The Ron Paul Beacon

You may have recently begun to read about this Ron Paul character in the news. In addition to wondering who Ron Paul is, you may also be curious who these Ron Paul people are? Who are these guys running around frantically flooding website comments, waving signs and contributing to record breaking “money bombs?” And why do they care so much about this Ron Paul guy who barely registers in the polls? Well, I felt it was time you found out from the mouth of one of them.

Ron Paul, currently running for the slot of President of the United States, is a 10 time Texas Congressman running on the Republican ticket. Many call him out as a Libertarian. It’s true that he ran for President in 1988 on the Libertarian ticket –after leaving the Republican party for the time that he did it. And many gawk when they see the Republican label. He must be in support of the current Iraqi expedition, and an expansion into Iran. He must also be for all kinds of controls and laws to protect the American people, like listening into your phone conversations and suspending laws that were created to protect freedoms that could be used to hurt you. He must be married to the bible and committed to ruling the land by it’s word as he interprets it, regardless of what religion you hold true to yourself is.

No, no and no. Ron Paul’s support does not come from todays twisted and perverted platform once known as the Republican party. It comes from the twenty year old college student, who saw their parents get their education at a fraction of the cost of theirs, and now feel uncertain for the chance to labor toward the American Dream they’ve been working so hard for, and so many fought for. They’re the people that are irked at the fact that they’re either earning the same or less than they were five years ago, while every living purchase has skyrocketed, with no end in foresight. They’re those close to retirement who can easily envision little or no social security coming back to them, after they’ve had it taken from them all their lives. It’s the people in their golden years that struggle to survive on their own living and medical expenses who can’t figure out why those whom we fund for governance feel it’s more important to spend it on waging battles halfway across the world, based on false pretense, rather than battling for the welfare of the greatest generation that ever existed. The generation that delivered the most impressive fruits of the industrial revolution and created the comforts of life we enjoy so much today. And they see the product of their labor transformed into the instrument of conquest.

They’re people that believe America is what it was founded to be. A place where the people of each state can independently govern itself, bound by a set of common principals guided by liberty. Those that believe in equal rights for all of humanity and the rule of law, as outlined in the United States Constitution. We are the ones that not only want to see, but are determined to being a part of what makes America the best it can be.

And we’re against those who attempt to cloud the American way. Against the abuse of power that often delivers a rewritten message of what the American ideology is about. We are against any regression into an uncivilized structure of civilization that preys on the poor and promotes unnecessary militarist conflict.

any are now crafting articles in an attempt to not only label Ron Paul “crazy” or as a a “lunatic,” but also pass these sentiments onto his supporters. Fine. In my limited experience following politics, I don’t believe I’ve ever witnessed such a strategy where not only the candidate, but the American public in support are also attacked. However, it certainly demonstrates this campaign isn’t just about Ron Paul. It’s about we the people. It’s about the message of liberty, responsible government and those in support of it. It’s an attack on the very ideas and principals that created the worlds first highly successful free society. But we, the Ron Paulers, are not swayed by such romper room tactics.

Those articulating their opinions in such a manner hope it will sway the Ron Paul supporter, or one considering to garner its message. It’s a natural defensive position to take when one threatens another –attempt to discredit them in the hopes you won’t listen to them and accept their judgment. And it’s your choice if you do or not. I know it can be difficult to hear something very sensible from someone like Ron Paul and become confused when someone that’s supposed to be an authority on the matter in question says it can’t work, when it did in a day we consider more primitive. And I agree it’s easier to adopt someone else’s judgment on a particular position or issue rather than examine it independently. But Ron Paulers are those that have decided to take the more challenging route and judge for themselves.

All in all, I can promise you this. We Ron Paulers are not about to fade into the night. We’re growing in numbers day by day. We’re committed to the modern ideas of freedom and liberty as scribed in our 200 plus year old constitution, and we plan on preserving it. We believe in a sound economic system where the money you earn holds its value while you alone hold onto it. We have no problem receiving the petty childish antics that attempt to shroud the message of liberty as crazy, or zany. Because we foster one of the most important traits required to maintain a free and prosperous country –tolerance. You may want to consider being a part of it… because we’re not going away.