Dear Patriot,
This isn't an easy email for me to write.
Quite frankly, I'm worried. Money is tight
at Campaign for Liberty these days. Too tight. I need your
help.
With all the resources we've been forced to
spend this year -- taking on battles to stop the statists'
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) scheme, the mad rush to
print and spend TRILLIONS of dollars we do not have, not to
mention our fights to REPEAL Warrantless Surveillance of
Americans, Audit the Fed, reject government censorship, and stop
the WHO Pandemic Treaty -- I'm growing more concerned by the day.
The November 2024 elections are right around
the corner.
With House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)
betraying the grassroots and falling in line with Big Government
statist demands time and time again, many so-called political
"experts" are predicting Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will be the next
Speaker of the House.
Should that occur, I don't even want to think
what could become of our Republic if Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
retains control of the U.S. Senate.
All bets will be off as the new Congress RAMS
through one Big Government boondoggle after another with renewed
vigor.
And should Kamala Harris be elected, every
awful bill Jeffries and Schumer send her way will be signed
instantly.
The worst part of it is, we don't have the
resources right now to slow down this train wreck -- let alone
stop it.
With the media and Deep State scheming along
with statists in BOTH parties, I've never seen Washington, D.C.
as chaotic as it is today.
I've never seen the Big Government Left's
forces more out-of-control -- even weaponizing the Department of
Justice against political opponents and individuals merely
holding a viewpoint contrary to the current administration!
Considering the gravity of these times, I
believe all of us who believe in liberty, limited government, and
our constitutional freedoms have a duty to fight back.
But without your action today, I'm worried we
may be unable to muster little more than a whimper based on our
current financial situation.
With Congress due back in D.C. shortly after
the election, there's not much time for me to come up with
$34,810 -- or be forced to severely curtail all of Campaign for
Liberty's legislative programs.
I'm sure there's nothing the Deep State and
Big Government members of BOTH parties would love to see more.
As I sat down to write you this letter, I
couldn't help but think back to all you and I have accomplished
over the years.
Not long ago, the Liberty Movement was widely
derided and scoffed at by the media and politicians alike.
Today, you and I have become arguably the
biggest roadblock there is to the statists' dream of transforming
our country from a constitutional Republic to a Euro-socialist
"paradise."
Just think about how much has changed -- and
how much progress we've made -- in the 16 years since my 2008
presidential run.
Back then, GOP members of Congress just
simply fell in line for then-President George W. Bush's so-called
"PATRIOT" Act, the "No Child Left Behind" Act, and Medicare Part
D, DOUBLING the national debt during his presidency.
Against the will of millions of grassroots
activists all over the country, Congress voted to RAM through the
president's $700 BILLION bank bailout and his bailout of the auto
companies.
And the late-Senator John McCain ultimately
became the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee -- all while running
on a platform that included continual war all over the globe,
endless government spying, "Cap and Tax," and "Comprehensive
Immigration Reform" (complete with a National ID Scheme)!
Probably like you, I realized that if
something didn't change -- FAST -- there would not be much left
of the free country you and I love.
That's why I decided to run for president in
2008 -- to ensure the principles of liberty the Founders laid
down for us in the U.S. Constitution were given a voice.
But never in my wildest dreams could I have
envisioned the political EXPLOSION you and I would set off.
After Rudy Giuliani viciously attacked me on
the presidential debate stage in South Carolina, the media all
but laughed me and my campaign off.
But their laughter turned to fear when they
saw the grassroots energy exploding behind my campaign!
In fact, in one "money bomb" that year, my
supporters gave over $6 million in one day -- a record for any
campaign at that time.
The media and the Big Government
establishment became so afraid of our message, they began looking
for ways to shut me out of the debates!
They had taken it for granted that Americans
had given up on the Constitution. They thought nobody really
believed in limited government anymore.
They believed nobody cared if government took
their money and used it to bail out failing Wall Street fat-cats.
And they thought Americans wanted to be spied
on -- and the grassroots were "too stupid" to understand the
Federal Reserve or monetary policy.
