I am running for Congress. From NC-13. For real.

[theknightshift]

I must admit: I am a bit disappointed in how I'm going to have to do this, for various reasons. And it did seem more than a bit daunting, when I found out what all is involved...

...but then I remembered: nothing in life that's worth doing comes easy.

So here it is: I am running for U.S. House from North Carolina's 13th district (http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-decision-on-running-for-us-house.html). If I can actually raise enough to be a full-blown candidate, then I'll be running in the Republican primary in May.

Need to state some stipulations though...

- I will not be running any negative advertisements. Or do any "dirty tricks" that have become all too common in modern politics. In my mind, a candidate who tries to destroy his/her fellow candidate's reputation and even life neither deserves or even understands public office.

And I don't believe in referring to your opponents as "liberals" or "conservatives" either, as a means of labeling them out of political convenience. The only group that I don't have that problem with are the so-called self-professed "neo-conservatives"... but that's only because that's the label they've given themselves.

I cannot say this enough: there will be no negative or destructive activities from my campaign. If I run a single negative ad, I won't run for office again, ever, for as long as I live.

- No PAC money contributions. This has to be something driven by individuals.

- If elected, I would serve no more than 3 terms, if voters would have me. And it may not even be that long, if I'm too disgusted with how Washington operates. Besides, I don't believe that the Founders ever intended this to be a life-long career. Stay in too long and all that power does something to corrupt you and make you something you aren't really. One of the darned few exceptions has been Dr. Paul, but he's one of the very few...

So why am I doing this? Two reasons: because I don't want to lay dying in my bed many years from now, knowing that I could have done more to leave behind a better world for my children. And also because I hope and pray that many, many more people across America will see how this guy is running on his own and decide that they will run too. We don't need any more "professional politicians": we've seen how much they've screwed-up this country. We need more regular Americans taking hold of this government and more importantly their own destiny. If they ever run, I'll do my darndest to help and encourage them.

To reiterate a few things from my initial announcement: basically we have a guy who's ran for school board, and didn't win that, and has since had a lot of people telling him that he should "set your sights higher", is already having to capitulate on an earlier statement, and is now declaring that he will run for United States Congress. My assets include 1 blog, 2 computers, 2 video cameras, a YouTube account, a few friends and family members (including 1 wife who is shaking her head in disbelief but has told me that if there is enough support that I should go for it), and not much else. And with this I am soon going to be asking people to contribute money - and hopefully lots of it - to my campaign.

Oh yeah and I will be running as a Republican who is against the Iraq war, does not believe that America should become an empire, has long thought that too many "Christian leaders" care more about having political power than earnestly seeking Christ and so I won't be seeking their endorsement, believes that the current presidential administration is the worst in American history because of things like the PATRIOT Act and No Child Left Behind and its refusal to do anything serious about illegal immigration, and will be running my own campaign without any "handlers" or "image consultants".

Are there any details that we are missing here?

Can a regular American successfully run for Congress in this day and age?

Let's find out! :)

There'll be a website up very soon. I'll post the URL here when it's ready.

[sluggo]

Good to hear someone is trying to make a difference. The incumbent in your district, Brad Miller, is known as being antigun. He has even received and "F" from the Gun Owners of America. (http://www.gunowners.org/110hrat.htm)

Where do you stand on the Second Amendment?

[Corydoras]

Congratulations! You have a new... campaign!
Thank you for being willing to put yourself out there.

[Zydeco]

bump...remember how many congressmen and senators got into politics with no experience and expecting to lose. Ron Paul, for example...

[theknightshift]

Where do you stand on the Second Amendment?

Let's put it this way: I believe that the Founders had one reason above all others for putting the Second Amendment so high up on the Bill of Rights...

...so that the citizens would be able to shoot back if and when the government started shooting them.

As a Christian, I realize that we live in a fallen world. The grace to overcome it is only going to come by choosing God. It is not going to come by government edict.

