Thread: Dirty GOP Tricks Attempts 2 Shut Out Paul In Primaries

Many states, in an effort to shut out Ron Paul are now closing their primaries.Â* That means that only Republicans can vote in the Presidential primaries for a Republican candidate.Â* Many states are doing this quickly and quietly and giving people very little time to learn about the new rules.Â* For example,Â* New Hampshire decided only a week ago that you will now have to change your party affiliation byÂ*October 12, 2007 or it will be too late to do so.Â* New Hampshire also has a closed primary and only Republicans and possibly Independents will be allowed to vote for Ron Paul.Â*
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In New York, you must be registered as a Republican or you cannot vote for Ron Paul and again, you must make this decision by October 12, 2007 or it will be too late.Â*Â*In New York, however, Independents cannot vote for Ron Paul.Â*Â* Same with New Jersey and many states around the nation.Â* I hesitate to give you a link to a site that has correct information about voting in all 50 states because I have yet to find one that does not have an error and besides, this information is changing daily, as Ron Paul gains momentum.Â* The people in power are doing their best to shut out the multitude of voices that want to vote for Ron Paul.Â* If you are a Ron Paul supporter, or even thinking about becoming a Ron Paul supporter, please become aÂ*registeredÂ*Republican immediately so that no matter what your state does to change the rules out from under you, you will still be allowed to vote for this great man.Â*
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All of these arbitrary deadlines are designed to keep a candidate such as Ron Paul from gaining momentum and making a last minute push.Â* Effectively, Ron Paul has until October 12, 2007 to get as many Democrats, and others to switch sides in key states like New York and New Hampshire, or they will not be able to vote for Ron Paul in the primaries.Â* That means that the people in power have shortened the Ron Paul campaign to less than two weeks with the stroke of a pen!Â* The Ron Paul campaign nowÂ*has less than two weeks to teach people about his candidacy and his policies.Â* As of this moment, in New Hampshire you may be registered as an Independent and still vote for Ron Paul.Â* Not so in New York.Â* In New York you must be a registered Republican by October 12, to vote for Ron Paul (Independents cannot vote in the primaries at all).Â* However, for those of you in New Hampshire reading this, I wouldn't trust that come election day the rules won't have been changed on you again.Â* To be safe, make sure your voter registration card says Republican.Â*
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So, all of you sitting on the fence folks, the fence is about to crumble beneath you and you will notÂ*have the ability to affect the election at all.Â* The rules are changing all over the place for Independents.Â* Now, if you are an Independent in New York or Arizona or New Jersey and many other states you will not be allowed to vote in any primary at all.Â* You willÂ*only be able to sit on the sidelines and watch asÂ*other people decide for you who your choices are.Â* So get busy!Â*Â* Hurry up and re-register.
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In another effort to stem the rising tide of Ron Paul supporters California this week just announced that they too would close their Presidential Primary, again shutting out Independents.Â* (Despite the fact that the voters of California voted on March 26, 1996 to be make it an open primary state).Â* So, once again, unless you are a registered Republican you cannot vote for Ron Paul if you live in California.Â* The only good news, is that as of this moment, the deadline to change your registration is January 21, 2008.Â* However, I would not depend on that. If it looks like Ron Paul might win, they could move that date up too.Â* So don't put this off.Â*
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Arizona pulled a sneaky move on its voters.Â* ArizonaÂ*is an open primary state.Â* That means that anyone can vote in any race - except, and here is the catch, in the Presidential Primary.Â* How can they get away with that?Â* Because, they don't actually call the Presidential Primary a primary at all, it is now officially called a Presidential Preference Election.Â* So, with that new name comes new rules.Â*Â* Arizona actually did this many years ago, but most of Arizona's residents are unaware of this rule.Â* As a result, many many people who want to vote for Ron Paul will be shut out because they think they can stay Independent orÂ*"partyÂ*undeclared"Â*and still get to vote.Â* They will be rudely met by voting proctors who will turn them away at the door.
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On top of all of this, many states are moving their primaries up earlier and earlier this year so that a come-from-behind candidate had better do his coming-from-behind in a sprint.Â* Worse yet, if you call the official Secretary of State's office to find out the voting rules, you are likely to get faulty information.Â* In my tiny sampling of seven calls, five of the states gave out incorrect information that if relied upon, would result in that voter not being allowed to vote for Ron Paul.Â*Â* The best place to get correct information is from your state's GOP. (But do not tell them who you are planning on voting for or they may make a mistake in the information.Â* Beware ofÂ*answers that begin with "I think..."Â*Â*that is almost always followed by a guess and often misinformation.Â* Â*Make them do the work and find out the real dates.)Â* Here is one site that has some information, but please do not rely upon it as the rules may have changed by the time you read it.Â* It will help you find links to places to change your registration.Â*
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It is appalling that states are allowed to change their voting rulesÂ*at the last minute so most people will not hear of the change.Â* It is more appalling that when calling an officialÂ*state office you are given incorrect information.Â* It is most appalling that millions of Ron Paul voters may not get to vote for their man because they didn't know the rules were switched on them.
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So, for all of you Ron Paul supporters out there:Â* Switch now.Â* Hurry.Â* Sign up to be a Republican if you aren't already, get that official voter registration card in hand so on primary election day no one can take away your right to vote!Â* It doesn't matter if right now your state is an open primary state, or they claim to allow Independents to vote, they may close it tomorrow as California just didÂ*and they may give you only three weeks to make the change as New Hampshire did.Â* Don't take the risk.Â* Become Republican today.Â* I know this is not fair.Â* I know that the rules used to be different.Â* I know, you may not want to be a Republican but still want to vote for Ron Paul.Â* Please don't let your pride and their trickery get in the way of you voting for the man you want.Â*
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And remember New Yorkers and folks from New HampshireÂ*- You have less than two weeks left.Â* HURRY!Â* The deadline is October 12, October 12, October 12... make that your new mantra. Please tell all of your friends.Â*
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For you Democrats out there who wanted the war to stop only to find that your party seems content on this war lasting another decade or so, Ron Paul voted against the war in the first place and would vote to stop it the minute he took office, in January of 2009.Â* Isn't another 15 months enough time for this war to rage on and try to end with a "win."Â* I know you may not want to switch parties.Â* But think of it this way, if you do switch, and Ron Paul loses, then that will be another Republican who abandons the party comeÂ*generalÂ*election day, so you can have a little taste of revenge for them making you switch parties to vote for this man.Â* How do you know that Ron Paul won't lie and keep this war going too?Â* You can trust a man to behave in the future the way he has behaved in the past.Â*
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Protect your right to vote.Â* Don't let them steal the greatest man in history away from you before you have even learned about him.Â* Check out theÂ*www.ronpaulportal.com to find links to many ways to learn aboutÂ*Ron Paul.Â* My favorites are the Ron Paul Library link andÂ*the You Tube videos.Â* Â*
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And they call this aÂ*democracy?Â* Ha!
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Please send this article to all that you care about.Â*Â*Turn this into a freedom chain letter to spread truth across the country.

