The Constitution Party states that according to the United State’s Constitution Article 4, Section 4: The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion. The Party interprets this to mean that there should be little or no immigration to the United States. There should be no rights or healthcare or education to illegal aliens and any children born to anyone in the United States illegally would not be considered a United States citizen. If a group or private agency requests to bring a person to the United States, they should be responsible for all of their housing and well being until they become productive members of society. The immigrant must understand and speak basic English as a precondition of receiving American citizenship. There should be only English used in government documents.
The Communist Party believes that Immigration is a basic right. They state that “Since the early nineties world migration and immigration to the United States has increased fairly steadily. Worldwide, as a result of neo liberal and free trade policies there is increased migration from poorer to richer nations globally and within particular countries. In the United States this means that more people, from more countries, and more economic strata, with more of them undocumented than ever before. The immigrants are going to more regions of the country, in more industries and are becoming more significant parts of the work force nationally and regionally.” This means that the Communist party sees limits on immigration rights as being a form of racism and that new labor is good for the economy and should be not only tolerated but encouraged.
The Pacifist Party is pro immigration. They would like to open the borders of America to anyone who wants to come. They would also like to provide healthcare, accommodations and education for Immigrants. This would be paid for in full if the United States liquidated its so called Defense Program, which according to the Pacifist Party, is more of an Offense Program and used the now freed money for more peaceful and efficient causes such as educating and caring for citizens and anyone else who wanted to become a citizen or live in the United States.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
Monday 21 June 2010
Sunday 20 June 2010
German 3rd Party Policies. Immigration Policy.
1.NPD
The NPD argues that Germany could never be a country of immigration because of its small size. The party wants to stop immigration into Germany and proposes expulsion in place of integration of immigrants. Instead the preservation of the German people's substance should be urged. The six main aims of the NPD regarding immigration are:
a national job-protection-security-law (nationales Arbeitsplatzschutzsicherungsgesetz; jobs should only be offered to immigrants, if no equally skilled German employee is available);
no demand for social or annuity insurances for immigrants;
strict obedience of the immigration law;
immigrants should not be allowed to buy or own estates, because German ground exclusively belongs to the German people;
repeal of the right of asylum;
right to nationality based on parentage only (Jus sanguinis)
2.DKP
Neither the homepage nor the manifesto of the DKP comment on immigration policy. Hence the hereafter information regarding immigration policy within the European Union is taken from the homepage of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. The DKP's demands concerning immigration are:
citizenship according to residence, not according to parentage;
universal right to asylum without restrictions;
more permeable EU borders;
no deportation of refugees
3.PBC
The party advocates an immigration policy in conformity with the Bible. Furthermore, it is taken that the German society is sensitised for the problems of immigrants and especcially refugees because of its own refugee past after the Second World War (from East Prussia, Silesia etc.). So, according to the PBC, all immigrants are to be encountered with love and respect, so they can experience the love of God and Jesus Christ. Both the German language and the Word of God should be brought near to immigrants. Nonetheless, a superior concern is the restoration of good living conditions in the countries of origin to prevent immigration from becoming a problem.
Sources: www.npd.de, www.bpb.de, www.pbc.de
The NPD argues that Germany could never be a country of immigration because of its small size. The party wants to stop immigration into Germany and proposes expulsion in place of integration of immigrants. Instead the preservation of the German people's substance should be urged. The six main aims of the NPD regarding immigration are:
a national job-protection-security-law (nationales Arbeitsplatzschutzsicherungsgesetz; jobs should only be offered to immigrants, if no equally skilled German employee is available);
no demand for social or annuity insurances for immigrants;
strict obedience of the immigration law;
immigrants should not be allowed to buy or own estates, because German ground exclusively belongs to the German people;
repeal of the right of asylum;
right to nationality based on parentage only (Jus sanguinis)
2.DKP
Neither the homepage nor the manifesto of the DKP comment on immigration policy. Hence the hereafter information regarding immigration policy within the European Union is taken from the homepage of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. The DKP's demands concerning immigration are:
citizenship according to residence, not according to parentage;
universal right to asylum without restrictions;
more permeable EU borders;
no deportation of refugees
3.PBC
The party advocates an immigration policy in conformity with the Bible. Furthermore, it is taken that the German society is sensitised for the problems of immigrants and especcially refugees because of its own refugee past after the Second World War (from East Prussia, Silesia etc.). So, according to the PBC, all immigrants are to be encountered with love and respect, so they can experience the love of God and Jesus Christ. Both the German language and the Word of God should be brought near to immigrants. Nonetheless, a superior concern is the restoration of good living conditions in the countries of origin to prevent immigration from becoming a problem.
