Can you smell that? Is that the smell of constitutionally limited government?

Nope… it’s corporatism/fascism^1,2,3,4,5 and the rising police state^1,2,3.

Ah well. Even if the current state of affairs are less than desirable and the US Constitution not a perfect document… it’s sure a lot better than what we’ve got now.

Daily Paul posted this:

If you remember back to last year, Constitution day was the start of the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign’s “Fill the Quill” initiative. Does anyone else remember that? They were looking to garner a total of 1787 donations - they weren’t even counting how much they raised (!!) only how many dontations they received. AND they were recording the number of donors in real time. This was a precursor to the money bombs, and it was this real-time reporting technology that made it possible! Looking back, it seems like a lifetime ago now, doesn’t it? Share any of your memories below.

Well, there is plenty to look forward to on this Constitution day. Let’s give Ron Paul some company in Congress!

1. BJ Lawson, running for Congress in NC 4, is having a money bomb.
2. John Cunningham, running for Congress in MA 7, is having a money bomb.
3. Today is the Liberty Straw Poll! Buy your ticket ($10), listen in to the debates between the candidates and vote! The winners get the money for their campaigns! The debate will be hosted by Kurt Wallace, with round table discussion provided by Tom Woods and Jack Hunter (the Southern Avenger).
4. Check out MA Questions 1 and 2, to eliminate our state income tax and decriminalize marijuana. If you don’t live here in Taxachussets, you might think this doesn’t apply to you. But if you can help us pass these two citizens initiatives, it will make it that much easier for you to pass the same ones in your state next year! So lend us your support!

Thank you, and happy Constitution Day!

Good luck Massachusetts residents.

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/…

Great news! We received confirmation today that C-SPAN 2 will cover the entire Rally for the Republic from start to finish. Yesterday, we announced “Take over the net Tuesday“, and your mission to once again spread the message online. Now, we have another channel to broadcast Ron Paul’s legendary speech.

Email, call, and talk to your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family and remind them to tune in to C-SPAN 2 or browse to www.CampaignforLiberty.com to watch the entire broadcast live on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s Rally for the Republic schedule:
11:30 - Doors open
12:30 - Intro: Tucker Carlson
12:40 - National Anthem: Matt Colvin
12:50 - Invocation: Barb Davis White
12:55 - Howard Phillips
1:10 - Doug Wead
1:30 - Tom Woods
1:50 - Grover Norquist
2:10 - Lew Rockwell
2:30 - Bill Kauffman
2:50 - Special Guest
3:10 - Bruce Fein
3:35 - Gov. Jesse Ventura
4:05 - John Tate, Campaign for Liberty Presentation
4:25 - Gov. Gary Johnson
5:00 - Aimee Allen
6:00 - Break
7:00 - Intro: Barry Goldwater Jr.
7:05 - Ron Paul
8:05 - Sara Evans
9:30 - End of Program

http://www.lewrockwell.com/…

Tom Woods blogged about people starting book clubs, and yesterday Revolutionaries in Maryland had their first book club meeting. I was in attendance, and it was everything I hoped for and more.
Ron Paul’s message was discussed as an abstract philosophy and as it applies to certain issues. The meeting lasted about 3 hours and the last half-hour or so was spent discussing what we do next. It seemed that everyone was in agreement that this is a long-term movement that will go well past November, and also everyone felt strongly that education of our fellow citizens was extremely important; not coerced education - but a presentation of the ideas of the movement at every opportunity.
We’re going to meet monthly, choosing books from The Manifesto’s extensive reading list. Next up, I am pleased to say, is Rothbard’s “What has Government Done to Our Money?” published by the Mises Institute.

This is good to hear. Hopefully the idea spreads. The biggest thing to come out of the Ron Paul Revolution has been the social component. From the Meetup groups to moneybombs and driving crossing state lines to canvas and rally. The libertarian movement really didn’t have that before and most people need that sense of belonging in order to stay focused and not get discouraged. The stereotypical libertarian is the rugged individualist who’s likely introverted. The rugged part is generally way off but we do tend to be self motivated. This is a fairly small component of the population. That’s not to say that libertarianism only appeals to that minority. I think historically you can show this isn’t true. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense got the Colonists all worked up and it’s a very libertarian work for the time. Perhaps you could say that it was just the anti-King rants that got them going but it would seem to me it wouldn’t require Paine’s help in order to do that. There was something more about it. The idea that every man is a sovereign. The common man does believe in liberty they just need to be reminded of it. This revolution is made up of the common man and the social networks that are being created are both a sign of that and also means to sustain them. Or maybe the technology we have now makes herding cats easier.

Whatever the case it seems to me this movement has more staying power then similar ones before it. The participants are often younger and the belief in freedom rarely fades the way other political fads do. The Free State Project is showing us that even a very small percentage of the population being active on behalf of freedom can make a obvious differences in the political and apolitical spheres. Now we will bring that nationally through organizations like DownsizeDC, Free Talk Live, the RLC and maybe even the LP. And of course through the actions of dedicated individuals at their local levels.