How do we vote now?

I think Ralph Nader is a fine alternative for Ron Paul supporters.

Paul speaks against BIG GOVERNMENT. And contrary to what news bites and propaganda would have you believe, Nader is also against big government. Consider the enormously bloated military budget which accounts for nearly half of the government's total operating budget. This is a tremendous waste of taxpayer money going to imperial wars based on lies.

And as part of this war, we have more BIG GOVERNMENT in the form of citizen surveillance. The PATRIOT Act (which Barr VOTED FOR) grants the government unprecedented powers to watch over American citizens without the need to prove probable cause in the court system.

Nader is against big government when it is fraudulent, wasteful or illegal. He calls for end to the intrusive PATRIOT Act and a massive reduction in the military budget. He wants to put an end to the excess of corporate welfare and put and end to the intrusive, failing drug war.

Nader is against maximizing government and sees its role as simply protecting the rights and interests of citizens and society as a whole.

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"My role in the revolution is to wake up the lemmings of this country, who sit back and accept the pablum the media feeds them"
Jesse Ventura
Ventura/Paul 2008
http://www.gopetition.com/online/19815.html

I want the establishment to see millions of votes for Ron Paul, I can't in my heart vote for their manchurian candidates. I'm writing him in, no other choice.

I will continue to support the Ron Paul r3VOLution

and already began ACTIVELY supporting the Barr/Root campaign.

4 of us are already elected to non-partisan public offices in Lee County Florida and we are helping 4 more who will be on the November ballot.

http://JackTanner.net

Write-ins are not announced in PA, only the number of write-ins. For example, some people vote for their pet Fido, so that is not reported for obvious reasons.

As much as I want to write in Dr. Paul, I can't keep writing him in election after election. We are going to have to rally around someone who will profess to carry the torch for Dr. Paul and then hold his/her feet to the fire and make them keep their promises. No one would want to feel the wrath of an angry RP supporter : ). We will never find another RP, but I hope we can rally around someone soon.

to get a liberty minded third party candidate, Baldwin and/or Barr, in the upcoming debates. I've heard a polling of 15% will be necessary for this.
Baldwin is by far the Paulian purist. But the Constitution Party from what I understand never ends up on the ballot in all states and always polls less then the Liberterian Party.
Barr has his position problems but does have name recognition and a stronger political party to back him. The media will seek him out as the McCain spoiler while Baldwin will go totally unnoticed by the press. I think Barr will be the preferred candidate for defecting Republicans as evidenced by the announcement of Tom Delays wife who will be voting for Barr. Barr by far has a much better chance of making it into the debates.
Though he may not be perfect, Barr has my support and will get my vote.

there is no other choice.

My question is this; If Barr is so untrustworthy, why has Ron talked about him as a great collegue and friend? If we are so worried about his experience in the CIA, why do we love Michael Schuerer so much? If we are so concerned with spreading the message, why are we not supporting someone who can keep it in the national spotlight? I really don't get it folks. I don't really care who the man is, however, I do sense some sincerity in his speech. As for me, my friends, and my household, we will be supporting Barr financially and at the ballot box.

Just my two cents.

I think there is too much attention to the presidency. We need to go out and get involved in local politics as well. What good would it do to have Ron Paul as president or in the future to have a Ron Paul minded candidate as president if the mentality of the rest of the government remains the same. Sure to have the presidency would be a better way to spread the word, but there are over a million of us that voted for Ron Paul, I am sure many of you can run for local office and make a change, even if you have to become a Democrate or Republican to win. Get involved in the local parties and discuss and let the ideas be heard, they will stand on their own.
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