So although I am very much against the taking of human life, I also know that, sadly, the means to possibly take that life must be readily within our grasp, as a bulwark against the darker side of human nature and what it ultimately leads to when unchecked and empowered by collective will.

Gun control laws are an invitation for inevitable tyranny.

Ultimately, civility and the rule of law must be even more the responsibility of ordinary citizens to implement than it is for appointed agents of government.

So where do I stand on the Second Amendment? I think it's the one that makes sure that government knows that we the people are darned serious about keeping our rights. And that's the reason why after freedom of speech and religion and the press, it is the Second Amendment! :)

[Richie]

Congratulations! One question - how many votes did you get when you ran for school board?

[theknightshift]

Congratulations! One question - how many votes did you get when you ran for school board?

The official tally, which came out a few weeks after the election itself, was 4,648. Which out of a field of 16 candidates put me in 8th place.

The guy who came in 5th place (the last to get a seat) was caught stealing campaign signs on the night before the election (they happened to be Brad Miller signs, by the way).

That guy is now suing the candidate who came in 6th place because the 6th place guy tried to hold him accountable for breaking the law (he's being sued for helping with a petition to have the 5th place winner recalled, and for wearing a t-shirt to a school board meeting, among other things).

The guy who came in 7th place just went to prison after being convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor and possession of a huge amount of child pornography.

(I wish that I could say that I'm making all of this stuff up, but I cant.)

And then there's me in 8th place. I must say, I did far better than I was expecting, considering that my first TV commercial (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nLi5B0Iefsk) had the Death Star blowing up a schoolhouse :eek:

[Richie]

The official tally, which came out a few weeks after the election itself, was 4,648. Which out of a field of 16 candidates put me in 8th place.

The guy who came in 5th place (the last to get a seat) was caught stealing campaign signs on the night before the election (they happened to be Brad Miller signs, by the way).

That guy is now suing the candidate who came in 6th place because the 6th place guy tried to hold him accountable for breaking the law (he's being sued for helping with a petition to have the 5th place winner recalled, and for wearing a t-shirt to a school board meeting, among other things).

The guy who came in 7th place just went to prison after being convicted of taking indecent liberties with a minor and possession of a huge amount of child pornography.

(I wish that I could say that I'm making all of this stuff up, but I cant.)

And then there's me in 8th place. I must say, I did far better than I was expecting, considering that my first TV commercial (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nLi5B0Iefsk) had the Death Star blowing up a schoolhouse :eek:

Wow. That's insane. Would you ever consider running again? You might get better results a second time. Especially considering the fact that you were the only man of integrity running last time.

[tnvoter]

Good luck!! Keep us updated!

[theknightshift]

Wow. That's insane. Would you ever consider running again? You might get better results a second time. Especially considering the fact that you were the only man of integrity running last time.

I would only run again in another 3 years, when the at-large seats open up again. There are the district seat elections next year but I really don't want to run against the member who is there now, because she is definitely one of the few good ones on there.

Even though I didn't win this past year, I've done what I can to stay actively involved (http://youtube.com/watch?v=O4By5CyadqQ) in local education, LOL :)

[Richie]

Haha! That's awesome! I wish my local school board was that exciting.

[torchbearer]

Let me know if you ever have any questions about running for congress.

[theknightshift]

Let me know if you ever have any questions about running for congress.

Probably a lot, since I've never done this before ;)

And I hope and pray that many more Americans will choose to run too, wherever they are at.

[SwordOfShannarah]

Hey Nightshift- I've let this site go for now (but will pick it up again soon) but if you would like to submit yourself at http://www.RonPaulsAcrossAmerica.com please feel free.

I'm going to change the site from the blog format to a regular website soon. It will be much better down the line..

[theknightshift]

Hey Nightshift- I've let this site go for now (but will pick it up again soon) but if you would like to submit yourself at http://www.RonPaulsAcrossAmerica.com please feel free.

