What can I do to restore the republic?

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Last Updated: February 17th, 2008
These are things that we know have the potential to work and are a
good starting point for all coalitions nationally within this movement.
All in all, the very first thing we all need to keep in mind is to KEEP
THE MEETUPS GOING!!! That is how we got this far and we’ll never have
an opportunity to build such alliances ever again! We owe Ron Paul so
much for providing this opportunity! With that, we encourage you to
continue. . .

Here’s a quick summary of the topics:
REQUIRED READING

Rules For Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer For Realistic Radicals by Saul Alinsky

I
suggest every single person in this movement save their milk money and
get a copy of this book like yesterday. It is, and should be considered
by all as the venerable bible for modern-day revolutionaries. While
there are many books available out there instructing one in the ways of
grassroots activism, there are none so succinct and informational.
Alinsky was THE master organizer and worked quite successfully to
create change. Everything he learned is in this book. There’s no better
way to jumpstart your activism and attain success than the “rules”
outlined by Alinsky. This book is featured in an article in Issue #5 of
Republic Magazine, a publication that will be covered later in this
list.

Buy Rules For Radicals, by Saul Alinsky now!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Radicals-Saul-Alinsky/dp/0679721134

LOCAL POLITICS

The
one major difference between supporters of Ron Paul and those of any
other candidate ever, is that we are gearing to rise up politically for
the issues and cause we believe in. The first step in taking back this
country is to get involved politically at the local level!!! Starting
in the near future, we are going to see the steady rise of a new breed
of political mind, the Ron Paul Republican. That starts with you, at
the local level, getting involved and working your way up the ladder.
Many people you will find in these meetups and beyond have been active
politically before and should be treated as venerable “wise men” in
this movement as they can help us move along this track faster than
anyone else!!! Start at the precinct level. Many precinct chairs are
vacant across the country and all it may take for you, a Ron Paul
Republican(or Libertarian. . .), to fill it is to attend a meeting!!!
Find out the peculiarities of your area and work the system. Pretty
soon we will see the eventual re-takeover of the Republican party by
true American idealists supporting freedom, true free market economics,
and all those wonderful things our forefathers engendered to us!!! Even
something so simple as becoming an election judge gets your foot in the
door, your name familiar to people, and you might even land a job!!!
Get started today!

FORM COALITIONS

The
biggest strength we have is in numbers. Coalitions attract people to
their cause and give individuals a way to act collectively to implement
a desired change in the community. Just within the meetup groups we
have a base of support to start with, and with [i]Community
Outreach[/i] and successful action many more people will be drawn to
your organization.

Why not just work through the meetups under
the “Ron Paul 2008″ banner? Well, it’s simple really. A newly formed
coalition does not carry with it the stigma that an already formed
group, especially one steeped in politics, has that may turn people off
before they even accept your ideas. This does not mean to stop any
meetup activity, but obviously the campaign has a timeline and
afterwards it will be out of place to be campaigning for someone who
ran last year. Also, working solely through the Ron Paul Meetups,
Libertarian Party, etc. is a sure way to create difficulties for you
and will provide less opportunity for your issues to take root in your
community. You may bring up an issue at a townhall meeting to a small
group that likes your ideas and then they realize you are “Ron Paul
People”, and it just so happens they voted Ghouliani. . .you get the
picture?

To give an example, I live near and grew up in the Fox
Valley part of Northern Illinois, so I am starting up the Fox Valley
Freedom Coalition, the FVFC. Key members will be largely those from
within the local meetups and Libertarian Party, but all under the
banner of the FVFC. So when radio ads are aired telling people about
the coming national id cards, they are interested and dont feel that
joining our ranks will provide them with any pre-existing social
stigmas.

JOIN THE RESTORE THE REPUBLIC NETWORK

Restore
the Republic is the volunteer network set up per the wishes of the late
Freedom Fighter, Aaron Russo. Russo’s documentary, America: Freedom To
Fascism has done more to wake up Americans than any other book or film
ever. Many people credit such people as Alex Jones for “waking people
up” but I wouldn’t give an Alex Jones dvd to members of my family. I
would give them AFTF and not think twice about it! You will find if you
survey that many of the true, hardcore activists within the Ron Paul
Revolution got involved by first seeing this movie. In fact, Aaron
Russo was one of the major impetuses for Ron Paul to run for president!
If it wasn’t for this movie, our ranks here in this revolution would
not be nearly so much.

Restore The Republic, the legacy of
Aaron’s vision, has a new website up and running combining many of the
best features of the social networking sites such as Myspace and
Youtube. That particular network is growing and many great people are
starting to work with them bringing valuable resources to the table.

