Please trust me when I say that I considered that possibility when arriving at my decision to move forward with the formation of the party.

Besides, I created a solution to prevent that from happening.

My solution is to offer you such a superior plan for 21st century America that you will embrace it and reject all others.  And that you will do so in overwhelming numbers, thereby condemning the Democrats and Republicans to minority status for generations.

These are truly revolutionary times and the American electorate is hungry for unique, innovative and Constitutional ideas to change 150 years of two-party rule.

As a 61 year-old conservative, professional auditor, and former U.S. Marine, I researched and wrote my plan in 2007 and 2008.  Originally, I intended to give it to a conservative politician with “name recognition” to introduce it in Congress, gain co-sponsors, pass it, and free 300 million Americans from the shackles of economic slavery that Congress has placed around our necks.

But, when I began looking for a potential candidate, I couldn’t find one that was aligned with my principles.  Upon further reflection, I reached the following conclusion:

If a professional politician had not, at that point, come up with a plan to restore our freedoms, then he/she:  a) was not intelligent enough to put all the pieces together, or b) had no intention of restoring our freedoms.

It was that revelation, and my loss of trust in the Republican Party, that led me to form the American Citizen Party in 2009.  This party is the platform from which the 21st Century American Revolution, and my 2012 Presidential candidacy, will be launched.

As a free-thinker, I am not bound by any political philosophy, but have adopted that of the Founding Fathers.  And, because I have no political past, I get to avoid the elementary school name-calling that dominates the two major parties today.  In all conversations, I focus on the issues.  And, what a tremendously liberating experience that has been!

Politically, any Democrat or Republican who attacks the American Citizen Party will be attacking the American people and will become roadblocks to the restoration of freedom.  I can’t wait to debate them on that issue!

The success of the American Citizen Party depends entirely on you.  You can stand FOR freedom or you can continue to vote for Republicans and “hope”….. someday….. they will come up with a plan to restore your freedoms.

Read the plans put forth by Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) “Economic Freedom Act of 2010″ (HR 5029) or Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) “Roadmap for America’s Future” to see what the brightest minds in that party have in store for you.

I guarantee you that their plans fall far short of the freedoms restored by the American Citizen Party’s “Economic Freedom Act” and “Vote With Your Dollars” tax collection system.

The biggest obstacle I have encountered to date is convincing ordinary people that, what they have come to believe is freedom, in no way resembles the freedom envisioned by the Founding Fathers.  In fact, no person born after 1909 has experienced that level of freedom.

But, I continue to change hearts and minds one person at a time and will do so for as long as it takes to take our country back from those whose mission it is to destroy it.

Along the way, I have learned to reject all arguments based in pessimism and fear.

I believe it is possible for a new political party, with the right plan and the right leader, to change the course of history.

If you do, too, I invite you to become a member of the American Citizen Party and help shape the future of our Nation.

In freedom,

Bob McNeil
Founder/Chairman
American Citizen Party

My name is Bob McNeil.  I am a professional auditor from Texas, a former U.S. Marine, and the Founder of the American Citizen Party.”

That’s how it began at 9:30am on Friday, August 20th, 2010 during a presentation in Anchorage by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).

She was there to give an overview of the last session of Congress, as well as a glimpse into the future.  The presentation lasted about 20 minutes with a question and answer period following.

I was the first to raise my hand.  I rose to my feet and began my introduction with the words above, then continued:

“I hold in my hand a 12-page bill I wrote that restores the freedoms that Congress has taken from every American over the last 100 years.

It is called the Economic Freedom Act.

This bill returns $2 trillion to the American people to spend, save, invest or give to charity, as they choose.  It also installs a 21st century tax collection system called “Vote With Your Dollars” that allows each citizen to tell Congress where they want their tax dollars spent, eliminates the IRS, and places controls on members of Congress to prevent them from adding earmarks and amendments to non-related legislation.

I mailed this document to your Washington office in February of this year, but I will be happy to place it in your hands today.  (I handed her a copy of the Economic Freedom Act.)

This is my 2-part question to you:

“What is YOUR plan to restore freedom to all American citizens?”

And, if you don’t have one,

“Why should the citizens of Alaska vote to send you back to Washington for another 6 years?”

You could have heard a pin drop.

We all awaited her answer.

She began by saying that, as a Senator, she receives a LOT of mail and, while she may have received the Economic Freedom Act, she probably had not gotten around to reading it.  (No excuse now.)

Then, for the next 15 minutes or so, she went on about how important seniority was in the Senate.  That’s how you get put on special committees and get things done, she said.

After awhile, my mind drifted off as she continued to tell everyone how much good she had done for Alaskans in her last eight years in office.

The Alaska primary elections were held on Tuesday, August 24th and, as of this writing, she was trailing her Republican opponent.

It will be interesting to see what the final outcome will be.

It is time to hold incumbent politicians accountable for their actions and press them on their plans to restore our freedoms.

What will you do between now and November?

Bob McNeil
Founder/Chairman
American Citizen Party

It is time for a “21st Century American Revolution” to purge Congress of corrupt, career politicians who value the wishes of lobbyists over the will of the People.

The American Citizen party was formed to provide the People with a vision of unprecedented prosperity and freedom, a specific plan to accomplish it, and true citizen candidates to vote FOR to implement it.

In all future elections, every candidate from every political party will be asked this question by the People:

“What is your plan to restore freedom to all American Citizens?”

Only American Citizen Party candidates will have the answer - the “Economic Freedom Act“.

What is the “Economic Freedom Act“?

It is the most powerful piece of legislation written in our lifetimes and was designed to accomplish the following:

• Restore freedom to ALL American citizens;
• Introduce “Vote With Your Dollars”, a 21st century tax collection system based on the principle that the only fair tax is one that everybody pays;
• Classify and reorganize all committees and subcommittees of Congress to prohibit members from adding earmarks and amendments to non-related legislation;
• Reduce the size and scope of the Federal government by eliminating more than 460 failing programs and those not authorized by the Constitution;
• Repeal all laws that have taken economic freedom from the American people;
• Shift the balance of power from Washington, D.C. back to the States and to the People, as the Founding Fathers intended.

Vote Democrat?  Vote Republican?

Never again!

To restore your freedoms, vote American Citizen Party!

Here’s what you must do, beginning now:

• Join the American Citizen Party, then send a letter to the Chairman of your previous party saying “I Resign!“;
• Subscribe to our newsletter by entering your name and email address at the bottom of this website;
• Purchase “American Citizen Party” items from our store (the party only receives $5.00 from each item purchased;
• Volunteer your time and whatever skills you have to the party;
• Raise and/or donate money to build our grass roots organization, and;
• Run for public office as an American Citizen Party candidate.

Yes, we will take our country back!

The “21st Century American Revolution” begins in 2010!

Stay tuned for further updates.

Sincerely,

Robert A. (Bob) McNeil

Founder/Chairman

American Citizen Party