Hello everybody.

As we see it right now presidential candidate Ron Paul will not be speaking
at the Tampa Republican National Convention. Romney and his allies may have
invited Rand Paul, the son of Ron Paul to speak, but that is more of a Bud
Light compared to a Budweiser to many Ron Paul supporters.

Ron Paul and his campaign have helped get people into the Republican Party.
Ron Paul has made people want to stay for county and state party
organizational meetings so they can become the leadership in their local
Republican Parties. Ron Paul has motivated young voters to consider
becoming part of the Republican Party.

I know Mitt Romney would like to see a non-contested convention where he
can have his message out without any rain on his coronation. I know people
do not want to see another Pat Buchanan situation in 1992, but Ron Paul
would have a better hopeful speech than Pat would ever make. There can be a
compromise that would make more people happy and less people wanting to
vote for Gary Johnson or leave their ballot blank for President. Give Ron
Paul a mid-day speaking spot. If Rick Santorum could have a speaking spot,
give Ron one as well.

Personally as a political enthusiast I used to watch the conventions from
sunrise to dawn, but it seems the conventions are just as unreal as an
episode of MTVs the Real World. With the Republican National Committee
trying to overturn delegations that Ron Paul won, it feels like the RNC is
just as fabricated as a rigged quiz show. When countless people can see the
invisible puppet strings controlling the scenes it will make it difficult
for astute individuals to ever trust the Republican Party.

The 2012 election cycle was flawed with a debate system that excluded
qualified candidates from speaking on the stage such as Gary Johnson and
Fred Karger. Republican Party regulations should also make it where if
candidates win a state, you do not need a secondary convention to assign
delegates as with California. Unfortunately for Romney he needs to play by
this years rules. If the secondary convention in states such as Maine and
Massachusetts  flipped the delegates to Ron Paul they go to Ron.

If we want to unseat President Obama we have to recognize that Ron Pauls
voters hold the cards in making sure the swing states in the Electoral
College go to Romney. The platform needs to have planks in the importance
in auditing the fed, planks in Internet liberty such as making sure SOPA
and CISPA go down the dustbin and making sure we reduce the drones invading
our skies. Romney needs to recognize that Pauls voters are the king makers
and they can easily turn Romney into a ringer where Obama gets easily
re-elected.

We need to let Ron Paul in the convention and his delegates with open arms,
even if it forces two or three rounds of voting at least there will be a
semblance of legitimacy to the Republican Party in the United States. Or
does Mitt Romney want to pretend that he is Vladimir Putin for another dog
and pony show?


Matt


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