Please allow me to extend our deepest gratitude for your support over the years, and our Best Wishes, in and out of the Constitution Party, to our supporters, friends of Liberty and patriots throughout Missouri and America, and for a blessed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s holiday season, recognizing also our Thanksgiving commemoration, just recently passed.  

Notwithstanding, these annual celebrations have become heavily commercialized over the past many decades, it is still a time of year when many remember and are caused to ponder on the advent, teachings, life and ultimate sacrifice of the Savior of the World.  In a few short months, we will remember that Jesus Christ alone, had and still has the power to defeat death and hell and that He beckons us to follow Him, ultimately to where, “...My kingdom is not of this world!” -John 18:36

We should remember also that the Providence of God attended the birth of this nation.  

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”  -The Declaration of Independence

Our Founding Fathers so recognized it again when, the Congress of the United States voted unanimously to request President George Washington to issue his Thanksgiving Proclamation.

It is with somber reflection we must also acknowledge that only with His Providence might our nation live on.  I bend the knees in this season, with you, in supplication for your well being and for the triumph of liberty as we look forward to the coming year, for if, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty,” (2 Corinthians 3:17), then the corollary must be, where there is Liberty, the Spirit of the Lord must be present.  Therefore, let us continue to

“...proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof!”

- Exodus 25:10

Paul Venable - Chairman
The Constitution Party of Missouri

Come home to the Constitution Party!

The Constitution Party
Fall National Committee Meeting
October 20 – 21, 2023

GOOD NEWS:  Yes, we will, once again, meet in St. Louis, Missouri, but this time at the Embassy Suites St. Louis Airport Hotel, 11237 Lone Eagle Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044

BETTER NEWS:  General Michael Flynn will conclude our conference on Saturday afternoon, October 21, with his Keynote Address.

!CLICK HERE To Register!

Welcome Address by Paul Venable - Delivered to the Constitution Party National Committee - St. Louis, Missouri - 21 April 2023

Chairman Clymer,

Members of the Constitution Party Executive Committee,

Members of the Constitution Party National Committee,

My fellow Citizens of Missouri and of these United States,

Honored Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen…

Welcome to Missouri

The birthplace of …

1. Harry Truman, 33^rd President of the United States
2. Omar Bradley, the last individual to be promoted to the rank of 5-Star General
3. George Washington Carver, educator and scientist
4. Rush Limbaugh, talk radio icon
5. Congresswoman Maxine Waters

Missouri is home to three-time Super Bowl Champions - the Kansas City Chiefs

Welcome to St. Louis

1. Which reportedly consumes more BBQ sauce per capita than any other American City
2. Louis was the first U. S. city to host the modern Olympics, which took place in 1904
3. 7-Up and Dr. Pepper were born here –
4. And speaking of things to drink, one famous St. Louis beverage has become the new favorite for target practice – BUD LITE!
5. Louis has more free public tourist attractions than any city in America except for the District of Columbia.

...is and home of the Gateway Arch which, by the way, is prohibited to Presidents of the United States (for security reasons) but is available to you during your visit here this weekend.

Indeed, the arch marks that St. Louis was once considered – the Gateway to the West – Portal to a New Frontier, to the vast lands of the American continent some short centuries ago, which was largely uncharted and unknown to its most recent inhabitants, and which now contain as one of our nation’s founders foresaw, “...some three hundred millions of people.”

Again, we find ourselves on the frontier – as treacherous and filled with hazards as our forebears experienced at the dawn of the Republic. See, we have a constitutional crisis in America – and for two reasons:

Here’s the first one – YOU don’t know the Constitution!

And…

Here’s the second one – THEY don’t know the Constitution!

...and who are THEY?  Our elected and appointed public servants. And why are they constitutionally illiterate? BECAUSE WE PUT THEM THERE – in that condition!