Sources: www.npd.de, www.bpb.de, www.pbc.de
Saturday 19 June 2010
American 3rd Party Policies. Environmental Policy.
Constitution Party believes that “the powers not delegated to the United States Government by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reverted to the states respectively or the people” This makes Environmental Policy to be more in the realm of control of individual states. The Party goes on to say that the responsibility of the people is to be “prudent, productive and efficient stewards of God’s natural resources.” The Constitution Party approves of efforts to prevent pollution and preserve the environment. However, it does not believe that Global Warming is a real threat, but rather a term thrown around by Globalist’s in order to “gain control of worldwide sustainable development.” Because the 5th Amendment limits the use of federal purchase for public use not public ownership, the Party does not condone the use of public property for urban renewal, environmental protection or historical preservation. In addition the Party is against legislation such as Federal Wastelands Legislation, the Endangered Species Act and UN Environmental Protection Programs such as UNESCO as they reduce the United States sovereign rights and the right of the citizen to private property.
The Communist Party Platform on Environmental Policy states “we are for developing policy that provides for a sustainable economy and a sustainable ecology. Where possible we participate in environmental movements and recognize and work on the environmental aspects of struggles on the shop floors and unions.” The Environmental policy continues to describe why capitalist systems are not good for the environment by saying that “Capitalist industrial development is based on not having to pay the costs for most of the waste products it generates. When socialist countries used that as a model to develop their own industry they ended up with the same skewed waste model.” The Party continues to state that they are against drilling for oil Alaska as well as nuclear power. Should nuclear power be disposed of in a safe way then the party would be willing to change their stance. They are also against the exposure of untested chemicals to the workers of any company due to the potential health and environmental risks. They would like sustainable forest practices because it is not only better for sustaining the environment but it would also provide job growth.
Pacifist Party describes their Environmental Policy as working to end Global Warming by implementing a Crash Program and utilize solar bower based on solar generating systems. They would prefer limited or very controlled use of fossil fuels and want to disuse all nuclear power plants not only in the United States, but worldwide. If there must be a nuclear power plant then it must be placed under international control. The Party also calls for an end to the privatization of logging, grazing and oil drilling on public lands along with creating a tax for industries which pollute in order to create incentives for pollution reduction and to obtain funding for new environmental protection agencies.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
The Communist Party Platform on Environmental Policy states “we are for developing policy that provides for a sustainable economy and a sustainable ecology. Where possible we participate in environmental movements and recognize and work on the environmental aspects of struggles on the shop floors and unions.” The Environmental policy continues to describe why capitalist systems are not good for the environment by saying that “Capitalist industrial development is based on not having to pay the costs for most of the waste products it generates. When socialist countries used that as a model to develop their own industry they ended up with the same skewed waste model.” The Party continues to state that they are against drilling for oil Alaska as well as nuclear power. Should nuclear power be disposed of in a safe way then the party would be willing to change their stance. They are also against the exposure of untested chemicals to the workers of any company due to the potential health and environmental risks. They would like sustainable forest practices because it is not only better for sustaining the environment but it would also provide job growth.
Pacifist Party describes their Environmental Policy as working to end Global Warming by implementing a Crash Program and utilize solar bower based on solar generating systems. They would prefer limited or very controlled use of fossil fuels and want to disuse all nuclear power plants not only in the United States, but worldwide. If there must be a nuclear power plant then it must be placed under international control. The Party also calls for an end to the privatization of logging, grazing and oil drilling on public lands along with creating a tax for industries which pollute in order to create incentives for pollution reduction and to obtain funding for new environmental protection agencies.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
German 3rd Party Policies. Environmental Policy.
