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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
Protecting Churches from Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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.”
The framers displayed wisdom in Article 6, Section 47 of the 1872 West Virginia Constitution. The prohibiting of church incorporation was in the earlier 1863 Constitution and intentionally retained for obvious reasons. SJR4, Senate Joint Resolution 4, is a move in the legislature to allow incorporation and undo church protection.
Corporations are creations of, and operate under the prescribed laws of a civil government entity. Is an incorporated church the sole creation of a sovereign God? Is an incorporated church free of government control? Has a church through incorporation become unequally yoked?
The founders of our constitutional republic clearly believed and established that churches be free of undo government control. Article 6, Section 47 mandates government make special “provisions” for the title, holding, use, and transfer of church property. This guaranteed that managing God’s property be solely the responsibility of the church.
SJR4, is a resolution to amend the West Virginia Constitution. Incorporation flies against the wisdom which the framers codified in Article 6, Section 47. Furthermore, the West Virginia Constitution Party sees SJR4 as a logical first step in a possible future move for mandatory incorporation of churches.
Contact your representatives and say “No” to SJR4!
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Constitution Party of West Virginia Chairman,
Jeffrey Jarrell (304) 771-0088
Navigating Covid-19 But Leaving Americans’ Liberties Intact
The article is written by former Presidential candidate for the Constitution Party, Darrell Castle
A Response to the Crisis by the Constitution Party
In the management of the current national crisis involving the Covid-19 virus, the actions of the Federal Government are unprecedented and violate the Constitution of the United States in many ways.
First and foremost though, our hearts and prayers go out to our fellow Americans who have lost loved ones and friends the past few months, either from the virus itself or in other ways related to the virus, including those suffering from depression or something similar and whose lives ended tragically too soon. The government’s cure is certainly proving to be more deadly than the disease.
Secondly, the Federal Reserve has been unconstitutional since its creation, thus the entire bailout is also unconstitutional. For 27 years, the Constitution Party has supported an audit and abolishment of the Federal Reserve.
The following unconstitutional actions serve to illustrate that the precedent has been set that the Federal Government can without limit, do anything it wants to do.
- Trillions have been allocated to bailout failing corporations. Capitalism as an economic system has ended because for Capitalism to succeed, corporations must be allowed to fail.
- The economy is in lockdown forcing many businesses to close, resulting in mass unemployment. Businesses both large and small are reduced to going before the Federal Government as beggars in hopes of being handed a way to keep the American workers employed.
- American citizens are ordered to shelter at home and the order is enforced by armed police.
- Houses of worship are ordered to close with some pastors arrested for violating the order.
The Federal Government has taken control of the free market so that now the Federal Government is the market. The Federal Government, with its trillions of new monetary input, is now approximately 50% of GDP so in effect, the Federal Government is the market.
In fairness to the Federal Government, this is an unprecedented and problematic time. Difficult choices must be faced. Save the economy by lifting the stay-at-home orders or save the weak and elderly by continuing the stay-at-home orders long term. A predicted 30% drop in American GDP this quarter represents a reduced lifestyle as well as the impoverishment of millions of people. It will also end their hopes, dreams and aspiration for the future. Mass unemployment is a public health concern since calamities such as depression, stress related disease and suicide always increase. On the other hand, to ignore the danger to the weak and elderly is not a part of the American DNA.
Should the Constitution Party follow suit with the other political parties and second guess the President of the United States as he tries to manage this national crisis? Perhaps the Swedes have something to offer us. They have elected to keep their economy going and enforce social distancing only on the most vulnerable. The young and healthy are working, interacting and thereby building herd immunity. Their system is designed to survive long term, not just for a couple of months. As a result, Swedish GDP is predicted to fall only 4% this quarter.
The United States has a Constitution for a reason, and if our elected officials abide by its restrictions,
- Capitalism would succeed as weak corporations would be allowed to fail and be replaced with stronger corporations. The Free Market would return.
- Mass unemployment would return to near full employment
- The weak and elderly could protect themselves by staying separated from those who might carry a disease that would be harmful to them, much as they do during regular flu season.
- Government would stay out of the business of the churches, synagogues and mosques.
An interesting thing about all this has been the return, however slight, of the concept of federalism which is the founders concept that sovereignty resided in the states, and the federal government had only the powers ceded to it by the states.
The governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem said, “The people themselves are primarily responsible for their safety.” She quoted both the state and federal Constitutions as restricting her ability to order a stay at home. Governor Noem is opposed in her view by Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, who seems to have taken totalitarian rule to a new level. Michigan residents are forbidden to travel to their own property within the state. The people of Michigan cannot legally buy seeds or garden equipment, and neither can they buy a car seat for their child’s safety. None of those things are considered essential by the governor.
