The GOP Plot to Defeat Ron Paul
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com
It is not enough that seemingly every state that can is desperately moving up primary contest dates to as close to January 1, 2008 as possible in the hopes of derailing the momentum that presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Tex) will derive from a good New Hampshire finish. Now the GOP in many states has apparently taken to shutting down the possibility that Independents or Democrats can vote for Ron Paul in the GOP primary.Such contests, inviting a broad electoral spectrum, have taken place in the past without controversy or interference. Why now? What is the hurry? Is it all coincidence?=====Gambling911.com reports today http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-New-Voting-Rules-100307.htmlMany states, in an effort to shut out Ron Paul are now closing their primaries. That means that only Republicans can vote in the Presidential primaries for a Republican candidate. Many states are doing this quickly and quietly and giving people very little time to learn about the new rules. For example, New Hampshire decided only a week ago that you will now have to change your party affiliation by October 12, 2007 or it will be too late to do so. New Hampshire also has a closed primary and only Republicans and possibly Independents will be allowed to vote for Ron Paul. =====The moves of the GOP, and those behind the GOP, to thwart a possible Ron Paul victory nationwide are, in fact, astonishing – especially since, were Ron Paul were to win the nomination, he would be a considerable challenge to any major Democratic candidate and have a good chance to win the presidency.What is happening in modern American politics, thanks to Ron Paul, is therefore unheard of, significant, extraordinary. The bosses of a major, American political party are apparently willing to do anything in terms of the electoral mechanism itself to defeat the candidate - their own candidate - who likely has the best chance of taking the White House.Yes, it seems clear. The GOP - whose Old Guard core has been revealed to be as expansionistic and spendthrift as its Democratic "opponents" - would rather ensure Ron Paul's defeat than win a national presidential election. The disconnect between the GOP, its former claim to the party of modest government and the people that support it is becoming a fissure, and, over time, a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon.Unlike in previous elections, because of the Internet it is fairly easy to track what is actually taking place. No longer can a shadowy power elite “steal” a national election through rigged voting mechanism and suddenly created electoral rules without anyone noticing. While the mainstream media report the rush to move primaries forward as a disconnected reality - a game that pols play to one-up each other - those who wish to observe cause-and-effect will see a far more serious set of circumstances in play. Ron Paul is a Jeffersonian conservative who believes America's over-reaching, voracious, bloody 20th century empire is not constitutional. He believes in limited government and does not wish for America to be entangled in foreign wars. He is an American citizen of the kind who informed the electorate up until the early 20th century. The effect of his campaign, no matter what happens now, will be to spawn millions like him, educated about the fundamentals of a Republican constitutional government in the best sense. From this point of view, Ron Paul has already had his victory. Yet the primaries have not yet begun.FMNN has long held, that were Ron Paul's message to take hold, the election cycle, both Democratic and Republican, would turn on defeating a man the mainstream media still characterizes as a second tier GOP candidate.That prediction seems to be becoming true.Second tier? Here is a question: How much does Ron Paul threaten the Old Guard? Answer: The GOP (and now even Democrats, perhaps) would rather ensure Ron Paul's defeat in the primaries, than have him run and win the presidency. Staff Selections - Links
It is not enough that seemingly every state that can is desperately moving up primary contest dates to as close to January 1, 2008 as possible in the hopes of derailing the momentum that presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Tex) will derive from a good New Hampshire finish. Now the GOP in many states has apparently taken to shutting down the possibility that Independents or Democrats can vote for Ron Paul in the GOP primary.Such contests, inviting a broad electoral spectrum, have taken place in the past without controversy or interference. Why now? What is the hurry? Is it all coincidence?=====Gambling911.com reports today http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-New-Voting-Rules-100307.htmlMany states, in an effort to shut out Ron Paul are now closing their primaries. That means that only Republicans can vote in the Presidential primaries for a Republican candidate. Many states are doing this quickly and quietly and giving people very little time to learn about the new rules. For example, New Hampshire decided only a week ago that you will now have to change your party affiliation by October 12, 2007 or it will be too late to do so. New Hampshire also has a closed primary and only Republicans and possibly Independents will be allowed to vote for Ron Paul. =====The moves of the GOP, and those behind the GOP, to thwart a possible Ron Paul victory nationwide are, in fact, astonishing – especially since, were Ron Paul were to win the nomination, he would be a considerable challenge to any major Democratic candidate and have a good chance to win the presidency.What is happening in modern American politics, thanks to Ron Paul, is therefore unheard of, significant, extraordinary. The bosses of a major, American political party are apparently willing to do anything in terms of the electoral mechanism itself to defeat the candidate - their own candidate - who likely has the best chance of taking the White House.Yes, it seems clear. The GOP - whose Old Guard core has been revealed to be as expansionistic and spendthrift as its Democratic "opponents" - would rather ensure Ron Paul's defeat than win a national presidential election. The disconnect between the GOP, its former claim to the party of modest government and the people that support it is becoming a fissure, and, over time, a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon.Unlike in previous elections, because of the Internet it is fairly easy to track what is actually taking place. No longer can a shadowy power elite “steal” a national election through rigged voting mechanism and suddenly created electoral rules without anyone noticing. While the mainstream media report the rush to move primaries forward as a disconnected reality - a game that pols play to one-up each other - those who wish to observe cause-and-effect will see a far more serious set of circumstances in play. Ron Paul is a Jeffersonian conservative who believes America's over-reaching, voracious, bloody 20th century empire is not constitutional. He believes in limited government and does not wish for America to be entangled in foreign wars. He is an American citizen of the kind who informed the electorate up until the early 20th century. The effect of his campaign, no matter what happens now, will be to spawn millions like him, educated about the fundamentals of a Republican constitutional government in the best sense. From this point of view, Ron Paul has already had his victory. Yet the primaries have not yet begun.FMNN has long held, that were Ron Paul's message to take hold, the election cycle, both Democratic and Republican, would turn on defeating a man the mainstream media still characterizes as a second tier GOP candidate.That prediction seems to be becoming true.Second tier? Here is a question: How much does Ron Paul threaten the Old Guard? Answer: The GOP (and now even Democrats, perhaps) would rather ensure Ron Paul's defeat in the primaries, than have him run and win the presidency. Staff Selections - Links
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