1.NPD
The NPD states that the German environment is a cultural environment and hence needed for cultural development. Unrestrained economic growth will, according to the NPD homepage, lead to alienation of nature and man and therefore to a loss of culture. All enterprises ought to be tested for their environmental sustainability since it is more important than profit. The party supports subsidisation of farms, even in areas, which are hard to cultivate. Although the party is not explicitly against nuclear power, alternative energy should be given more financial support by the government. In addition to that the NPD maintains the extension of animal protection and opposes genetically changed food.
2.DKP
According the the manifesto of the DKP, communists are fully committed to work against global warming, the destruction of ecological systems, the profusion of resources, the monopolisation of energy supply and the transport of nuclear waste. The party supports an immediate nuclear phase-out and and the permission of genetically changed food should be decided via plebiscite.
3.PBC
The PBC advocates a careful commerce with God's creation. Children should be concientised for environmental protection at school and a long-term nuclear phase-out and alternative energy research are affirmed. Global warming is seen as a real threat. The party's main aim in this context is an increasing independance of the Gulf States: "Every wind turbine, every solar cell are a little declaration of independance: Independance from Gazprom and independance from the sheikhs and mullahs from the Persian Gulf." In addition to that the PBC states that God's biodiversity has to be protected, which leads to a demand for less animal testing and better animal protction.
Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de
The NPD states that the German environment is a cultural environment and hence needed for cultural development. Unrestrained economic growth will, according to the NPD homepage, lead to alienation of nature and man and therefore to a loss of culture. All enterprises ought to be tested for their environmental sustainability since it is more important than profit. The party supports subsidisation of farms, even in areas, which are hard to cultivate. Although the party is not explicitly against nuclear power, alternative energy should be given more financial support by the government. In addition to that the NPD maintains the extension of animal protection and opposes genetically changed food.
2.DKP
According the the manifesto of the DKP, communists are fully committed to work against global warming, the destruction of ecological systems, the profusion of resources, the monopolisation of energy supply and the transport of nuclear waste. The party supports an immediate nuclear phase-out and and the permission of genetically changed food should be decided via plebiscite.
3.PBC
The PBC advocates a careful commerce with God's creation. Children should be concientised for environmental protection at school and a long-term nuclear phase-out and alternative energy research are affirmed. Global warming is seen as a real threat. The party's main aim in this context is an increasing independance of the Gulf States: "Every wind turbine, every solar cell are a little declaration of independance: Independance from Gazprom and independance from the sheikhs and mullahs from the Persian Gulf." In addition to that the PBC states that God's biodiversity has to be protected, which leads to a demand for less animal testing and better animal protction.
Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de
American 3rd Party Policies. Family Values and Educational Policy.
Constitution Party states, “No government may legitimately authorize or define marriage or family relations as affirmed by the 10th amendment delegating the people as our founders understood the family as necessary to general welfare.” The party platform goes on to state that God saw marriage as the union between one man and one woman, that there should be no special protections for sex offenders due to the fact that creating labels such as sexual orientation/hate crime only legitimizes offensive behavior, and states that there should be no government funding of partner benefits to couples who are not married. The Constitution Party also states that there should be no recognition of Homosexual unions and such individuals should not be allowed to whether they are single or in a union be allowed to adopt. The Platform also states that parents should have to freedom to educate, discipline and nurture their children according to their values.
Constitution Party-“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.” The Party states that it is the parents job to educate the children since religion and God’s will should play such a large role in the topic and the Party is against the combination of church and state.
The Communist Party’s view on family values is that of “Bill of Rights Socialism.” This means that while the government has complete control of the industrial sector, the individual is guaranteed complete individual freedoms. This area of ideology in the Communist Party also declares their affiliation for workers rights, the rights of everyone for sexual orientation including the GLBT community, rights for young and elderly individuals in order to live according to their personal beliefs.
Communist Party- is a great promoter of the public education system. Based on the system of government owned and sponsored industry, the school system is included in this and the public school system would be reformed to be more socialist with schools receiving more equal funding than is currently received.
