Posted 6/17/08 ( by Travis)
Ron Paul Candidates on the March in NV
6/17/08 Neoperspectives.com
Two weekends ago I attended a fundraiser and volunteer event for Ron Paul republicans here in NV, which I have been meaning to write about. The amazing energy and work of the Ron Paul Republicans (especially our Meetup [over 700 members]) generated a strong second place showing for Ron Paul here in NV, brought hundreds of new, and mostly young, faces into the political arena, shut down the GOP convention in Reno, and heavily influenced the NV GOP party platform, has now translated into candidates running for office. As the saying goes, all politics is local, and indeed, local change will predate national change and lead to lasting political involvement, while national advocacy is more emotionally satisfying, initially, it will not bear as heavy long term fruit like local advocacy.
So, I am proud to announce that Ron Paul candidates are on the march in NV; we are challenging all three congressional seats, and at least 5 state assembly seats (so I've been told). Plus, from appearances of things, we may have a number of other candidates not directly involved in the meetup who at least sympathize with the ideals of human liberty. The 3 Ron Paul candidates who were the beneficiaries of this this particular fundraiser are:
Chris
Dyer running for Congressional district 1
Carl Bunce running for Congress, district 3
(running in the primary in my district against pork barreling, big government spending Jon
Porter, who last time I checked was on TV was spinning his wheels discussing Darfur instead of
battling American socialism.)
David Isbell running for state assembly district 17
I know all three of them quite well and can personally vouch that they are truly in favor of limiting the size and scope of government. Plus, David Isabell has an awesome license plate! :)
LisaMarie Johnson running for state assembly district 6 was also in attendance.
Also, we had two judges present, one current Judge, Cynthia Steel for Family Court, and one judge seeking election, Suzan Baucum for district court judge. I'm not sure if either of them are Ron Paul supporters, but it was certainly nice of them to stop by; I was pleased to have some good discussions with Judge Steel and as an added bonus on her website she has listed the endorsement of Weldon ‘Don’ Havins, M.D., Esq, who taught our class and whose opinion I respect.
Of course, there are other NV Ron Paul candidates who were not at this particular fundraiser, those with websites are:
Andrew Bronsen running for state assembly, district 4
James Smack running for congress, district 2
As political forces grow, this phenomena of politicians recognizing and showing up at events will surely increase. Once it is known that 'liberty' is a popular concept, that Ron Paul candidates are being elected to office, that Ron Paul voters are voting with their ballots, we will attract the attention of 'mainstream' politicians who, flighty with the wind, as they are prone, will soon begin to co-opt our rhetoric and vote and rule respectively. Not to mention, attend out events and give us access to these elected officials. Let us welcome them.
In conclusion, I have the utmost respect for all our candidates, they are taking the necessary steps, fighting our battles for us, putting in the hours, doing the dirty work, while we remain bashfully on the sidelines and cheer. I congratulate them all and wish them the best of luck, they will certainly have my vote and support this November and beyond.
As is said, 'what men can dream, men can achieve', and if this phenomena continues to replicate in states across the country, and from what we hear this is happening; we will truly have a revolution on our hands.