> > only if we take the initiative and destroy the electronic voting machine
> > lobby.
> >
> > We have no need to know, instantaneously, who won any particular election.
> > The only benefit to instantaneous knowledge is, it allows the victory
> > parties to start earlier.
> >
>
> > The fastest way to corral the beast is bleed it to death. Get Mr. Cryer's
> > Memorandum at http://www.gcstation.net/liefreezone/ and view his video
> > presentation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbYkElqxw0. There are 4
> > videos total. I guarantee you will be as mad as I am how we have been
> > coerced into parting with our money to feed un-constitutional "programs" and
> > grow government into every corner of our lives.
> >
> > Dennis
> > _____
> > >
> > Yes, there is an income tax but it is only, legally and lawfully, levied
> > against three entities and none of them are your average man on the street.
> > ______________
> > Ron Paul and the Empire
> >
> >
> > by Steven LaTulippe <mailto:paleoliberty@...>
> > by Steven LaTulippe
> >
> > "If we have to use force, it is because we are America! We are the
> > indispensable nation. We stand tall, and we see further into the future."
> >
> > ~ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
> >
> > Can Ron Paul really win? Does he have a snowball's chance of becoming the
> > next president, or are we all kidding ourselves?
> >
> > At the moment, Rep. Paul's quixotic campaign seems to be picking up steam.
> > His recent fundraising statistics reveal a blossoming, internet-based
> > movement that is uniting libertarians and other concerned citizens from
> > across the political spectrum. His performance in the media has been sharp,
> > and his organization seems to be honing its message.
> >
> > While there are plenty of reasons for optimism, I think we need to be
> > clear-eyed about the road ahead. If Rep. Paul somehow manages to remain a
> > viable candidate and to seriously challenge his mainstream opponents, things
> > will get extremely interesting. He faces a set of obstacles unlike any other
> > candidate in my lifetime.
> >
> > When evaluating his chances, it's important to accept one fact about
> > contemporary America: This is not a democracy, and certainly not a
> > constitutional republic. America is actually a carefully concealed
> > oligarchy. A few thousand people, mostly in government, finance, and the
> > military-industrial complex, run this country for their own purposes. By
> > manipulating the two-party system, influencing the mainstream media, and
> > controlling the flow of campaign finance money, this oligarchy works to
> > secure the nomination of its preferred candidates (Democratic and Republican
> > alike), thus giving voters a "choice" between Puppet A and Marionette B.
> >
> > Unlike the establishment's candidates, Ron Paul is a freelancer running on
> > three specific ideas:
> >
> > 1. The federal government must function within the strict guidelines of the
> > Constitution.
> >
> > 2. America should deconstruct its empire, withdraw our troops from around
> > the world and reestablish a foreign policy based on noninterventionism.
> >
> > 3. America should abolish the Federal Reserve Bank, eliminate fiat currency
> > and return to hard money.
> >
> > This is not a political agenda. This is not a party platform. It is a
> > revolution. The entire ruling oligarchy would be swept away if these ideas
> > were ever implemented. Every sentence, every word, every jot and tittle of
> > this agenda is unacceptable, repellent and hateful to America's ruling
> > elite.
> >
> > The reasons for this are fairly obvious.
> >
> > Through its control of the Federal Reserve, the banking elites make billions
> > of dollars in unearned profits and exert enormous influence over the
> > American economy. Countless industries and special interest groups (both
> > foreign and domestic) have sprung up around our defense and national
> > security budgets. The bureaucratic elites who dominate the federal
> > government despise the Constitution's limitations on their power and view
> > the document as just an archaic "piece of paper."
> >
> > Anyone who believes these folks will simply "walk away" if Ron Paul is
> > elected president obviously doesn't understand with whom they are dealing.
> >
> > When its authority over the Southern states was challenged in the 19th
> > Century, the oligarchy suspended the Constitution and launched a bloody war
> > that killed three quarters of a million people. They arrested newspaper
> > editors, deported antiwar congressmen, and burned down several American
> > cities.
> >
> > A century later, the oligarchy nuked two Japanese cities, killing thousands
> > of civilians in the twinkle of an eye.
> >
> > <http://www.lewrockwell.com/latulippe/fm_victim.jpg>
> > Victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb
> >
> > When its marginal interests were threatened in Southeast Asia, the oligarchy
> > launched a devastating war that killed over a million people and left the
> > region marinating in toxic defoliating chemicals.