So why are we here today? It was Henry David Thoreau who so succinctly expressed,

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root”

We have returned to this frontier monument to learn how to strike at the root! To learn how to use the Constitution to ADVANCE the Cause of Liberty! This is NOT a conservative position; it means that we take back territory of freedoms that have been lost and keep marching forward. The Kansas City Chiefs did not win by being conservative. They kept advancing, didn’t they? You make very few points on defense!

But, We the People are on defense!

How dare we imagine that parents must be the primary influence in the lives of our children?!

How dare we suppose that we have the right of self-protection?

How dare we resist the idea that our every thought, word and action be monitored and recorded?!

How dare we think for one minute that our property belongs to us?!

...that we don’t need to eat bugs?

...that we should tolerate an invasion?

...or that we should just accept inflation as anything other than theft by government?

WHO do we THINK we ARE?

Maybe, just maybe, WE DARE TO BE AMERICAN!

We dare to imagine, act on and benefit from all those things we dare to do AND MORE!

We dare to be problem solvers and creators, explorers, and builders,

We dare to believe that the days may return when there was more Liberty than tyranny, when we felt safer on September 10, 2001 than we’ve ever been since September 11, 2001.

But we have a problem and it’s big. Do you know what’s the most profitable enterprise on earth?

Anyone?  Here’s some background…

Adam and Eve were given two commandments we will make note of.

One while the were still in the garden of Eden…

“Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.”

Some time later, after they’d been evicted from the garden where all of their needs had been provided for them and life was easy, they received another commandment,

“By the sweat of thy face shalt though eat they bread”

We’re expected to increase, to produce, to work, and in so doing we benefit ourselves and one another.

But Cain, learned something differently, didn’t he? He learned that he could get power and gain by the SHEDDING OF BLOOD.

So do you think the abortion era survivors who are demanding a right that doesn’t exist in a document they’ve never read, are our enemies? Only because they are being used.

Do you think Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA mercenaries are our enemies?
Only because they are being used.

There are those who are willing to use their wealth and power to take America down and to dominate the world and their primary tool is to spend their vast wealth to promote death, destruction and BLOODSHED – and – you know who they are.

“You can buy anything in the world with money!

They could truly use these vast sums to change the world for the better and bring relief to millions at home and abroad.  Imagine how many lives could be elevated if the mindset of these financial titans considered a world where there might be “no poor among us!”

But alas, this is the lot we’ve been given, isn’t it?

Right here in St. Louis, the Washington University at St. Louis Hospital spends millions in PAC money for what?  To lower our medical costs? …to promote lifesaving health practices?

“The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital is designed to be a safe and affirming space where kids and young adults can express who they are. When you make an appointment with us, we’ll take a personalized approach that addresses your specific needs. ”

So, instead, these vast sums of PAC money are just the cost of doing business to benefit from the maximum profitability of child butchery.

Right here in St. Louis, our own Soros backed prosecutor is now embroiled in a fight with the State Attorney General to avoid being removed from office.  But he is going about it the hard way.  The New York Post reports there are seventy-five of these prosecutors scattred around the nation.

How do you address this calamity in which prosecutors around the Republic are reducing their communities into lawless wastelands where Liberty is razed to the ground?

There is one thing - that’s holding all this back. Do you know what it is? It’s the Constitution! The enemies of Liberty know that once they break THIS border wall, their path is clear, and it was the renowned economist Walter Washington who said, “If liberty dies in America, it is destined to die everywhere!”

The enemies of Liberty want to divide Americans.  In fact, they MUST in order to usher in their diabolical dystopian vision.  And we have multiple reasons we can imagine to be divided – because we’re all different in one way or another…

- some are black

- some are white

- some are from the North

- some are from the South

- some are Boomers

- some are Millennials

- some look to God

- some do not

Those who would subvert our Liberty are looking to benefit from these divisions.  So…

• Are you a Democrat or are you an American?
• Are you a Republican or are you an American?

This much is clear, the current political apparatus is not designed to address the needs of We the People – it has not, cannot – and subsequently as we can see – WILL NOT do so. 

I don’t know how much time we have left. But I do know that I will not be idle, nor will I be silent.  How about you?

