Is this true?

[AlexMerced]

if we all bought stock in this company I think it'd be rpetty sweet, Liberty Stocks

 

[tmg19103]

This is why I used my "spam" yahoo email address to sign-up for this. I don't even check it, but I wanted to help get the pledges up.

I personally would hope Trevor will destroy this email database. Otherwise, thousands of people who just signed up to help RP will be getting a LOT of spam.

I own an online dating site and have millions of email addresses. It says when they sign up that their emails will remian private and not be sold or used for anything other than notifications from my dating site by others who are interested in them or for billing/profile issues - and when they delete their profile they will never get site related email/spam attempting to get them to join again.

 

[therealjjj77]

"For-Profit" is simply a tax term and status recognized by the government. Take it with a grain of salt.

 

[lastnymleft]

This is not a bad idea. Essentially, I think we all need to consider forming a media company, to take on corruption. The old media has really betrayed the republic. I am not rich, but I would pay $50 a month to such company, as long as it is liberty related, and a counter to corruption. If we can get a couple thousand pledges for this, we can certainly start somehow. The appropriate conduits and channels for this, can be etched out, but this is something we need to consider.

It's being done. Perhaps not such an intense US focus as you had envisaged, but it's early days, and already they've done heaps. There's big dollars required for something like what you are talking about. A lot of infrastructure, etc. Your $50/month would be much appreciated, I'm sure.

https://therealnews.com/web/index.php

 

[max]

the market will decide.

If Trevor builds a viable lasting organization that gets things done....he will make money with my blessings.

If not, his donors will dry up..

 

[lastnymleft]

"For-Profit" is simply a tax term and status recognized by the government. Take it with a grain of salt.

Calling it "simply a tax term" is overly simplistic. It is also a legal structure that allows profits to be generated and distributed to stockholders in the corporation, rather than being retained within the entity for carrying out its Objects/Purposes, which would be the case with a not-for-profit. Plus, on eventual dissolution of the entity, assets can be distributed to stockholders, rather than being passed on to like-minded entities with similar Objects/Purposes. Plus, Objects/Purposes act to constrain the activities of the entity to what is within the Objects.


Some professional fund-raisers charge 30-40% off the top of the amount they raise. By the time the entity to where the money goes handles its own overheads, there's often little that trickles down to the desired project. Transparency is key to ensuring that donations are going to where they should be allocated, but with a for-profit enterprise, there is no requirement for such transparency. None of this may be relevant to what Trevor is doing. But we can't tell yet.

Forming a for-profit entity is Trevor's right (though use of the email lists is debatable), but if he is expecting the grassroots to get behind whatever he's doing, it would probably be prudent for him to keep them informed, and bring them along "with" him, rather than just expecting them to blindly follow at some later point.

That said, I have no particular opinion on the current circumstances. At this point.

 

[ronpaulyourmom]

I'm sure it will be very easy to unsubscribe from the list, assuming you don't have to re-opt-in for whatever comes next anyway.

I think a little chilling out is in order.

 

[conner_condor]

Thats why you make a junk email. And you have a personal one. I am sure we all have a few junk emails and a private one also.We all learned this from a while back.

 

[kotetu]

Now Trevor hasn't used the email for any other purpose. The reason I asked this question because the article in FMNN suggests he is planing on using the list for other purposes and candidates, I'm assuming this is from some kind of interview with him. So lets not jump to conclusions too quickly and simply ascertain which direction this is going.

We'll need to pack the senate and house with libertarians and other like-minded people to get things rolling. Don't forget that. Ron Paul is fighting to restore checks and balances. When he's president, he won't immediately declare martial law, suspend the congress, and direct the judiciary to repeal the Patriot Act, MCA, WPA, etc. It's not the kind of man he is.

 

[EvilNight]

Trevor has already shown that he is one of the good guys.

This is a free country. If Trevor thinks he sees an opportunity to create a campaign company of some kind that can help bridge the gap between the Internet and traditional media, and bring online and offline Americans closer together, so much the better for all of us.

He's new at it, he'll make mistakes, no big deal.

To take the long view for a moment, think of it like this. If Ron is elected, there is a high probability that Congress is going to lock horns with Ron on every issue - after all, most of Congress is bought and paid for by corporations.

If that happens, we won't make any progress. Two years into Ron's presidency, we'll have an election cycle and an opportunity to vote OUT a lot of the corporate shills, and vote IN a lot of pro-Constitutional candidates.

IF we can find those candidates. IF we can get the word out about them. And what would you need to accomplish that more efficiently than we have so far? Exactly the kind of company Trevor seems to be tinkering with.

It's a good thing. I hope he succeeds. I wish him well trying to herd cats. There are few jobs more difficult.

 

[American]

I would need to see some details on how much money is going to make off this campaign. But I dont know Trevor, and I would never donate money to him not that I dont think that he deserves some credit but money is tight for me and I only donate to the official www.ronpaul2008.com website.

At least this news is made public but the timing with everything thats going on just isnt good. This could get spun into something negative in the media.

 

[Bradley in DC]

Excellent

How is making a for profit company going to make an impact on Ron Paul's campaign? I don't get it.

One, it can sustain Trevor's efforts to do what the official campaign can't.
Two, it gives us an infrastructure to move the rEVOLution beyond one race.

 

[me3]

He has also badly overstepped his boundaries on more than one occasion and "I see not reason why he wouldn't continue to do so."

Then please just unsubscribe and let the free market decide for themselves.

I have an idea.. Let's wait for the official word from Trevor himself?

I'm tired of these rational, calm and fair ideas. Stop it. Our greatest strength is day dreaming, cutting each other down and refusing to work as a group.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Then please just unsubscribe and let the free market decide for themselves.

What you are seeing is the free market expressing their first amendment right and asking a question.

There are several points of clarification that are needed on this new company of Trevor's. His actions can impact everything the grassroots has done thus far, either positively or negatively, depending on said clarification.

I will continue to ask questions until Trevor is forthcoming with the answers.