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Dear Friends,
The Ron Paul campaign is sweeping the country.
Please click the link to read a very good article by Carl Fisher.
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Bears Empty Pot For Americans
December 6, 2007
Carl Fiser
(Smithtown, N.Y.) Many contend that Ron Paul, although an honest, plain-talking man, comes to the 2008 presidential campaign podium without a lot of achievement. While in office, he hasn’t steer-headed proposed legislation into law, or galvanized broad-based support for this national agenda or that, or even been on board with most post-911 bills and actions. For almost twenty years, he’s been a dedicated representative for his Texas District and has not a potpourri of achievements about which to boast on the presidential campaign trail. Is this exactly true? How could someone serve for so long, and have so little to show for it?
At this time, I should share a story I heard from two entertainers at my son’s grade school. The entertainers were turning books from different parts of the world into short, little plays, in order to spark the children’s interest in reading. The following story took place centuries ago in the Far East.
The wise, old emperor was keenly aware that he was getting along in years, and he worried about finding a suitable replacement to lead the people. One day, he solicited the young people of his kingdom to gather, and he shocked them by telling them that he would be stepping down and that he would choose one of them to be his successor. “I am going to give each one of you a seed today, a very special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!”
One young man named Ling, a son of a farmer, was there that day, and he was certain that he could cultivate that seed better than anyone else. He got a pot, filled it with rich soil and watered it carefully. Day after day, he checked the pot. Weeks passed by, then months, and still nothing had grown. Other youths from the kingdom began to talk about their plants and flowers and trees, but Ling said nothing. He was sure that he somehow had killed the seed.
After a year had passed, all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for inspection. Ling’s first inclination was not to attend, but he showed up that day, sick to his stomach. He was amazed at the plants that the others had brought. They were of all different varieties and all so beautiful. Some of the others made fun of Ling’s empty pot and others felt pity for him. Ling stood toward the back of the crowd.
The emperor looked over the vast array and seemed pleased. Then, he spotted Ling standing at the back of the room with his empty pot, and he ordered his guards to bring the young man to the front. Ling was led grudgingly, fearful that he may be punished for his utter failure. The emperor asked his name. “My name is Ling,” he replied. Now, all the youths were laughing and making fun. The emperor then announced to the crowd, “Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!”
The emperor continued,
One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow. The rest of you substituted your own seeds for the one I gave you, but Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be your new emperor!
Ron Paul, like Ling, is a great truth-teller. His voting record is one of the most consistent
this writer has ever seen. No flip-flops are to be found. As well, he is a courageous and wise man, and a heck of an economist. Just ask the Wall Streeters. However, he bears to his fellow countrymen (and countrywomen), an empty pot. He can’t claim to have brought you wars or higher taxes, which we now have. He never brought you an unbalanced budget, which is a perennial joke. He never voted himself a wage increase and, to this day, gives back part of his salary every year. He has always voted to preserve the Constitution, cut government spending, lower healthcare costs, end the war on drugs, secure our borders with immigration reform and protect our civil liberties. Sorrowfully, he was outvoted or shot down on all measures. The Constitution has been chiseled down, government spending is through the roof, healthcare costs are out of control, the war on drugs keeps getting less effective, immigration issues remain unresolved and our civil liberties have been crimped for our own safety. I’ll just throw in that Ron Paul opposes regulation of the internet, which has been a revolution in the exchange of ideas, this article being a case in point.
The eye-popping reality of the situation is this. No longer can it be said that Ron Paul is running for President. Amazingly enough, his candidacy has been hijacked, and it appears now that the people are running for President. . . through Ron Paul! That’s the true revolution about which your neighbors are speaking.
So, do you want the plants and flowers that your other government representatives have cultivated for you year after year, or do you want an open and honest effort at change, not for the powerful interests, but for you and for members of your family yet to arrive. If you want to see an unprecedented effort at change – starting with the only man on the campaign trail who is not afraid to tell you the truth – your action must start now. Get informed. Get angry. Get talking to your neighbors. Then, get to the voting booths!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2JIt88ieu8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWRDP8v9ss

What do you expect from your government?
It appears from a certain view that most people want their government to guarantee that they get food, water, housing, low gas prices and a job, even if they only get to keep about half the value of their labor. They expect the government to pay for a war that most of them are now against and they want the government to protect them form foreign invasion.
I really like Ron Paul because he is setting forth the above question to the American people…and then he answers it for them, correctly. We expect our government to provide honest money or let the people provide their own honest money. We also expect our government and their agents to follow the constitution. That’s about it.

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I heard back from my friend Joe Robinson this week… his petition to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied.
Well, we weren’t surprised. However, after 25 years of awareness that the National government has been taken over by the federal government, this showed me that the “supreme court justices”, the ones appointed by the executive power representative, the president, are motivated by other forces than truth and justice.
Many of you may say, well duh, it’s pretty obvious they are totally corrupt and you’ve known for a long time. Others, who know only what they read in the lie sheet (newspapers and t.v.) may say that they do not know for sure or maybe you just didn’t do it right or whatever….. I used to think that was the case for a number of years even after I had personal experiences.
Why am I so sure? Why do I think that the agents of government are corrupt?

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Bill Blackham called yesterday to inform me that he had already got the decision from the appellate court. Actually, there was only one judge in this appellate court, which is something I have never heard of. Of course it is probably a violation of a statute and we could possibly put in a motion, and maybe even reverse the decision. Well, that isn’t going to happen, because Mr. Blackham had already won this case, long ago, but he decided to waive his “speedy trial” victory in order to see how they would respond to the jurisdiction issue.
Well this judge, and I use the term very loosely, did the same thing that Mr. Blackham was complaining about. His opinion was basically that they did everything right and they have jurisdiction. Actually, this judge alleged that Mr. Blackham did not show how the court did not have jurisdiction. All the case law in the appeal stated that it was up to the plaintiff (the People of the State) to show jurisdiction, on the record, once it is challenged. Of course after challenging the jurisdiction at every stage and hearing, this judge says Mr. Blackham never challenged jurisdiction. I think I’m getting the picture now… Are you?

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On Wednesday, the 19th, I went to an appeals hearing that was supposed to be a video conference, however the video part could not be set up, so it was done by audio.
The appellant, Bill Blackham, was appealing a conviction for a seat belt violation and the appellate court judge had already ruled that Mr. Blackham could not challenge the jurisdiction of the court because he did not previously request a verified complaint pursuant to 853.9 (b) of the California Penal Code.
In order to get to Wednesday’s hearing, Mr. Blackham had to petition the appellate court for a re-hearing, stating that he did, in fact, request a verified complaint under 853.9 (b), three times, and the last time was in the recorder’s transcripts and it reveals the lower court judge telling Mr. Blackham that he doesn’t get a formal complaint under 853.9 (b).
Mr. Blackham’s petition for rehearing was granted, because the other side, the district attorney’s office (appellee), did not oppose his request.

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