New Federalist Party Essay Research Paper The

New Federalist Party Essay, Research Paper

The New Federalist PartyPart IAs the sole member of the New Federalist party, it is with great honors that I now present to you the very first New Federalist platform. PREAMBLEThe growing dissension between the two major political parties today has drawn them away from the public’s views. It has been determined that the citizens of the United States cannot get what they want from the current major parties. Because of this, a total reconstruction of the current political structure is in dire need. In response to this need, the New Federalist party has been formed. The name “New Federalist” has been chosen to express the party’s foremost concern. This is to restructure the government into the form that the framers of the Constitution meant for it to be in. The basis of this restructuring comes from the 10th amendment and articles of the Constitution. As you know, every major political party needs a symbol. After careful consideration, the mythological hydra has been selected. I know what your thinking, but it is effective in serving two main purposes. The first purpose is that it is an ideal representation of the new structure of government that will be implemented by the New Federalist party. The two heads represent the two governing bodies, the federal government and the state governments. Both “heads” do nothing more than serve or govern over the body, which represents the citizens of the United States of America. The second purpose of the hydra is to shift the focus from the representative party to the individual members of the party. A political party should, like the hydra, should be nothing more than a myth. Votes in an election should not be cast for a party but for the individual candidates. The New Federalist party will be nothing more than a collection of like-minded people seeking to better our great country. In the following pages I have set forth the basic principles and various policy stands of the New Federalist party. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND POLICIESPRINCIPLESFederalism: “A political system in which ultimate authority is shared between a central government and state or regional governments.”1 The first and foremost principality addresses the power of the federal and state governments. The framers of the Constitution never meant for the federal government to grow to today’s tremendous size. The 10th amendment states that “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.”2 This means that everything not set forth in the Constitution as being regulated by the federal government will go back to being regulated by the states. The second principality is a criterion for election. Today’s politician is viewed as a person who is out to do nothing more that line his/her own pockets. A character of honesty, integrity, and willingness to carry out the public will shall be held above all other qualities when seeking nomination for political office. GENERAL POLICIESAlthough the New Federalists main goal is a true federal government, it is not by any means a single issue party. We try to take an independent stand on all of today’s political issues. Crime: Recent Gallop polls have shown that 80% of the population favors putting more police on the streets, and paying higher taxes to do it. The same poll shows that 82% want to make it harder to parole violent inmates, and 79% want tougher sentences for all crimes.3 Many things need to be done about this epidemic that is sweeping our nation away. The plan we intend to implement is divided into three sections, punishment, prison reform, and education. Punishment will be changed across the board. Mandatory sentencing will be fixed to all crimes and the penalties will be increased. A mandatory “three strikes and your out” law will be implemented in all non-violent crimes and a “two strikes and your out” law will deal with violent crimes. In violent crimes, two strikes means life in prison with NO chance of parole. Life in prison means just that, life, not 25 years. Prison will be your home for the remainder of your stay on this planet. Prison reform will mirror that of Alabama’s new prison system under Ron Jones. “Chain gangs, electrified fences, no coffee except on Sunday-all these changes and more…”4 The New Federalists will also reform prisons by taking out tv’s, vcr’s and other recreational equipment. We will leave some recreational equipment in, but only to be used during designated times. Educational programs will be set up to let kids know about the effects of crime and drugs. It will also let children associate with actual police officers and loose that inherent fear of cops that many kids have today. Existing programs will receive more funds if they are needed. Foreign Policy: The second main issue that will be dealt with is America’s foreign policies. There are many sub issues in foreign policy, but the main ones we will be dealing with are NATO and our many military interventions. Firstly, the New Federalists stand for a withdrawal from an outdated NATO. There are just too many wars in Europe that have nothing to do with the United States for us to get involved with. To put it simply, NATO is no longer needed. Not only will we get out of NATO, we will also remove all of our nuclear weapons from Europe. In addition, we will also pull all American forces out of Japan, the Phi