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Summary of Minutes
National Committee Meeting

 July 17, 1999
at Salt Lake City, Utah

Opening Ceremonies

[10:00 a.m.] Business meeting convenes.

A. Call to Order -- Sandra Richter, vice chair.

B. Invocation -- Gary Watson.

C. Pledge to the flag -- Kaye Garske.

D. Introduction of officers -- Sandra Richter, vice chair.

E. Pledge to the Constitution -- Bruce Bangerter, chair.

IAP Party Reports

A. Nevada report -- Dan Hansen, Nevada state chair.

B. Utah report -- Will Christensen, Utah state chair.

C. National report -- Bruce Bangerter, national chair.

Credentials

A. Delegate orientation -- Bruce Bangerter, chairman.

B. Credentials report -- Cheryl Tullius, secretary.

C. Approval of agenda.

Name, Slogan & Mission

A. Proposed changes to the national party name were considered and adopted as follows:

The national party’s official name was changed from "Independent American Party of the united States" to "Independent American Party".

The name "Independent American Party of the United States" was retained as one of several alternate names but with the "u" of United capitalized.

B. A proposed national party slogan was considered and adopted.

The new national party slogan is "Freedom is our Heritage and our Destiny!"

C. Proposed changes to the national party’s Mission Statement were considered but rejected.

Principles

A. Proposed changes to the national party Principles were discussed, amended, and adopted as follows (where strikeout denotes deleted text and bold denotes added text):

INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL PRINCIPLES

1. We believe that no people can to maintain freedom, unless their our political institutions are must be founded upon faith in God and belief in the existence of moral law. moral laws as declared in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution for the United States, and the Bill of Rights.

2. We believe that God had has endowed men with certain unalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and that no legislature and no majority, however great, citizen, group of citizens or government may morally limit or destroy these; that the sole these rights. The function of government is to protect life, liberty, and property; and anything more than this is usurpation and oppression.

3. We believe that the Constitution for the United States was prepared and adopted by men acting under inspiration from Almighty God; that it is a solemn compact between created by the peoples people of the states of this nation nation, which all officers of government are under duty duty-bound to obey; that the eternal moral laws expressed therein must be adhered to or individual liberty will perish. separation of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches must remain well defined.

4. We believe it a violation of the Constitution for Government to deprive the individual of either life, liberty, or property except for these purposes: the proper functions of government include the duty to:

a) Punish crime and provide for the administration of justice;

b) Protect the right and control of private property;

c) Wage defensive war and provide for the nation’s defense.

5. We hold affirm that the Constitution denies government the power to take from the individual either his life, liberty, or his property except by due process of law in accordance with moral law; that the same moral law which governs the actions of men when acting alone is also applicable when they act in concert with others. others; that no citizen or group of citizens has any the right to direct their agent, the government to perform any act which would be evil or offensive to the conscience if the citizen were performing the act himself outside the framework of government.

6. We are hereby resolved that under no circumstances shall the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights be infringed. In particular we We are opposed to any attempt on the part of the Federal Government to deny the people of their right to bear arms, to practice their religion, to worship and pray when and where to God as they choose, or and to own and control private property.

7. We are unalterably opposed to and regard it as an unconstitutional usurpation of power for government to own or control the means of producing and distributing goods and services in competition with private enterprise.

8. We believe in honest money, the gold and silver coinage of in the Constitution, and a circulating medium convertible into such money. We regard it as flagrant violation of the explicit provisions of the Constitution for the Federal Government to make it a criminal offense to use gold or silver coin as legal tender or to issue irredeemable paper money. that the Federal Reserve system must be abolished so that redeemable legal tender can be issued. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution for the United States grants Congress the power "To coin money and regulate the value thereof ...." That power to coin money has been illegally transferred to the Federal Reserve System which has established a money system based on debt and bondage. We call for the abolishment of the unconstitutional Federal Reserve System and a restoration of a debt-free money system in accordance with the Constitution for the United States.