Our invitation is that we as Americans dare to be united.  As expressed on the flag of the State of Missouri, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”

My fellow Americans…

Our path is also clear. You didn’t sacrifice your time and treasure to come from East, South, West and North just to talk about and lament over the problems of our troubled times.  We came here to fix them!

We need to know and use the Constitution to save the Constitution and it gives us a simple and consistent way to address these issues and you will leave this event, armed with that knowledge!

ISN’T THIS A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE!

Rejoice and REJOICE! Because God thought enough of you and me to bring us together in this day and time, “...for such a time as this!”

Then, do we dare NOW, to stand when others are cowering…

Do we dare to lead when many are searching for answers…

Do we dare to be independent and free of political institutions that have, still do, and will continue to fail us…

Do we dare, to call on our fellow Americans – to unite on the Constitution, our Title of Liberty?

WHAT SAY YE?

Paul Venable – Chairman
The Constitution Party of Missouri
214 E. Main St., #111
Lincoln, Missouri 65355
paulvenable@constitution>partymo.org
816.379.6499

A Direct and Open Letter to the Members of the Missouri House,
Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee:

My name is Paul Venable, I am Chairman of the Constitution Party of Missouri and I am writing regarding HB1165.  I feel it an urgent matter to alert you and our fellow Missouri Citizens that this legislation is dangerous to the Liberty of a Free People.   As a result of the, Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets signed by Joe Biden on March 9, 2022, the groundwork is being laid for the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).  It appears, that the follow up is to implement its passage through state legislatures.

The Uniform Law Commission, on its website, shows a map of twenty states where measures like this are being proposed and on which the progress is being tracked.

What is the CBDC and what will it do?

The effects of a Central Bank Digital Currency will be staggering! The Cato institute has published and easy to understand explanation of the dangers of CBDC, which:

• Could spell doom for what little financial privacy protections remain for the People;
• Can make it easier for governments to freeze your financial resources;
• Could implement programmable spending - the state determines or controls by policy what you can buy;
• Could undermine banking and cryptocurrency as we know it.

…and much more!  In fact, there are no merits upon which this proposed legislation can be debated because it violates a point of order.

If HB1165 has, in any of its language, a proposal to make a digital, virtual, or electronic currency a government endorsed currency; a tender for payment of debts or anything of the kind, or makes the opportunity for such even possible, you must know that such a measure is strictly prohibited.

Is the Constitution of the United States still the Supreme Law of the Land?  See Article VI of said document:

“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”

Yes, it is.  This clause has not been repealed.

Does this clause from Article I, Section 10 still apply?

“No State shall… make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.”

Yes, it does.  This clause has not been repealed.

On 4 January, 2023, I attended the swearing in of the members of the Missouri House, because I wanted to witness this event for myself.  I am therefore impelled to ask, “By what authority are you supporting a bill that defies the Constitution of the United States of America and in effect, the Missouri Constitution under which the Supreme Law of the Land operates?” 

Dear members of the Committee.  I plead with you not to allow this bill to pass out of committee.  If you cast your vote in support of a proposal which openly defies the United State Constitution, might this not have the effect of exposing you to the consequences of Article III, Section 15 of the Missouri Constitution?

“Section 15. Oath of office of members of assembly—administration—effect of refusal to take oath and conviction of violation.—Every senator or representative elect, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and faithfully perform the duties of my office, and that I will not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or nonperformance of any act or duty pertaining to my office, other than the compensation allowed by law.” The oath shall be administered in the halls of the respective houses to the members thereof, by a judge of the supreme court or a circuit court, or after the organization by the presiding officer of either house, and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Any senator or representative refusing to take said oath or affirmation shall be deemed to have vacated his office, and any member convicted of having violated his oath or affirmation shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and be forever disqualified from holding any office of trust or profit in this state.”

The constitutional position is to reject this proposal outright.  I might add that, with dispatch, the Legislature of the State of Missouri also alert its sister states to this danger.

