We Can't Rely on One Person to Protect Liberty

TruthSeeker1982 Wed, 02/03/2016 - 10:45

Like many others, I'm very disappointed with the news that Rand Paul is dropping out of the presidential race.  Even if he didn't win, I think there would have been a lot of value in spreading his ideas around the country as much as possible.  It just goes to show that we can't rely on one person to protect our freedoms and fight for liberty.  As the saying goes: if you want something done right, do it yourself.  Take this as clear sign that there is a lot of work to do and it is up to each of us to do our part to promote and protect the principles of liberty and freedom to the best of our abilities. 

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TrumpetRoyale's picture

Rand Drops Out.   We all have questions.  I have been involved since Ron Paul 2007.  Here is what I see:

In the four years from the end of Ron Paul's 2012 campaign to 2016, many of us knew Rand would be running for POTUS in 2016.  So did the establishment.  In fact they were firing on ALL cylinders, including their biggest program to break the liberty movement & fractionalize support for Rand.  They did this through Alex Jones [yes he is a fake too, do your research here], Lew Rockwell [not necessarily a fake but was able to heard some people away from Rand], the Daily Paul [they worked hard to fractionalize on this site].  You see, the name of the game is FRACTIONALIZE.  What we are witnessing on all fronts in the Rand Campaign is establishment control, perhaps not of every inner working of his campaign but the picture as a whole is a sophisticated [as Rands slogan says] MACHINE.  They were taking Rand down before he ever announced he was running.  Now, why did Rand drop out so abruptly is my question?  He could have waited a week, made it to Saturdays debate & given the constitution a voice.  Now, all we have are phony constitutional candidates spewing lies & deceit.   Was Rand threatened to leave?   Was this the plan all along?  Is Rand a phony?[ Personally, I don't think so].  

It just seems like Rand went out so abruptly that it doesn't make sense.  I understand he now has an opponent for his Senate race which he must win to be a voice at all.  The establishment wants him out of politics all together.  They want the truth silenced.  Now, the establishment has won this round.  For the past two presidential races we have had the voice of the constitution Ron Paul standing for us in opposition to the neocon lies.  Now it is gone.  I write this to encourage others to look into how sophisticated the machine is & as others have stated, to not rely on one person for liberty.  Rand's exit was horribly timed, which is why there are so many questions.  He would have been in the next debate on Saturday.  It doesn't make any sense. And his exit gives no clues as to why it happened.  Independent run? 

SandyMom's picture

he is hurting the Liberty Movement and helping the establishment and (thou it matters not) my trust all the way around

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.”

TrumpetRoyale's picture

Rand Drops Out.   We all have questions.  I have been involved since Ron Paul 2007.  Here is what I see:

In the four years from the end of Ron Paul's 2012 campaign to 2016, many of us knew Rand would be running for POTUS in 2016.  So did the establishment.  In fact they were firing on ALL cylinders, including their biggest program to break the liberty movement & fractionalize support for Rand.  They did this through Alex Jones [yes he is a fake too, do your research here], Lew Rockwell [not necessarily a fake but was able to heard some people away from Rand], the Daily Paul [they worked hard to fractionalize on this site].  You see, the name of the game is FRACTIONALIZE.  What we are witnessing on all fronts in the Rand Campaign is establishment control, perhaps not of every inner working of his campaign but the picture as a whole is a sophisticated [as Rands slogan says] MACHINE.  They were taking Rand down before he ever announced he was running.  Now, why did Rand drop out so abruptly is my question?  He could have waited a week, made it to Saturdays debate & given the constitution a voice.  Now, all we have are phony constitutional candidates spewing lies & deceit.   Was Rand threatened to leave?   Was this the plan all along?  Is Rand a phony?[ Personally, I don't think so].  

It just seems like Rand went out so abruptly that it doesn't make sense.  I understand he now has an opponent for his Senate race which he must win to be a voice at all.  The establishment wants him out of politics all together.  They want the truth silenced.  Now, the establishment has won this round.  For the past two presidential races we have had the voice of the constitution Ron Paul standing for us in opposition to the neocon lies.  Now it is gone.  I write this to encourage others to look into how sophisticated the machine is & as others have stated, to not rely on one person for liberty.  Rand's exit was horribly timed, which is why there are so many questions.  He would have been in the next debate on Saturday.  It doesn't make any sense. And his exit gives no clues as to why it happened.  Independent run? 

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The abrupt withdrawal at this particular time makes no sense at all.  Lots going on behind the scene and the Machine started working quite some time ago to destroy Rand's campaign before it even started.  Still the unanswered question is "Why now?".  What's really going on?  I suspect it is something far bigger than an election.

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ecard71's picture

and steal the votes that have gone to Cruz, Sanders, and even Trump back.

It does NOT make any sense that Rand dropped out today. He had stated that he was off to New Hampshire Monday night. The Kentucky race could have waited another week. Something's up.

I STILL STAND WITH RAND!

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but that would mean that he would also have to run as an Independent for his Senate seat in Kentucky.  I don't think that he would risk possibly losing his Senate seat by suddenly switching his party affiliation to Independent, right?  I would absolutely LOVE for him to do precisely that IF I could be reassured that Rand would win back his Senate seat and also push himself way up in the presidential race.

I do believe that the majority of voters are fed up with both the GOP and the Dems...including myself and just about everyone I know.  

 

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ecard71's picture

lol.

I STILL STAND WITH RAND!

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I assumed you had just made a typo meaning to type in Rand rather than Ron.  I never thought that you were referring to Ron because, despite what we all would like, it's pretty evident that he will not make another presidential run at his age even though he's in excellent physical shape.  I believe he made the decision to retire from holding any political office when his last House term was up and he didn't seek another re-election.  

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ecard71's picture

However, he's been gone from office for 4 years. Maybe that break, in combination with the 1500 plus crowd he attracted in Iowa, sparked his fire again. He would also be jumping in now as opposed to not having to campaign since 2015, so he may have the energy for it. Imagine Ron jumping in now, effectively stealing back some of those votes from Cruz & Trump, and then naming Rand his VP. (Grin) Do I think it would happen? Of course not. I'm just trying to make "sense" of Rand's sudden departure. The timing is off.

I STILL STAND WITH RAND!