These examples show Federalism in action versus a one-size fits all approach from Washington DC. It is worth giving President Trump credit for his restraint against issuing a nationwide stay-at-home order because, in his words, “we have a U.S. Constitution” so State and Local governments can best determine what works in their communities.
And finally, the solution to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and any others coming our way in the future, is to FEAR NOT. Fear has always been the tool used most effectively by those who want to rule the entire world and it is fear of catching the virus that has caused most of our fellow Americans to willingly give up their lives and constitutionally protected liberties which were endowed to us by the Creator.
As a responsible political party, we must be willing to tell the Federal Government that there is a better way – the protection of individual rights and a strong economy through the United States Constitution.
Darrell Castle
For the Constitution Party
National and State Constitution Party Conventions 2020
Both the national and West Virginia Constitution Party conventions were recently held by conference call.
The national convention (held on May 1st and 2nd) chose Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, as the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate for 2020 and William Mohr as the Vice-Presidential candidate. On the first ballot the results were: Blankenship 139.5; Charles Kraut 77.8; Samm Tittle 46.35; Don Grundmann 25.25; Daniel Clyde Cummings 13.1. The second ballot results were: Blankenship 177; Kraut 86.75; Grundmann 24; Tittle 21.25.
The Convention also chose the national officers for the next four years. They are:
Chairman – Jim Clymer (PA)
Vice-Chairman – Doug Aden (CO)
Treasurer – Gerry Kilpatrick
Secretary – Paula Hospelhorn (AZ)
Regional Chairmen and Co-Chairmen
Eastern Region Chairman – Dave Kopacz (MA) Co-Chairman – Nicholas Sumbles (MD)
Southern Region Chairman – Thom Holmes (OK) Co-Chairman (NC) – Kevin Hayes
Midwestern Region Chairman – John Blazek (MO) Co-Chairman – Matthew Shepard (MI)
Western Region Chairman – Janine Hansen (NV) Co-Chairman – Kirk Pearson (UT)
Earlier, on April 11th, the Constitution Party of W.Va. had our state convention by conference call. The convention was originally scheduled to be held in Weston but was cancelled. Delegates to the national convention were chosen as follows:
Jeffrey-Frank Jarrell
Philip Hudok
Brenda Donnellan
Our new state officers are:
Jeffrey Frank Jarrell Chairman
Barb Litton Vice-Chairman
Secretary Mike Tremblay
Brenda Donnellan Treasurer
Phil Hudok was nominated to run for Sheriff of Randolph Co. and has already collected the necessary signatures to obtain ballot access.
Michael Tremblay was nominated to run for County Commissioner of Kanawha Co.
The Corona Virus scam has disrupted party activities this year and is making ballot-access petitioning particularly difficult. A return to Constitutional principals of government would have prevented the lockdown of personal freedoms, business and church activities.
Constitution Party of West Virginia Will Hold Convention on April 11th, 2020
The Constitution Party of West Virginia’s 2020 convention which was originally scheduled for March 28th has been rescheduled for April 11th by conference call.
The convention will be held on Zoom and it will be open to the public. Members of the Party, those who are registered to vote Constitution Party, may participate in the nomination of candidates. The business meeting will start at 9:00am and those members classified under the bylaws as “active” members may participate. The candidate forum will begin at 1:00pm with presentation by several presidential candidates and local candidates. This will be followed by voting via email. Everyone who is registered to vote as Constitution Party is eligible to vote to nominate candidates for the November election.
You may join the Zoom meeting by computer at https://zoom.us/j/100709847 or join by phone by calling 1-646-876-9923 and using meeting ID “100 709 847.” Or, you may choose to view the livestream which will begin at 12:45 pm at https://livestream.com/accounts/11933679/ .
An email address will be posted for submitting questions for candidates, voting, and other communication. The passcode in the first line of your mail label(for members) must be included in all emails to the convention.
Conference Schedule
8:30 Opening conference and setup, Meeting is open to members and the public
9:00 Meeting called to order, Introduction
9:15 Prayer
9:30 Rules for meeting, Roberts Rules of Order
9:45 Bylaws and Platform
11:30 Introduce local candidates
12:00PM Nomination and election of candidates
12:30 Introduce Presidential candidates
1:15 First Presidential candidate
1:45 Second Presidential candidate
2:15 Third Presidential candidate
3:40 Q & A for presidential candidates
3:45 Election of presidential candidate for West Virginia
4:00 Announcement of presidential choice for West Virginia
4:15 Election of new officers and conclusion of meeting
Constitution Party of West Virginia Schedules 2020 Convention
When: March 28th 2020
Where: Lewis County Senior Center, Weston, WV
The Constitution Party’s 2020 Convention will take place at the Lewis County Senior Center in Weston, WV on March 28, 2020. The exact time and agenda will be announced later.
