CNN.com published Ron Paul’s latest article, “GOP should ask why U.S. is on the wrong track“, on its front page.
In his commentary, Ron Paul asserts that America wants change and that is why Barack Obama won the election. But:
“It mattered not that the change offered was no change at all, only a change in the engineer of a runaway train.”
To regain credibility and implement real change, GOP leaders should take a long hard look at the problems of the entire country, instead of restricting themselves to musing about the future of the Republican Party:
“Once it’s figured out what is fundamentally wrong with our political and economic system, solutions can be offered. If the Republican Party can grasp hold of the policy changes needed, then the party can be rebuilt.”
In 2000, when the opportunity came to finally do something about the cancerous growth of government, most elected Republicans concentrated only on political tricks in order to maintain power and neglected the limited-government principles on which they were elected:
“The Republican Congress never once stood up against the Bush/Rove machine that demanded support for unconstitutional wars, attacks on civil liberties here at home, and an economic policy based on more spending, more debt, and more inflation — while constantly preaching the flawed doctrine that deficits don’t matter as long as taxes aren’t raised.”
Ron Paul remains hopeful that real change is indeed possible:
“The problems are easily understood and the answers are not that difficult. Abusing the rule of law and ignoring the Constitution can be reversed. If the Republican Party can grasp hold of the needed reforms, it can lead the way and regain its credibility. If power is sought for power’s sake alone, the Party will never be able to wrench away the power of the opposition.”
But he ends the article on a somber note and reminds us that the future of our country is up to all of us:
“To ignore the political struggle and only “hope for the best” is pure folly. The march toward a dictatorial powerful state is now in double time.
All those who care — and especially those who understand the stakes involved — have an ominous responsibility to energetically get involved in the battle of survival for a free and prosperous America.”
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Want REAL CHANGE in the Federal Government NOW?
Then, if necessary, just refuse to go to work
starting July 4 until every elected and appointed
member of the Federal Government has resigned.
Instead peacefully assemble with like-minded citizens
to publicly express your committment to real change.
Note there is no legal method of recalling elected
Federal officials. Let the governors of the states
hold down the fort assisted by the remaining portions
of the Federal Government until the states conduct
special elections, say no later than Labor Day,
followed by immediate inauguration of the winners.
Incumbants would be free to run for their former
positions.
The stakes are huge. This may be the only way
we can avoid a disasterous confrontation between
lots of heavily armed people all believing they are
defending the Constitution of the United States of
America. That could only benefit the true enemies
of our government: those who war against freedom,
liberty, and the corresponding civic responsibility
that goes with it. These enemies include people who
run some foreign governments, some religious groups,
and some businesses. It also includes willing agents
of these people. Most people in the world aren’t
against the Constitution. Too many people of means
within the United States are, however.
If you think this idea is nuts or unnecessary, I hope
you’re right. But if you think this is a good idea,
spread it far and wide. Print it out and post it
everywhere you can. Email it to all your friends.
Note it on your Facebook page. Do it while you still
can.
Above all, no matter what you think, TALK about it.
As I said, the stakes are huge.
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Ron Paul is a real American “no strings attached”.
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JD Your message is such a “downer”! There are MANY city,
state, township, county and school district public servants that
are JUST THAT – public servants. I grant you the “invisible government” however, this is still a republic and our work is certainly NOT in vain. Ron Paul is in the House as are Sam Brownback, Jeff Flake, Tim Murphy, etc. etc. etc.
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“The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses… This little coterie…run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen…seizes…our executive officers…legislative bodies…schools…courts…newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.” – John Hylan
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I’m from New Hampshire and wrote-in Ron for president even though I knew it would not be counted. I felt if I voted for the other candidates I would be throwing away my vote anyway. It is interesting to still see Ron’s signs on the sides of the roads around the towns in New Hampshire.
I was wondering how he did in California and what Ron’s future plans maybe.
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Ron,
Your message to the Republican party is abosoultely right on. How can we fighting two wars, approved medicare prescription program, ignoring federal deficit, etc. in the last eight years without raising taxes or trimming spending. The government is telling every citizen to follow the suite; thus, we are in a financial mess today. If we have a good and smart government, equitable society, and moral standings, we do not need to preach democracy and freedom over the world nor do we need to maintain so many military bases overseas, other countries will emulate us. We need to know our limitation and to strenghten our house before we can tell other countries what to do. Either we pay more taxes or cut spending, nothing comes free.
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Jacob you hit it right. We the people blew it. if we really wanted a real change Ron would be on the way to the white house.
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Ever since Ron Paul ended his presidential campaign he has been receiving a lot of attention from the media. The same CNN that desperately tried to brand him as a “long-shot” and “tied for dead last” “flake” when he still had a chance to win the primaries, is now running his columns, simply because it brings them a lot of traffic and he is no longer a direct threat to the establishment.
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Who owns the media and what would change for them if Ron Paul became President?
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There are about 5 global media conglomerates: AOL/Time Warner, Disney/ABC, Bertelsmann, Viacom, and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. I don’t know what would change for them, probably not that much since Ron Paul is for free markets and unrestricted commerce. I would assume that they’d probably stop receiving preferential treatment in the legislative branch of This Republic, and that would have a ripple effect causing the media co’s to realize that the well has dried up, and they no longer have to omit 1/3rd of the worlds pertinent news because of their political entanglements. I can only guess, I’m no economist and no fortune teller
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