I'm going to change the site from the blog format to a regular website soon. It will be much better down the line..

Am working on the website right now, when it's up (in the next few days) I'll let ya know :)

[torchbearer]

Probably a lot, since I've never done this before ;)

And I hope and pray that many more Americans will choose to run too, wherever they are at.

My campaign is made up totally of ron paul supporters. we are campaigning for two people at once. and we are developing a GOTV that will benefit Ron Paul as much as myself...
If in every congressional district we have a success campaign, we have won for Ron Paul too.
We are organizing all these meet-ups.. they should all be running and campaigning for a candidate in each of their areas.
It wouldn't take any more time to do... and would be killing two birds with one stone.

[apc3161]

Good luck man.

[CurtisLow]

Good deal and good luck! We need more Ron Paul supporters to run for office.

[FluxCapacitor]

When you get your website up, put it in your signature. Keep up the good work!

[theknightshift]

Going to be up all night, it looks like, getting this site built. But it should look pretty cool. As I did with the school board race, I'm going to document everything that happens along the way, so that others can find it, read it, learn from it, and try it themselves.

There are many good people out there in America. They know that a lot of things are wrong with this country but may not know how to go about doing something about it. They would love to run for office but haven't any idea where to start.

That's one of the biggest reasons why I'm doing this. I'm going to find out how to do it, and share it with others. So that they can do something with it and share that knowledge with others, too.

And I ain't gonna stop until that whole fraggin' House of Representatives, and the Senate, and the White House, is filled with people who won't sell out for the quickest buck or the biggest empire.

I will absolutely promise y'all this though: if, Lord willing, I wind up a full-bore candidate and can buy some airtime, I've ideas for commercials that will blow your minds. If you thought the Death Star destroying a schoolhouse was crazy...

(starts cackling evilly :D)

[torchbearer]

Let trevor know... email is on this website:
http://www.ronpaulsacrossamerica.com

I've been having trouble getting funds because everyone is focusing on Ron Paul, but maybe starting in March people will start donating to our campaigns so we can take congress.

I know I need a minimum $300,000 to compete in my district. My opponent won with 1.2million.
If we are serious about this idea... people need to start putting money into our campaigns... I love the blimp idea... and i'm actually behind it 100%, but i can take my congressional district with enough money... in fact, the sooner i get the money, the sooner i can hire my team and get this thing going!!!!

[RPFTW!]

Awesome! You have my support

[theknightshift]

I know I need a minimum $300,000 to compete in my district. My opponent won with 1.2million.
If we are serious about this idea... people need to start putting money into our campaigns... I love the blimp idea... and i'm actually behind it 100%, but i can take my congressional district with enough money... in fact, the sooner i get the money, the sooner i can hire my team and get this thing going!!!!

I'm going to be thankful if I just get the minimum $5000 to count as a real candidate per federal rules.

But then, I said leading up to the election last year that I would also be thankful if just 10 people voted for me. And I ended up getting almost 4700.

Here's the thing that I believe we should keep in mind though: this ain't the old rules anymore.

It used to be that you needed an obscene amount of money to seriously compete. That was back in the days when media was dominated by television, and newspaper, and radio.

Not anymore.

It's finally becoming a level playing field. We live in a day when YOU can have your own television (YouTube), your own newspaper (blogs and other websites), your own radio (podcasting).

How far you wanna go? Depends on your drive, your beliefs, and your dreams.

Hold fast and true to what you know in your heart. If you are in this for the right reasons, the Lord will know and will provide for what you need.

This is no longer something determined by money. This is what it should have been all along: a matter of faith.

And in the end, faith manages.

Keep the faith, my friends :)

[torchbearer]

I'm going to be thankful if I just get the minimum $5000 to count as a real candidate per federal rules.

But then, I said leading up to the election last year that I would also be thankful if just 10 people voted for me. And I ended up getting almost 4700.

Here's the thing that I believe we should keep in mind though: this ain't the old rules anymore.