The State Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and other minor positions will be elected. Those members who are classified as “active” members under the bylaws are qualified to vote or run for these positions. Also, elections will be held to nominate candidates to represent the Constitution Party in the general election. Instead
of participating in the primary election, the Constitution Party of West Virginia has chosen to nominate our candidates by convention. Those who are classified as “at-large” members under the by-laws, that is, who are registered to vote as “Constitution Party” are eligible to vote for candidates during the nominating convention.
At the moment the Constitution Party of West Virginia has a candidate running for Kanawha County Commission and Randolph County Sheriff. A number of candidates for President have announced their intention to seek the Constitution Party’s nomination at the national convention. At present two of those presidential candidates, West Virginia’s Don Blankenship and Charles Kraut of Virginia have indicated that they are planning to attend our state convention. Perhaps more candidates will be present as plans for the convention develop.
The public is welcome and members of the Constitution Party are especially urged to attend. Those trying to locate the Lewis County Senior Center may find the google map below of help.
Don Blankenship Files Lawsuit
DON BLANKENSHIP FILES COURT PETITION TO HAVE HIS NAME PLACED ON THE FALL ELECTION BALLOT
Today my attorneys filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and requested that the Court order the West Virginia Secretary of State to correct its recent decision to deny me access to the 2018 General Election ballot as the Constitution Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate. The petition makes clear that the law relied upon by the Secretary of State in denying my ballot access is flawed in multiple ways and violates the Constitutions of both West Virginia and the United States.
The following is a layman explanation of some of the flaws of the law being relied upon:
First, even if the law were not otherwise flawed, it did not take effect until June 5, 2018—after the May Primary election and half-way through an election cycle. Generally, laws are rarely applied retroactively and, for obvious reasons, it is even more rare when the law relates to elections. Former United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote “as a general rule, almost invariably, a legislation makes law for the future, not for the past.” Simply put, the Secretary of State declaring that I am impacted by any so-called “sore loser law” for a primary election loss prior to the law being enacted is nonsensical.
Further, the West Virginia Constitution specifically prevents a law from being enforced retroactively by expressly prohibiting “passage of a law depriving any right or privilege because of any act prior to the passage of such law.” This too clearly means that even if the law were otherwise valid, which it is not, it would not apply to this situation because my Primary election loss occurred in May—before the law was even enacted.
The petition also points out that the West Virginia Constitution requires that the title of every law passed include an accurate description of the law, including any major things the law intends to do. The law relied upon to deny me access to the General election ballot contains no reference whatsoever to the preclusion of a candidate who loses a primary election from gaining access to the ballot in the General election of the same year. This may seem petty, but the Constitutional requirement that the bill’s title state what the law is intended to do is for good reason. If someone is searching the law books to find laws that are relevant to an action someone is contemplating—like running for the US Senate, for example—then proper titling is critical to making the search effective and easy.
The petition also makes the point that the Secretary of State has allowed other candidates to be on the ballot this Fall who similarly lost in this year’s Primary election. These individuals are allowed to have their name on the ballot simply because they are members of the Mountain Party, which received more than one-percent of the vote in the 2016 Governor’s race. Accordingly, the Mountain Party has a right to select a “sore loser” to run as its nominee under the same rationale. But since the Constitution Party did not have a candidate in the 2016 Governor’s race (and therefore did not receive greater than one-percent of the vote), the Constitution Party does not have that same right.
The Secretary of State is taking this position despite the fact that a Political Party can earn an equal right to place candidates on the ballot by getting a petition signed by voters. We have completed and submitted such a petition with my name on it. The State denying the Constitution Party the same right as other parties is a violation of the Party’s equal rights as guaranteed under the Constitution and, therefore, the law must be invalid. Also, not allowing me on the ballot, while simultaneously allowing others who lost in the Primary election this year, is a violation of my personal guarantee of equal rights under the Constitutions of both West Virginia and the United States.
The conclusion of the filed Petition is that I have a fundamental right to be on the ballot as the Constitution Party nominee unless the government demonstrates a compelling state interest that I should not be. The state has not stated a compelling reason because there is not one—only the interests of the political parties and politicians are served by my not being on the ballot and those interests are not to be considered in determining who is and who is not on the ballot this Fall.
In summary, the law being relied upon by the Secretary of State to prevent my being on the ballot violates my equal rights as an individual, the Constitution Party’s equal rights, and attempts to apply a new law retroactively that is not properly titled, and for which there is no compelling state interest for keeping my name off the ballot. The bottom line is that if the West Virginia Supreme Court rules that I cannot be on the ballot, it will be reversible error.