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The GOP Plot to Defeat Ron Paul Wednesday, October 03, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com NEWS ANALYSIS AND OPINION 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.html Many 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 the power elite steal the 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 1. 10/3/2007 - 9:4:22AM BY: Jawbone Of course Ron Paul is offensive to the big money interests and power brokers that own and operate the Republican Party. They decided long ago to abandon the republican principles of smaller government, personal freedom and individual responsibility in favor of government subsidies, tax loopholes and kickbacks. They're no longer interested in constitutional government of the people, by the people and for the people. The only difference between Democrats and Republicans is which set of cronies are enriched at the expense of the taxpayers. 2. 10/3/2007 - 9:19:15AM BY: Dave Has anyone compiled a list of the states that have already changed their rules? Exposure may turn this to Ron Paul's advantage. Get the word out that the 'rules' were changed at the last minute and watch what happens. 3. 10/3/2007 - 9:21:5AM BY: Larry Ward No. It's not coincidence and it's not a "conspiracy theory". Did anyone seriously believe that the fiendly folks and the IRS and the FED would sit back quietly while the people rose up in political action to threaten their bureaucratic and financial fiefdoms with all the titles and fat cat salaries and TV photo ops and cushy jobs? Will they get away with it this time?- or will we, the people, find a creative alternative to thwart their perfidy. No for sure that they will stop at nothing to defend their turf. Let us, for the moment, make sure that we are not incapacitated by rage at this latest trick. 4. 10/3/2007 - 9:26:51AM BY: Chris DiStasio It's amazing to see how the elites will do anything to cheat and steal there way to the top while trying to exclude the only guy who is about Liberty, Ron Paul. They are trying to change all types of deadlines and rules just to do as much as they can to limit the Ron Paul vote. For them to do all of this must mean they are taking Ron Paul serious. Otherwise, why go through all this trouble. All of this reeks of disgust and unjust fairness. For God's sake, his own party is trying to get rid of him. This just confirms that in politics, everything is lip service with regards to liberty and freedom. Now these guys are trying to make sure that independents can't vote, because that is a lot of people to worry about voting for Ron Paul. All I know is it gets more and more clear that these elites are needing a revolution to re-correct their disgusting attitudes and ridiculous baby like childish behavior. They need a big slap more than ever. You are better off just giving out baby bottles and pacifiers to all these party members and elites because that's exactly how they are acting. Like little babies and kids who if they don't get their way will sabotage you to make sure that you don't succeed. I hope Ron Paul kills the Republican nomination vote, just to prove you can't hold back the effort of all those who worked so hard for this. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! 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