Dear Patriot,

This isn't easy for me to write you.

Quite frankly, I'm worried. With the
government's draconian response to the coronavirus panic, we've
just witnessed arguably the biggest sustained attack on freedom
I've seen in my lifetime.

And I'm worried my ability to fight back is
shrinking with each passing day. Money is tight at Campaign for
Liberty. Too tight. I need your help.

Whether it's the government destroying our
economy by forcing Americans under house arrest, social media
titans' censorship, cellphone tracking of the sick, schemes to
force you to get a government mark of approval to live your life
with H.R. 6666-style contact tracing, the blatant targeting of
gun stores and religious services -- or the explosion of
government spending -- the early months of 2020 have been an
authoritarian's dream!

To say Campaign for Liberty's plates have
been full would be an understatement. Yet, there's no end in
sight.

With Congress and the Federal Reserve working
together to flood politically-connected corporate cronies with
taxpayer cash, we've seen our national debt explode to over $26
TRILLION!

Now state governments -- who've spent years
over-taxing, over-regulating, and handing out Cadillac contracts
to state employees -- are begging for trillions in bailouts, too!

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.

I have under two weeks to come up with
$73,710 -- or I'll 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 politicians in BOTH parties would love to see more
than our demise -- especially considering how far you and I have
come over the past 12+ years since my 2008 presidential run!

In the years leading up to that campaign, 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.

And the late-Senator John McCain ultimately
became the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee -- all while running
on a platform that included expanded war all over the globe,
endless government spying, "Cap and Tax," and "Comprehensive
Immigration Reform" (complete with a National ID Scheme)!

Their answers to the financial crisis was to
shut out the common-sense voice of everyday Americans and listen
to the "experts". . .

. . . "Experts" who said Iraq would be a
cakewalk.

. . . "Experts" who said Americans were too
stupid to understand the Federal Reserve system or monetary
policy.

. . . "Experts" who said Americans wouldn't
care if Congress took hundreds of BILLIONS of their tax dollars
and spent it bailing out auto companies and the big banks.

. . . "Experts" who said Americans liked
being spied on -- and if we didn't put the Fourth Amendment
through the shredder, we'd be under constant terrorist attacks!

You see, statists ALWAYS believe the problem
is our freedom.

So their fixes are ALWAYS the same -- bigger
and more expensive government.

Like many folks all over the country, 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 tried
to laugh my campaign off as a joke.

But their laughter turned to fear when they
saw the grassroots energy for my campaign!

In fact, in one "money bomb" that year, my
supporters gave over $6 million in one day -- and that was with
very few of the big gifts establishment campaigns count on!

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 believed nobody really
believed in limited government anymore.

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 eleven years, you and I have
racked up some tremendous victories together.

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 out-voted 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.

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've proven we can punch far
above our weight.

In 2008, discussion of the 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 with an overwhelming
three-fourths margin!

Today, even with Nancy Pelosi holding the
reins as Speaker of the House, I believe we can pass it with
votes from both parties -- if we succeed in forcing a vote.

And 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:

*** STOPPED every
attempt (so far) to RAM their National ID database scheme 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 rushes to gun control
in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut and Parkland, Florida
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 beginning to win with the
American people!

In fact, thanks in large part to your
efforts, Campaign for Liberty has thus far, prevented
reauthorization of the so-called "USA Freedom Act" this year with
some of the worst surveillance provisions originally passed in
the so-called "Patriot Act."

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 that was demanding we
turn over the names, addresses, and other personal information of
our most generous 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 that publicizing our most generous
supporters' names would open them up to political backlash from
power-hungry bureaucrats.

That legal standoff only ended two years ago
when the IRS finally notified us they were backing down.

Now, we have a new "crisis" -- COVID-19.

And I can't help but be reminded back to 2008
and the similarities we're witnessing now as our national media
and members of BOTH parties listen to the "experts". . .

. . . "Experts" who haven't issued ONE
accurate model predicting COVID-19's spread and fatalities.

. . . "Experts" who've far over-estimated the
fatality rate from COVID-19 by under-counting Americans with
infections. It turns out many people catch it and don't even
know!

. . . "Experts" who said Americans won't care
if we're imprisoned at home -- and trust the government to make
the right decisions.

