Elected or not we should all run for congress

[robertwerden]

We have huge numbers in each state and if every single Ron Paul supporter ran for congress, we could get a good percentage of us elected. This could bring about the change that Ron Paul as President would need congress to pass. This should be something we are looking at to help Ron Paul fix America.

 

[Falseflagop]

I agree especially in more rural areas we have a better shot !

 

[Thom1776]

So Get Your Name On The Freakin' BALLOT!!!

That's the most important thing to do.

It's like the lottery: you can't win if you don't play.

They can't vote for you if your name isn't on the ballot!

 

[troyd1]

If Ron wins the nomination, we will be able to run candidates no problem.

 

[Zarxrax]

What are the requirements to run for congress?

 

[Elwar]

I considered it...just having my name on there...I doubt I could do much more than that as far as campaigning...

 

[uncloned21]

Someone should run in Ron Paul's district and seek his endorsement - hah.

 

[Van Damme]

What are the requirements to run for congress?

I believe you have to be 25 years old to run for the House and 30 years old to run for the Senate. There are also some residency restrictions, where I think you have to have lived in the state/district for which you are running for a period of 7 years.

 

[davidkachel]

This is certainly a worthwhile idea, but remember that the same ruling class will be the opposition... a tough battle.

A parallel idea; let your representatives know (after the primaries) that the same machine that has produced such incredible results for RP will be turned against them each and every time they cast a vote that is not Constitutional.

 

[rollingpig]

Amen!

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

I have a School Board run in the works, you think I should go for US Congress, instead?

 

[JMann]

You should only consider running for Congress or dog catcher if you are prepared to give the campaign 100%. The last thing this country needs is more lazy congresspeople.

Running for public office is (or at least should be) a little more than, let me throw my hat in the ring. First and foremost you must be willing to dedicate nearly every moment of your life to the campaign and live you life with the highest of ethical standards. If you can't meet these two basic requirements don't event think about it.

 

[mconder]

I am already checking into running for Congress on the Constitution Party ticket in my area.

 

[jumpyg1258]

Even though I have served in the military and currently working for a US Government agency, I believe I am disqualified in this day in age in running for a public office since I do not have a college degree. People tend to equate a degree with a persons intelligence and since I do not have a degree, people would believe that I do not have the brains to run an office. Another point is that I do not have the money to run, something that is required as well in today's society.

 

[Zarxrax]

You should only consider running for Congress or dog catcher if you are prepared to give the campaign 100%. The last thing this country needs is more lazy congresspeople.

Running for public office is (or at least should be) a little more than, let me throw my hat in the ring. First and foremost you must be willing to dedicate nearly every moment of your life to the campaign and live you life with the highest of ethical standards. If you can't meet these two basic requirements don't event think about it.

Well, I think a lot of us would put 100% into serving our country if actually elected into congress. It's a lot harder to go all in when you are just running, and there's no guarantee you will make it. It's a gamble that not many can risk.

 

[davidkachel]

I am already checking into running for Congress on the Constitution Party ticket in my area.

Sadly, third party runs are a waste of time and money; not to mention perpetually damaging to your credibility in the public's eye. (How many Constitution and Libertarian party members are there in Congress? Precisely!)

The ruling elite have put a lot of effort into, and been nearly 100% successful at, convincing the public that all third parties are made up of kooks and pot smokers. Don't believe me? Then why is it every newscaster makes it a point to use the word "libertarian" as loudly as they can, then mumble the word "republican"? Sometimes they don't say "republican" AT ALL!!!

Run as a Republican or Democrat. This is your only prayer.

 

[robertwerden]

The way I look at it is, if we can raise all this money for Ron Paul, then we can all work together to fund congressional runs for each state.

We can take a survey right here and find out who will run. We can try and get 440 people to run on the Republican ticket covering all districts. Then we organize identical campaigns and fund them.
This should allow us to be organized in our efforts and make sure all of our candidates are on the same track as Ron Paul and are well funded.

 

[robertwerden]

We can use the existing members from the Ron Paul meetup groups to establish for each districts candidates.

 

[john_anderson_ii]

All of us?!? Run in the same year. Every single one of us. Give every district 15 choices, 14 of which are on the Ron Paul platform! That would be something.

 

[robertwerden]

That would be "Amazing, Amazing"