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 bill Jeffries and Schumer send her way will be signed instantly. The truth is, you and I both know even a Republican trifecta does not guarantee the advancement of
liberty. 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 Congressman 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. 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. 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.
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? If you’d prefer to donate via PayPal, please click here. If you would like to make a donation by mail, please send your cash or check to Campaign for Liberty, PO Box 104, Lake Jackson TX 77566 or you can call 703-865-7162. The mission of Campaign for Liberty is
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