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ResurrectLiberty
06-19-2011, 12:17 PM
Hello there fellow defenders of liberty,

I am an intern at Senator Paul's office this summer and the first installment of my summer internship blog is up on the Harvard Political Review:

http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/good-afternoon-senator-pauls-office/

Check it out to see what goes on in Senator Paul's laboratory of liberty!

Thomas
06-19-2011, 12:36 PM
bump

specsaregood
06-19-2011, 12:57 PM
i want to leave you with a unique intra-office e-mail exchange, one you could only find at the office of senator rand paul:

Assistant to chief of staff: “rand wants an office face book. Please send me a headshot by tomorrow cob.”

legislative correspondent:” i feel that this would be an unwarranted investigation and acquisition of my private information by the government.”

chief of staff: “and he says you’re right. You can do a drawing instead if you want.”

lmao.

Guitarzan
06-19-2011, 12:57 PM
Nice read! Thanks for the blog.

ResurrectLiberty
06-19-2011, 01:28 PM
Thanks, guys! The joke was quite priceless, haha.

speciallyblend
06-19-2011, 01:35 PM
ask rand paul to please enter the race now and join ron paul on the debate stage

doctor jones
06-19-2011, 01:37 PM
This is a great inside read. Say hi to Luke Mroz for me!

randomname
06-19-2011, 01:48 PM
Good read

tsai3904
06-19-2011, 03:10 PM
How effective are constituent letters and phone calls to the representatives? Does Rand get an update everyday or every week on the amount of communication for or against certain legislation?

axiomata
06-19-2011, 03:34 PM
I'm subscribed to this thread now so come back and remind of us your next update. I really enjoyed your unique insight.

ResurrectLiberty
06-19-2011, 04:09 PM
tsai3904, they all get entered into the Voice system and the legislative correspondents use the data collected to give the Senator updates on issues. I'd say it's highly effective (and efficient!).

tsai3904
06-19-2011, 04:20 PM
tsai3904, they all get entered into the Voice system and the legislative correspondents use the data collected to give the Senator updates on issues. I'd say it's highly effective (and efficient!).

That's good to know. Hope you enjoy the internship!

Brian4Liberty
06-19-2011, 04:53 PM
Hello there fellow defenders of liberty,

I am an intern at Senator Paul's office this summer and the first installment of my summer internship blog is up on the Harvard Political Review:

http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/good-afternoon-senator-pauls-office/

Check it out to see what goes on in Senator Paul's laboratory of liberty!

Good stuff! Like you mentioned in your blog, some Senators never interact with their interns or even most of their staff (except for that single 2 second picture taking exercise). You are lucky to be with Rand.

0zzy
06-19-2011, 04:54 PM
An internship at Rand's office seems nice :).

low preference guy
06-19-2011, 04:59 PM
An internship at Rand's office seems nice :).

I agree, but I'd feel a bit dirty receiving taxpayers money.

Maximus
06-19-2011, 05:23 PM
Great blog, dig the part about the Patriot Act

Inkblots
06-19-2011, 05:39 PM
I agree, but I'd feel a bit dirty receiving taxpayers money.

Are Congressional interns paid? I thought they worked for free.

Also, I enjoyed the blog, and am looking forward to future entries!

specsaregood
06-19-2011, 07:38 PM
tsai3904, they all get entered into the Voice system and the legislative correspondents use the data collected to give the Senator updates on issues. I'd say it's highly effective (and efficient!).

Unfortunately it sounds like while it is efficient; such a system reduces the contacts into just a simple numbers game. ie: no different than legislating by polls. I guess I won't bother constructing an argument or waxing poetically when writing my legislators. I'll just write, "vote no on this". just enough to get a digit entered into the system.

DeadheadForPaul
06-19-2011, 10:55 PM
Great read and very insightful

Thargok
06-19-2011, 11:52 PM
Are Congressional interns paid? I thought they worked for free.

Also, I enjoyed the blog, and am looking forward to future entries!

They are free, but can be paid.

Jandrsn21
06-19-2011, 11:56 PM
Assistant to Chief of Staff: “Rand wants an office face book. Please send me a headshot by tomorrow COB.”