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Jennifer Reynolds, Special Contributor to Gambling911.com

Originally published October 2, 2007 9:15 pm ET

http://www.Gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-100107.htmlÂ*

Utah already does this. They did this and they also changed all of our precients to throw us off.

I was a registered Independant in Florida and stood in line to vote in the primaries when Perot was running and was sent away. Only registered Dems and Reps. were allowed to vote in the primaries. Needless to say I was shocked. I asked here and they said yes Independants could vote in the primaries but after reading this I'm going to have to check again. Hey if it's corrupt and sneeky....this state is the first to jump on the bandwagon. My luck they'll let an illegal vote but not a citizen who's not registered in the proper party.

Illinois has always been that way. Primary day you declare which ticket you want, Democrat, Republican, or Independent and you vote in that party’s primary.

Now as for candidates getting on the ballot is a different thing. I have brother-in-law running for Circuit Court Judge, and to get on the ballot you need to get x-number petition signatures, by x-date. I don’t know the number signatures needed or the deadline date. But I can tell you that in this Democratic ruled hellhole the number of signatures need is not the same for all parties. Of course it’s in favor the Democrats. This brother-in-law running for Judge wanted to run as Republican, but the rules kept that from happening. He is getting signatures to run on the Democratic ballot. He didn’t need as many. To explain this these numbers are not exact, but an example to show the disparity here in Illinois.
To get on the Democrat ballot 5,000 signatures are need, but to run as a Republican 20,000 are needed, and to get on the Independent ballot 45,000 are required. Do you get what I’m trying to say about this corrupted state?

Crazybird – I am a bit surprised to hear you were turned away. I never tried Independent, but based on the information I noted above that was told me by my brother-in-law leads me to believe that Independents can vote. Was Perot the only Independent running? If yes then there would be no need for a primary. Is that possibly the reason?

I am changing my registration.

Well, I guess I'm glad I stayed Republican so that I could aggravate the snot out of them.

I am still registered for this reason. They must be really scared of Ron Paul!

Also note: When I said, “Primary day you declare which ticket you want, Democrat, Republican, or Independentâ€

Originally Posted by CCUSA

I am still registered for this reason. They must be really scared of Ron Paul!

Nope... He is what 1% in the poles???
Come on don't split the votes... We will get nailed again, like Clinton...

I'd rather vote for who I believe will support the American people and their ideas than for another globalist, no matter where they stand in the socialist's polls in the media.