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Wyoming Student Works to Launch Young Constitutionalists Club on UW Campus:

Jan. 30, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming has clubs on campus dedicated to spreading the word of the Democratic and Republican political parties.
Matt Edwards wants to provide another alternative.
A business major from Cheyenne, Edwards is seeking to establish The Young Constitutionalists, a club that would work to educate students about the Constitution Party (CP), a fledgling third party striving to gain ballot access in Wyoming.
"It's time for the Constitution Party to become a viable option to the status quo in our country," said Edwards, who also serves as a cadet in the Army ROTC program at UW. "When I look at this generation of young people, I see a generation that's hungry for meaning and purpose that wants to see real men and women step up and lead them and believe in them."
The CP, he added, can provide the guidance to help achieve "extraordinary success and heroic behavior" across the United States.
The CP's mission, according to its official Web site at http://www.constitutionparty.com, is to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States."
The party's goals include limiting the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and restoring American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations.
Despite little organization in Wyoming, the CP enjoyed much success here in the 2008 general election. The party's presidential candidate, Chuck Baldwin, totaled 1,192 of his nearly 200,000 votes in the Cowboy State. Only voters in Utah, Idaho and Alaska were more supportive of Baldwin, and the CP polled record votes in 27 states.
The CP's 2004 presidential candidate, Michael Anthony Peroutka, received about 144,000 votes -- or 38 percent less than Baldwin.
The Young Constitutionalists at UW will mirror the existing Rocky Mountain Democrats and College Republicans clubs on campus. The club's primary goals will be to spread the CP's message and to train and equip students with the leadership skills needed to succeed in today's world, Edwards said.
For more information or to join the club, contact Edwards by e-mail at medwar19@uwyo.edu or by telephone at (307) 220-1786.
Submitted by Frank Fluckiger, CP Western Area Chairman and Director

(02-06-2009 12:05 PM)mattmikeedwards Wrote: [ -> ]Wyoming Student Works to Launch Young Constitutionalists Club on UW Campus:          Jan. 30, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming has clubs on campus dedicated to spreading the word of the Democratic and Republican political parties.            Matt Edwards wants to provide another alternative.            A business major from Cheyenne, Edwards is seeking to establish The Young Constitutionalists, a club that would work to educate students about the Constitution Party (CP), a fledgling third party striving to gain ballot access in Wyoming.            "It's time for the Constitution Party to become a viable option to the status quo in our country," said Edwards, who also serves as a cadet in the Army ROTC program at UW. "When I look at this generation of young people, I see a generation that's hungry for meaning and purpose that wants to see real men and women step up and lead them and believe in them."            The CP, he added, can provide the guidance to help achieve "extraordinary success and heroic behavior" across the United States.            The CP's mission, according to its official Web site at http://www.constitutionparty.com, is to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity through the election, at all levels of government, of Constitution Party candidates who will uphold the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States."            The party's goals include limiting the federal government to its delegated, enumerated, Constitutional functions and restoring American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations.            Despite little organization in Wyoming, the CP enjoyed much success here in the 2008 general election. The party's presidential candidate, Chuck Baldwin, totaled 1,192 of his nearly 200,000 votes in the Cowboy State. Only voters in Utah, Idaho and Alaska were more supportive of Baldwin, and the CP polled record votes in 27 states.            The CP's 2004 presidential candidate, Michael Anthony Peroutka, received about 144,000 votes -- or 38 percent less than Baldwin.            The Young Constitutionalists at UW will mirror the existing Rocky Mountain Democrats and College Republicans clubs on campus. The club's primary goals will be to spread the CP's message and to train and equip students with the leadership skills needed to succeed in today's world, Edwards said.                               For more information or to join the club, contact Edwards by e-mail at medwar19@uwyo.edu or by telephone at (307) 220-1786.Submitted by Frank Fluckiger, CP Western Area Chairman and Director

So are there any other young constitutionalists clubs out there?What other schools have them, and is there a list of names and phone #'s so we can contact them and encoruage them.  How is the CP doing when it comes to this topic, and how can we do beter?

I believe the University of Wyoming is the only four year college in the state.

How about in other states? Are there any clubs in other schools? This is an area that nneds to be focused on, so the next generation of voters can find out about the CP.

I'm asking again. Are there any other schools in the U.S. that have Young Constitutionalist clubs? If so where, and how can we get that info? I would like to get in contact with those involved, so I can send them some words of encouragement.

Evad, we are planning on starting some up here in MN. There was one here at the U of M a few years back, shortly after Josh Dermer started the first chapter at CNU in Virginia. Unfortunately, not too many others started up. But now that the party has grown and has more of a presence, I suspect more chapters will start popping up.

I think you ought to start an SD chapter.

It's a great idea to have these groups. My only complaint is that the name is so long - I mean 'constitutionalists' is twice as long to say (and type) as 'patriots' or a dozen other words that could be used.

Matt, I sent an email to Josh Dermer and told him about this message board. Hopefully he'll come here soon and can talk to you about running a YC chapter.

Hey all I have an update about the Young Constitutionalists! We had our first meeting April 1st and it was AWESOME!!!!

Frank Fluckiger shared the history of the party and talked to us about ballot access. Jim Noorlander gave and speech and everyone of the 14 attendees were totoally amazed.

I made contact with the Home Shoolers of Wyoming (H.O.W.) in town and they sent a family to come hear Jim. We will be working with the them all over that state.

Our next meeting was on April 15th and we were able to get some good planning done. We will be working hard on the ballot access signatures. We are all looking forward to growing next semester in the fall.

We have one last meeting on April of 30th. There is a lot of excitement amongst our members. It's only going to get better.

I wold love to talk with Josh! That would be awesome.

Power to the Constitutionalists. Woo-hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(04-23-2009 12:16 AM)mattmikeedwards Wrote: [ -> ]Hey all I have an update about the Young Constitutionalists! We had our first meeting April 1st and it was AWESOME!!!!

Frank Fluckiger shared the history of the party and talked to us about ballot access. Jim Noorlander gave and speech and everyone of the 14 attendees were totoally amazed.

I made contact with the Home Shoolers of Wyoming (H.O.W.) in town and they sent a family to come hear Jim. We will be working with the them all over that state.

Our next meeting was on April 15th and we were able to get some good planning done. We will be working hard on the ballot access signatures. We are all looking forward to growing next semester in the fall.

We have one last meeting on April of 30th. There is a lot of excitement amongst our members. It's only going to get better.

I wold love to talk with Josh! That would be awesome.

Keep up the good work! Fourteen can grow into many via word-of-mouth advertising, and college students tend to have the energy level and passion needed to keep this going. The CST needs to lock in ballot access all across the west as voting totals have demonstrated that Chuck Baldwin did well when on the ballot out west. Keep pointing out to the college students that their wallets are on the line and they will not even have the option of retiring if congress is not reigned in...

(03-02-2009 12:10 PM)Evad Wrote: [ -> ]I'm asking again. Are there any other schools in the U.S. that have Young Constitutionalist clubs? If so where, and how can we get that info? I would like to get in contact with those involved, so I can send them some words of encouragement.

Yes, I am in the process of starting up a "Young Constitutionalists of UNC Charlotte" (or Young Constitutionalists of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, we go by the short name for obvious reasons). We have a Facebook page which can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12...345&ref=ts

The group is in the formation process, but I am hoping that possibly by 2010 we will be able to start a formal campus organization. Any and all suggestions are welcome. We will definitely be focusing on obtaining signatures for ballot access, toward the 85,379 signatures required in NC, and to expand the exposure on supporter base of the Party.