Dear Patriot,

In any other "normal" year, many of us would
be gathering with family and friends this weekend to celebrate
the Easter holiday.

But just like in 2020, this is anything but a
normal year.

Back in 1916, the Irish chose Easter as a
time to rise up against British oppression and proclaimed
themselves a republic -- a daring move inspired by a desire for
liberty.

This Easter in the United States of America,
rather than an occupying one, we face a government that has grown
more and more oppressive daily through the coronavirus crisis and
stripping away our liberties every step along the way.

Thomas Jefferson famously said, "Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty." That does not only mean that
we should be prepared to defend against foreign invaders. Perhaps
more importantly it means that we must retain the lessons from
the original American and Irish revolts and guard against a
government that views the people as the enemy.

One year after the initial "two weeks to
flatten the curve" lockdowns, many Americans are still being told
they must not gather in groups and should stay home on Sunday.
Churches and businesses remain closed or face capacity
limitations because the government deems them "non-essential."
Others are gone for good. Those who speak out are criticized
profusely.

One hundred years ago, a young writer
Randolph Bourne said, "war is the health of the state," and he
lamented governments' success at taking authority and resources
during conflict. But Bourne further explained that, "if the
State's chief function is war, then the State must suck out of
the nation a large part of its energy for its purely sterile
purposes of defense and aggression. It devotes to waste or to
actual destruction as much as it can of the vitality of the
nation."

The "war" we face today is not against
foreign enemies, but rather on American soil against our own
government as they seek more and more power, and as they suck out
the vitality of our citizens.

The actions being taken benefit the special
interests. They benefit the statists whose "expertise" is leading
to disaster. They benefit the mainstream media. They benefit the
wealthy.

The government is using the threat of this
virus to further gut our First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, AND Tenth Amendment rights. All under
the guise of "keeping us safe" from the threat du jour.

The state uses their power to take away our
freedoms. If we wish to survive as a free society, we must begin
to exercise some of that "eternal vigilance" Jefferson spoke of
against an ever more oppressive state -- and that is exactly what
we intend to do. If the people demand change, the politicians
will listen.

These are truly somber times.

But please don't forget this Easter and
Passover holiday, like this time of year, is about renewal and
freedom.

I hope that you have a peaceful weekend and
are able to spend some time with your loved ones.

For liberty,

Ron Paul

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