The American Independant party.
(all information is off of http://www.usiap.org)

The Mission

To promote respect for life, liberty and property; strong traditional families; patriotism; and individual, state and national sovereignty -- with a strong reliance on the Declaration of Independence and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America -- by petition to God and by political and educational means.

The Principles
(Revised by National Committee on 17 July 1999)

1. We believe that to maintain freedom, our political institutions must be founded upon faith in God and moral laws as declared in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
2. We believe that God has endowed men with certain unalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and that no citizen, group of citizens or government may limit or destroy these rights. The function of government is to protect life, liberty, and property; anything more than this is usurpation and oppression.
3. We believe that the Constitution of the United States was prepared and adopted by men under inspiration from Almighty God; that it is a solemn compact created by the people of the states of this nation, which all officers of government are duty-bound to obey; that the separation of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches must remain well defined.
4. We believe the proper functions of government include the duty to:
Punish crime and provide for the administration of justice;
Protect the right and control of private property;
Wage defensive war and provide for the nation’s defense.
5. We 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.
6. We are hereby resolved that under no circumstances shall the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights be infringed. We are opposed to any attempt to deny the people of their right to bear arms, to practice their religion, to worship and pray to God as they choose, 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. Article I Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the power "To coin money, 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 of 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 a usurpation of power for the Federal Government to regulate or control the states in performing their functions.
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 declare that all treaties or agreements with other countries must not deprive our citizens of rights guaranteed them by the Constitution. We further declare that it is treason to use such instruments to aid or comfort an enemy.
13. We consider it 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; or to allow foreign military bases on American land.

The Reason
Everything from this point on is my own thoughts and opinions...

As is the obvious, I agree with the Independant party. I am an Independant. I am dependant only upon God.

I would stand for God:
if I was the only person that was doing so
if I never had a vote in the preliminaries or any election
if I was told that I was a minority
if I was told my beliefs were stupid and made me a fool
if I know that He and everything He stands for was right

I would not compromise by choosing a different religion or God merely because other people said to or that it would give me higher status within my country.

Why should I do that for politics? Why should I say I am republican merely because I am a Christian? Why would I say all democrats are evil? I can see both sides. Just because I like more republican people (ie George W. Bush, John McCain, John Kyl, Matt Salmon...) doesn't mean that I should become republican when I don't agree with all their beliefs.

If there was no true Christian, I would still be one.
If everyone claimed to be a Christian and didn't live it out, I would still try.

Just because the only people that are known for the Independant party are heathens does not mean all are. It doesn't mean that the party itself would stand behind these people. They are just like people that claim to be Christians but do not choose to follow or obey Christ. They are truly a misrepresentation.

Some say that we are made up of the leftovers. Christians are the same way. People use the term just as if they were to say that they believe in God. People will claim to be Christians merely because they are not an atheist or agnostic. The term itself has turned into a catchall for all sorts of different people. We ~ who try to live out what it truly stands for and means ~ can continue to show the rest of the people the true meaning of the word. I can do that for the Independant party as well. I might not run for an election (at least at this point in my life), but I can do it my informing people of what I believe in.