An Open Letter to Dr. Ron Paul

From Nolan Chart

by Robert Werden
(Libertarian)

I want to send out a plea to Congressman Ron Paul and the Republican Party to do something about the allegations of Senator John McCain’s violation of FEC laws.

Congressman Paul, I would urge you to examine the allegations against Senator John McCain in which he is being accused of willfully violating FEC finance law.

There are reports that the Senator from Arizona has violated FEC laws by using the promise of entering the Federal Matching funds program to:

1. Acquire a loan from theMaryland-based Fidelity & Trust Bank to the tune of $4 million.

2. Bypass signature requirements to get on multiple State Ballots

There are also allegations that the Senator sent in a request to get out of the matching funds program after Februarys Super Tuesday primaries. Doing this while knowing that the FEC was in a forced recess and would not be able to vote on the Senators request. This action by Senator McCain would allow him if approved to spend over the the FEC matching fund spending cap.

The main point I would urge Congressman Paul and the Republican Party to investigate is, did Senator McCain commit fraud by securing a loan as well as placement on state primary ballots by willingly using the Matching funds program as collateral then willingly request to cancel the request for that collateral?

If Senator McCain is in violation of FEC laws, I would urge the Republican Party to express to Senator McCain that Republicans will not stand for such actions unbecoming of the Republican Party, and eject Senator McCain from the Party. I would also urge Congressman Paul to rally the Republican Party around his still very active bid for the Republican nomination and unbind the delegates nationwide to expedite the process at the Republican National convention to nominate Congressman Paul.

The Republican Party needs to quickly act and eliminate the scandal that they will lose the White House for the Republican Party. The Democrats have already filed complaints with the FEC and this is hurting the party and it chance to win the election in November.

Congressman Paul, please investigate and act swiftly.

Ex-Rep. Bob Barr to seek Libertarian nod, may get Ron Paul O.K.

Just when you thought we might be whittling down the number of presidential candidates, there’s a new one about to jump in.According to a political website, Fitsnews.com, former Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia is about to announce his candidacy with the Libertarian Party.

The same site predicts tonight that GOP Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who has refused to endorse the presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain and continues his own vain campaign, will endorse Barr’s bid.

That would indeed make for an unusual sight, an active candidate in one party endorsing a new one in another party.

Paul actually ran as the Libertarian Party’s candidate for president in 1988, but has consistently rejected a third-party bid throughout this campaign.

The 72-year-old Paul’s campaign — he’s the only survivor beyond McCain of 11 Republicans from last year — surprised many political observers with its financial potency. Some 800,000 eager and energetic voters, many of them new to politics, have given him in excess of $32 million in the last year, nearly $20 million of it in the last quarter of 2007, to make him the largest GOP fundraiser then. They developed a whole range of creative ideas to arouse political support, including a pinup calendar of nearly naked Hotties4Ron Paul.

Barr, who represented Georgia’s 7th District for eight years until 2003, like Paul has made no secret of his dissatisfaction with current Republican Party leadership. He’s praised Paul for….

tapping into that same dissatisfaction with his strict constitutionalist approach and desire to drastically reduce the size of the federal government. You may also remember Barr as the activist House floor manager during the impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton.Paul has said he will continue to slog on as long as his supporters support him with their energy and donations. He reported about $5 million cash in hand at the end of February and zero campaign debt.

As an ardent opponent of the Iraq war, Paul has declined to endorse McCain and don’t expect him to change his mind. In a recent interview with Newsweek, he said his supporters would like to work within the GOP but often find themselves unwelcome. He was asked if he would urge them to vote for Republican McCain come November.

“I’m not going to tell them what to do,” Paul replied. “But I honestly can’t imagine any of them supporting him. That would be a tough sale. The odds of him all of a sudden coming to one of our rallies and being cheered on are not very high.”

–Andrew Malcolm