Join "GOP Unregistration Bomb" petition! Here's one way to show the GOP that we're serious!
Submitted by BugMan on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 17:51"I pledge to "unregister" Republican if Ron Paul is not the nominee."
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/unregister-republican/?ut...
We can bitch and moan all we want, but unless we can hit 'em where it hurts, they won't pay attention. Show the GOP that they will lose thousands of registered Republicans if Ron Paul is not the nominee. It will have a real impact if we all do it within the same planned week, then there will be no doubt what the reason was.
Call it the Unregister Bomb! Sign it and leave a comment.
I concur with some of the comments
They want us to leave.
However, after THIS election to 'end all elections'. If Obama wins, or if he loses, either way if Paul is not the nominee, it's third party time.
Period.
We've lost the country under those circumstances, so we start rebuilding preemptively. That starts with a new party with fresh idea.
I don't think the 'Libertarian' party would cut it.
Why?
Because, for one, even Dr. Paul explains why it would be immoral to end entitlements right now. But a 'Libertarian' party couldn't be pure unless its explicit agenda was uncompromisingly libertarian.
We need a party that will fight for specific victories, via policies, that will make libertarianism possible someday, without imposing it on America.
Thankfully, we have a great federal system and have this great first step of devolving power to the states. I'll write a separate post about this.
You are advocating…
…exactly what the GOP wants. They do not care about winning if it means they lose power. The GOP would rather lose with McCain/Romney/Santorum than win with RP if it means they lose their grip on the apparatus.
They don’t care about America, you or anything else beyond POWER!
With all due respect this is poor counsel.
peAce
Liberty = Responsibility
How about a REGISTER BOMB
Libertarians, Constitutionalists, peaceful Democrats?
COME OVER TO THE GOP AND GET LOUD
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Wonderful...no really, fantastic
I became a GOP County Committeeman, I might run to become a delegate and now I'm being advised to dump the GOP. So let me get this straight...
Let's not take over the Party.
Let's not BECOME the establishment in order to steer it.
Let's not even vote.
Let's not voice our dissent.
Instead let's just sit at home and submit to global slavery. Yea, this is a good idea. Pass me some vaccinations & fluoridated water while you're at it. I'm thirsty.
Where'd you get those ideas?
Nothing of the sort is proposed. Perhaps if you stick with the GOP after the convention in Tampa -- IF Ron Paul is not nominated, you're the one drinking the koolaid?
I genuinely am grateful for your efforts and activism, and wish you good luck in the quest for becoming a delegate. I hope it's all a moot point and RP wins thanks to all you delegates.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
I'm the one drinking the kool-aid??? hmmm.
I'm the one drinking the kool-aid??? hmmm.
Maybe you didn't notice that we're taking over the GOP. After 2012 a good percent of the GOP leadership will be Ron Paul-types. Today as we speak, Ron Paul's Iowa campaign chair is now the newly elected Iowa State GOP Chairman!
But according to you we should all de-register from the GOP. Let's take all the work and accomplishments from 2008 and the progress of 2012 and throw them out the window.
Yea! Let's unregister from the GOP. That'll show 'em.
two parties, one party?
Like Aegidus said the good people in each of the two parties vote to fight the bad people in the other party; a vicious circle.
Nowadays with the decline of the press and the presence of the internet the range of interests of people is so ample that no party is able to fulfill it.
May be a new era of no party democracy is about to come.
Ron Paul is the enemy of both actual democrat and republican party.
DR. Paul is the last hope.
DR. Paul is the last hope.
Right, so if he doesn't get the nod, why go down with the ship?
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
Dumb
Glad to see this has negative votes.
Who thought this was a good idea?
Lets just take any influence we have and completely withdraw it. Yeah that should work well.
Dumb.
"Once you become knowledgeable, you have an obligation to do something about it."- Ron Paul
I am a lifelong Democrat that
I am a lifelong Democrat that switched to Republican to vote for Dr. Paul. If he is the nominee, I'll stay, if not I'm gone.
I have nothing but disdain for BOTH parties and I long for the day when both parties are gone and all we hear of them is in the history books.
With that said, SIGNED! Thanks for this activism and don't listen to the haters. Haters gonna hate!
"Dumb" -- now that really hurts...
coming from somebody with the handle meaning 'genitalia of a slimy gastropod'... :-) just kiddin'.
If you really think you have influence in the GOP, by all means hang in there!
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
:)
Unregister bomb... LOL! Good one.
If we do this in Massachusetts
We don't get to participate in the caucus and we don't get delegates. Get this post deleted ASAP.
Wish you'd read the petition first...
It's for AFTER the convention, so the caucus would be long over.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
Would you guys get real already!
This is a total waste of time. The third party "threat" is a waste of time.
There was a debate back in 2008 about whether to leave the Republican party, or to infiltrate and take over the neo-cons in control of the current republican regime.
The overwhelming decision was made to stick with the party and take it over.
And guess what, it's working. Maybe it's not working "fast enough" for some of you. All I can say to that is...relax and calm down.
Paul and all of you are scoring massive points. Imo, I would say that Paul is on track to win the nomination, not just the vice presidency. He and all of YOU have made incredible improvements over the 2008 campaign.
KEEP IT UP! Don't lose focus. Just keep doing what you're doing, it's working. It's too late to change strategies anyway.
And guess what, nobody would care if you "threatened to pull out of the GOP". They could care less. This is a completely controlled paradigm where even if the GOP nominee loses to Obama, THEY still win. The status quo still wins in that scenario.