It appears from these provisions that any public servant in Missouri, whether elected or appointed, who takes actions in violation of the oath taken to support the Missouri Constitution and/or the United States Constitution, can be found guilty of perjury and held accountable for such actions.  Please inform me if I am mistaken!

We are truly living in times that rival those which faced our forebears at the dawn of the Republic.  Let us face this challenge head on with the legacy they gave us, the Power of the Constitution of the United States of America!

Salus populi suprema lex esto!

Paul Venable – Chairman
The Constitution Party of Missouri

Welcome to the Animating Cause of Liberty!
Come home to the Constitution Party

This message delivered to Missouri State Legislators, Thursday, 27 January, 2022

 Advance the Cause of Liberty!

The Missouri Legislature convened today for the beginning of its 2022 Session.  This is no small thing to consider. Our community of six million people who make up this sovereign state have and can choose our own solutions to the unique needs of our circumstances.  Sovereign, you say?  Well, of course!  A little bit of history is in order.

At the end of the War for Independence, the British Crown recognized with the signing of The Treaty of Paris that each of its former colonies were to be recognized as,

“…to be free sovereign and Independent States.”
- Treaty of Paris, Article 1^st, 1783

This language from The Declaration of Independence gives additional context,

“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
- The Declaration of Independence, 1776 – [emphasis added]

The important concept that has been lost with the passage of almost 25 decades is that Missouri, like our sister states, is actually a nation-state on the same class as England, France or Germany.  While this was more obvious under the Articles of Confederation, the adoption of the Constitution for these United States did not dispose of that sovereignty.  The thirteen original colonies made a compact, a contract agreement between them, to delegate to a federal entity, limited and enumerated powers for the benefit of the whole federation.

What was incorporated in the enumerated federal government was the equal footing doctrine which meant that every new state admitted to this union would be equal with all of the other states as if each had been one of the original thirteen.

Why is this important to us?  Because we are witnessing tyranny perpetuated by the myth of federal supremacy.  Our nation-state of Missouri, along with the other nation-states of these united States are equal stakeholders in the compact that created the federal government, and the States have the power to arrest its abuses and bring it under control.

“The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same…”

• The Constitution of the United States – Article VII

Through the ratification process, the legislatures of the thirteen original colonies met together, defined terms and set forth the arguments and agreements that are the basis for the Constitution, which is the instruction manual for our national government and the execution of the contract.

Why is this important to us?  Because the Missouri legislature began this year’s session today, it is this venue in which a People with Power are able to have the influence to restore liberty to America.

If you were a legislator, a Missouri House member or Missouri Senator, what you do?  What legislation would you offer, support, oppose or eliminate? 

• Would you remove the sales tax on food/clothing?
• How would you define and protect voting rights?
• Would you audit the federal government?
• Would you keep your oath of office?

This last question, would you keep your oath of office to support and defend the United States and the Missouri Constitutions, is the most relevant.  The failure of doing this by many public servants today, is why our liberty – as we speak – is in such a precarious situation.

Dear Friend of Liberty, the people of Missouri need legislators who will each, keep his or her oath of office – their contract – to represent you and I constitutionally.  This may be you.  Will you be a candidate for office?  And if not you, who would you trust that would be willing to swim upstream against the tide of coercion, oppression, and autocracy to ADVANCE the Cause of Liberty? 

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Will you take our survey?  "If You Were a Legislator...

Check the links below for more information about this year’s state legislative session and for some education on the Constitution.

To keep the oath of office, one must know something about our Missouri and United States constitutions.  Would you like online or in person classes and training? 

For constitutional learning you can start now and share with your friends, family and neighbor, check out  our friends at:

• Constitution Education
• The Constitution Association

The Missouri Legislature began its legislative session today and here are some useful links: 

• Missouri House legislation can be found here:
  https://house.mo.gov/LegislationSP.aspx
  
  Live and recorded House sessions can be viewed at this link:
  https://www.house.mo.gov/MediaCenter.aspx?selected=VideoFeeds

• Missouri Senate legislation can be found here:
  https://www.senate.mo.gov/legislation/
  
  Senate sessions have live audio and can be found at this link:
  http://chamber.senate.mo.gov/SenateChamber

*** FOR VETERANS DAY ***

The year is 1918, and on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, fighting came to a close on what came to be known as, "The War to End All Wars."  There had been nothing like it in the history of the world and the hope was that such a conflict would never again be repeated.  A year later the occasion was commemorated on 11 November, 1919 by a proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson as the first Armistice Day.

