Campaign for Liberty
| Campaign for Liberty | |
| Leadership: | John Tate |
| Website: | Campaign for Liberty |
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It was announced around June 12, 2008 as a way of continuing the grassroots support involved in Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign, and corresponded with the suspension of Ron Paul's campaign. Paul formally announced its creation during the Texas Republican Convention.[2]
Mission
The mission of the Campaign for Liberty is to promote and defend the principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and non-interventionism, by means of educational and political activity.[3]
Strategy
According to the official website, The Campaign for Liberty will carry out its mission through the following activities:
- Gaining a foothold in political life at every level of government by expanding the "precinct leader program."
- Educating the electorate and lobbying against "harmful" or unconstitutional legislation.
- Encouraging the formation of discussion groups and book clubs at the local level to help people learn more about the Campaign's philosophy.
- Establishing a speakers bureau to give presentations around the country.
- Developing materials for homeschooling families, to help them educate their children in history, sound economics, and related fields.
- Featuring written as well as video commentaries on the news and issues of the day.[3]
Funding and Foundation
Ron Paul founded the Campaign for Liberty with a portion of the over $4.7 million left from his presidential campaign, and it is also currently funded through donations by both mail and the internet.
Purpose
According to Ron Paul, the purpose of the Campaign for Liberty is to continue the principles that invoked the grassroots support of his campaign, and to also be able to continue the message that he promoted during the course of his bid, without having a presidential campaign, and is also intended to "lay the groundwork for a different America." Paul also noted,[4], "The time has come to act on these words. May future generations look back on our work and say that these were men and women who, in a moment of great crisis, stood up to the politicians, the opinion-molders, and the establishment, and saved their country."
It was also established as a reporting agency for news involved with the principles of the organization.
Rally for the Republic
On June 10 2008, the Ron Paul Campaign announced the first promotional event for the organization, a "Rally for the Republic." After being denied a speaking slot at the 2008 Republican convention, Ron Paul, who is not supporting GOP nominee John McCain, decided to stage his own parallel convention in Minneapolis.[5] This event occurred at the Target Center on September 2, 2008, which was the second day of the GOP Convention.[6] On July 22, 2008, the event's official website launched, which provided details of the Rally, and of other events which were to occur in the same week including a leadership summit, book signing, and free concert.[7] Notable attendees were announced, including MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, former governor Jesse Ventura, former governor Gary E. Johnson, Barry Goldwater Jr., Bruce Fein, Howard Phillips, Thomas Woods, Bill Kauffman, Erik Vendt, Grover Norquist, Lew Rockwell, Barb Davis White and Doug Wead. Country music's Sara Evans, singer/songwriter Aimee Allen and Rockie Lynne headlined the musical portion of the event.[8][9] Tickets for the main event went on sale for $17.76 on July 25th. Over half of them sold within 12 hours.[10], and by September 1, the more than 10,000 tickets were sold out.[11] Most of the rally was broadcast live on C-SPAN 2 and a live stream was set up on the Campaign for Liberty website.
See also
Contact
5211 Port Royal Road, Suite 310
Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: (703) 865-7162
Fax: (703) 865-7549
External links
References
- ↑ Donation Page: Legal Footnote Campaign for Liberty
- ↑ Ron Paul says campaign to 'shift gears' Associated Press, June 13, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.campaignforliberty.com/mission/ Campaign for Liberty: Mission
- ↑ Ron Paul's Goal: 100,000 By September. Marc Ambinder, Atlantic Monthly, June 13, 2008
- ↑ Ron Paul Planning Parallel Convention. Nick Juliano, The Raw Story, June 10, 2008.
- ↑ Ron Paul's Political Event Moves to Bigger Arena. Brian Bakst, Newsweek, July 22, 2008.
- ↑ Schedule
- ↑ Performers
- ↑ Ron Paul followers gathering for own convention by Suzanne Gamboa, Aug. 29, 2008, Associated Press
- ↑ Tickets on sale.
- ↑ Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic Sold Out - Additional Seats Opened at Target Center To Accommodate Overflow Crowd