So don't kid yourself that you would be punishing them by pulling out, that's absurd.
Stay in, and take control. This is an all-or-nothing situation for us.
And also, I'd like to make a comment to all of the "die-hard" libertarians that are no doubt lurking on this board but are still sitting on their butts not helping because they are "standing on principle".
You people are also just kidding yourselves, and you're letting your vote go to waste by voting third party. I know there's a sizable percentage of these older disgruntled libertarians types out there. I've talked to many of them. I clearly remember trying to convince one to vote for Paul back in 2008. He was "almost sold" on Paul, but when he tried to get me to agree EXACTLY with every one of his views and I refused, he balked and cried and said "forget it, you can't have my vote". The guy was like a 3-year old stomping his feet, totally unrealistic.
I responded that his vote was not mine for the taking regardless. I said his vote was up to him, so why should he try to hypocritically get me to agree with EVERY single talking point in order to "buy" his trust and confidence so he would be appeased to the point of voting for Paul. I said if you like Paul the best, then vote for him. Don't refuse to vote for Paul because you are a control freak. I mean seriously, be a little realistic, Paul is as close to perfect as we've gotten in over 200 years so don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
So look, I know this is a long story, but the point I'm trying to get at here is this: YOU guys and gals are the core now. You get it. You are the root of the tree, the standard bearers.
So keep up the fantastic work, carry on, and maintain maximum effort.
This is way too early in the race still. And yes, Paul is very close to the nomination. Gingrich and Santorum cannot win mathematically, they are not on enough state ballots.
And Romney is fading fast. Keep getting delegates and keep up the pressure. Paul will be the next president of the United States if everybody kicks it up a notch. Do it!
If you're not first...you're last! ~ Reese Bobby
This contradiction keeps popping up:
"They could care less. This is a completely controlled paradigm where even if the GOP nominee loses to Obama, THEY still win. The status quo still wins in that scenario. "
This means no matter what you do, the party is controlled by the elite and powerful, right? Yet you suggest staying in and beating your head against the wall. What'd Einstein say about insanity?
Your post implies that we suggest quitting now. Couldn't be furhter from the truth. You suggest it's "all or nothing" now. What are you going to do if you're handed the 'nothing' end of the stick?
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
bugman
He is pointing out the fact that the elites control both parties. As it stands right now the win by nominating an elite on either party, but if we take over the GOP, the elites will have a hard time nominating their beetch. That is why we must take over the GOP.
Ron Paul could not of done
Ron Paul could not of done what he has done outside of the GOP. Stay within the GOP, To show the GOP that were serious is to Keep speaking about Liberty!
I agree...
and when I run for office, I'll re-register.
Until then, if enough people show their disgust, maybe Republicans might realize that they need to make the tent bigger.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
GOP RUN BY BUSH CRIME FAMILY
Noone is goning to show the Bush family anything. THey are supremist elitist NWO puppets of the Rothschild bankers and have been for generations. The BUsh family will never relinquish control of the GOP NEVER EVER.
sovereign
An interesting idea, though it's clear
the DP community isn't ready for it at this point. Some have more faith in the R. Party than I do. I hope they are correct.
It won't be about my faith in Ron Paul
It's about my faith in all of you and my responsibility to all of you.
It's bout my Brotha's and my Sista's and some papa's from our founding fatha's.
It's about LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not about faith in the R party
It's about faith in Dr. Paul. Who cares what party it is? If someone asks you if you're a D or R, tell them you're for Ron Paul!
Ron Paul will be gone from politics...
after he serves out his congressional term. No more elections from him. I'll still have total faith in him as a Libertarian, hell HE might even register Libertarian when he retires from Congress! Wouldn't that be something?
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
This is a revolution
And we are in this for the long haul. We will bring the Republican party to its roots with or without Ron Paul. We are the GOP.
We have faith in ourselves
and in our movement... which is happening within the GOP.
I look forward to being able to tell people...
that I'm a registered (big L) Libertarian, and not feeling ashamed like I do saying I'm a Republican.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
Go ahead and switch parties.
But realize you are abandoning your fellow patriots over a label.
If it makes you sleep better at night knowing you won't be shunned by liberals for being a republican then go for it. But don't think for a minute it's going to be any easier in the Libertarian party.
Agree, not any easier for sure...
but it's more than a label. The LBT platform is one I agree with almost completely, it's one that Ron Paul agrees with the most. You KNOW he'd be in the LBT party if the system wasn't so rigged against them!
Most of us are libertarians. Until there is somebody else to support in the GOP, I'll support the party that supports my values of freedom -- LBT. The GOP doesn't, they don't even pretend to.
If/when there is somebody, say Rand in '16, I'll register GOP again. It's that easy.
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
If you really care about Rand getting elected
then you will stay in the GOP. If everyone jumps ship how is Rand supposed to retain his seat? We need to keep going and help ensure he and others who run on the RP platform have republican support within the party or we can expect nothing will change.
I understand that it is hard to tell some people you are a Republican... but you need to decide what is more important: your comfort zone or freedom. Many of my friends don't like Republicans, but I'm not going to switch to Libertarian just to make myself feel better socially.
We need as much help as we can get here in the party, and suggesting people unregister is divisive and damaging to our path. The original values of the GOP are what we support, not the current agenda... and it's going to take the dedication of all of us to change the course of this country. It's no small task, and taking a sideline seat within the libertarian party is as good as giving up on us.