National Chairman's Letter

Strategy 2004

April 2004

Dear Independent American friends,

May I present to you our twin strategy for the 2004 elections: Educational and Political! We will continue in our educational efforts to promote our national Mission, Principles and Platform through our web site and other means. However, on the political side, we will take an unorthodox approach as a political party. This is necessitated in part by the fact that we do not have ballot status in any state. But it is also in line with our IAP philosophy of placing the spirit of freedom and America first over the spirit of party.

Thus, the national Executive Committee of the Independent American Party has recommended the following:

1) That we endorse and promote an acceptable presidential candidate of another party or an independent.

2) That we endorse and promote all acceptable IAP candidates of our own who are running on other parties or as independents.

3) That we invite our IAP members and friends to recommend non-IAP candidates for federal, state and local offices for consideration for endorsement and promotion by the IAP.

4) That we encourage our members and friends to cooperate with other like-minded third parties (such as the Constitution and America First parties) for the election, and to even consider dual-membership.

5) That we continue to actively advertise and recruit for membership in the IAP.

Ultimately it will be up to the National Committee at our next National Conference to decide which candidates to endorse and promote. But we wish to involve our general membership and friends in the process. First I would like to take a two-question poll:

There are a number of very good men who would make excellent presidential candidates but who are not running for president. Several come to mind (in alphabetical order): Pat Buchanan of Virginia was the 2000 Reform Party presidential nominee. Alan Keyes of Maryland was a 2000 Republican presidential candidate. Roy Moore of Alabama was a judge who is famous for standing up for the Ten Commandments. Ron Paul of Texas is a U.S. Congressman. Howard Phillips of Virginia was the 2000 IAP and Constitution Party presidential nominees.

So the first question of the poll is: Which non-candidate do you favor for honorary mention for President of the United States? (A) Pat Buchanan, (B) Alan Keyes, (C) Roy Moore, (D) Ron Paul, (E) Howard Phillips, (F) Write-in [please give name]. You may list your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices.

There are a number of candidates running for president under various third parties and/or as independents. A few of those candidates, who are running under (IAP) like-minded parties, come to mind (again in alphabetical order): Gene Admondson of Alaska and Earl Dodge of Colorado, nominees of the Prohibition Party. (Note: There has been a split in that party, with each claiming its own nominee.) Michael Peroutka, likely nominee of the Constitution Party. Diane Templin, nominee of the American Party. The America First Party is not running a presidential candidate this year. I will also include in the poll the three front-runner candidates in the race, namely George Bush (President), John Kerry (U.S. Senator), and Ralph Nader (independent, unaffiliated with any party).

So the second question of the poll is: Which candidate do you favor for the IAP to endorse for President of the United States? (A) Gene Admondson - Prohibition, (B) George Bush - Republican, (C) Earl Dodge - Prohibition, (D) John Kerry - Democrat, (E) Ralph Nader - independent, (F) Michael Peroutka - Constitution, (G) Diane Templin - American, (H) Write-in [please give name]. You may list your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices.

Please email your preferences to contact@usiap.org (or bbcorp@ix.netcom.com), or mail them via post to: Independent American Party, 793 W. Greenoaks Drive, Murray, UT 84123. The poll will close on May 15. The results will be published on our www.usiap.org web site, and will be presented to the National Committee for consideration before they vote to endorse a presidential candidate for the IAP.

My next item is to invite and encourage all of you to submit names of good IAP and non-IAP candidates who are running for federal, state and local offices, who you feel we ought to endorse and promote on our web site. The candidates should be of good character, and their views should be in line with our national Mission, Principles and Platform. Please provide for each candidate a biography, synopsis of his/her stands on the issues, contact information, and web site. We will accept recommendations up to July 1, then prepare them for consideration by the National Committee at our National Conference. Please use the same email or postal addresses above.

Our next National Conference is scheduled for Friday & Saturday, July 16-17, in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., will be general committee sessions. Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. will be a barbecue social. Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will be our National Committee business meeting. Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. will be a Candidate Forum, at which the National Committee will vote on which candidates to endorse. Details of the National Conference will be posted on our Events page at www.usiap.org/Events/EventsIndex.html.

Finally, I encourage you to work with the Constitution Party and/or America First Party, possibly consider dual membership and become delegates at their conventions, and help their candidates and other worthy candidates for public office in their campaign efforts. And I ask you to continue to promote our IAP Mission, Principles and Platform, and continue to promote and build our Independent American Party.

For God, Family and Country!

Bruce Bangerter
IAP National Chairman