Constitution Party/Potential Candidate/JIM GILCHRIST


A recent article on the “WorldNetDaily” Web site reported that “Minuteman Project” founder Jim Gilchrist might be interested in running for President as the Constitution Party’s nominee. This article quotes CP Chairman Jim Clymer as being excited about the possibility of such a Gilchrist candidacy. Gilchrist’s views on immigration are well-known. John Lofton interviewed him about some other important issues.

Originally found here:

Exclusive Interview: Jim Gilchrist On Abortion, Iraq War, God And Government, Sodomy, The Draft, “Theocracy”


IMMIGRATION LITMUS TEST

Q: Let me ask you this on immigration and this is the last one. What is it, you think is the most important thing we ought to know about a person prior to letting him come into our country to become a citizen? In other words, if you had one, two, a couple of things you could say, now look, this is the kind of person, they have to believe “x” — what is the most important thing to admitting a person and allowing them to become a citizen of our country?

A: Loyalty to the United States of America , and I don’t mean bigotry.

Q: You mean to the government?

A: Loyalty to the nation - to our Constitution. Not to the government, to the Constitution, and that’s part of the assimilation process, which the immigration department seems to do a pretty good job with. All the legal immigrants I have met are more passionate in their love for America , it seems, than I am, and I am the founder of the Minuteman Project. They can literally bring you to tears they are so passionate, and it’s so wonderful to be around people who love this country so much more than you could imagine. And that’s a little bit depressing, no I’d say disappointing is that, John, they love America more than our home grown citizens love America, because they came from somewhere else, and now they’re here and they see the dramatic difference.

Q: Fine. One brief comment I might add. So that’s your number one thing, their loyalty to the Constitution. You know there’s a lot about our country I despise, Jim. I don’t know what America is anymore. I don’t know what this country stands for anymore. We have a President who says what is great about America is that you can worship God, or have no God, everybody can make up his own religion, his own right and wrong, go worship, not worship, I mean what does America stand for anymore? Mush!

A: I agree, John, and like you I feel like an “American without a country.” And you know what? We’re not alone.

Q: And you know what? And now I have to say something that is really controversial. You know that the people that really feel that they’re Americans without a country - I think that they’re Christians. They’re Christians first.

A: Yes, I agree.

Q: And that’s why I think the most important thing about an individual is: who is your God? What God do you worship? What authority are you under when no one is looking? The most important thing you can ask someone who wants to come to our country is: “Are you a Christian?”

A: So your [number one thing] would be “Are you a Christian?” Mine would be: “Do you support our Constitution?”

Q: But, there’s a problem there. When they take an oath to do that, as new citizens, who are they swearing to, Jim, if they’re not Christians who believe in the true God?

A: Then they’re swearing to the power of government. Is that what you are saying?

Q: No, I’m just saying - well, yes, in a way, implicitly, they are doing that. But I would say that an oath taken by someone who doesn’t believe in God is just a joke.

A: Oh, yeah.

Q: But, the problem there is that they took an oath to the law of the Constitution, and they swear that they are going to be loyal if they don’t believe in the true God, who are they swearing to? What good is the oath, or word of the unbeliever? Or, to put it more succinctly: Never believe an unbeliever.

A: Hmmmm.

Q: We can’t let people in this country willy-nilly, regardless of their religion and pretend that someone’s religion doesn’t matter when this is what matters most!

A: And how would we possibly restrict people, let’s say Muslims or Jews, from coming here? How would we possibly do that?

Q: Well, first of all you would have to have people who actually believe what I just said, and then the mechanics of it would be worked out the way you would work out anything. I mean if you looked at the list of questions potential citizens are asked — and there’s a whole list of them — none have anything to do with what God do you worship, what authority are you under when no one’s looking? Potential citizens are, however, asked a whole bunch of other things such as: How old are you? You have to pledge to fight — , blah, blah, blah. And that last one bothers me, just a blanket pledge to fight for the country, regardless of what kind of war we’re in.

A: I must go. I have another appointment.

Q: Thank you. You’ve been more than generous with your time.

A: Alright, John.

Q: God bless you and your family

A: You take care, you too.

Q: Thank you.