Independent American Party
National Platform

2.  FAMILY

Traditional Family

We recognize that the traditional family unit, not the government, is best suited to promote character development, the advancement of morality, education, integrity, honor, personal responsibility, patriotism, citizenship, service, respect and tolerance for differences in religion, race, and culture.

We recognize that marriage is meant to be a sacred and lawful union of one man and one woman. We encourage laws which strengthen and support the traditional family and its values. We support the parents' fundamental right and responsibility to nurture, educate, and discipline their children. We affirm the rights and duties of families in the care of their elderly and disabled members. Assumption of any of these responsibilities by any government agency usurps the fundamental rights of families.

We oppose the intrusion into the family by any government agency unless absolutely necessary to protect children or adults from truly abusive situations. Even in these situations, the due process of law must be accorded all parties involved. We maintain that there should be no presumption of guilt based on "anonymous" tips, and that those accused must have their Constitutional right honored to face their accusers in a court of law. The regulation of child care is not a legitimate function of government, but is an unconstitutional intrusion into the private affairs of American families.

Morality

We favor voluntary promotion of moral values in the entertainment media, including the Internet, television, radio, music, motion pictures, reading material, and the arts. We favor the promotion, by schools, the media and clergy, of abstinence from non-marital sex.

We oppose homosexuality, same-sex marriages, sexual exploitation of children, fornication, incest, beastiality, sodomy, adultery, pornography, etc., and deem them threats to traditional family values and as abominations to the Creator.

We see perversion and immorality as the primary cause behind the fall of all great nations. We maintain that people engaging in acts of homosexuality have no special legal rights or privileges, and those living in such relationships have no legal familial rights or privileges, such as adoption of children and legitimacy of marriage.

We support legislation that protects the family from mounting influences which weaken the family unit. While respecting individual rights and agency, we oppose legitimizing immorality. Neither Congress nor the federal courts should infringe upon the rights of state and local governments to enact constitutional laws restricting public obscenity, pornography, and illicit sex acts, especially prostitution and homosexuality.

Commentary:

On Family    (National Chairman's Letter - November 2001)
Platform - Family    (National Chairman's Letter - May 2003)

The Christian Family    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
Divorce and American Life    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
The War Against the Family    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
Militant Feminism    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)

Abstinence -- True Love Waits    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
The Pornographic Plague    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
The Bible and Homosexuality    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)
The Myths of Homosexuality    (by Dr. Phil Stringer)