Constitution Party Platform: on Foreign Policy


Constitution Party: Restore U.S. sovereignty over Panama Canal Zone

Under no circumstances should we have unilaterally surrendered our military base rights in Panama. We propose that the government of the United States restore and protect its sovereign right and exclusive jurisdiction of the Canal Zone in perpetuity and renegotiate the treaties with Panama by which the ownership of the canal was surrendered to Panama. It should be a priority goal of the President and Congress to insist on enforcement of that portion of the 1978 Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty which prohibits control of the entrances to the Panama Canal by any entity not part of the Republic of Panama or the United States of America. Similarly, Congress and the President should take advantage of Panama Canal treaty provisions to negotiate the return of a U.S. military presence at the Isthmus of Panama. At a time when the U.S. Navy is one-third its former size, it is essential that rapid transit of U.S. military vessels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans be assured.
Source: 2012-2016 Constitution Party national platform Nov 1, 2012

Constitution Party: End international giveaways including IMF & foreign aid

Since World War II, the United States has engaged in the greatest international giveaway program ever conceived by man and is now spending billions of dollars each year to aid foreign nations. There is no constitutional basis for foreign aid. These expenditures have won us no friends and constitute a major drain on the resources of our taxpayers. Therefore, we demand that:
Source: 2012-2016 Constitution Party national platform Nov 1, 2012

Marvin Pro-Life Richardson: Restore U.S. sovereignty over Panama Canal Zone

Under no circumstances should we have unilaterally surrendered our military base rights in Panama. We propose that the government of the United States restore and protect its sovereign right and exclusive jurisdiction of the Canal Zone in perpetuity and renegotiate the treaties with Panama by which the ownership of the canal was surrendered to Panama. It should be a priority goal of the President and Congress to insist on enforcement of that portion of the 1978 Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty which prohibits control of the entrances to the Panama Canal by any entity not part of the Republic of Panama or the United States of America. Similarly, Congress and the President should take advantage of Panama Canal treaty provisions to negotiate the return of a U.S. military presence at the Isthmus of Panama. At a time when the U.S. Navy is one-third its former size, it is essential that rapid transit of U.S. military vessels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans be assured.
Source: Pro-Life's adoption of 2012-16 Constitution Party platform Nov 1, 2012

Marvin Pro-Life Richardson: End international giveaways including IMF & foreign aid

Since World War II, the United States has engaged in the greatest international giveaway program ever conceived by man and is now spending billions of dollars each year to aid foreign nations. There is no constitutional basis for foreign aid. These expenditures have won us no friends and constitute a major drain on the resources of our taxpayers. Therefore, we demand that:
Source: Pro-Life's adoption of 2012-16 Constitution Party platform Nov 1, 2012

Jon Roland: Congress has no constitutional authority to enforce treaties

The authority to punish offenses against the law of nations (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 10) include only the following:
  1. Attacks on foreign nations, their citizens, or shipping, without a declaration of war.
  2. Dishonoring of the flag of truce, peace treaties, and boundary treaties.
  3. Depredation of wrecked ships & their passengers.
  4. Piracy on the high seas.
  5. Mistreatment of prisoners of war.
  6. Attacks on foreign embassies, ambassadors, and diplomats, and on foreign ships while in domestic waters or in port.
  7. Dishonoring of extradition treaties for criminals who committed crimes in a nation with whom one has such a treaty.
  8. Enslavement of foreign nationals and international trading in slaves.
  9. Entry into a country across its border without consent of lawful authorities.
It does not include any other treaties or violations. No treaty provisions are enforceable which would require the exercise of powers not delegated by the Constitution.
Source: Constitutionalist Platform at www.constitution.org Jan 1, 2012

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