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- What is Operation Live Free or Die?
Operation Live Free or Die is a grassroots effort to help ensure that the great State of New Hampshire -- the Live Free or Die State -- nominates Dr Ron Paul as the Republican candidate for the President of the United States.
- How do I get in contact with you?
If you are a volunteer and have questions about accommodation and travel to New Hampshire, call 603.509.4131 or email us.
- Why New Hampshire?
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New Hampshire is the first primary in the election and a strong result
in it will have a snowball effect on Ron Paul's campaign. In 2004 John
Kerry was polling in the low single-digits and a strong result in the
first caucus instantly propelled him into the leading candidate for his
party. Further, New Hampshire is an ideal first state for Ron Paul's
campaign. The State's motto is "Live Free or Die" and the views of
citizens of that state strongly align with Dr Paul's principles of
freedom and limited government (for instance New Hampshire has no income
tax or sales tax and less bureacracy than any other state). It is our
job to make sure that New Hampshire citizens are aware of Dr Paul and
have the chance to hear why his campaign is most compatible with the
spirit of their great state.
- When is the New Hampshire Primary?
The date for the New Hampshire Primary has been set! The first major battle in the
second Revolution to free our Republic will be decided on January 8th, 2008.
I urge you to join me in marching on New Hampshire to spread Ron Paul's message
of freedom, peace and prosperity!
- What plans do you have for campaigning in New Hampshire?
If we are able to gather a thousand dedicated supporters who can spend at
least a week in New Hampshire before the primary we should be able to
organize cavassing efforts in all the major cities of the State. I also
propose that we hold three major rallies in the days before the primary.
One in Concord, one in Portsmouth, and a final massive rally in Manchester
(the largest city in the state). We need to make these events as fun as possible
so we should begin brainstorming ideas such as bringing bands to
the rallies and having a huge pot-luck lunch. We want to
bring as many citizens of New Hampshire as possible together to hear
the positive message of Dr Paul.
We will also coordinate with the official campaign to make sure Dr Paul can be present
at the bigger rallies.
- Won't it be costly?
The major costs will be transportation to New Hampshire and
accomodation. To help people who can't afford to travel to New
Hampshire, I've started a fund-raising
effort to make sure that anyone who's enthusiastic about volunteering
for Operation Live Free or Die can do so without worrying about cost.
I've also spoken to folks in the Free State Project and many
of them have generously offered to house volunteers who're travelling to New
Hampshire.
For Ron Paul supporters who do have the means to travel to New Hampshire
there are other ways we can mitigate the costs of travel and
accomodation. My early investigation suggests we can find rental homes
an hour drive from the major cities that could hold 10 people and would
cost about $1500 for a week (i.e., $150 per person for a week's
accomodation). It may have a bit of a frat-house feel to it, but I
think it will be a tremondously fun experience to camp out with other
enthusiastic Ron Paul supporters, and travel around New Hampshire
spreading a message we all believe is important.
- Shouldn't I just donate to the campaign?
Please donate as much
money to the official campaign as you can. However, if you're
passionate about having an impact "on the ground", in one of the most
important primaries in the election, then please join us. It should
be noted that campaign finance laws limit how much money you can donate
to a campaign, and if you're maxed out, volunteering for Operation Live
Free or Die gives you another avenue to help ensure that Ron Paul is our
next President. The estimated value of a dedicated volunteer
is about $500 a day, so if you're able to volunteer to help for 5 days,
you've already contributed more than the $2300 campaign donation limit.
- Is Operation Live Free or Die associated with the offical Ron Paul campaign?
No, it is purely a grassroots effort.
- I can't come to New Hampshire, can I help the effort in other ways?
Absolutely. We'll need help with all sorts of organizing, including finding
venues for rallies, calling voters in New Hampshire, and finding accomodation
for volunteers. If you're willing to volunteer to help with these efforts that would
be fantastic. It would also be a great help if you could tell
your friends and fellow Ron Paul supporters about this website so we can reach
our goal of bringing over a thousand of Ron's most enthusiastic supporters
to New Hampshire.
- Who are you and why are you organizing this effort?
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My name is Vijay Boyapati and I'm an Engineer at Google. Some of you
may remember me from the interview with Dr Paul
at Google (skip to 42:31 in the interview - that's me). I'm the
fellow that flew down from Seattle to hear Dr Paul talk and to write him
a check. Seattle's local newspaper, The Stranger, wrote an article
about my visit to Mountain View to see Dr Paul.
I'm organizing Operation Live Free or Die because I believe we
have a chance, a real chance, of restoring our Republic to the
principles on which it was founded. We have a chance to end the
undeclared, unconstitutional, murderous War in Iraq and bring our troops
home -- immediately. A chance of ending the government's theft of the fruits of our
labor via the IRS. A chance to run our lives as we see fit without a
bureaucrat in Washington telling us what we can and cannot do. For these
reasons I want to do everything I can to restore freedom to our great
country by electing Dr Ron Paul as President. I hope you will join me.
- Ok, I'm excited about
volunteering, what should I do?
Fantastic! Firstly let me thank you for your dedication and the work
I'm sure you've already done to spread Dr Paul's message of freedom, peace
and prosperity in your local community. If you're
committed to joining us in New Hampshire, please visit the volunteer page and sign up.
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