Local Branch of Constitution Party Being Organized

A group of local political conservatives is organizing a local affiliate of the Constitution Party.

Organizer Mary Sears is a longtime Republican, who thinks a more fundamental approach to government is needed…

Sears says the new party won’t immediately start to field local candidates. Rather, the goal is to…

The Constitution party was previously known as the U.S. Taxpayers Party. The 2016 national party platform called for phasing out Social Security. It opposed abortion, even in cases of rape and incest, as well as same-sex marriage. Sears says she’s not concerned that the party has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center…

The organizational meeting of the Keweenaw Constitution Party will take place tonight at 7:30 at the Hut Inn.