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We have a problem in America. Ron Paul is part of the solution. Become a part of it. The bottom line is...... We need to get as many people registered to vote for Ron Paul in your state primary. NOTE: In some states this requires registering as a Republican. We need to continue to share Ron Paul with everybody you know that has a heart and brain and is not afraid to use it. Please copy and paste this information and send blind copies to all in your circle of influence. - GET EDUCATED FROM THE INTERNET NOT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. - GO TO Google Video or YouTube search for Ron Paul - REGISTER as a Republican so you can vote for Ron in the next Republican primary in your state. Do it NOW ! - KNOW THE RULES of your state pertaining to electing ? the Republican Candidate - JOIN a local Ron Paul Meetup Group. - EMAIL friends everyday with the latest video and news. - PRINT FLYERS and Signs post them in your car and neighborhood. - GIVE RON PAUL BUSINESS CARDS and stuff to everybody you come in contact with every day [co-workers, resturants, gas stations, etc.] Get more info here http://dailypaul.com/node/99 -WEAR RON PAUL STUFF [shirts, buttons, hats etc.] and share with others. Register to vote link: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx Official Ron Paul website http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
Ron Paul is...... He is non-interventionalist in the mold of our founding fathers He is the CHAMPION of the Constitution. He has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He voted AGAINST the Patriot Act. He voted AGAINST the Military Commissions Act. He voted AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR He voted AGAINST REGULATING THE INTERNET. Freedom is wonderful and guaranteed in the constitution... He has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership. He has never voted to raise Congressional pay. He has never taken a government-paid junket. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch. He has never voted for an unconstitutional bill. He voted against the National ID Act He voted against regulating the Internet. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.  (I wonder how many other congressmen can say that, if any?) He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year. Let's take our country back! Register and Vote Ron Paul in YOUR state Primary
A look at some Ron Paul facts. 1.    Ron Paul stated in the first debate that he would get rid of the IRS. That statement alone should have made him the talk of the nation; no other candidate has stated that.  Surely this is newsworthy, but not a word about it from our controlled national media. 2.    In the second debate Ron Paul stated he would get rid of the inflation tax.   A 1913-dollar now being worth only four cents. That statement implies he would get rid of the Federal Reserve. No one has had the courage to do this since 1836 when Andrew Jackson threw out the bankers, calling them exactly what they are, "You are a den of vipers and thieves."  This sure seems newsworthy but still no follow-up from our controlled national media. 3.    Ron Paul wants to get back on a Gold standard and actually have money that is worth something other than worthless paper. This country became the greatest and most prosperous nation on earth when it was on a gold standard.  Again this seems newsworthy but not a word from our controlled national media. 4.    Ron Paul wants to return to Constitutional government. In view of the many unconstitutional laws passed by congress in the last ninety plus years it seems this would be newsworthy but still not a word from our controlled national media. 5.    Ron Paul wants to get special interests out of government. That's a novel idea, but then the media is one of those special interests, so we know they don't want any part of that. 6.     Ron Paul wants to bring our troops home from Iraq . He also wants to bring them home from all over the world. Since no other candidate has ever mentioned this, it sure seems it should be newsworthy, but still nothing from our national media. 7.    Ron Paul wants to STOP the North American Union . The national media don't want to talk about the NAU, at all, period. 8.    Ron Paul, told a New Hampshire audience this, about the new highway: "They already have a plan for a highway running from Mexico up to Canada , a 12-lane highway with trains running in the middle. It's going to be an international highway. And there's been some secret funding already into our budgets to start this program moving. There's going to be eminent domain powers used to confiscate tens of thousands of acres to build this." The national media don't want to talk about this highway either; it may interfere with their Imperial one-world government controllers. 9.    Ron Paul wants to get out of the horrible trade deals, GATT and NAFTA. There should be a little news coverage on that idea but still nothing from our controlled national media. 10.    Ron Paul wants to get out of CAFTA, another bad trade deal. This also is not newsworthy to our controlled national media. 11.      Ron Paul wants to get out of the corrupt World Trade Organization. Surely this is newsworthy, but not to our controlled national media. 12.    Ron Paul wants to get out of the United Nations. Just another novel idea, the controlled media don't want to discuss. 13.    Ron Paul doesn't believe in amnesty for illegals. He also wants to remove the birthright citizenship for illegals children born here. Every illegal that has a child here, that child goes on Social Security for eighteen years, no wonder Social Security is in trouble.  You guessed it, still nothing from our controlled national media.   14.      Ron Paul said, "We must end welfare state subsidies for illegal   immigrants." That seems to be a sensible idea but still not newsworthy for our controlled national media. 15.      Ron Paul wants nothing to do with one-world government. Of course, that is not a position our controlled media can support. 16.     Ron Paul wants to really secure our borders. You would think that with all of the controversy about this, that it would be newsworthy but as you can see, nothing a bout Ron Paul is newsworthy to our controlled national media! When Ron Paul finally gets on a national news program, 90% of the time they do everything in the world to discredit him in any way they can including telling lies.  Obviously they have been unable to dig up any dirt on Dr. Paul or they wouldn't have to lie about him.  It's hard to find a poll that Ron Paul isn't among the top three candidates, yet I just heard a newscaster on CNN state that Ron was at 1% in the polls.  What kind of garbage is that?  A bold faced lie is what that is. If all of this doesn't add up to a criminal conspiracy, I don't know what does.  Who wouldn't want a candidate like Ron Paul for president?  With an outstanding record like his the media should have been all over him, asking how he intends to accomplish these goals. However as you can see, he is virtually ignored by the criminal conspiracy of our controlled national media. The really sad part of this conspiracy is that it is extended to the Republican Party itself.  The Neocons in the Republican Party are doing everything they can think of to sabotage Ron Paul's efforts to restore this country to the Republic it was intended to be.  Let's hope that the Internet has the power to overcome these Traitors and get Ron Paul elected.  When you consider that Mainstream Republican Party figures supported the Democrat, Greg Laughlin that ran against Ron Paul in the 14th congressional district of Texas in 1996, it's not hard to see that even the Neocon branch of the Republican Party want nothing to do with Ron Paul.  That leaves it up to We The People to see that Ron Paul gets a fair deal in this campaign. I consider this our last chance to save our Republic without an armed revolution similar to the one in my fiction book, "The Invisible Patriots - The Second American Revolution".  I find myself being a very selfish person, wanting Ron Paul to become president because of his dedication to our constitution and his many other virtues, while at the same time I fear for his life.  When you are talking about trillions of dollars the Imperial One-World Order elitists and the criminal International Bankers who own the Federal Reserve are going to loose if Ron Paul does overcome the lack of media attention and become president, you have to fear for his life.  May God bless and watch over Ron Paul.
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Change Party Affiliation to Republican to Participate in Primaries

