Wyoming Constitution Party

Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Thanks Wyoming

A few days after he returned home from the Constitution Party’s 2012 national convention, Rex Fritzler received an envelope in the mail.

It was addressed to Fritzler but meant for everybody in Wyoming’s newest political party.

Inside the envelope was a note from Virgil Goode, with a hand-written message scrawled at the bottom of personalized stationery: “Wyoming put us over the top, and I shall always be grateful.”

The Cowboy State made a remarkable impact at its first national convention, casting the deciding votes in a closely-contested election that resulted in Goode earning the party’s presidential nomination.

Needing 202 delegate votes to win nomination on first ballot, Goode was stuck at 200 until Wyoming cast three of its four votes for the former Virginia congressman and state senator.

“It just goes to show that every vote counts — like it should,” said Fritzler, the state chairman of the Constitution Party of Wyoming (CPWyo), which, in March, qualified for ballot access for the first time following unsuccessful attempts in 2008 and 2010.

The 65-year-old Goode, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997-2009, left the Republican Party in 2010 to join the Constitution Party to help provide a true alternative for American voters. His official website is at www.goodeforpresident2012.com.

Historically, Goode has held strong views on illegal immigration and citizenship, including the belief that children of illegal immigrants should not become automatic citizens of the United States.

Goode also supports substantial cuts in government spending to the departments of agriculture, defense and education, as well foreign aid and food stamps, to help reduce the nation’s mounting debt.

“With Virgil Goode, I see no reason to have to vote for the lesser of two evils,” Fritzler said. “We have a clear and definitive choice.”

James Clymer, a Pennsylvania attorney who has served as the Constitution Party’s national chairman since 1999, was selected as Goode’s vice presidential running mate.

Both Goode and Clymer have visited Wyoming in the past two years to show their support of the CPWyo’s efforts to establish a state affiliate to the national party.

The CPWyo’s successful petition campaign, an 11-month undertaking spurred by volunteers and patriots from around the state, also earned Wyoming a seat at last month’s national convention.

The state’s presence didn’t go without notice.

“It was amazing how many people sought out the guy from Wyoming,” said Fritzler, who was the state’s lone representative at the three-day convention in Nashville, Tenn. “I received a real gracious welcome — and not just on the first day. It was every morning.”

Though Fritzler was the first Wyomingite to attend the Constitution Party’s national convention, he hopes he won’t be the last.

“The CPWyo’s participation at the national convention is critical, and I think we proved that point this year,” Fritzler said. “The next time we go to the national convention, I hope we’ll be sending more than one delegate. Let’s send a group and show the rest of the country just how strong we are in Wyoming.”

Constitution Party of Wyoming Gains Ballot Access

March 28, 2012 — The Constitution Party of Wyoming (CPWyo) didn’t miss out on ballot access this time.

After submitting more than 6,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office in Cheyenne, the CPWyo was notified this week that it had turned enough valid signatures to become the fifth recognized political party in the Cowboy State. With volunteers gathering signatures at gun shows, in parking lots and from friends and neighbors over the past 11 months, the CPWyo easily surpassed its initial goal of 5,005 signatures.

The CPWyo, which missed ballot access by a mere 388 signatures in 2010, wouldn’t settle for anything less than “Total Success,” the party’s rallying cry throughout this petition campaign, said State Chairman Rex Fritzler.

“This accomplishment is truly a tribute to our volunteers, the men and women who worked so diligently and doggedly to ensure ‘Total Success,’” said Fritzler, a retired U.S. Army veteran who lives near Glendo. “It would have been easy for us, especially after coming so close in 2010, to have quit. We could have just thrown our hands up and told ourselves, ‘Oh well, we tried.’

“But that was never a consideration, not for a minute,” he said. “We simply had too much belief in the Constitution Party and too much love for our country and our state to settle for anything but victory.”

With the CPWyo’s victory, the Constitution Party (CP) has now achieved ballot access in 14 states for the 2012 election. The fastest growing political party in the United States in terms of voter registration, the CP strives to reflect the principles of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

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.

The CPWyo plans to nominate candidates for federal, state, county and local positions at its second state convention June 7-9 at the Agricultural Resource and Learning Center in Casper.

“We’ve been energized over and over again in the last 11 months by the people who have supported our efforts to give Wyoming another choice in the next election and we’re not going to let them down,” said Fritzler, who also thanked the Secretary of State’s Office for its guidance and diligence throughout the petition campaign. “We’re looking forward to identifying constitutionally-minded candidates and supporting them in their efforts to help build a better Wyoming.”

Formed in July 2010, the CPWyo has volunteers in 20 of the state’s 23 counties and has organized groups in six counties. To learn more about the CPWyo or to become involved in the party, go to the official website at www.wyomingconstitutionparty.com.

Big Horn County Constitution Party Committee Formed, The Lovell Chronicle

A small but enthusiastic group of citizens met Wednesday evening, April 20, in the Lovell Fire Hall to hear about plans to gain recognition for the Constitution Party of Wyoming, and ended up electing a Big Horn County Committee.

Lovell resident Joyce Collins was chosen chairman. Also elected after nominations were Cowley residents Bob Yorgason as vice-chairman and Mary Yorgason as treasurer; and Lovell resident Christina Robertson as secretary. The meeting, which lasted approximately 45 minutes, was conducted by Gareth Robertson of Lovell, who is the Big Horn County liaison as a member of the party’s Wyoming executive committee. He was elected during an organizational meeting in Torrington in July 2010.

Besides outlining the party’s platform, “Principles Over Politics,” Gareth Robertson stated that a petition drive is under way to gain state recognition so that the party’s candidates can be placed on the ballot.