The Pacifist Party’s Family Values Platform states that they are working to end sexual and religious discrimination in the United States. The Party is in favor of international family planning programs and sexual education within the United States and the rest of the international community.
Pacifist Party- does not have a clear platform on education. It does say in the immigration section of the Party Platform that the abolition of the Defense Program would provide health and education to immigrants, so one could assume that the monetary gains would go to the education of the citizens of the United States as well, however there is no definite evidence of this.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
Constitution Party-“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.” The Party states that it is the parents job to educate the children since religion and God’s will should play such a large role in the topic and the Party is against the combination of church and state.
The Communist Party’s view on family values is that of “Bill of Rights Socialism.” This means that while the government has complete control of the industrial sector, the individual is guaranteed complete individual freedoms. This area of ideology in the Communist Party also declares their affiliation for workers rights, the rights of everyone for sexual orientation including the GLBT community, rights for young and elderly individuals in order to live according to their personal beliefs.
Communist Party- is a great promoter of the public education system. Based on the system of government owned and sponsored industry, the school system is included in this and the public school system would be reformed to be more socialist with schools receiving more equal funding than is currently received.
The Pacifist Party’s Family Values Platform states that they are working to end sexual and religious discrimination in the United States. The Party is in favor of international family planning programs and sexual education within the United States and the rest of the international community.
Pacifist Party- does not have a clear platform on education. It does say in the immigration section of the Party Platform that the abolition of the Defense Program would provide health and education to immigrants, so one could assume that the monetary gains would go to the education of the citizens of the United States as well, however there is no definite evidence of this.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
Friday 18 June 2010
German 3rd Party Policies. Family Values and Educational Policy.
1.NPD
According to the NPD the German family and especcially children are the basis of German society. Hence family-related expenses are considered as direct investments in the future of the German people. Families and particularly mothers deserve a special support by the government. For that mothers are expected to raise their children at home instead of sending them to a kindergarten and go to work. The NPD demands a mother's-wage (Müttergehalt) of 1.000€ for the first, and additional 400€ for every further child. In addition to that the child allowance (Kindergeld) should be raised to 500€ for every German child (at present: 184€ - 190€) and a marriage credit (Ehekredit) ought to be introduced. This means that every German married couple is eligible for a public loan of 18.000€ with a life of 15 years, payable after the birth of the first child. The first five years are repayment-free, the birth of a second child redeems another third of the credit and for every German family with three or more children the whole credit is defrayed by the government.
2.DKP
The DKP urges the expansion of child care, since it is seen as an effective average to counteract the traditional role of women and to ensure equal occupational outlooks for both, men and women. Apart from this, family policy does not seem to play a dominant role for the party, since this is the only context in which family policy is mentioned in their manifesto. One reason for this could be the party's underlying idea of socialism which is based on general social security, including social equity for all families.
3.PBC
The family is seen as the basis of the state. Hence dysfunctional families indunce a dysfanctional state. In this context the PBC asks for:
bible-abiding family policy;
marriage as foundation of families;
no equation of homosexual marriages;
protection of marriage and family according to the basic law;
all constitutional bodies are summoned to exhibit all laws which constrain the protection of marriage and family to the Federal Constitutional Court
Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de, www.bpb.de
According to the NPD the German family and especcially children are the basis of German society. Hence family-related expenses are considered as direct investments in the future of the German people. Families and particularly mothers deserve a special support by the government. For that mothers are expected to raise their children at home instead of sending them to a kindergarten and go to work. The NPD demands a mother's-wage (Müttergehalt) of 1.000€ for the first, and additional 400€ for every further child. In addition to that the child allowance (Kindergeld) should be raised to 500€ for every German child (at present: 184€ - 190€) and a marriage credit (Ehekredit) ought to be introduced. This means that every German married couple is eligible for a public loan of 18.000€ with a life of 15 years, payable after the birth of the first child. The first five years are repayment-free, the birth of a second child redeems another third of the credit and for every German family with three or more children the whole credit is defrayed by the government.