It used to be that you needed an obscene amount of money to seriously compete. That was back in the days when media was dominated by television, and newspaper, and radio.

Not anymore.

It's finally becoming a level playing field. We live in a day when YOU can have your own television (YouTube), your own newspaper (blogs and other websites), your own radio (podcasting).

How far you wanna go? Depends on your drive, your beliefs, and your dreams.

Hold fast and true to what you know in your heart. If you are in this for the right reasons, the Lord will know and will provide for what you need.

This is no longer something determined by money. This is what it should have been all along: a matter of faith.

And in the end, faith manages.

Keep the faith, my friends :)

Seriously- i thought the same thing last year... I'm trying to help you be successful, to disregard the fact you need a lot of money to win, puts you in the loss column already.

It makes you feel very good to say the things you feel, but I'm trying to prepare you for the reality that awaits you. Doesn't seem like good practice to ignore someone who has been there before you.

[theknightshift]

Seriously- i thought the same thing last year... I'm trying to help you be successful, to disregard the fact you need a lot of money to win, puts you in the loss column already.

It makes you feel very good to say the things you feel, but I'm trying to prepare you for the reality that awaits you. Doesn't seem like good practice to ignore someone who has been there before you.

You are right. I didn't mean to discredit what you're saying at all. It's still going to take a lot of money and I'll be glad to get it (so long as it's from individuals).

Look at it this way then: we are in a transitionary period between the old days, and the new. From when you didn't matter unless you were a party member, to when you as an individual really do matter.

I had to change my party affiliation from independent to Republican, for this. Knowing that to stand a realistic chance right now, that some accommodations had to be made.

It won't be a clean break, from the America we know now to the one that we are working for. And we'll be the ones who have to dance the crazy dance and jump through whatever hoops to make this work.

But in the end, if we want this bad enough, if we are sincere enough, I believe God will reward our patience and effort :)

[apropos]

Do you have a rough outline of your stances anywhere? What are your stances on illegal immigration?

[theknightshift]

Do you have a rough outline of your stances anywhere? What are your stances on illegal immigration?

Someone just asked me that in another forum :)

In a nutshell...

- Illegal immigration is out of control. And the current presidential administration and too many people in Congress (in both House and Senate and in both major parties) are being criminally negligent in letting it happen. The laws need to be enforced, the fence needs to be built and properly manned, businesses that actively hire illegals should be SEVERELY fined and otherwise punished, and benefits should be absolutely denied illegals living here.

(This is a HUGE thing for me. Especially after this past week: you wouldn't believe one story that I've heard regarding illegal immigration and what one business does to court it.)

- We are losing our industrial infrastructure to outsourcing and domestic companies moving their manufacturing overseas. NAFTA was a *much* worse thing than anyone anticipated (and there were plenty enough of us in '93 who were screaming about it). NAFTA need to be repealed, Most Favored Nation status with China revoked, and we should begin to actively lower corporate taxes so as to attract those businesses back to our own shores.

- We are taxed too much. There shouldn't be an income tax at all. A national retail sales tax makes much more sense. It also means less intrusion by the government and more personal time for you and me to do whatever we want, instead of slaving over a tax form. That translates into more productivity across the board.

- We spend too much. Spending on what would require me being here typing stuff for the next two weeks.

- The PATRIOT Act should be revoked.

- The armed forces personnel in Iraq should be brought home. We never should have gone to war there to begin with. Freedom and democracy cannot be imposed. A people must want it first and then choose to have it on their own.

- I've always believed in the right to self defense per the Second Amendment. Gun control inevitably leads to tyranny.

- Abortion is wrong, but too many Republicans play games with it and have no real desire to see it done away with, because it keeps a lot of the "evangelical conservatives" faithfully voting straight Republican.

- I do not believe we need a "constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage". Because that's just another carrot that too many Republicans love to dangle in front of those same evangelical Christians. Marriage is an institution of God: it cannot be defined in man's terms, for man's own political expedience.

