The GOP Is Seriously Considering Putting Ron Paul's 'Audit' The Fed In The Party Platform

[Tiso0770]

Ron Paul's long-shot presidential campaign officially may have officially come to an close — again — this weekend, after he failed to secure a majority of national delegates at Nebraska's state GOP convention.

In the end, however, the Texas Congressman may walk away having achieved the real goal of his presidential campaign: An audit of the Federal Reserve.

A GOP source tells Business Insider that the Republican Party is seriously considering including support for an audit of the Federal Reserve in the party's platform this year, a move that would enshrine Paul's signature policy in the Republican Party doctrine for at least the next four years.

According to the source, the possibility of including Paul's position on auditing the Fed in the party platform came up during a recent meeting between Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Paul's son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, whose positions generally align with those of his father. The source told Business Insider that Romney expressed support for including the "Audit the Fed" plan into the platform, and that the Paul camp is working on specific language to present at the Republican National Convention in Tampa next month.

The Romney campaign did not respond to BI's request for confirmation.

There is a strong political rationale for Romney to support Paul's "Audit the Fed" plan. The position is popular among rank-and-file Republican voters, uniting the Tea Party and Ron Paul libertarian factions of the GOP. The House is expected to pass Paul's latest "Audit the Fed" bill when it is brought to the floor, which will likely be sometime next week, according to House Leader Eric Cantor's office.

Including "Audit the Fed" in the platform could also go a long way toward appeasing the hundreds of Ron Paul supporters who will descend on Tampa as national convention delegates. For Paul, it will be a small vindication of nearly three decades as the modern era's most relentless critic of the nation's central bank.

http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-...epublican-platform-national-convention-2012-7

 

[BUSHLIED]

I don't think that Romney can win in 'too close to call' states without the extra 1-2% support that Ron Paul supporters bring to the table. Ron Paul supporters are clearly the wildcard that Romney could pull, if he is able to convince them that he will adopt at least 1 or 2 signature issues, obviously a FED audit is one of them but I can't see another issue that Romney would adopt to show he is serious and that we could take seriously. Romney would literally have to bring the issue up at the convention and during the debates to 'get him on record' that he is going to implement these issues. It's possible that Romney would attack the TSA but that's about all I can think of.
I doubt he would support a balanced budget amendment or cutting departments. I doubt he even go near anything on Foreign Policy. He is surely going to hammer spending and lower taxes BUT every rino talks that talk...

If only an audit of the fed gets into the platform, it would still be a victory, I just don't know if it is enough to get RP peeps to vote for another RINO.

Anyway, my sense looking at the primary vote which had dismal turn-out, Ron's one million votes country wide is only about .5% of general GOP voters. NH and Iowa would definitely be the two swing states that Ron's vote would matter and Romney probably gets NH...I suppose Iowa is the state that Ron could swing for Romney. That is just a really quick guess without looking at the data again.

 

[insidemanpoker]

Can someone explain to me why I am supposed to give a shit what goes into the platform as a weak attempt to get our vote? It's not like the 'platform' is what has to be used for policy making. Romney can win and laugh at the naive idiots who cared what was on the 'platform' and then go against it. How am I wrong?

 

[mstrmac1]

Bullshit! Ain't going to happen. Wake the f up they don't like us especially after November.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Can someone explain to me why I am supposed to give a shit what goes into the platform as a weak attempt to get our vote? It's not like the 'platform' is what has to be used for policy making. Romney can win and laugh at the naive idiots who cared what was on the 'platform' and then go against it. How am I wrong?

This is what I've been asking. They can't follow their own rules, yet we want them to follow their platform?

 

[kah13176]

Platform means nothing.

 

[Okie RP fan]

We were treated worse than dirt for 5 years...

We were called every name imaginable, and mocked.

We were told we weren't needed.

We were shafted during the conventions by the establishment's tricks.

Do not give into anything they are trying to sell. Send a message and abstain your vote, vote third party, or write Ron Paul in.

 

[coffeewithchess]

Bullshit! Ain't going to happen. Wake the f up they don't like us especially after November.

Exactly. They trashed us continuously during the campaign, ran fake stories when real news stories weren't run, and we were battling an idiot media and an inept campaign. I have no respect for their platform, because I can look at history and see it is meaningless, and NOTHING but more debt is added by the GOP.

1) Hannity saying he was attacked by Ron Paul on the radio, then after the break changes it to some RP supporter in South Carolina...that sent an EMAIL!?
2) CNN, and whatever other media outlets, running that stupid Jon Huntsman fake attack ad probably made by his daughters to get his campaign some attention...yet trying to drag RP's campaign and all his supporters through the mud over one stupid video that was never confirmed sourced.

It's okay though, I forgot Rand Paul told me Romney is an astounding guy, and working within the GOP instead of jumping from the sinking ship is the way to go, and if Rand is supporting Romney, and drug Ron Paul and Ron Paul supporters into his endorsement, then we must listen to him right?

