The American Centrist Party (ACP) was founded by Matthew J. Unger in 2004. The ACP website is www.americancentristparty.com. The ACP has grown by leaps and bounds since its founding. The ACP has gained national exposure on radio shows and also on several Centrist minded websites. Currently the American Centrist Party has a national committee and state committees in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont , Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. Several members of the party are in the process of planning on running for local office in the near future.The American Centrist Party is dedicated to empowering the average American Citizen through a more responsive and responsible governments, education, and security.

Centrist Quotes

"We stand in the presence of an awakened nation, impatient of partisan make-believe."
—Woodrow Wilson

"I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them."
—George Washington

"When we put aside partisanship, embrace the best ideas regardless of where they come from and work for principled compromise, we can move America not left or right, but forward."
—Bill Clinton

"Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell on the right."
—Senator John McCain

Goals of the ACP

The goal of the American Centrist Party is to reform the US government to the point where the government is serving the Peoples' Will. The federal government must be responsible to as well as responsive to the Will of the People. When the needs of the People meet the needs of the federal government, the country as a whole becomes more prosperous and stable. In short, neither the government nor the People should be made to feel that they are giving more than they are receiving.

The ACP is committed to a policy of inclusion, so long as those who hold political views which lean to either end of the spectrum are tolerant of others who may not agree with those beliefs. The purpose of the ACP is to bind ALL Americans together in an effort to make our country a better place.

1.) Organize and establish committees in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia

2.) Select ACP candidates for state and federal offices.

3.) Assemble enough petitions in each state to get the ACP on the ballot, or at least register the ACP as "Write-In" candidates.

4.) Stay vigilant and energized.

5.) Work with like minded 3rd parties to bring a new voice to American politics

6.) Community service in our communites to help make America a better place to live and to show Americans that the ACP cares about the community always not just during election years.

Positions of the American Centrist Party

Independent Auditing of the Federal Government and Budget===
This would be used to see what about the federal government is working like it should and is costing what it should. If there needs to be reform done, we will do it.

===Taxpayers Bill of Rights for the Federal Government

Balanced Budget Statute

Sensible Tax Reform===: States will be the only customers for the IRS. You pay tax once to your home state and it forwards tax due to the federal government to them and local tax to the local government it is due to. This will make it easier on the average Americans to have to go to one source in case their is a problem and this will shrink the size of the IRS.

===Credit Information Reform

Health Care Reform===: The ACP proposes to institute a national healthcare program which would provide basic healthcare (preventative care as well) to all Americans, especially children. The costs of this program would be shared among the states of the Union, as it would benefit all Americans.

===Reign in the FCC

Remove indecency fines and support free speech

Finish the Mission in Iraq and Afghanistan

The ACP believes that US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan must remain in place in order to finish the job that they began shortly after 9/11/01. To pull the troops out now would mean a collapse in both of those countries, allowing our enemies (extremist Islamicists, aka terrorists) to freely operate in those regions. This scenario would mean more and deadlier attacks on our nation and our interests abroad.

Military Salary Increase and Rebuilding/Refurbishing of Military Base Housing

Veterans Issues

The ACP unconditionally supports all American veterans of any armed conflict. It is shameful how American veterans are treated after they have served their country.

After Vietnam, veterans bore the brunt of the backlash from the political fallout. The US government denied and continues to deny any connection between several physical and genetic ailments and exposure to Agent Orange. This travesty must end! The ACP proposes that Vietnam veterans (and their dependents) who have been in contact with Agent Orange be re-interviewed and new studies conducted. Veterans with Agent Orange connected ailments will be treated as needed at government treatment centers.

After the 1991 Gulf War, the US government (again) denied and continues to deny any knowledge of the cause of many illnesses of those who fought in the KTO and may have had contact with chemical weapons. This was a sham with the Agent Orange issue and is a sham with "Gulf War Syndrome." The ACP proposes that the US Military conduct comprehensive empirical studies of the reported illnesses, and begin treating all Gulf War veterans reporting Gulf War illnesses.

Additionally, the ACP proposes a comprehensive review and audit of all VA hospitals and treatment centers in order to make them fully able to treat any and all American veterans. There can be no less.

Border Security

Use assets of the military to help secure our borders, review immigration laws, Increase spending on border security. Effective policies and enforcement must be supported with the right resources and quantities of resources. These resources include physical barriers, electronic sensing devices, helicopters, UAV aircraft, patrols, and any/all appropriate assets that can help accomplish the mission. Establishment of immigration centers on the border where immigrants can go to get their immigration process started immediately.

Local Disaster Preparedness

The threat of terrorist activity in the United States has increased since 9/11/01. The threats of nuclear, biological, and chemical attack have been building and continue to grow each day. The US government has only begun to prepare the first responders of the largest metropolitan areas, and even now those first responders are still under-prepared for a real attack. The huge metropolitan areas are indeed critical to the national security, but these measures do not protect the great majority of the American people. Even small towns need to have adequately trained and equipped first responders, because terrorism knows no boundary.
The training of first responders must come from federal trainers from the federal government and/or the military. These training teams will cross the nation, preparing first responders to deal with large-scale crises, from chemical leaks to nuclear detonation. First response equipment will be supplied by the federal government, thus standardizing crisis management and procedures.Local civil defense teams will be organized in order to both assist first responders and law enforcement to maintain order and assure local infrastructure. These teams can also be augmented by the state's National Guard if available.ACP believes that EVERY American deserves to be protected; not just those who live in major metropolitan areas.

Federal Security Jobs

How the ACP operates

Currently the American Centrist Party is working on a national constitution which will continue to guide the party into the future. Several state committees such as Virginia and North Carolina already have approved state constitutions.
One of the main things that seperate the ACP from other national parties is the fact that the official members of the ACP are the ones who vote on policy not the national comittee or delegates. Every member of the ACP has an equal vote and voice in the policies and stances of the party. Votes are conducted on the ACP Forum and are open to all official members. The current national committee leadership consists of Matthew J. Unger as chairman, Andrew D. Evans as vice-chairman, and secretary George Nelson, Jr.

For more information on the American Centrist Party please go to www.americancentristparty.com