Posted May 29th, 2007 by manystrom

in Republican Party

Dear Friends,

We all want to see Ron Paul as the next president of the United States . In order to get there, he will first have to win the Republican nomination. I have seen him state on television that he will not run as a third party candidate, so it is vital that he win the nomination. This article from Wikipedia outlines the Republican primaries schedule.

Why is this important? As alert reader Verbatim writes:

As you may realize, there are many people from across the spectrum planning to support Ron Paul: Libertarians, Constitutionalists, Green Party members, disenfranchised Democrats, and of course the disenfranchised Republicans.

Many of these people may not realize that they NEED to change party affiliations to Republican to vote in the GOP Primary in many States. I think this information is important to get out as is instructions on how to change ones' party affiliation and the DEADLINE for each State. I think this information would be useful on every Ron Paul supporter website in existence, even if it is simply linked to.

Thanks,
Verbatim

This is the preliminary schedule, according to the article:

Phase One: Early Primaries and Caucuses

* January 14, 2008 - Iowa (41)
* January 19, 2008 - Nevada (34)
* January 22, 2008 - New Hampshire (24), Wyoming (12 of 28)
* January 29, 2008 - Florida (114)
* February 2, 2008 - South Carolina (47)

Phase Two: "Super-Tuesday" / "National Primary Day"

* February 5, 2008 - Alabama (48), Arizona (53), Arkansas (34), California (173), Delaware (18), Georgia (72), Illinois (70), Michigan (61), Missouri (58), New Jersey (52), New Mexico (32), New York (101), North Dakota (26), Oklahoma (42), Tennessee (55), Utah (36), West Virginia (18 of 30)

For the later primaries, please see the Wikipedia article.