 

[Peace Piper]

We were treated worse than dirt for 5 years...

We were called every name imaginable, and mocked.

We were told we weren't needed.

We were shafted during the conventions by the establishment's tricks.

Do not give into anything they are trying to sell. Send a message and abstain your vote, vote third party, or write Ron Paul in.

I won't be tricked into supporting these despicable lying creeps

It's embarrassing at this point. Etch a Sketch indeed. They think we are all that stupid. Sad to say many are...

 

[flynn]

Choose integrity, choose no one but Paul.

 

[LibertyEagle]

It was time a long time ago. That was why the Libertarian Party, the Constitution Party, etc. were established. Tell me, how much media coverage do their candidates get and how many offices have they been elected to? That is, after how many years spent trying to get on the ballots across the country?

This is why Ron Paul chose the Republican Party to make his stand and why he suggests the strategy that he has to us.

 

[musicmax]

Platform means nothing.

QFT.

In 2008 the co-chair of the platform committee was Richard Burr of NC. The platform had strong anti-bailout language. Burr voted for the TARP bailout.

PLATFORM MEANS NOTHING

 

[georgiaboy]

Including "Audit the Fed" in the platform could also go a long way toward appeasing the hundreds of Ron Paul supporters who will descend on Tampa as national convention delegates.

pffft.

 

[specsaregood]

Platform means nothing.

On the contrary it indicates a lot. It shows that voters have moved in the direction of thinking the Fed should be audited and these guys are at least having to pay lipservice to that position. They wouldn't be talking about putting it in the platform if there wasn't a majority position pushing for it. That is real freaking progress just from where we were 4 years ago.

 

[tbone717]

On the contrary it indicates a lot. It shows that voters have moved in the direction of thinking the Fed should be audited and these guys are at least having to pay lipservice to that position. They wouldn't be talking about putting it in the platform if there wasn't a majority position pushing for it. That is real freaking progress just from where we were 4 years ago.

Exactly. Honestly, I think when we make progress like this, it destroys the world view that some here have, therefore they feel the need to dismiss it as meaningless.

 

[specsaregood]

Exactly. Honestly, I think when we make progress like this, it destroys the world view that some here have, therefore they feel the need to dismiss it as meaningless.

That's the exact same conclusion I have come to.

 

[Spoa]

On the contrary it indicates a lot. It shows that voters have moved in the direction of thinking the Fed should be audited and these guys are at least having to pay lipservice to that position. They wouldn't be talking about putting it in the platform if there wasn't a majority position pushing for it. That is real freaking progress just from where we were 4 years ago.

Agree completely. The GOP is slowly beginning to listen to our side. Who would have thought that Justin Amash would have been elected as a Republican in 2010? Who would have thought Rand Paul would have been elected over Mitch's pick in 2010? Who would have thought that Ron Paul could win so many terms as a Republican? Who would have thought that our choice: from Thomas Massie to Kurt Bills would even be given a chance in the GOP Party several years ago? Back then, we were called the extremists, the crazy people, but today, the GOP is slowly listening to our side, accepting our side, and even reforming their platform. Who would have thought that the GOP would even consider auditing the fed? Change sometimes takes some time.

 

[CaptUSA]

These guys have no clue.

In the end, however, the Texas Congressman may walk away having achieved the real goal of his presidential campaign: An audit of the Federal Reserve.

Uh. No. That is NOT our goal. That is just one aspect of the movement. A small one at that. Yeah, an audit would be helpful. But it is in no way a "goal".

Our goal is to fix the damn country and to restore liberty. And we're getting closer and closer. An audit of the Fed will no satisfy us. It will just make us more hungry. But that's ok, keep underestimating and misunderstanding the movement.

 

[KingRobbStark]

They are just trying to make as complacent for a couple more months.

 

[Cleaner44]

Can someone explain to me why I am supposed to give a shit what goes into the platform as a weak attempt to get our vote? It's not like the 'platform' is what has to be used for policy making. Romney can win and laugh at the naive idiots who cared what was on the 'platform' and then go against it. How am I wrong?

This is what I've been asking. They can't follow their own rules, yet we want them to follow their platform?

Platform means nothing.

QFT.

In 2008 the co-chair of the platform committee was Richard Burr of NC. The platform had strong anti-bailout language. Burr voted for the TARP bailout.

PLATFORM MEANS NOTHING

Truth!

I am glad that more everyday voters and Americans are waking up to the scam that is the Fed, but let's not fool ourselves, the GOP disregards their own platform within 24 hours of the election.

Platform means nothing.

I would be happy to see an audit in the platform and I hope we make another audit happen regardless of the platform, but another audit will happen because we pressure Congress when it comes to a vote, not because of the platform.