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Anyone, not attending the Convention as a delegate can do this! Please think about signing up if you have the ability to travel to MN and be a volunteer.
thank you, JW


Fellow Ron Paul Supporters,

Do you want to make a difference for Ron Paul at the Republican
National Convention -- even if you aren't a delegate?

NOW YOU CAN.

Ron Paul's name is going to be put up for nomination at the RNC. It
only takes a majority of the delegations from as few as five states
supporting a Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate, to force a
floor vote on that candidate (see Rule No. 40b at
http://www.gop.com/Ab... ). We WILL have a majority of
delegates in at least five state delegations; under the rules, simply
presenting signed documentation from the majority of delegates from at
least five of the states at the convention that they personally
support Ron Paul for nomination would be sufficient. And, even bound
or pledged delegates can "demonstrate their support" of Ron Paul in
such a way for the Presidential or Vice Presidential nominating
process.

But... so what?

One of the main goals that the Ron Paul Campaign has right now
(besides winning the nomination) is to get Dr. Paul a prime-time
speaking slot at the RNC. Just getting his name up for nomination
probably isn't going to do that -- the GOP leadership needs a STRONG
REASON to make that decision.

That's where YOU -- and thousands of others -- can help.

Think about this: at the 1960 Republican National Convention, it was
an almost foregone conclusion that RIchard Nixon would be nominated
for President. Supporters of the REAL conservative candidate, Senator
Barry Goldwater, realized that they were fighting an uphill battle for
their candidate, but they nominated Goldwater for President from the
floor anyway. They wanted their man to appear in front of a NATIONAL
AUDIENCE, to spread his message of limited government to the whole
country.

And then an interesting thing happened, which caught the Nixon team -
who had tried so hard to make sure everything in the convention was
tightly planned and under serious control - completely off-guard: a
"spontaneous" demonstration for Goldwater erupted on the convention
floor. It appeared that he had a groundswell of support!

In fact, what really happened was that, thanks to the
Goldwater-supporting state delegations from Arizona and South
Carolina, hundreds of young people were snuck in "under the tent
flaps" of the convention staging area. They were given false ID tags,
and got onto the floor during the nomination, where they broke into
their "spontaneous" (but actually carefully-planned) demonstration.

This staged show of support took everyone by surprise, and had its
intended effect: Goldwater asked for permission to address the
convention, and permission was granted.

Now, I'm not recommending breaking any rules or laws. But if we want
to see Ron Paul get a good speaking spot at the RNC, then we need to
generate the same kind of "spontaneous" demonstration as the Goldwater
supporters did in 1960. Which means we're going to need a LOT MORE Ron
Paul supporters inside that convention hall than just the 500 or so
delegates we expect to have there.

We need YOU, and everyone you can bring, to be there -- and here's how
you CAN be!

At the official RNC website --
http://www.gopconvent... -- it states,
"With the help of volunteers, the 2008 Republican National Convention
will be a truly remarkable event. The convention and the 2008
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Host Committee will recruit more than 8,000
volunteers, who will perform key duties and play crucial roles in the
areas of transportation, information services, hospitality, and
special events during the week of the con vention."

Did you read that? EIGHT THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS are needed there. They're
BEGGING you to come and get "official status" and "backstage passes"
to their event!

So what are you waiting for? Come, help out, have fun for the week...
and then be sure to be INSIDE the convention hall when Ron Paul's name
is announced as a candidate for the nomination, so WE can have a REAL
demonstration for the only TRUE conservative running!

If you would like to volunteer at the Republican National Convention
in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, click here to complete an online
application:

https://jobs.quickhir...

We'll see you in Minnesota!

For the R3VOLution,

Bill Greene
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