Platform of the American Independent Party Introduction We Acknowledge the Creator's Gracious Gifts The American Independent Party gratefully acknowledges God as the Creator of all and appeals to Him for help in protecting all He has graciously given us. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 1968. The American Independent Party (AIP) aims to support \"limited constitutional government with emphasis on the rights of the several states to govern their own local affairs and educational systems.\"The AIP was founded by William Shearer on July 8, 1967, in Bakersfield, Calif. The most recent electoral activity for the party was a 2012 US Senate race in New Mexico where the IAP candidate received just under 4% of the vote. Wallace garnered seven percent of the California vot… The Independent American Party is a minor Constitution-based party with limited influence, and is not to be confused with the large percentage of voters who consider themselves "independents." The group organized a statewide voter registration drive to place the party's presidential nominee, former Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace, on the 1968 ballot.

PREAMBLE. (Adopted by National Committee 3 August 2012; revised 18 January 2003, 2 August 2003, 17 January 2004, 17 July 2004, 16 April 2005 and 8 October 2005, 20 Aug 2011, 17 Nov 2012) A sense of destiny pervades the creation and adoption of this first Platform of the American Independent Party, a Platform personifying the ideals, hopes, aspirations and proposals for action of the Party and its candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States, George C. Wallace and Curtis E. LeMay.