Join RTR here!!!
http://www.restoretherepublic.com/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,registers/

FM MICROBROADCASTING

This
is an idea that has come up strong recently and has great potential.
The idea is to purchase FM frequency broadcasters at low wattages
capable of broadcasting throughout a township, and basically using an
empty FM frequency to utilize for your own purposes. Anyone can do
this, but there are issues of legality involving the FCC. The FCC
allows licensing of FM radio stations over 100 watts. Anything under ¼
watt is open game for anyone. That kind of wattage will allow you to
broadcast your very own radio show from one side of your home to
another. The range from ¼ watt to 100 watts is COMPLETELY OFF LIMITS to
everyone, including you!!! There was a time in around 2000 when the FCC
was to allow licensing for under 100watt radio stations, but that was
summarily shut down and now that wattage output is a veritable
no-man’s-land on the FM dial.

Some cry “Free Speech” but the way
the Supreme Court has ruled on this, time and again, is that since
radio is an extension of the human voice, and from what they say FM
broadcasting is “not available to everyone”, that puts the jurisdiction
of the FM frequency waves, a natural phenomena, under government
control. . .

Here’s the plan:

You work within your meetup
groups and beyond to raise funding for the purchase of Low Power
Transmitters. You find an FM “channel” that is not in use. In
considering this you must also realize that the further your signal is
to travel, the higher the wattage must be. You don’t want to step on
anyone’s toes and broadcast over someone’s paid-for station that is two
towns over. That will piss people off. Once you have the equipment and
a channel picked, you then create your own show and begin
broadcasting!!!

Within the RTR network, we’ve talked about
streaming the We The People Radio Network broadcast 24-7, cutting in
here and there with our own shows. Along with that it is a good idea to
become a staple, so to speak, of the community. Allow local people
access to the station by “selling” hour long time slots. Think local
musicians and such. This also helps to bring listeners to the station.
Also provide community service functions such as notifying the public
to school closings on snow days, local elections results, upcoming
local events, and other things along that line. We don’t want to create
some sort of wannabe rebel station that does nothing but attract
weirdos and turns the local people off. Our target audience is the rest
of the country, the ones who haven’t “woken up” quite yet and have no
clue about these issues which we will present to them. That is where FM
Microbroadcasting comes to save the day. . .

Further research:

The Micro Effect
http://www.themicroeffect.com

Radio Free Berkeley
http://www.freeradio.org

Free Speech vs. the FCC
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media/FreeSpeech_FCC.html

FCC Defense
http://www.freeradio.org/legal/fccdefense.pdf

Find Vacant Stations In Your Area
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/vacant

REAL ID

The
number one thing we want to do when working with our community is to
raise an issue. When people’s lives are fine and things are just okay,
they are not going to be receptive to our message. It is only when you
disrupt their daily lives with something, something that sticks, that
makes them rethink things, that gives them the opportunity to question
their reality, only then will they listen to your issue.

Of all the “Freedom Issues” today, the one I’ve personally found to be easiest to talk to “normals” about is the REAL ID.

Why?

It’s simple. You can throw it into any conversation. For instance:

“Yeah, the Cubs aint going anywhere this season. . .”

“No kidding! Hey, did you guys hear about this “national id card” supposedly starting this year?”

“No! What? What’s that all about?”

“Well, it’s kind of weird, they only started talking about it just recently, but the bill passed a couple years back when. . .”

And
it’s that easy. People see that what you’re saying they don’t like, you
compel them to research it themselves, they find out the truth, they
are pissed!!! Another very fortunate aspect of the REAL ID is that we
also have some very powerful tools now to fight it!!!

Restore
The Republic has worked with the National Veterans Committee on
Constitutional Affairs (NVCCA), most notably Disciple Aaron Bolinger,
to fight the REAL ID getting the toughest anti-REAL ID legislation
passed in South Carolina! Aside from all of the hard work and true,
patriotic dedication displayed by Bolinger, the NVCCA, members of RTR,
We Are Change, and many more, they had another tool that really helped
push the scales over to our side. They are two booklets containing all
the information one needs to know about the REAL ID, the stuff the DHS
doesn’t want you to know, and they are booklets designed specifically
for giving to state legislators with sample legislation and all!!!

