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The Independent American Party: Who we are and what our political purpose is...

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     My name is Kuuleme Stephens and I am the 1rst Vice Chairman of the Independent American Party of Arizona. I didn't know if you have heard anything on the Independent American Party yet. There is a big mis-conception about our party and what our purpose is in America today as a political party. The following is taken right from our web page:

We stand up for America as did our patriot forefathers by adhering to the principles of government, which made this country great. The same truths held “self-evident” by our founding fathers guide the destiny of the Independent American Party. We, too, believe that our creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights.

            As a political party we are primarily concerned with the proper relationship of government and the people. We recognize the United States Constitution as the most nearly perfect statement of this relationship ever written. Within our Constitution the most basic and cherished rights of all Americans are protected in a manner intended to endure forever. The Independent American Party is dedicated to the perpetuation of these God-given and Constitutionally guaranteed rights.

            Our Constitutional fathers, aware of the tyranny and despotism, which would inevitably result from an omnipotent central government, carefully limited the role of the Federal Government. Amendment Ten of our original Bill of Rights states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people”.


     I am writing this blog because there seems to be a lot of confusion on who we are as a party, what our purpose is, and whether we should even be in existence at all.. We are taking a lot of hits from both the Democrats as well as Republicans. We are a Conservative Party. We hold fast to the U.S. Constitution and the values and morals it was founded on by our fore-fathers. The Democrats are not happy about our group for obvious reasons. The Republican Party, however, amazes me at times. When I started out with the IAP, I thought that all of the Conservative voters of our country would ban together in battling the Obama Socialist Machine. I was quick to learn that that simply wasn't true. The Republican Party has been quick to let the Independent voters know that they are not wanted. They see my party as splitting the Conservative vote and that is simply not what we are trying to do. To give an example of what I am referring to, here is the part of the discussion found on http://www.resistnet.com in the Arizona forum. This is how I was responded to by Republican Conservatives when I approached them to extend an invitation to view our party's website. I cut and pasted this right from the site:  

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Jim Hoff Permalink Reply by Jim Hoff 1 day ago
Kuuleme,
The republican party of November 2009 is not at all what the party of November 2008 was.
There are changes happening every day. There is still a long way to go but not nearly as far
as starting a whole new party from scratch. Your efforts will split the vote and help obama retain the office andcontinue his
destruction of free America. You are doing exactly what he wants you to do.

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FREE ME Permalink Reply by FREE ME 1 day ago
Please listen to the voices of reason,like Jim Hoff. We Conservatives are not the "knee-jerk" party. That's the Dims. We don't go quietly or loudly into anything without constituional consideration. That's the Dims too. Please don't fall for the bait they are feeding you. A Conservative likes to think for themselves. Reconsider and get your outraged party to join our outraged party and make a stink about how your own States GOP doesn't represent you.

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Kuuleme Permalink Reply by Kuuleme 1 day ago
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The changes in the Republican party started long before 2008 I'm sorry to say. I as an Independent am doing what the Republican party should have done a long time ago, which is re-evaluate, clean house, learn from past mistakes, and improve. The IAP is not starting from scratch. If you take a look we hold dear the values and tradition of the American people that the Republican party once had. We are providing a place for the true American Conservative Patriots to have a forum and come together.Everyone that is in our group is not new to politics, and those that are, are catching on very fast. We are filled with those from the Republican party and other party's as well, that want to see our country go back to the basics and the values that our country once held dear. That is not starting from scratch, this is taking whats left of the best and putting it to work in order to save our country. As a Navy vet, you don't cling to a sinking ship. While the Republican party is trying to fix their issues, the Dems grow stronger. What is so wrong with utilizing a group that is already jumping the Republican ship (and others) in order to save our great nation???

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jcdaley Permalink Reply by jcdaley 1 day ago
Sassia,
I think they missed your post......

Let me put this into a different perspective:

Kuuleme

first you have to get enough signatures to get your party listed on the ballot to be considered a party. How many is that?? Will it be in time to get on the primary in August and get a candidate for any/all offices to run under the IAP?? Do you have people ready to run now?? If so, who are they?? Where can we read their campaign platforms??