My campaign proved them wrong, wrong, wrong!
But the truth is, it wasn't really me at all
who accomplished that. It was you and good folks like you from
all over the country who chose to take a stand for liberty.
Of course, the Big Government establishment
thought it was all over when my campaign wound down. They
thought we were just a passing fad.
But thanks to your support, our campaign has
pressed on -- although today, we're running it from the
"outside."
When a few of my trusted staff were trying to
decide the name of the group we would form out of my 2008
campaign, I said:
"I've been campaigning for liberty for over
30 years. Why don't we call the group 'Campaign for Liberty?'"
Over the past sixteen years, Campaign for
Liberty has racked up some tremendous victories together with our
supporters.
When I ran for president in 2008, I was
arguably the only voice for liberty in the U.S. House or Senate.
Needless to say, it was lonely being outvoted 434-1 on a regular
basis!
But in 2010, my son, Senator Rand Paul,
shocked the political world by defeating an opponent handpicked
by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in a hard-fought GOP primary,
ultimately winning that U.S. Senate seat.
As a Senator, Rand continues to be a strong
voice for liberty. There are a handful of other U.S. Senators
who'll often follow his lead on critical battles as well.
In the U.S. House, we have Congressmen Thomas
Massie (R-KY) and several others who truly believe in liberty.
Every election since my 2008 presidential
run, the Liberty Movement has gained new allies and our numbers
continue to grow -- both in Congress and in state legislatures
nationwide.
And on policy, we're punching far above our
weight.
In 2008, discussion of Federal Reserve was
hardly a blip on the political radar screen.
Frankly, I was astounded at the response I
received on the campaign trail in 2008 when I explained how the
Fed's print-now, ask-questions-later policies were at the root of
everything we still hate about Washington, D.C.
In 2012, just four years later, we passed
Audit the Fed through the U.S. House by an overwhelming
three-fourths margin!
Today, we're only a handful of votes shy of
passing it in the U.S. Senate.
Thanks to Campaign for Liberty supporters'
help, we've also:
*** THWARTED the globalist WHO Pandemic
Treaty scheme that would have made the authoritarian measures
unleashed on Americans during the Covid era seem lame.
*** STOPPED every attempt (by BOTH parties)
to RAM their National ID database into law. If passed, this
scheme would allow government to create a database of EVERY
American citizen -- including everything from gun ownership
records and political activity to love interests.
*** Stood strong against "Cap and Tax" and
all other faux "environmental" schemes. Sadly, with the advent
of the so-called "Green New Deal," this scheme is back -- and is
now being touted by both parties as a "compromise!"
*** Stymied bipartisan knee-jerk rushes to
gun control in the wake of shooting tragedies.
*** Created a massive grassroots backlash
against government spying programs. This battle is still ongoing
-- and I dare say, it's a fight we're winning with the American
people and came within ONE vote of winning in the U.S. House this
year!
Of course, our progress hasn't come without a
price.
For nearly three years, Campaign for Liberty
was involved in a standoff with the IRS who was demanding we turn
over the names, addresses, and other personal information of our
supporters.
Even in the face of the crippling daily fines
the IRS was threatening us with, I told our staff to give them
nothing.
I knew publicizing our supporters' names
would open them up to political backlash from power-hungry
bureaucrats. That legal standoff ended years later when the IRS
finally notified us they were backing down.
But as bad as that was, there is no denying
the many escalating crises you and I faced in the wake of Covid
and the bevy of issues created in its wake.
While we have a number of allies in Congress
fighting to slash spending and restore lost liberties, they are
up against Big Government statists who continue to escalate
spending like there's no tomorrow.
They've REFUSED to keep their promises to
stop the weaponization of the DOJ, end warrantless surveillance,
and shut down the bureaucracy that made the Covid tyranny
possible.
And while there is seemingly no shortage of
defensive battles to fight, we're continuing the battle for Audit
the Fed and a ban on CBDCs, which is awaiting Senate action right
now.
And the 2024 elections are right around the
corner.