These
books not only take all the hard work out of the process for the state
legislator, but they are highly informative to the general public as
well! You can obtain free pdf copies from the links provided below, or
purchase actual hard copies for around $5 a piece to be given to state
legislators. The idea is that you raise some funds to purchase one for
each state legislator, and then you work with the meetup groups to make
follow up calls and other necessary things to determine which
legislator will get on board and support this bill. Then the local
meetups and other activists will have to work hand in hand with them to
ensure they keep the bill alive, on the table, and passed through both
houses!!! That is the simplified version of the reality, but RTR has
provided some instructional/educational videos as well to help get a
hold of the whole “legislative courting” process.

The Real ID Act: Real Tyranny Against Americans!
http://books.lulu.com/content/824343

Real ID Supplement
http://books.lulu.com/content/1328223

Real ID - Legislative Inquiries: A Lecture by Aaron Bolinger
http://www.restoretherepublic.com/component/option. . .

REPUBLIC MAGAZINE

One
of the valuable tools we have available to us now to reach hundreds of
thousands of Americans is the new publication specifically geared for
the freedom movement called Republic Magazine! Featuring eye-opening
articles exposing the fraud and corruption so heavily perpetrated by
our government in every issue, Republic Magazine also makes itself
available at activists prices of $1 a piece with the intention that you
buy in bulk and begin to leave issues of it wherever there is a waiting
room area. . .

The first issue of Republic Magazine had features
on the REAL ID battle and grassroots activism. The second issue
featured our great Dr. Paul. The fifth issue coming out February 19th
is geared solely towards awakening the public to the criminal injustice
that is the misapplied Income Tax!!! This one is going to be a good one
and definitely one to raise some eyebrows, and change some minds. Order
bulk quantities and spread the word about this wonderful publication.
Submissions for articles can also be made as Republic Magazine is
always looking to feature work from activists within this network!!!

http://RepublicMagazine.com

SUPPORT PRO-FREEDOM CANDIDATES

This
one is basically a given at this point, but it’s worth stating anyway.
We need to ensure that our kind of people are being supported enough to
make it into public offices nation wide! The first step obviously is
becoming aware of these candidates, which is where your meetups and
freedom coalitions will come in handy. Then obviously funding and
campaigning is the next step. From working on the Ron Paul campaign, we
all have begun the process of learning what it takes to win an
election!!! Most of us are still very green and may even think that
simply posting signs can do it, but many of us realize all the work it
takes to do precinct work, canvassing, and all the social functions and
things you need to attend to get your people talking about your
candidate!!! This is only the beginning!!! So make sure that whenever a
true friend of freedom comes up running for public office in your
area/state, you give them all the support you gave this election season!

LIBERTARIAN BALLOT ACCESS

This
is something many don’t think about, but one that helps all of us as
well. We all are sick of the corrupt two party system, and Ron Paul
knew that as well after a failed attempt to run as Libertarian in ’88.
But with this new revolution that is rising up, we have the power to
change that. Whether or not you may declare yourself as Republican in
the future, to join the ranks of Ron Paul Republicans, it still stands
that the one party that upholds our ideals unabashedly is the
Libertarian Party. The major thing holding this party back is the FEC
regulations and such that keep third parties down. They have to do more
work with less people to get on ballots, and if you can’t get on a
ballot, you can’t get elected no matter what anyone tells you about
“write-in” candidacies!!! So contact your local Libertarian Party, if
not to join atleast to see what sort of actions you can work with them
on and also help them get the signatures they will need to obtain
ballot access in your state.

PUBLIC MOVIE SHOWINGS

Rent
space at a local library to show freedom related movies. A good one
always is America: Freedom To Fascism. Anything exposing the corruption
going on whether it be the war, the monetary system, the income tax,
whatever. It is advisable not to show Alex Jones films unless you know
your audience(most likely college students would be receptive. . .) and
know that they won’t be scared away. AJ’s films are pretty hardcore and
really not for the faint of heart of stubborn ones who would otherwise
be persuaded to the cause by a more subtle, yet informative film. Use
judgment in all instances.

COLLEGE OUTREACH

Just
as Ron Paul says, the ideas of freedom are young ideas. With that in
mind it is beyond a doubt the single most important target audience to
hit with the freedom message: College Students.

What better mixture of desirable activist qualities do you find in any other demographic?

Youth.

An
energetic idealism to change the world before the onset of “reality” in
the form of bills, credit card debt, mortgages, kids, etc.

Time to actually be active.

A
desire to be heard that is sometimes not seen in the older crowd that
has worked so long for freedom only to be knocked down time and again
to the point of defeat.

College students should be a prime
target for all freedom groups as far as awareness, outreach, and
recruitment. Having college chapters of Ron Paul Republicans, and all
other types of freedom loving groups all across the country will surely
change the face of politics in America!!!