- There is no way that we can switch to alternative energy sources overnight. All the same, according to all the reliable stats, liquid fuel production is starting to taper off. We need to drill for more of those resources domestically while at the same time encouraging research into other sources of energy, so that we can make the transition from hydrocarbons to whatever that is, be it hydrogen cells or what have you.

- And something that is a bit of a personal crusade for me (because of recent events that I got caught up in): the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs a HUGE revision, if not an outright overhaul and/or revoking.

Ummmm... anything else? I came up with all of that off the top of my head by the way :)

[BuddyRey]

Awesome man!!! NC needs more liberty-lovers to represent it (first state to pass RFID drivers' licenses! :mad: ). I've even been pondering a run against Sue Myrick here in the 9th, but I don't think I'll be old enough 'til 2012. Best of luck!!!

[reaver]

Going to be up all night, it looks like, getting this site built. But it should look pretty cool. As I did with the school board race, I'm going to document everything that happens along the way, so that others can find it, read it, learn from it, and try it themselves.

There are many good people out there in America. They know that a lot of things are wrong with this country but may not know how to go about doing something about it. They would love to run for office but haven't any idea where to start.

That's one of the biggest reasons why I'm doing this. I'm going to find out how to do it, and share it with others. So that they can do something with it and share that knowledge with others, too.

And I ain't gonna stop until that whole fraggin' House of Representatives, and the Senate, and the White House, is filled with people who won't sell out for the quickest buck or the biggest empire.

I will absolutely promise y'all this though: if, Lord willing, I wind up a full-bore candidate and can buy some airtime, I've ideas for commercials that will blow your minds. If you thought the Death Star destroying a schoolhouse was crazy...

(starts cackling evilly :D)



Someone needs to do it. I was a sheep not 3 years ago.

[devil21]

You would be well served to change your page title (the part next to -Windows Internet Explorer) to include a reference to your Ron Paul-esque platform and your district. Your hits via search engine will go way up quickly.

Good luck in NC!

[Richie]

Illegal immigration is out of control. And the current presidential administration and too many people in Congress (in both House and Senate and in both major parties) are being criminally negligent in letting it happen. The laws need to be enforced, the fence needs to be built and properly manned, businesses that actively hire illegals should be SEVERELY fined and otherwise punished, and benefits should be absolutely denied illegals living here.

Securing the borders is important, but what do you wish to do to make it easier for immigrants to move here legally? These people cross the border for a reason - they want to start a new life in the land of the free.


Abortion is wrong, but too many Republicans play games with it and have no real desire to see it done away with, because it keeps a lot of the "evangelical conservatives" faithfully voting straight Republican.

Do you believe in overturning Roe vs. Wade and letting the states decide this issue?


I do not believe we need a "constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage". Because that's just another carrot that too many Republicans love to dangle in front of those same evangelical Christians. Marriage is an institution of God: it cannot be defined in man's terms, for man's own political expedience.

I agree 100%! It's not the role of the government to define marriage or interfere with marriage (including heterosexual) because it is basically a private contract between two individuals. Do you believe in letting the states decide this for themselves?

[apropos]

Someone just asked me that in another forum :)

In a nutshell...

- Illegal immigration is out of control. And the current presidential administration and too many people in Congress (in both House and Senate and in both major parties) are being criminally negligent in letting it happen. The laws need to be enforced, the fence needs to be built and properly manned, businesses that actively hire illegals should be SEVERELY fined and otherwise punished, and benefits should be absolutely denied illegals living here.

(This is a HUGE thing for me. Especially after this past week: you wouldn't believe one story that I've heard regarding illegal immigration and what one business does to court it.)

- We are losing our industrial infrastructure to outsourcing and domestic companies moving their manufacturing overseas. NAFTA was a *much* worse thing than anyone anticipated (and there were plenty enough of us in '93 who were screaming about it). NAFTA need to be repealed, Most Favored Nation status with China revoked, and we should begin to actively lower corporate taxes so as to attract those businesses back to our own shores.

- We are taxed too much. There shouldn't be an income tax at all. A national retail sales tax makes much more sense. It also means less intrusion by the government and more personal time for you and me to do whatever we want, instead of slaving over a tax form. That translates into more productivity across the board.

- We spend too much. Spending on what would require me being here typing stuff for the next two weeks.

- The PATRIOT Act should be revoked.

- The armed forces personnel in Iraq should be brought home. We never should have gone to war there to begin with. Freedom and democracy cannot be imposed. A people must want it first and then choose to have it on their own.

- I've always believed in the right to self defense per the Second Amendment. Gun control inevitably leads to tyranny.

- Abortion is wrong, but too many Republicans play games with it and have no real desire to see it done away with, because it keeps a lot of the "evangelical conservatives" faithfully voting straight Republican.

- I do not believe we need a "constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage". Because that's just another carrot that too many Republicans love to dangle in front of those same evangelical Christians. Marriage is an institution of God: it cannot be defined in man's terms, for man's own political expedience.

- There is no way that we can switch to alternative energy sources overnight. All the same, according to all the reliable stats, liquid fuel production is starting to taper off. We need to drill for more of those resources domestically while at the same time encouraging research into other sources of energy, so that we can make the transition from hydrocarbons to whatever that is, be it hydrogen cells or what have you.

- And something that is a bit of a personal crusade for me (because of recent events that I got caught up in): the Digital Millennium Copyright Act needs a HUGE revision, if not an outright overhaul and/or revoking.

Ummmm... anything else? I came up with all of that off the top of my head by the way :)

You already sound like a better representative than Brad Miller. :D

[1LBRT]

I posted your thread in a forum on Daily Paul.

Good for you!

[Wendi]

If I was in your district, I'd help you out. But since I'm not, I'm at least going to "bump" this thread for you. I'm sure there are plenty here who are in your district, who will be very interested in this :)

[skeet]

Congrats! Take it to them!

[Cowlesy]

Absolutely awesome.

Keep us updated here on how everything progresses.

[FireofLiberty]

I live in the 13th District. Let me know what I can do to help. I'm currently helping with BJ Lawson's campaign next door in the 4th District as well.

Where do you live in the 13th District?

[FireofLiberty]

You already sound like a better representative than Brad Miller. :D

That's not hard, though, lol.

:D

[FireofLiberty]

By the way, what's so funny about your Death Star ad is that I'd actually seen it before! I'm not sure if I happened to stumble on it on YouTube one day or if it was posted somewhere like on a blog or forum.

[Animalm0ther3]

Aww, I'm the district right under you. Good luck!

[FireofLiberty]

Aww, I'm the district right under you. Good luck!

The 4th?

[dblee]

good luck to ya. we need more people like you in congress.

Next time you announce your candidacy however, you may want to include your name in the post.

[chowdy]

Ron Paul Forums: Where tomorrow's leaders are born?

:)

[Ex Post Facto]

I'm from North Carolina, where exactly is District 13?

[piotr1]

Theknightshift how do i know you won't become corrupted once your in office? How do I know that you'll work towards exposing and removing the Federal Reserve Bank?

[FireofLiberty]

I'm from North Carolina, where exactly is District 13?

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/NC13_110.gif

The 13th District includes all of Person and Caswell counties, most of Rockingham and Granville counties, part of Guilford County (including a large portion of Greensboro), a portion of Alamance County, and a large part of Wake County including half of Raleigh (and all of North Raleigh).

[patriot4paul]

I wish you the very best TheKnightShift. I hope you win. Question: Is it true that the RFID national ID card is now in your state? Is anything being done to stop/repeal that unconstitional law there?

[FireofLiberty]

I wish you the very best TheKnightShift. I hope you win. Question: Is it true that the RFID national ID card is now in your state? Is anything being done to stop/repeal that unconstitional law there?