2.DKP
The DKP urges the expansion of child care, since it is seen as an effective average to counteract the traditional role of women and to ensure equal occupational outlooks for both, men and women. Apart from this, family policy does not seem to play a dominant role for the party, since this is the only context in which family policy is mentioned in their manifesto. One reason for this could be the party's underlying idea of socialism which is based on general social security, including social equity for all families.
3.PBC
The family is seen as the basis of the state. Hence dysfunctional families indunce a dysfanctional state. In this context the PBC asks for:
bible-abiding family policy;
marriage as foundation of families;
no equation of homosexual marriages;
protection of marriage and family according to the basic law;
all constitutional bodies are summoned to exhibit all laws which constrain the protection of marriage and family to the Federal Constitutional Court
Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de, www.bpb.de
American 3rd Party Policies. A brief introduction.
In this blog I will be discussing three Political Parties of the United States of America. However they will be the Constitution Party, the Communist Party and the Pacifist Party. Such third parties are often ignored by the mainstream media and rely on the internet to get their views out to the public. I will start with a brief introduction to the parties.
Constitution Party was founded in 1992 as the US Taxpayers Party. In 1999 the Party changed its name to better reflect its platform. The party labels itself as neither conservative nor liberal and simply states that it desires to base United States laws and policy on the strict interpritation of the United States Constitution.
Communist Party of the United States was founded in 1919. This Party works to install socialist reform in the United States. It desires a Socialist rather than Democratic system that puts its citizens before the profiting of the government. This is based on the ideas of Marx-Leninism.
Pacifist Party was founded in 1983. This party is non violent and is opposed to war and any spending of the United States government on any form of violence. The Pacifist Party has been utilizing the internet to get its platform out to the public since 1996 to promote its ideology.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
Constitution Party was founded in 1992 as the US Taxpayers Party. In 1999 the Party changed its name to better reflect its platform. The party labels itself as neither conservative nor liberal and simply states that it desires to base United States laws and policy on the strict interpritation of the United States Constitution.
Communist Party of the United States was founded in 1919. This Party works to install socialist reform in the United States. It desires a Socialist rather than Democratic system that puts its citizens before the profiting of the government. This is based on the ideas of Marx-Leninism.
Pacifist Party was founded in 1983. This party is non violent and is opposed to war and any spending of the United States government on any form of violence. The Pacifist Party has been utilizing the internet to get its platform out to the public since 1996 to promote its ideology.
Sources: http://www.constitutionparty.com/, http://www.cpusa.org/, http://www.uspacifistparty.org/
German 3rd Party Policies. A brief introduction.
In this blog I would like to focus on three of the so called German ''3rd parties''. Throughout the next weeks I will present their policies regarding immigration, education, taxation etc. Today I would like to start with a brief introduction of the parties, which belong to very different political camps.
The NPD was founded in 1964. The party's aim is a ''national democracy'', which is based on the idea of a homegenous German population and anti-capitalistic elements. The present German democracy, combined with social market economy is seen as an outdated political model (Demoliberalism), which contradicts the NPD's idea of the satisfaction of needs of the German people. Although democracy is officially affirmed, it is stated that it needs pre-democratic elements to be solid. The party calls this model The third way. Today the party has about 7.000 members and is categorised as right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
The DKP was founded in 1968 since its predecessor, the KPD, had been outlawed. The party can be seen as a conservative communist party (orthodox communism), since it refuses all ideas off rather progressive euro-communist parties as social-democracy and still represents leninist ideas and ideology. Nontheless the party is strictly pacifist and supports a democratic way to communism. Today the party has about 4.200 members and is categorised as left-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
The PBC was founded in 1989 by Pentecostals. Today about 50% of the party's members belong to free-churches, while about 40% are members of (protestant) national churches, which leads to a predominantly evangelical character. The PBC wants to achieve a democratic political system based on the messages of the bible. They are explicitly against abortion, homosexual relationships, divorce, anti-christian influences (Islam) and hyperxenesis. Three of the party's main concerns are the strengthening of families as the smallest social units within the nation, a stronger reference to God in the Basic Law and an intensified support of Israeli politics. The party has about 3.700 members and is not observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de, www.bpb.de, www.im.nrw.de, www.remid.de
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