Legislative Correspondent: ”I feel that this would be an unwarranted investigation and acquisition of my private information by the government.”

Chief of Staff: “And he says you’re right. You can do a drawing instead if you want.”

Rand is a funny guy!

realtonygoodwin
06-20-2011, 12:03 AM
Hello there fellow defenders of liberty,

I am an intern at Senator Paul's office this summer and the first installment of my summer internship blog is up on the Harvard Political Review:

http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/good-afternoon-senator-pauls-office/

Check it out to see what goes on in Senator Paul's laboratory of liberty!

Thanks for sharing this! What were the books given to you for your libertarian education?

PermanentSleep
06-21-2011, 03:41 PM
Hello there fellow defenders of liberty,

I am an intern at Senator Paul's office this summer and the first installment of my summer internship blog is up on the Harvard Political Review:

http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/good-afternoon-senator-pauls-office/

Check it out to see what goes on in Senator Paul's laboratory of liberty!

+rep Great idea, and thanks for doing it! Cheers!

ResurrectLiberty
07-11-2011, 07:01 PM
Sorry it took so long. Part 2 is here: http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/dont-cut-my-medicare-and-social-security-segment-2-of-the-paul-saga/

Part 3 will be published quite soon!

1836
07-11-2011, 10:33 PM
Your blogs are really first class, Naji. Very impressive.

Thank you for posting them here, and for working for the cause of liberty in our country.

Napoleon's Shadow
07-16-2011, 12:02 PM
Sorry it took so long. Part 2 is here: http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/dont-cut-my-medicare-and-social-security-segment-2-of-the-paul-saga/

Part 3 will be published quite soon!
Thanks for sharing this!

DeadheadForPaul
07-18-2011, 05:26 PM
Really enjoy this insight into the world of Rand. Nice to get a behind-the-scenes look

dannno
07-18-2011, 06:10 PM
Subscribed.

Great blog!

dannno
07-18-2011, 06:18 PM
Sorry it took so long. Part 2 is here: http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/dont-cut-my-medicare-and-social-security-segment-2-of-the-paul-saga/

Part 3 will be published quite soon!

Wow, excellent job on the committee hearings, I'm sooo jelaouS!!

ResurrectLiberty
07-19-2011, 07:29 AM
Part 3: http://hpronline.org/united-states/there-goes-the-recess-installment-3-from-senator-pauls-office/

Romulus
07-19-2011, 08:44 AM
ask rand paul to please enter the race now and join ron paul on the debate stage

The collective head of the establishment would explode! lol

ResurrectLiberty
07-20-2011, 07:39 PM
In case you missed it, Part 3 is indeed posted here: http://hpronline.org/united-states/there-goes-the-recess-installment-3-from-senator-pauls-office/ .
Part 4 is coming soon!

ResurrectLiberty
08-14-2011, 09:30 PM
Wow, I didn't realize how long it has been, so let me clear out the cobwebs here.

How 'bout that Ron Paul character taking second at Ames? Eh?

Well, here is Part 4 after a lengthy delay: http://hpronline.org/united-states/politics-and-baseball-part-4-of-my-internship-adventures/

My internship is over, and Part 5 is a few days away. It was fun, guys.

DeadheadForPaul
08-15-2011, 07:00 PM
+1776

Agorism
08-15-2011, 08:10 PM
I'm disturbed that Rand signed a letter to pressure Iran.

ResurrectLiberty
08-22-2011, 08:39 AM
The last post and reflection: http://hpronline.org/united-states/the-libertarian-perspective/the-final-days-at-senator-pauls-office/

ResurrectLiberty
12-21-2011, 11:27 PM
I know it's a bit out of the blue, since my tenure with Sen. Paul is at its end, so apologize the spam-ish nature of this post.

I've been Harvard's most prolific writer on libertarian-related posts (and generated plenty of traffic to the site as a result), but the Harvard Political Review is also expecting me to garner support on social media sites like Facebook to keep the enthusiasm going. If you have the time to support my libertarian thoughts in a liberal cesspool like Harvard, please like our Facebook link! It will at least allow me to save face with those I cohabit the school with.

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/harvardpoliticalreview

Much appreciated and love all in the liberty camp,

Naji