American Party

Formed after a break with the American Independent Party in 1972, the party’s best showing was a sixth place finish in the 1976 presidential election with 161,000 votes. The party has been virtually inconsequential since then, with its 1996 presidential candidate, anti-gay rights activist Diane Templin, carrying just 1,900 votes. Its 2000 and 2004 presidential candidates failed to qualify for ballot access in any state. The party rarely fields any state or local candidates anymore, although they do have affiliates at the local level in 15 states. The American Party is a far-right, Christian conservative organization, as evidenced by its platform. The American Party calls for:

• The immediate termination of all programs of foreign aid, whether military or non-military, to all foreign governments
• Immediate withdrawal from the UN and Nato
• The repeal of all federal gun legislation and state firearm laws which are not in accordance with the US Constitution
• Strong immigration reform including the repeal of amnesty laws and the prompt deportation of all illegal aliens and a clarification of the 14th Amendment that does not recognize the US citizenship of children born to illegal immigrants on US soil
• English as America’s official language
• The passage of a balanced budget amendment
• Raising tariffs on imported goods and a ban on all imported goods produced by child labor
• Protecting the ocean and fishing rights
• Eliminate regulations that artificially impede the production of domestic oil while enacting a transition to alternative fuels
• Protecting the right to life for all US citizens, including the unborn
• People have the right to choose their health care providers and have quality health care and no one – including the patient – has the right to make decisions that result in the death of the patient
• Outlawing cloning and the development of genetic mutations
• Parents have the right to choose how their children are educated
• Restoration of god to the public square
• Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman only