On July 12, Ron Paul announced that he won’t seek re-election to Congress. He feels that his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination will be stronger if he only focuses on the presidential contest.
Minor party and independent candidates never had a better friend that Ron Paul. In four different sessions of Congress, he introduced a bill to outlaw restrictive ballot access requirements for federal office. Also, several times he introduced a bill requiring presidential candidates who receive public funding to participate in inclusive general election debates, should they become a nominee in the general election. Both bills received votes on the House floor in 1998. The ballot access bill got 67 votes and the debates bill got 81 votes.
Ron Paul has had more of an impact in Congress. As much as I’d like to see him win the presidency, will the old guard Republicans vote for him, or will millions of new voters stand up and be counted in this next election.
Go Ron Paul. Please win the presidency an keep fighting for liberty!
I wonder what he will do if the GOP rejects him again? Perhaps the LP again? Maybe the CP? With his large grassroots and internet following perhaps Americans Elect. It should be interesting!
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Even a worse ANTI-Democracy gerrymander in Texas for U.S.A. Reps.
1/2 votes x 1/2 gerrymander districts = 1/4 CONTROL.
P.R. and App.V.
I think Ron has finally gotten burned out from all the bullshit in Congress.
He was gerrymandered out of his old district by his GOP “friends” in the Texas Legislature.
Libertarians Announce for Ron Paul’s Congressional Seat
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Within hours of Rep. Ron Paul’s announcement that he will not seek re-election to Congress to focus on his bid for the Republican nomination for President, three Libertarians announced their intent to seek the Libertarian Party of Texas nomination for the seat.
Continue reading here:
http://thirdpartypolitics.us/blog/2011/07/13/libertarians-announce-for-ron-pauls-congressional-seat/
Note: According to the Libertarian Party, an earlier version of the article I posted above incorrectly stated that Bob Smither received 18% of the vote in 2006. The correct number is 6%.