As a fellow North Carolinian I'll answer this if you don't mind.

It is true. We're REAL ID compliant and I'm so ashamed of my state for rolling over for this thing. They're already beginning to take the steps to implement it and our new IDs have a NAU-esque hologram on the back.

I'm doing my part to fight it but it's an up hill battle. I know that one of my good friends, Howard, who's also a member of the Triangle RP Meet-Up group and is on BJ Lawson's campaign team along with myself is very involved in fighting the REAL ID. He frequently takes part in conference calls about it.

The best thing we can do to fight it in my opinion is to elect anti-REAL ID people to Congress such as BJ Lawson (http://www.lawsonforcongress.com) and KnightShift (I'm assuming he's anti-REAL ID, I'm not sure. I know BJ is).

I'm also kicking around the idea of and brainstorming for running a full page ad in the Raleigh "News and Observer" on the REAL ID. Aside from informing the public about the REAL ID and why it's so terrible it would call out all those who are part of North Carolina's Congressional Delegation who voted for it and also list all those in office or who are running for office who voted against it or are against it like BJ.

[patriot4paul]

As a fellow North Carolinian I'll answer this if you don't mind.

It is true. We're REAL ID compliant and I'm so ashamed of my state for rolling over for this thing. They're already beginning to take the steps to implement it and our new IDs have a NAU-esque hologram on the back.

I'm doing my part to fight it but it's an up hill battle. I know that one of my good friends, Howard, who's also a member of the Triangle RP Meet-Up group and is on BJ Lawson's campaign team along with myself is very involved in fighting the REAL ID. He frequently takes part in conference calls about it.

The best thing we can do to fight it in my opinion is to elect anti-REAL ID people to Congress such as BJ Lawson (http://www.lawsonforcongress.com) and KnightShift (I'm assuming he's anti-REAL ID, I'm not sure. I know BJ is).

I'm also kicking around the idea of and brainstorming for running a full page ad in the Raleigh "News and Observer" on the REAL ID. Aside from informing the public about the REAL ID and why it's so terrible it would call out all those who are part of North Carolina's Congressional Delegation who voted for it and also list all those in office or who are running for office who voted against it or are against it like BJ.


I'm very sorry to hear about North Carolina. I think it's a great idea to put an ad in the paper, and to elect anti Real ID people to office. Maybe a petition might help too. Also, I heard that South Carolina has successfully defeated the Real ID in their state. Perhaps the patriotic citizens in SC could be of help.

Oh, also what about North Carolina citizens holding town meetings about this crucial matter?

One more thing - Congressman Howard Cole of North Carolina voted against the national ID. You may want to contact him.
www.coble.house.gov

[rs3515]

I'm very sorry to hear about North Carolina. I think it's a great idea to put an ad in the paper, and to elect anti Real ID people to office. Maybe a petition might help too. Also, I heard that South Carolina has successfully defeated the Real ID in their state. Perhaps the patriotic citizens in SC could be of help.

Oh, also what about North Carolina citizens holding town meetings about this crucial matter?

One more thing - Congressman Howard Cole of North Carolina voted against the national ID. You may want to contact him.
www.coble.house.gov

Hey patriot4paul, Freeople.com will be launched very soon to help candidates around the country get out their message. Supporters will be able to join grassroots efforts, donate to candidates, do canvassing and phone calling on their behalf, and candidates will have access to an impressive amount of campaign applications!

Visit the site and let others know this is coming. It's going to be huge! www.freeople.com

[patriot4paul]

Hey patriot4paul, Freeople.com will be launched very soon to help candidates around the country get out their message. Supporters will be able to join grassroots efforts, donate to candidates, do canvassing and phone calling on their behalf, and candidates will have access to an impressive amount of campaign applications!

Visit the site and let others know this is coming. It's going to be huge! www.freeople.com

Thanks for letting me know. I will definitely check that out.