The Congress officially recognized the end of the World War I on 4 June 1926 and in 1938, an act of Congress justified a change:

“Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.”
- https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

While Memorial Day commemorates American servicemen and women who have lost their lives in the service of their country, Veterans Day commemorates all members of our Armed Forces and their service.

To those of you who have served, why did you become what we recognize today as a veteran?  You had your reasons, and you must have understood the cost, because in one way or another you have certainly paid it.  In many cases, you may have sacrificed time from your families, brothers and sisters in arms on the battlefield, as well as blood and body to the cause.  For you recognize that sometimes, blood is the currency of Liberty and always the cost of tyranny.

Maybe we can relate to this counsel from early presidents of the Republic, who spoke from painful experience…

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
- George Washington, First Annual Address to both houses of Congress, 8 January, 1790

…or

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants.”
- Thomas Jefferson letter to William Smith, 13 November 1787

…or

“The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen of slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms…”
- General George Washington - Address to the Continental Army before the Battle of Long Island, 27 August, 1776

Do the veterans of yesteryear understand the veterans of today?  Do the veterans of today understand the veterans of yesteryear?

To those who took the oath to support and defend the Constitution, we of the Constitution Party, especially, Thank you!   We value your sacrifice, knowledge, patriotism, and continued commitment.  You may no longer be subject to the UCMJ or the orders of the President and officers, but we recognize also that said oath to “…support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic…” has no expiration date… does it?

Our Liberty Teeth – Part Two

"A toothless lion will have a slow and painful death, unless mercifully eaten beforehand"

- A Republic, If WE Can Keep It!, 17 September 2012

IT'S CONSTITUTION DAY 2021

Is America a toothless lion?  Are we about to be eaten alive?

The Fireworks Were Fun – Now What?

Dear Friends of Liberty…

Another Independence Day has come and gone, the fireworks have lit up the sky, sounded aloud and are now silent, the flags have been folded and put away; the swelling of patriotic celebration and fervor had its time – and as happens after every other holiday – we return to the necessities of life – back to normal, right?

After the original Independence Day, July 4, 1776, normal was not what we enjoy or experience today, but was a painful, bloody encounter with a fate that would, over time, effect the rest of the world and no mortal yet knew how much or how deeply. 

“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
[Emphasis added]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

Dear Friends of Liberty…

 The Constitution Party does not support the calling of a Constitutional convention.

From our platform: We oppose any attempt to call for a Constitutional convention, for any purpose whatsoever, because it cannot be limited to any single issue, and such convention could seriously erode our Constitutionally protected unalienable rights.

The following update is a legislative alert from our friends at the John Birch Society.
We would like to update you on the outcome of an important resolution in the Missouri General Assembly.

Unfortunately, on May 13, the General Assembly approved Con-Con resolution SCR 4. It follows the wording of Mark Meckler’s Convention of States Project, or COS Project, application, urging Congress to call a convention to propose amendments “that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress.” In 2017, the General Assembly passed an identical resolution, but with a five-year expiration clause. SCR 4 removes that sunset clause. As a small silver lining, the resolution’s passage does not increase the total number of states with COS applications.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It’s down to the wire for a pair of election reform bills in the Missouri Capitol. 

HB 334 and HB 738 would revise Missouri’s election policies. The first bill, from Rep. John Simmons, requires photo IDs for those voting in-person absentee, while voters without IDs would fill out provisional ballots to be counted if certified. HB 738 would alter a myriad of election policies, including requiring the use of paper ballots, allowing no-excuse absentee voting, and prohibiting the use of mail-in ballots.