An early win in any or all of these states would be HUGE. So people in the above listed states, switch your party affiliation to Republican, if you're not one already. After you figure out how to do it, POST a message here to let others know how to do it/who to call/what office to visit and tell us how easy it was. I welcome any and all comments and suggestions below from people knowledgeable on this subject. I don't know a lot about this, and I doubt most people do.

After you've changed your affiliation, how does one participate in a Caucus or Primary? Can anyone who is registered participate? Sadly, I've never done it myself. If enough good information comes in, I'll take the comments and put them together into an updated article/guide and post it on the site.

The Meaning of a Grassroots Campaign
This is a grassroots campaign, and we are the grass and the roots. We are the ones that will make the difference in this campaign. Maybe Dr. Paul doesn't have as much money as some of the heavy-hitters in either party, but he has something that money simply can't buy. (Yes, there are some things money can't buy) He has us. He has our trust, our love, our support, and our belief. Wouldn't the other candidates love to have what Dr. Paul has? Unfortunately, all they have is money.

Let us not let Dr. Paul down.

Thank you.
Michael Nystrom

The Only Strategy That Will Give Ron Paul a Chance
by: Joseph D. Lanzendorfer

We have about six months left to promote Ron Paul, or else this whole campaign is over. We do not have until the general election, because if Ron Paul does not make it through the primaries, then we are finished. We do not have until the primaries to get the ball rolling? we have until the primaries to convince everyone voting in the Republican primaries to vote for Ron Paul. Furthermore, we should not save any of our energy for after the primaries, because once Ron Paul is one of two candidates, it will be impossible for the media to ignore him. We need a strategy that will win Ron Paul the primaries, and we need everyone united behind it. We have the support; we just need to unite our efforts. When it comes to any marketing strategy, you have a target audience. The problem with our strategy thus far is we have no target, or rather, our target has been everyone on the internet who can vote in the primaries. There are three problems with this strategy. 1) It is too broad. 2) Not everyone who CAN vote in the Republican primaries DOES vote in the Republican primaries. 3) Not everyone is on the internet. I am not saying we should not promote him on the internet. It has led to some good publicity. Most people do not even know who Ron Paul is. With six months time, it would be virtually impossible to even make Ron Paul a household name, let alone convince most Americans to register as Republican and go out and vote for Ron Paul in the primaries. Most Americans do not even vote, let alone vote in the primaries. Therefore, our target audience is obvious: REPUBLICANS WHO ALREADY PLAN TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES.

That is where my strategy comes in. Operation: Republican Caucus Storm. Finding people who already plan to vote in the upcoming Republican primaries is easy. They are the most active members of the Republican Party. All you have to do is go to the Republican website for your state, and figure out where all of these people meet up. Figure out what you need to do to vote for Paul in the primaries, and get involved with your state?s Republican Party. For most states, this just means registering to vote as a Republican. Some states have different requirements or hold open primaries.

HERE IS OUR MISSION AND THE STRATEGY Use Google or websites below to find out where they are holding Republican caucus meetings and conventions. Go to all of these meetings and conventions and persuade as many people there as possible that Ron Paul is the man they need to get behind. The people who actually go to these meetings and conventions are the people who will be voting in the primaries. While other methods of promoting Ron Paul are great, if we cannot convince these people to vote for Paul, we have already lost. Most of the Republican primary votes come from them. It is for this reason that this is more than just a strategy? it is practically a requirement. It is for this reason that every single Ron Paul supporter should see this as a diplomatic mission that they are obligated to accomplish. These are the people who count and these are the people who are going to convince other people. We have the numbers we need to make this a reality. If everyone leaps into action and gets involved with the Republicans on a local level, we will be an unstoppable force.

Here is a list of all 50 states and their appropriate GOP website. Click on the one for your state and let's get moving!

	Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility Alphabetically
(sort) State	(sort) Delegate Selection	(sort) Voter Eligibility
Alabama	District: Winner-Take-All or top two; Statewide: Proportional	Open Primary
Alaska	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
American Samoa	Caucus/Convention	Open Caucus
Arizona	Winner-Take-All	Closed Primary
Arkansas	Proportional Primary	Open Primary
California	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Closed Primary
Colorado	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Connecticut	Winner-Take-All	Closed Primary
Delaware	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
District of Columbia	Winner-Take-All	Closed Caucus
Florida	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Closed Primary
Georgia	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Modified Primary
Guam	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Hawaii	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Idaho	Combined Selection [ Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention ]	Open Primary
Illinois	Loophole Primary	Open Primary
Indiana	Combined Selection [ Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention ]	Open Primary
Iowa	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Kansas	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Kentucky	Proportional Primary	Closed Primary
Louisiana	Combined Selection [ Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention ]	Closed Primary
Maine	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Maryland	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Modified Primary
Massachusetts	Winner-Take-All	Modified Primary
Michigan	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Open Primary
Minnesota	Caucus/Convention	Open Caucus
Mississippi	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Open Primary
Missouri	Winner-Take-All	Open Primary
Montana	Advisory Primary	Open Primary
Nebraska	Advisory Primary	Modified Primary
Nevada	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
New Hampshire	Proportional Primary	Modified Primary
New Jersey	Loophole Primary	Modified Primary
New Mexico	Proportional Primary	Closed Primary
New York	Winner-Take-All	Closed Primary
North Carolina	Proportional Primary	Modified Primary
North Dakota	Caucus/Convention	Open Caucus
Northern Marianas	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
Ohio	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Modified Primary
Oklahoma	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Closed Primary
Oregon	Proportional Primary	Closed Primary
Pennsylvania	Loophole Primary	Closed Primary
Puerto Rico	Winner-Take-All	Open Primary
Rhode Island	Winner-Take-All	Modified Primary
South Carolina	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Open Primary
South Dakota	Proportional Primary	Closed Primary
Tennessee	In each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary	Open Primary
Texas	In each district and statewide - if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary	Open Primary
Utah	Caucus/Convention	Modified Caucus
Vermont	Winner-Take-All	Open Primary
Virgin Islands	Caucus/Convention	Open Caucus
Virginia	Winner-Take-All	Open Primary (party only)
Washington	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus
West Virginia	Combined Selection [ Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention ]	Modified Primary
Wisconsin	Winner-Take-All (by district and statewide)	Open Primary
Wyoming	Caucus/Convention	Closed Caucus

 

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Human nature is the same on every side of the Atlantic and will be alike influenced by the same causes." --Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XIII, 1782.   "[When] corruption.. has prevailed in those offices [of]... government and [has] so familiarized itself as that men otherwise honest could look on it without horror,... [then we must] be alive to the suppression of this odious practice and... bring to punishment and brand with eternal disgrace every man guilty of it, whatever be his station." --Thomas Jefferson to W. C. C. Claiborne, 1804.     Re: an Informed Electorate "An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight."   "...many expected the experiment of the Founding Fathers to fail. But it did not fail, and the experiment proved that an educated and enlightened people are capable of self-government."   Re: Fear "The essential principles of our Government... form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty and safety." --Thomas Jefferson, 1st Inaugural Address, 1801.   "If we find our government in all its branches rushing headlong... into the arms of monarchy, if we find them violating our dearest rights, the trial by jury, the freedom of the press, the freedom of opinion, civil or religious, or opening on our peace of mind or personal safety the sluices of terrorism, if we see them raising standing armies, when the absence of all other danger points to these as the sole objects on which they are to be employed, then indeed let us withdraw and call the nation to its tents." --Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 1811.   Re: the Federal Reserve "Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people." --Thomas Jefferson to Isaac H. 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By analogy it is applied to similar systems in other feudal societies.   "Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing [a people] to slavery." --Thomas Jefferson: Rights of British America , 1774.   Re: the Military "Our duty is... to act upon things as they are and to make a reasonable provision for whatever they may be. Were armies to be raised whenever a speck of war is visible in our horizon, we never should have been without them. Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never happened instead of being reserved for what is really to take place." --Thomas Jefferson: 6th Annual Message, 1806.