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Title: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Kevin on June 02, 2012, 09:31:30 PM
GOP candidate Thomas Massie's victory in KY-4 was apparently no accident; as much of his victory is being attributed to a Super PAC called Liberty for All. Which was founded by a 21-yr old college student in Texas and is meant to support the beliefs espoused by Ron Paul.

It was a pretty interesting read and makes me wonder if Ron Paul supporters need to be taken more seriously then they are now.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/05/money-politics


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Donerail on June 02, 2012, 09:35:00 PM
It was a pretty interesting read and makes me wonder if Ron Paul supporters need to be taken more seriously then they are now.

Yes. Yes they do.


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Oakvale on June 02, 2012, 10:44:09 PM
...how is a 21-year-old college student funding a SuperPAC?


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Kevin on June 02, 2012, 11:03:38 PM
...how is a 21-year-old college student funding a SuperPAC?

Idk? The guy apparently has a rather large inheritance and is using it to fund the campaign's of libertarian candidates.


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Donerail on June 02, 2012, 11:11:42 PM
...how is a 21-year-old college student funding a SuperPAC?

When your dead grandfather (a billionaire oil baron) leaves you with very large amounts of cash, anything is possible.


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Marokai Backbeat on June 02, 2012, 11:51:44 PM
...how is a 21-year-old college student funding a SuperPAC?

Idk? The guy apparently has a rather large inheritance and is using it to fund the campaign's of libertarian candidates.

Hilariously appropriate.


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: Lief 🗽 on June 03, 2012, 12:12:10 AM
[fat kids on the internet living in their parents' basement joke]


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: bgwah on June 04, 2012, 10:22:46 PM
Supporters? Should be singular according to that...


Title: Re: Young Paul supporters beginning to throw around their weight
Post by: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on June 10, 2012, 06:48:05 PM
This is a travesty, and is a pretty clear case of why the estate tax needs to be increased as well as Citizens United overturned.