Do flyer blitzes,
movie showings, establish freedom groups, work with faculty, anything
you can to spread the message on all campuses whether state
universities or community colleges.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OUTREACH

That’s
right, our boys in blue are human too!!! While educating police
officers might not seem like the most natural thing to do, realize that
they have a job to do as well as anyone else and they, more than anyone
else in the community, have the ability to effect public perception.
You get a large percentage of the police force in your area online to
this message and aware of these issues, you have a real good start to a
wonderful, freedom loving town!!! Also it is always a good thing to
have friends in high places when in a bind, so don’t look to law
enforcement as enemies, look at them as uninformed neighbors who have
every right to be aware of the situation as does everyone else!!!

INNER CITY OUTREACH

This
is a highly specialized one applicable only to those who already are
accepted in an inner city area. I myself could not walk down the
streets in West Chicago and expect some of the residents there to
listen to my rants about the Federal Reserve. I would summarily be
shot, stabbed, robbed, beaten, and probably killed. But, for those who
have access to these communities, often looked down upon by society at
large, you have a supreme opportunity to effect the one community that
has been socially engineered into violence and poverty: The Black
Community. One could ideally begin working with known and accepted
community leaders to start simple “workshops” that explain the issues
of the day in a manner suited to the ways of inner city life. What the
inner city community has in spades is real, raw, life experience of
what “the system” does to people, but they have little means to change
it. We in the middle class, on the other hand, have all the means
available to effect change, but little understanding or reasoning as to
why. That is all changing because of the Ron Paul Revolution.

SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH

Ron
Paul’s message of true free market economy, free from government
intervention, is very resonant with small business owners who are
constantly over-taxed and put out of business by government regulations
that support and bolster the corporate landscape while turning true
American, small business owners into veritable desert farmers. Nothing
is more crippling to freedom than an economy run by fascist overlords,
and small business owners will not disagree with you on that point!!!
Reach out to local area businesses with simple informational flyers
perhaps. Make friends with the owners, learn about the issues affecting
them and their livelihood. No matter what, throughout you will be
coming in closer touch with your community and that is the real point
of all of this. American have lost touch with their neighbors, their
surroundings, their history, their source. We have lost our way and if
we don’t stop this terrible trend now, within this generation, then who
the hell will?

COMMUNITY CANVASSING

Many
of us have done this for Ron Paul. The idea is the same, although the
overall approach is different. Make an event within your meetup to work
specific areas of a local town. You can use current Ron Paul
literature, or one of your own design that is attractive, compelling,
and leads the person to your group or coalition. All the while you want
whoever you give the information to to be able to digest it on their
own time, and have an easy way to contact you if and when they decide
they are ready for more. This should be done by EVERYONE on a regular
basis in good weather. This also is yet another way to make connection
with your local community and to create a presence for yourself within
your community as someone who cares and is honestly trying to make a
difference. People will not only respect you for that, they will admire
you. You cannot be a criminal, a ruffian, or “one of THOSE people” if
you are engaging them on a personal level and showing them you are
genuine and approachable. Think big on this one, the community level is
what grassroots is all about, and it’s like my favorite band 311 says,
“The roots that grow underground, are as big as the tree that you see,
if not it would fall down. . .”

MISC

Think
of any and all other little things like even a $3 car wash on a sunny
day! Find the local laws and pick a place to do it, get some of your
most smiling and happy and beautiful friends and fellow patriots, and
wash some cars! Oh, and did I mention that you would also hand out
copies of AFTF and/or informational flyers as you go? Not only does
this produce a little money for your meetup or coalition, but it gets
the word out and helps with your tan. . .

Think of other things
like this. Look to other already established volunteer/activist groups
and see what they are doing that creates effect. The idea is to get
things done. We cannot stand around and wait for some great leader on a
white horse to come at the eleventh hour and slay the beast. We are
each and every one of us that leader we have been waiting for. We have
kept that part of ourselves buried underneath our conditioning that
tells us to remain weak and not “buck the system”, just go along and
everything will be okay. If there is anything that we’ve learned so far
from the Ron Paul Revolution it’s that that kind of mentality is what
got us into this mess, and so it’s up to us to turn it around and head
off into a new direction; the one intended for this country originally
and that is to display to the world the way of freedom for all by
respecting and upholding the individual and allowing that individual to
function naturally within the co-created society. The American way is
the way to world peace in it’s essence, the founding fathers knew what
they were doing!!! They also knew that it would require the work of ALL
subsequent generations to maintain the reigns of government long enough
that this experiment in freedom, this new idea, could blossom long
enough to pollinate the entire planet.