> >
> > <http://www.lewrockwell.com/latulippe/Vietnam_napalm_19721.jpg>
> > Vietnamese civilians fleeing an air raid
> >
> > To further its interests in the Middle East, the oligarchy slapped horrific
> > sanctions on Iraq that killed 250,000 children (and then trotted out
> > Madeleine Albright - one of Clinton's blood-stained trolls - to smugly
> > declare that the deaths were "worth it").
> >
> > <http://www.lewrockwell.com/latulippe/Iraqi_children_under_sanctions.jpg>
> > Malnourished Iraqi child
> >
> > Keeping these facts in mind, we must ask ourselves a simple question: If the
> > oligarchy was willing to behave this way to protect its often marginal
> > interests, what would it do to stop a devastating assault on its very
> > existence?
> >
> > The attack on Ron Paul's candidacy will begin in earnest when it appears he
> > has an even remote possibility of winning. It will follow a fairly
> > predictable path:
> >
> > The first step is already in play. The establishment will start by simply
> > ignoring him, by using its power in the mainstream media and their influence
> > over campaign donors. If possible, they will find ways of excluding him from
> > the debates.
> >
> > This strategy is already failing. The internet and talk radio are outside
> > the elite's direct control and are being used effectively by Rep. Paul to
> > "get the message out." (And mark my words, sooner or later the oligarchy
> > will come for the internet
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Governance_Forum> . This medium has
> > been a royal pain in their derriere from day one).
> >
> > If this strategy fizzles, the establishment will move on to ridicule and
> > fear mongering. Ron's ideas will be grotesquely distorted in establishment
> > media "hit pieces." They'll say he wants to permit heroine use in public
> > schools, or that he wants old people to die in the streets without their
> > social security checks, or that he wants to allow greedy industrialists to
> > dump toxic waste into our drinking water.
> >
> > The next arrow in the oligarchy's quiver will be scandal - real or
> > fabricated. Usually, this takes the form of pictures, billing records, etc.
> > involving financial or sexual hi-jinks. For folks with the right motivation
> > and abilities, it would be child's play to implicate him in some sort of
> > phony ethical, moral, or financial skullduggery (e.g., doctored pictures,
> > sordid media accounts from "eye witnesses," etc.).
> >
> > If Ron somehow survives this assault, the oligarchy will move on to the
> > criminal justice system. On some fine day, a stretch limo will pull up to
> > the Capitol Building and one of the establishment's consiglieres (Jim
> > Baker...or maybe Vernon Jordan) will ooze into Ron's office for a "chat."
> >
> > Maybe Rep. Paul forgot to fill out Form X109/23W on his 1997 income tax
> > return?
> >
> > Or maybe he drained a mud puddle when he built his new house...and maybe
> > that puddle could theoretically be classified as a "wetland?"
> >
> > Or, even better, maybe a close relative is in hot water with
> > OSHA/FDA/IRS/you-name-it (federal prosecutors love to go after relatives in
> > order to gain "leverage").
> >
> > Rep. Paul's sentence could be lessened, of course...provided he agreed to
> > drop his candidacy as part of a "plea bargain."
> >
> > Ayn Rand once stated that the hallmark of authoritarian systems is the
> > creation of innumerable, indecipherable laws. Such systems make everyone an
> > un-indicted felon and allow for the exercise of arbitrary government power
> > via selective prosecution.
> >
> > If this tactic somehow failed and it appeared that Rep. Paul was still a
> > credible threat to win the presidency, then things could get dicey.
> >
> > The establishment may decide to let him take office and then use their
> > considerable influence to ensure his presidency ended in failure - mostly
> > through their control of congress, the federal bureaucracy, and the
> > mainstream media.
> >
> > The problem with this strategy (from the oligarchy's perspective) is that it
> > entails considerable risk. As president, Rep. Paul could use the substantial
> > powers of the office to inflict untold damage to the imperial structure
> > (especially if he chose to withdraw American troops stationed overseas).
> > Worse, he could appoint anti-government "ideologues" to a variety of
> > positions in the federal government.
> >
> > The damage could take decades to undo.
> >
> > If these options fail, the oligarchy could resort to various "extra-legal"
> > strategies - anything from vote-rigging to trumped-up impeachment charges.
> >
> > Either way, one thing is certain: The American establishment controls a
> > world-wide empire, has the power to print the world's reserve currency at
> > will, and can enact virtually any law without constitutional constraint.
> > Such power is rarely surrendered without a long, bitter struggle.
> >
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