delegates or the Senate; and specifying that a judgment rendered by the Senate following an impeachment trial is not reviewable by any court of this state.
The constitution gives the sole power of impeachment to the House of Delegates and the sole power to try impeachments to the Senate. The amendment would simply clarify that “no court of this state” has any role at all, either in impeachment proceedings or in review of the outcome.
The court acted improperly in 2018 when the Supreme Court of Appeals prevented the Senate from conducting an impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justices when temporary (substitute) justices ruled that the impeachment proceedings violated the state constitution’s separation of powers clause. This is a ludicrous claim since the constitution allows that, “Any officer of the state may be impeached for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, gross immorality, neglect of duty, or any high crime or misdemeanor.” And, only the legislature may impeach.
This clarification is necessary to prevent any future errors of this kind.
The Constitution Party of West Virginia opposes Amendment 2
….West Virginia Amendment 2
….Property Tax Modernization Amendment To amend the State Constitution by providing the Legislature with authority to exempt tangible machinery and equipment personal property directly used in business activity and tangible inventory, personal property directly used in business activity, and personal property tax on motor vehicles from ad valorem property taxation by general law.
….First: Don’t be fooled. Although formally named the “Authorize Tax Exemptions for Vehicles and Personal Property Used for Business Amendment,” it does not authorize a single exemption; it only authorizes the Legislature to consider the matter sometime in the future.
….Second: Even though West Virginia has had Billion Dollar surpluses in recent years, there is actually no plan or incentive to reduce the tax burden on regular citizens.
As Governor Justice has said, the only reason the vehicle tax is included in Amendment 2 is to “get your vote.” What the Legislature wants is the constitutional ability to eliminate taxes on property, equipment and inventory used in business and manufacturing. They view this tax as a hindrance to business which discourages new business from locating in the state and they currently use an exemption of this tax as an incentive for new businesses to start up or move here.
….Third: Property tax is a county tax, administered by the counties. IF the Legislature were inclined to reduce our tax burden, it could easily – and without changing the constitution – have reduced the state income tax. The House has voted three times to reduce the state income tax but the Senate opposed it every time. Why are senators so unwilling to work within their own sphere of authority, attempting instead to commandeer the authority of counties and supplant the officials that are closer to the people?
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The Constitution Party of West Virginia (strongly) opposes Amendment 3
….West Virginia Amendment 3
….Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment To Authorize the incorporation of ….churches or religious denominations.
The current/original wording of West Virginia Constitution, Article 6, Section 47:
“No charter of incorporation shall be granted to any church or religious denomination. Provisions may be made by general laws for securing the title to church property, and for the sale and transfer thereof, so that it shall be held, used, or transferred for the purposes of such church, or religious denomination.”
….Question 1: Why does the Legislature want this amendment passed? Perhaps it is to bring the constitution in line with W Va Code. Yes, that’s the opposite of proper law-making. But. . . . When HB 2899 (The West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act) was passed in 2002, it contained this line: “(b) No charters or certificates of incorporation may be granted or issued to any church or religious denomination.” Yet, somehow, that line is omitted from Code (Chapter 31E), and “religious” is inserted as a lawful purpose. Ask our law-makers how this happened! Every single church incorporation in this state is illegal because it is unconstitutional.
….Question 2: What about separation of church and state?
The founders of our constitutional republic and of our state clearly believed that churches must be free of government control. Corporations, however, are creations of government and must operate under its prescribed laws.
The West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act (2002, HB 2899) is a gargantuan law that, I’m fairly certain, covers every aspect of running a church that was left out of the Bible.
It is a fundamental truth that if our laws are in accordance with God’s laws then that can bringblessings and the other can bring cursings.
….Question 3: Is incorporation necessary to become a 501 C(3) with the IRS?
Why would a church even want 501 C(3) status? An incorporated church might become “tax exempt” (subject to the whims of the government and the bureaucrats running it) but an unincorporated church is “non-taxable” under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which maintains that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; ….”
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The Constitution Party of West Virginia supports Amendment 4
….West Virginia Amendment 4
….Education Accountability Amendment. The purpose of this amendment is to
clarify that the rules and policies promulgated by the State Board of Education, are subject to legislative review, approval, amendment, or rejection.
The Legislature has “rule-making review” of every department except education which calls itself; a “fourth branch of government.”
We would rather have education decisions made by someone more accountable to parents and voters yet we’re not sure that “politicians” will do a better job than the education establishment. Ideally, we would like a “third option” that would restore the voters’ ability to elect the Superintendent of Free Schools. That might happen next year, but this year we must settle for constraining the Board of Education through Legislative oversight. One thing for certain is that the current education system is not providing the rigorous academics and the incentives for achievement that parents are asking for.
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Come to our 2022 Biennial State Convention & Elections Meeting
Say Tuned ……… More Information Coming Soon ……… Guest Speakers
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Come to our 2021 Fall Statewide Committee Meeting
We encourage you to join us in Parkersburg, and experience this in person, but if you cannot; … then we have some good news for you. See and Hear it Live Online! ? Right Here > https://livestream.com/accounts/11933679/events/9874413
Special Guest Speakers:
John Leyzorek, of ‘Tactical Civics’
John Leyzorek, of Pocahontas County, WV will explain TACTICAL CIVICS™ , a national plan and organization, devoted to restoring our Constitutional Republic, by the means specified in the our Constitution itself. TACTICAL CIVICS™ is a comprehensive, peaceful, lawful, staged operation, with County Chapters now in over 225 Counties in 45 States, and growing. TACTICAL CIVICS™ shows how We the People can establish actual enforcement of our Constitution, starting in our own Counties, working from there to the States and the federal government. The Constitution Party meets because we venerate our Constitution; Mr. Leyzorek will show us how to enforce it.
Pastor Bo Burgess, of WVBBV.org
Pastor Bo Burgess, the director of West Virginia Baptists for Biblical Values, spends time each week traveling to the capitol in Charleston to meet with government officials, engage other pastors and churches to connect with their senators and delegates, and simply be a light for our Lord Jesus Christ. If you would like to more information about contacting your representatives or supporting West Virginian Baptists for Biblical Values, please contact Pastor Burgess. God bless you and may God bless the great state of West Virginia!
Long Time Member; Phil Hudok
Phil is an active Patriotic American, exposing the truth of Covid, Mandates, and much more. He will give a brief overview and update on the ‘Bill Of Peace 2020’ and several other things. He is a retired School Teacher of many years, and enjoys studying all things via the ‘Scientific Method’ of investigation. He has a weekly podcast on Brighteon, and manages Hudok.info, among other things.
Paper Ballots Required
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
A vast number of people in America doubt the 2020 election was free of fraud and for good reason.
A computer program can be designed to do whatever the programmer predetermines at any predetermined time. Voting machine companies claim that the computer source code is proprietary and therefore not subject to third party review.
Our form of government relies on confidence and mass participation in the election of their representatives. The most secure form of ballot, the paper ballot, is paramount. What makes this all the more imperative is the fact that there has not been a proper investigation of alarming voting irregularities where voting machines were used in the 2020 November election. West Virginia voting can be commended in not being widely suspect as are many other states. However, the system of voting in West Virginia can be made much more secure, reliable, and pro-active in form and function. Paper ballots are the most secure way of making election choices and providing proof when voting re-counts are requested.
The Constitution Party of West Virginia believes that the people of West Virginia deserve a return to paper ballots and the enhanced peace of mind they bring in the election process.
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Constitution Party of West Virginia Chairman,
Jeffrey Jarrell (304) 771-0088