The following statement is written by Congressman Paul about the pending financial disaster. He will introduce this statement as a special order and insert it into the Congressional Record next week. Fortunately, we have the opportunity to debut it first on the Campaign for Liberty blog. It reads as follows:
I have, for the past 35 years, expressed my grave concern for the future of America. The course we have taken over the past century has threatened our liberties, security and prosperity. In spite of these long-held concerns, I have days—growing more frequent all the time—when I’m convinced the time is now upon us that some Big Events are about to occur. These fast-approaching events will not go unnoticed. They will affect all of us. They will not be limited to just some areas of our country. The world economy and political system will share in the chaos about to be unleashed.
Discussion by Ron Paul in the House of Representatives about the relationship between the cost of oil and threat of war with Iran, highlighting the irresponsible foreign policy that threatens to escalate the problem.
Statement on HR 6304, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments
20 June 2008 Rep. Ron Paul, M.D.
Madam Speaker, I regret that due to the unexpected last-minute appearance of this measure on the legislative calendar this week, a prior commitment has prevented me from voting on the FISA amendments. I have strongly opposed every previous FISA overhaul attempt and I certainly would have voted against this one as well.
The main reason I oppose this latest version is that it still clearly violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution by allowing the federal government to engage in the bulk collection of American citizens’ communications without a search warrant. That US citizens can have their private communication intercepted by the government without a search warrant is anti-American, deeply disturbing, and completely unacceptable. Read the rest of this entry »
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate.
The group led an impassioned fight Friday at the Montana GOP convention, shaking things up in a failed effort to secure the state’s 22 national convention delegates for Paul _ who suspended his presidential bid earlier this month.
While the battle jazzed up a normally dull delegate selection process, Paul supporters could not muster enough votes to trump McCain’s backers. In the end, McCain received all 22 delegates despite a close vote, party officials said.
Earlier in the evening, Paul told the crowd that his support in Montana was the best he had received anywhere.
Representative Ron Paul says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed a section from a bill passed by Congress which would have barred the U.S. from going to war with Iran without a congressional vote, claiming she did so at the behest of the leadership of Israel and AIPAC.
Paul, a former Republican presidential contender who formally removed himself from the party’s nomination race last week, makes the allegation on C-SPAN during a recently held foreign policy conference in Virginia.
Paul says Pelosi’s first act as House Speaker in 2006 was to “deliberately” remove a portion of a legislative spending bill which said the United States “can’t go to war with Iran without getting approval from Congress.”
According to Paul, Pelosi and her allies in the chamber’s Democratic leadership initially accepted the bill designed to outline an Iraq exit strategy, but during a revision of the legislation excluded the statement regarding the need for congressional approval of any military assault on the neighboring country of Iran. Read the rest of this entry »
Ron Paul supporters at the Idaho Republican Convention in Sandpoint succeeded in adding a plank to the state party platform to dissolve the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The state’s dominant political party is now calling for returning to a system where the U.S. currency is backed by gold and silver.
After the measure passed, Rick Martin, a Paul stalwart from Twin Falls county, screamed “Freedom.”
Susan Kenney, a Paul supporter from Ada County said “the Federal Reserve has been inflating our currency and weakening our dollar for several decades” and predicted dire consequences for the U.S. economy if the move isn’t made.
Foes of the dumping the Federal Reserve said while the current system isn’t perfect, it’s helped preserve U.S. economic stability.
Ron Paul: “Non-interventionism is not isolationism. Non-intervention simply means America does not interfere militarily, financially, or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations. It does not we that we isolate ourselves; on the contrary, our founders advocated open trade, travel, communication, and diplomacy with other nations.”
Bob Barr: “Our National Defense policy must renew a commitment to non-intervention. We are not the world’s police force and our long, yet recently tarnished, tradition of respecting the sovereignty of other nations is necessary, not from only a moral standpoint, but to regain the respect of the world as a principled and peaceful nation.” Read the rest of this entry »
Over the past 17 months you and I delivered a message of freedom, the likes of which American politics has not seen in decades. With the primary season now over, the presidential campaign has come to an end. But the Revolution has only begun.
Today I am happy to announce the official launch of the Ron Paul Campaign for Liberty. Please visit our new website and join us: Campaignforliberty.com
Over the next few months I will be developing a program, assembling a team, and announcing new and exciting projects. We will have a permanent presence on the American political landscape. That I promise you.
Right now, I need your patience and support. I want the Campaign for Liberty to be a grassroots campaign; so your energy, your creativity, your feedback, and your participation are essential. Read the rest of this entry »
With the Republican primaries over as well this week, Ron Paul easily passed the 1 million vote mark.
The Texas congressman racked up more than 45,800 votes in the final three contests on Tuesday. He finished second in all three to John McCain, the presumptive nominee, with 22 percent of the vote in Montana, 17 percent in South Dakota, and 14 percent in New Mexico.
Paul is trying to win a speaking slot and platform influence at the GOP convention in September, when he could prove a fly in the proverbial ointment for McCain’s coronation.
“Dr. Paul’s grassroots supporters across the country are doing a tremendous job spreading our message, winning votes, and laying a strong foundation for the future,” campaign spokesman Jesse Benton said in a statement today.
The video below has been playing in Pennsylvania markets and other States leading up to their respective primary. It’s a trippy, animated 60-second spot in which a Dr. Paul wanders back through American history to condemn today’s hubristic foreign policy consensus.
For readers who are unable to view video clips online, there’s a transcript after the jump …
Please join us this April 30th for the largest one week political book buying event in history. Our goal is to generate over 50,000 sales of Ron Paul’s new book “The Revolution” in one week’s time.
Doing this will put Ron Paul’s new book on the New York Times best seller list and create a wave of media opportunities. Make Ron Paul and Revolution: A Manifesto NUMBER ONE!
Buy the book between April 30th and May 6th.
The book should be available in book stores for around $21 and it is available on Amazon for around $12.
Here is a YouTube video of Ron Paul talking about the book and what happened in Nevada on CNN this morning:
Without mentioning McCain’s name, Paul paints himself as the true conservative and draws obvious contrasts on immigration, taxes, and campaign finance reform. No mention of the issue that has drawn so many to Paul, his opposition to the Iraq war (he does say he supports “a pro-America defense policy”).
Anybody want to wager what percent of the vote Paul pulls tomorrow in Penn? And, to you Paul’ites, are you doing any get out the vote stuff to supplement the ad?
The political fund raising of Rep. Ron Paul, which dominated the Republican presidential field as recently as December, is fading fast, apparently as his loyal followers’ enthusiasm reflects the looming numerical reality of his long-shot campaign.
Paul filed his campaign’s required financial reports with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend and said he raised a mere $123,523 in the entire month of March.
Statement on HR 6304, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments
Sen. John McCain may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but supporters of Ron Paul in Montana refused to abandon their candidate.
Ron Paul supporters at the Idaho Republican Convention in Sandpoint succeeded in adding a plank to the state party platform to dissolve the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Over the past 17 months you and I delivered a message of freedom, the likes of which American politics has not seen in decades. With the primary season now over, the presidential campaign has come to an end. But the Revolution has only begun.