If you don't and can't do all this in 60 days, you won't have time for the 2010 election either to get your candidates recognized or to fund raise. You might be able to get candidates for city or state offices but you will be no competition for the State Reps or Senator. It costs at least $1 million to run those campaigns competitively and all the incumbents have that amount in their re-election coffers....against McCain?? at least $5 mill.

Exactly where does your party stand right now??

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Kuuleme Permalink Reply by Kuuleme 21 hours ago
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Sorry it took so long to reply, as I am very busy with my party as well. Yes, we do know what it takes and the numbers needed to become a party here in AZ. We already have candidates running for offices in all areas. In fact one of them is taking on Sen. Harry Reid in Vegas. We will also be introducing a candidate for Governor as well. The process is going to be hard, but we are prepared for this. We know what we are facing (which is opposition from both sides), and are willing to try. You also have your work cut out for you as well as a party. The changes that need to be made will not happen over night nor within the next 60 days. The questions that are being asked are seeming to imply that our patriot voices as Independents are stupid and careless because we chose to break away from the mainstream broken machine. If you truly visited the site, you would have seen that there are contact numbers and email addresses to people that are Chairman, Regional Chairman, and other leaders listed for every state. If you are truly one that wants to know more, then you will pick up the phone or email one of them and they will be more than happy to give you the answers to what you are asking.

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jcdaley Permalink Reply by jcdaley 21 hours ago
As a matter of fact I did go to your web site and found little information there to show that your party is as vast as you claim so I am asking one of the "Chairman"--that would be you--for information. Since neither Mike Jenkins or Larry Lilly are on this site promoting the IAP and you are listed as a person to contact I am doing that in the venue that YOU chose to enlist members. You are the one who suggested we check out the web site so I did.

My questions were based on the lack of information on your web site. There are no candidates listed for Arizona. Your site only listed candidates in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada Missouri and Kansas. Not a word about petitions, who your wing of the IAP is endorsing, nothing. You came to us so you need to be willing to substantiate your claims of a vigorous alternative party. I'm not seeing that on your website--hence the questions. Give me, and everyone else here a reason to think that you can pull off what you say you can and NOT split the Republican Party. From my vantage point it is not there--if you had thousands of members in AZ I might be interested but 3 does not a "political" party make. You cannot possibly think that pulling people from the Repubs and enlisting independents this late in the game, with no money to back you up, is going to produce anything in 2010.

I firmly believe that staying with the REpubs and changing the party from within can be done at this point. We might not be 100% successful but we will sure as hell make a dent and with luck get rid of the worst of the worst--the brownnosebluedogs!! And to the rest we will have served notice that we are the force to be reckoned with and they better tow the mark. Hopefully, we will Flip the House 100% in AZ. I know that I am working real hard to make that happen and don't intend to get side tracked by a non-existent 3rd party for the 2010 elections.

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Jim Hoff Permalink Reply by Jim Hoff 1 day ago
Kuuleme,
You are starting from scratch. You are trying to gather the fallouts from independants, dems and republicans.
To unite them under a new banner will prove to be far more difficult than moving new and former conservatives
back into the party that once embraced them. Your contention that the dems are growing stronger is simply
not the case. Only 20% of America claim to be liberal and old time blue collar American dems are not liberal.
Over 40% of America claim to be conservative and the majority of them connect with the Republican party.
Independants who thought obama was a refreshing change are moving away from him in large numbers.
The old Republican party is a broken party, but in the past year thousands of conservatives have stepped forward
to force it to re-embrace conservative values. There is a momentum in the recent new attitude
of active conservative republicans that will roll past any third party start ups. Third parties will only dilute the opposition
to obamination and hurt the common goal. Your goals are similar but idealistic and will cause more harm than good.

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Kuuleme Permalink Reply by Kuuleme 21 hours ago
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It is not as hard as fixing the broken party. How on earth are you going to evict all of your fence sitting Republicans and sleepers??? As if the people in your own party aren't hurting or hindering you now.... How will we be causing more harm than good??? You don't even believe that we as Independents can get the numbers needed to be a party. There is a big difference between the IAP and the other Independent groups that you are referring to. For example, the CUIP is just another Dem party that had disagreements with their own because they could not get what they wanted and the founder had a fallout with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Just because you carry the Republican name does not make you better or cause you to do more good for the country.... I do hope you have the momentum you think you do. You will need it against Obama and the Dems with so many people jumping your ship everyday. Just remember, the Independent voters will have their say when the time comes. The Obama machine already views the Independents as a threat, and obviously so do you. The more you loose the more will will gain. Do you really think that pissing off the Independent voters is a great strategy??? Maybe it's you who needs to step back and reconfigure your game plan...