No matter which way the election goes,
Congress' new agenda will be decided in the immediate days
following.
You and I will need to act immediately,
either to force our priorities to the very top of Congress'
agenda . . . or to overcome MASSIVE tax and spending hikes,
ESCALATING saber rattling, RENEWED assaults on the First
Amendment, gun control, and even more Deep State spying power
over each and every one of us.
And you can bet, they'll attempt to move each
of these schemes with lightning speed -- BEFORE the grassroots
can mobilize.
After all, the statists in BOTH parties know
the real power centers in Washington, D.C. are no longer the
party big-wigs, the political "experts," or the deep-pocketed
banksters. It's grassroots patriots like you.
But in the high-stakes battles that I'm
worried are just around the corner, I fear we won't have the
resources to fight back.
As I mentioned, Campaign for Liberty's bank
accounts are dangerously low.
Every organization in Washington, D.C. runs
into financial rough patches now and then. The difference is,
other organizations can often call up a wealthy donor or two and
ask for some help.
Sometimes that comes with strings attached --
like the insistence that an organization "go easy" on a member of
Congress who's recently become a traitor.
In forming Campaign for Liberty, I made a
pledge to myself, my staff, and our donors that we would never
play those Washington, D.C. games.
We're not interested in grabbing nice news
headlines or getting invited to the fancy cocktail parties with
the media, sleazy lobbyists, and politicians. We're interested
in standing strong for principle -- and making a difference.
That's why, for the most part, Campaign for
Liberty is still fueled by good folks like you who helped my
presidential campaigns raise millions -- $100, $50, and $25 at a
time.
So after raising such a massive amount of
money in one day, it seems like raising $34,810 shouldn't be that
tough, right?
The answer is, no. It won't be that hard --
if I can count on your generosity.
But oftentimes -- in the build up to big
elections like the one coming at us like a freight train -- many
people choose to give to deserving candidates they want to see
elected.
That means fewer contributions to Campaign
for Liberty.
And now, with the Democrats holding the White
House and the Senate, and our battles more ferocious than even
during the eight years of Barrack Obama and the last four with
Joe Biden, many people are hunkering down to ride out the storm.
The problem is if we don't fight NOW, this
storm might do in our country.
Campaign for Liberty is run on a shoestring
budget. We do all we can to carefully spend every red cent
possible to make the biggest difference. That means when
contributions start to run dry, we feel it. Big time.
So please don't lay this email aside or think
someone else will carry the load. Will you please act?
Campaign for Liberty supporters have never
let me down before. Over the past sixteen years, we've made so
much progress together.
And I still believe we have so much more to
achieve in the future -- together. But defeating the statists
and renewing liberty in America can't happen without paying the
bills.
If I can't raise the $34,810, I will not put
Campaign for Liberty in debt -- even though I believe we'll be
back on firm financial footing very soon. I pledged never to do
so, I am not going to start now.
The truth is, Campaign for Liberty is not my
organization. It's yours.
It belongs to the countless grassroots
patriots all over the country who helped take the Liberty
Movement from nothing to a major force in modern American
politics.
None of what we've fought for and
accomplished could have been possible without you.
So I'm writing to ask you to reinvest in what
you helped start with a generous contribution of $250 or at least
$100 today.
I know that's a lot to ask for. But without
your support, program cuts will be the only option. I don't want
to be forced to make this decision. I hope you agree.
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Of course, if $250 or $100 is just too much,
please agree to $50 or at least $25.
Your support would mean the world to me right
now -- and help Campaign for Liberty continue making a world of
difference.
I have only a few days before I have to
decide whether or not to make cuts.
So please agree to your most generous
contribution of $250, $100, or at least $50 or $25 today.
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In Liberty,
Ron Paul
Chairman
P.S. With all the resources we've been forced to spend this year,
I'm growing more concerned by the day. Money is tight. Too
tight.
I have to raise $34,810 right away to avoid
making serious program cuts. Will you please agree to your most
generous contribution of $250, $100, or at least $50 or $25
today?
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