Rep. Steve Stockman w/ Nick Spanos: Now Accepting Bitcoins For Senate Run

[FrankRep]

Rep. Stockman with Nick Spanos, founder of the Bitcoin Center.


This Texas Congressman Is Now Accepting Bitcoins For His Senate Run

Business Insider
Jan. 1, 2014


Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is the outsider's outsider — what other Texan would spend a freezing New Year's hundreds of miles away in New York City?

But there he was last night at the launch event for the NYC Bitcoin Center, located just up the street from the New York Stock Exchange.

Stockman's attendance was a favor to Center founder Nick Spanos, a real estate developer and Bitcoin enthusiast. Spanos helped phone bank on Stockman's most recent Congressional campaign.

The Center itself is still in something of a planning stage, existing more as a statement about Bitcoin itself, though it plans on hosting a hackathon later this month.

Stockman, a vocal opponent of Fed policy, told Business Insider last night that he wants to promote Bitcoin, whose most fervent evangelists tout as an alternative to fiat currency.

To do so, he is now accepting Bitcoin for his Senate campaign against incumbent John Cornyn.

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Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) Announces Support of Bitcoins


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZlB6gS7qHU

 

[angelatc]

Starting your campaign by violating the FEC regulations is a great way to get people talking about your campaign, I guess.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

That's deserving of a donation over and above the fact that his opponent is a scumbag. http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jwithrow/senator-john-cornyns-top-ten-bad-votes

 

[FrankRep]

That's deserving of a donation over and above the fact that his opponent is a scumbag. http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jwithrow/senator-john-cornyns-top-ten-bad-votes

The Freedom Index ranks Cornyn very low as well.




Name: John Cornyn
Senate: Texas, Republican
Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 69%

Score Breakdown:

89% (113th Congress: 2013-2014); 82% (112th Congress: 2011-2012); 92% (111th Congress: 2009-2010); 55% (110th Congress: 2007-2008); 50% (109th Congress: 2005-2006); 56% (108th Congress: 2003-2004)

View Voting Record:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=C001056

 

[Matt Collins]

I just got this posted on the front page of www.slashdot.org

 

[FrankRep]

More news:

Rep. Steve Stockman accepting Bitcoin donations for Senate bid
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-steve-stockman-accepting-bitcoin-donations-for-senate-bid/

Stockman Now Taking Cryptocurrency To Fund Senate Run
http://www.keyetv.com/article?id=998788

Texas GOP Rep. accepting Bitcoin donations for Senate bid
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/politics/u...ep-accepting-bitcoin-donations-for-senate-bid

Congressman Accepts Bitcoin Donations at New Year’s Eve Party
http://newsbtc.com/2014/01/01/congressman-accepts-bitcoin-donations-new-years-eve-party/

Stockman Says Campaign Accepting Bitcoin Donations
http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/02/stockman-says-campaign-accepting-bitcoin-donations/

Steve Stockman Goes To New York To Ask For Donations In Bitcoin
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/stockman-bitcoin-2014

Conservative Texas politician embraces Bitcoin in bid for U.S. Senate
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/steve-stockman-texas-bitcoin/

Texas congressman will accept Bitcoin for Senate run
http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/02/texas-congressman-will-accept-bitcoin-for-senate-run/

 

[FrankRep]

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[cindyEvans]

The support of the Congress has a big impact for the legalization issue. But yeah, let the law speak for itself. We can't do anything about that.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Coin PAC endorsed Stockman, didn't know they existed.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/d86b9e5b13670024cd1ae26c282dfc7c?AccessKeyId=7EF53B9BCB295FC7297B&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
http://coinpac.org/candidates---issues.html