9. We believe that each state is sovereign in performing those functions reserved to it by the U.S. Constitution and it is destructive of our Federal system and the right of self-government guaranteed under the Constitution a usurpation of power for the Federal Government to regulate or control the states in performing their functions. or to engage in performing such functions itself.

10. We consider it a violation of the Constitution for the Federal Government to levy taxes for the support of state or local government; that no state or local government can accept funds from the Federal Government and remain independent in performing its functions, nor can the citizens exercise their rights of self-government under such conditions.

11. We deem it a violation of the right of private property guaranteed under the Constitution for the Federal Government to forcibly deprive the citizens of this nation of their property through taxation or otherwise, and make a gift thereof to foreign governments or to their citizens.

12. We believe that no treaty or agreement declare that all treaties or agreements with other countries should must not deprive our citizens of rights guaranteed them by the Constitution; and Constitution. We further declare that it is treason to use such instruments to aid or comfort an enemy.

13. We consider it a direct violation of the obligation imposed upon it by the Constitution treason for the Federal Government to dismantle or weaken our military establishment below that point required for the protection of the states against invasion, or to surrender or commit our men, arms, and money to the control of foreign or world organizations or governments. governments; or to allow foreign military bases on American land.

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[1:00 p.m.] Recess for lunch -- one hour.

[3:00 p.m.] Recess for the Liberty Forum -- two hours.

Constitution & Bylaws

A. Proposed changes to the title and Article I, Section A of the national party Constitution were considered and adopted as follows:

CONSTITUTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY NATIONAL CONSTITUTION

(Established January 23, 1999. Amended July 17, 1999)

ARTICLE I. NAME

A. The official name of this national political party is "Independent American Party of the united States" [with a lower-case "u"] (herein "USIAP"). It may also be known as United States Independent American Party, National Independent American Party, Independent American Party, USIAP or IAP.

A. National Name. The official name of this national political party is "Independent American Party" (herein "IAP"). It may also be known as United States Independent American Party, National Independent American Party, Independent American Party of the United States, IAP or USIAP.

B. Proposed changes to the title and Article I of the national party Bylaws were considered and adopted as follows:

BYLAWS OF THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES

INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY NATIONAL BYLAWS

(Established January 23, 1999. Amended July 17, 1999)

ARTICLE I. NAME

Pursuant to Article I of the Constitution of the Independent American Party of the united States (herein "USIAP Constitution"):

The official name of this national political party is "Independent American Party of the united States" [with a lower-case "u"] (herein "USIAP"). The USIAP is also recognized by other names as set forth in the USIAP Constitution.

National Name. The official name of this national political party is "Independent American Party" (herein "IAP"). The IAP is also recognized by other names as set forth in the IAP Constitution.

C. Other changes to the national party Constitution and Bylaws considered and adopted are as follows:

All occurrences of "USIAP" (except in Article I) of both documents is changed to "IAP".

Each section or paragraph of both documents is changed to include a subtitle at its beginning. (E.g., the subtitle for Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution is "National Name." as shown above.

Strategy Discussions

A. Matters pertaining to the year 2000 presidential elections were discussed.

B. The following resolution pertaining to presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bob Smith was considered and passed:

The National Committee of the Independent American Party commends Sen. Bob Smith of New Hampshire for his courageous resignation from the Republican Party because of their failure to live up to the principles stated in their own platform.

We further commend him for re-registering as an Independent.

We encourage Sen. Smith to continue campaigning for the office of President of the United States; and we further encourage him to help build a new and viable independent American political party in competition with the existing parties which dominate the political landscape today.

Sen. Smith’s candidacy provides many Americans an alternative to the current dominating system that is denying many citizens representation and full participation in a democratic process that is supposed to provide a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

We pray for God’s blessing on Sen. Smith and his family.

Elections

The Western States delegates caucused and elected the following two Area Chairmen to the national Executive Committee:

• Carole Krohn
• Lee McKenzie

Closing Ceremonies

• Announcements.
• Benediction -- Kevin Kappen
• Adjournment.

[6:00 p.m] Business meeting adjourned.