. . . "Experts" who said Americans won't
notice if the hundreds of BILLIONS in emergency "small business
loans" end up in the pockets of Harvard and the Los Angeles
Lakers NBA team.

. . . "Experts" who said Americans won't care
if they see their life-savings dwindle, but politically-connected
BILLIONAIRES get richer.

Sadly, that's exactly what's happening.
According to one news report, "American billionaires have gotten
$565 billion richer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic."

And this is all just a small taste of what
the "experts" want.

One word that's been bandied about thousands
of times over the past year is "socialism."

We've been told it's growing in popularity
with each passing month as America's educational system
continually brainwashes younger generations with the help of our
media elites.

In fact, The Hill bragged late last year, "7
in 10 Millennials Say They Would Vote for a Socialist."

Quite simply, socialism is adherence to a
"bureaucrats-know-best" philosophy.

You get less freedom. And the "experts" get
more freedom to control you, your life, your job, your beliefs,
what you can and can't teach your kids, where you can go, what
you're "allowed" to own, think, read, eat, and smoke.

And it's this idea you and I must DESTROY.

If we don't, American
freedom will not survive.

It's that simple.

The good news is, I believe Americans are
getting fed up today.

They don't just want the freedoms they had
BEFORE COVID-19.

They want the "experts" boots off of their
neck, so you and I can live our own lives.

Americans are growing angry at how the
"experts" have railroaded us. From the very beginning, I called
the COVID-19 scare a "hoax" -- a "hoax" designed to kill more of
our freedoms.

That became patently obvious after over 1,200
of these "experts" signed an open letter supporting the George
Floyd protests that led to violence and looting in cities
worldwide but insisted "this should not be confused with a
permissive stance on all gatherings, particularly protests
against stay-at-home orders."

Now more Americans than ever before are open
to our message of freedom -- arguably more open than any other
time since the start of Campaign for Liberty. But as it stands
now, I don't have the resources to create the ROAR of opposition
both parties need to hear.

I know some of that is due to people's
hurting finances due to the government's response to COVID-19.
You can't effectively shut down an entire economy for months on
end without damaging people's livelihood.

So as I mentioned, Campaign for Liberty's
bank accounts are dangerously low.

Virtually 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 supporters 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 the good folks who helped my 2008
presidential campaign raise $6 million -- $100, $50, and $35 at a
time.

So after raising such a massive amount of
money in one day, it seems like raising $73,710 in under two
weeks shouldn't be that tough, right?

The answer is, no. It shouldn't be that hard
-- if I can count on your generosity.

Often times, when Republicans hold the White
House and/or Congress, many grassroots patriots -- many of them
solid pro-liberty folks -- will stop giving as much as they used
to.

Some "experts" say that's because the
grassroots get frustrated with the GOP's broken promises and
"tune out." Others think some in the grassroots don't think
there's anything to worry about if a Republican is in the White
House.

All you have to do is look back to the George
W. Bush years or the events of the past few months to realize
what a mistake in thinking that is!

Another problem is that -- during election
years like 2020 -- many people choose to give to deserving
candidates they want to see elected.

That means fewer contributions to Campaign
for Liberty.

Campaign for Liberty is run on a shoestring
budget. We do all we can to carefully spend every red cent
making the biggest difference. That means when contributions
start to run dry, we feel it. Big time.

So please don't put this aside or think that
someone else will carry the load. Will you please act?

Campaign for Liberty supporters have never
let me down before. Over the past ten 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 $73,710, 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.

Another game I won't play is asking the
federal government for a bailout -- something The New York Times
reports that at least one other supposedly "conservative"
organization is doing.

The truth is, Campaign for Liberty is not my
organization. It's yours.

It belongs to the tens of thousands of
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 $100 or at least $50 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.

Of course, if $100 or $50 is just
too much, please agree to $25 or at least $10.

Your support would mean the world to me right
now -- and help Campaign for Liberty continue making a world of
difference.

By the time you read this, I'll have under
two weeks before having to decide whether or not to make cuts.

So please agree to your most generous
contribution of $100, $50, or at least $25 or
$10 today.

For 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 $73,710 in under two weeks to
avoid making serious program cuts.

Will you please agree to your most generous
contribution of $100, $50, or at least $25 or
$10 TODAY?
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