The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

AMERICAN
REFORM
PARTY

Letter From the American Reform Party Senator - One man CAN make a difference ...   dated 12/10/01

                                      Mr. Chairman:

I want to give you my congratulation on your recent election as Chairman of the Great American Reform Party. It is throught good guidance, and great sacrifice that we can build our dreams in creating, submitting good reforms in our government tailored to people who believes in our ideas of the American Reform Party. I am at least 15,000 miles away from you, in the Pacific Area, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the (FIRST) member of the American Reform Party.

While alone in this area, and as a member, I share the believe of your ideas as memtioned on your letter. I will like to remind you, that I have suggested several ideas in which I would like to have the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas included in your constitution, so that we can be part of the American Reform Party. I was elected as a Senator under the Commonwealth Reform Party which I gave birth 2 years ago, and was the only senatorial candidate that have open the historical door of a Third Party to have won an election, aside from the Republican and Democrat candidates. To me this was history.

Finally, again my congratulation on your being a National Chairman for the American Reform Party.

Senator Ramon S. Guerrero (KUMOI)

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Yes America Needs a Strong Third Party

The Republican and Democratic parties have monopolized the political system by capturing the money that runs elections, preventing worthy challengers and third parties from fair access to the ballot, and blocking open political debate. This has debased our democratic institutions and degraded the quality of politicians who seek to hold public office. 

The former independent Governor of Connecticut and three term U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker wrote, “The two-party system owes its continued existence to the self-aggrandizement of Republicans and Democrats and to many in the news media who look upon change as expensive logistically. The public is miles ahead of the politicians and the press in seeing the irrationality of the present  {duopoly} system.” 

The Last Straw

When our elected officials made bribery legal by calling it campaign contributions and declaring money to be free speech, that was more than we The people could, or would, take. Citizen distaste for the two parties is a long established fact. The natural consequence of such distaste, logically thinking should be the creation of a third major political party, a party that is centrist, addresses the broad spectrum of issues and produces true competition and superior government.

Political and Economic Objectives:

·        Restore trust and integrity in government

·        Reduce government spending and size

·        Increase disposable income for families

·        Institute long-term fiscal policies

·        To insure intergenerational equity

Campaign Finance Reform:

·        Reduce the influence of money and special

·        Interest in campaigns

·        Establish public funding options for clean elections

·        Shorten election cycles.

·        Eliminate soft money from corporations, unions and wealthy individuals.

·        Prompt Internet disclosure of campaign contributions and voting records.

·        Lobbyists provide information, not money.

Election/Electoral Reforms:

·        States must grant fair ballot access for third party candidates and independents.

·        TV and Radio debates and forums must include ballot-qualified third- party and independent candidates.

·        Publish uniform statewide voters guides.

·        Term limits for elected officials, legislative leaders and committee chairs.

·        Proportional representation; require courts, not political parties, to construct equal legislative voting districts.

·        Open primaries: a single unified ballot so voters can choose candidates of any party.

·        Cumulative voting options, instant runoff.

·        NOTA (none of the above) on the ballot line as a voters choice.

·        Recall vote to remove legislators.

·        Replace Electoral College with popular vote.

·        Citizen initiative and referendum laws in all states and also as national advisories.

Foreign Affairs:

·        Keep our United Nations dues current, meet international obligations and humanitarian needs and stay engaged in world affairs as a political and economic leader of the free world.

·        Restore normal relations with Cuba.

Trade Policies and Jobs:

·        Eliminate the trade deficit, pursue fair trade policies and reestablish the nations creditor status.

·        End fast track passage of trade agreements and require congressional accountability.

·        Require trading partners to meet standards in human rights, workers rights, labor laws and environmental laws.

·        Retain U.S. manufacturing capacity and keep high paying technical jobs at home.

Immigration Policies:

·        Keep a record of all Visa holders and foreign visitors and send them home when their visa runs out.

·        Establish a firm cap of 200,000 immigrants per year until the current wave of mass immigration is assimilated.

·        Limit family reunification to spouses and minor children of legal immigrants.

·        Ban future amnesties for illegal immigrants and review political asylum claims.

·        Enforce job eligibility verification as well as all immigration laws and regulations.

National Health Care:

·        Establish a universal, single-payer health program across the States and Nation.

Environment/Conservation:

It is the responsibility of the American people to be stewards of the earth down to the seventh generation. We therefore support policies for clean air, clean water, endangered species, land and water conservation and stabilization of U.S. and world population growth.

·        Conserve open spaces for human enjoyment and natural habitats for wildlife, safeguard state and national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, rivers, lakes, seashores, wetlands, wilderness areas and fisheries.

·        Eliminate subsidies to companies that pollute natural resources and threaten public health (mining, energy, grazing and timber). Prevent dumping of toxic waste and chemicals into oceans and waterways.

·        Negotiate agreements with other nations to protect the global environment.

Our purpose in joining together to form this party is to initiate a process of American renewal under the constitution of the United States of America and to attract to this cause others who share our concerns. We intend to engage in the public debate in a manner that emphasizes the contrast between the future and the politics of the past.

We shall contribute to the intellectual foundation of a new American Political Force which will build community, create sustainable economic growth, preserve our natural resources, remove barriers of discrimination, unify our society and restore integrity and decency to public life and governance.

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