Zeal For Truth

Perhaps it is now safe to write another Ron Paul article without the fear of the Ron-bots CTRL-C-ing the latest and greatest reason to vote for their man. Perhaps, also, we will not be bombarded by that tremendous minority of supporters who use Ron Paul as a platform for proclaiming the ridiculous conspiracies regarding 9/11, NWO, freemasonry and space aliens.

This is important because there is a real conspiracy going on against Ron Paul. It shames our country, our system, the republican party and the fickle and imperfect nature of man in general.

The Republican Party (whose very name infers an adherence to representative election and law) has chosen to break it’s own election rules in several conventions so as to prevent Ron Paul’s delegates from going to the national convention.

Unlike how the media portrays elections - relying on popular polls - the actual election of the GOP representatives is by delegates who are elected by party members at conventions. Delegates should reflect the polls, but are under no obligation to do so. So while McCain might poll at 70% on election day in a given state, McCain is actually granted delegates (depending on the state) by some form of convention with official delegates voting.

Nueces County Texas GOP Plug Ears, Shakes Head - “I’m not listening”
For example, let’s look at Nueces County in Texas. On April 20th, the Ron Paul delegates had been elected under the rules of the party and were about be read and confirmed. Instead, the local chairperson of the party decided on her own to appoint different delegates. She read them out loud and the Ron Paul delegates present, on not hearing their names, began to call for a “point of order” as is the correct procedure under the rules. The chairperson ignored them, and “hearing no statutes or amendments” confirmed the unelected delegates.

Audio and explanation here:

Nevada Shutdown
Or what about in Nevada. Ron Paul himself personally appeared at the state delegation. Aside from his tremendous number of supporters there, many were won over by his speech. Almost all 31 delegates for Nevada to the national convention ended up being Ron Paul supporters.

Nevada’s 31 delegates are a drop in the ocean, but for some reason, Mitt Romney felt the need to show up to the convention and call for unification behind McCain. Romney’s speech however, didn’t make a difference. The party leadership saw this along with the fact that Ron Paul’s delegates were going to get elected. They panicked, and shut down the convention.

Why This is Happening
We have heard barely a whisper of Ron Paul in the news since McCain was presumed the winner. And if his name was mentioned, it was a story asking why this crazy old man hadn’t quit yet. I think now we are seeing why.

Ron Paul, and more importantly, Ron Paul’s supporters are the kind of people (regardless if some of them are crazy) who want to show the rest of the country that we are living in a society that breaks it’s own laws. Our government, at all levels, is a corrupt influence on its own citizens - and is setting a dangerous precedent of ignoring ethics and law in order to pursue expediency and short-term benefits.