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Kuuleme Permalink Reply by Kuuleme 1 day ago
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As far as my patriotism goes, I think I am a true patriot who is willing to accept that the Republican party as it once was is gone. I am not sitting silent and letting these changes taking place drag our country down. I said many times, you don't have to join our group if you so choose. More power to you for trying to fix the broken machine. What I say is genuine and heart felt. Just because you are a Republican doesn't mean you are more patriotic than someone who has chose to break away and do what they can to make things right. Sometimes change is what is needed. Had the Republican party been on the ball to begin with, the people wouldn't be breaking away and we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now. The more the Republican party ostracizes other Conservative voters, the more people will turn to being Independent voters and think for themselves. Being Republican does not mean smarter in this case. This war of politics is an unconventional war and unconventional methods are needed to fight. At least we as Independent voters are trying to do our part in saving this country by bringing it back to basics and including all Conservatives in the process. The people responding to the other thread are starting to sound like the Dems who they supposedly despise. They would be willing to cast aside good people, and not encourage them in their fight to return this country back to the great nation it once was. Stubbornness and coy remarks questioning a persons level of patriotism is not going to get our country back. It will lead to a quicker downfall and more division of your party. We seem to have the same goals in the long run, and it's not the Dems who are creating the division and the flight from the Republican party. I said earlier, if the Republican party were to get it together, the Independents would most likely return. If the Republicans can give us a good candidate to back, we will of course vote for them. I can not speak for other Independent party's, I can only speak for my own. And like I also stated earlier, if the Republican party had not changed for the worse, there would be no need for Independent party's such as the one I choose to be in to be formed. I am not the only one who needs to pray on this and change my way of thinking as someone so nicely stated on the other thread. God help us all.....

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Rolda Permalink Reply by Rolda 1 day ago
Just so you are aware; there are some dimocrats jumping ship too! I re-registered a dimocrat to a republican last week, who then became a PC...

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Sassia State Director, AZ Permalink Reply by Sassia State Director, AZ 1 day ago
Good job Rolda ! love it :)

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Kuuleme Permalink Reply by Kuuleme 21 hours ago
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I know that both sides are jumping ship because our party is getting both sides. The people are fed up with the same old B.S., trying something new may be the answer this time around.

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     How are we ever to save this country if even the Conservatives are unwilling to work together??? This is not a competition, this is a movement to save what's left of our country while we still have a chance to do so. We are not splitting the vote so the Democrats can keep winning, we are trying to provide a party where all Conservatives can gather together when they leave the Democrat or Republican Party. Many people are beginning to see that both sides (Republican and Democrat) have lost their way when it comes to the political forum. Our party wants to see us get back to basics as a nation that still has a Constitution (so far). We want to preserve this great nation of ours and are willing to take a chance at trying something new in order to bring about "change" (not the Obama change or the present Republican Party change). We want the peoples voices to be heard because our government as it stands today is not listening. Instead they are trying to force their legislation and laws upon us with the health care bill and the attack on our gun rights. When did the government stop working for the people??? We did this to ourselves by putting weak leaders into places of power, and it's up to us as a people to correct this. If we do not, our country as we know it will be lost. More and more people are registering as independent voters everyday due to the madness of our leadership in this country. The Independent American Party is trying to bring these people into a forum where they might be able to bring about the type of change this country needs without it coming down to a civil war (as many of the American people fear is imminent). I hope by bringing this to you, you will take it and address it as need be. You have a great forum and following which can help (if you choose to address it), that we here at the IAP just want our country back. We are a Constitution-loving, Christian-valued, Patriotic group of American people who want to see our country stop slipping backwards into non-existence. We gladly accept any person (no matter what race or gender etc...), who loves our country and would like it to return to the traditional values and morals that our fore-fathers and many other people worked so hard to give us. Thank you for your time.

Kuuleme T. Stephens
1rst Vice Chairman
Independent American Party of Arizona
http://www.usiap.org
(520) 304-8876
kuuleme_69@yahoo.com
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