Ron Paul Endorses Chuck Baldwin (Finally)

Mostly due to increasing pressure for an endorsement from the Libertarian campaign of Bob Barr, Ron Paul has now officially endorsed Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin for President! Please read more on his Campaign For Liberty site blog article.

Thanks!

From Josiah

Mike Peroutka has new radio show

Just a short note, please, to let you know that we are doing a daily, live, call-in radio show on station WTHU in Thurmont, Md., a Christian station. The time every day is 11 a.m. to Noon (EST). The call-in phone number is 301-271-2188. The Web site address is: http://wthu.org/. To hear our program, just go to the site and click on the words "Listen Now" in the upper-right-hand part of the Web site page.

John Lofton, Editor of TheAmericanView.com Web site, is my co-host. And we will frequently be joined by Pastor David Whitney of the Cornerstone Evangelical Evangelical Free Church in Pasadena,=2 0Maryland. David is also the Senior Instructor at "Institute On The Constitution" at IOTConline.com.

So, please, do call-in. We'd like to hear from you. And send this notice to your email friends. Also, please: Pray that this program will honor God's Word and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks. And may God bless us all -- as He does when we obey Him.

For God, Family and the Republic,

Michael A. Peroutka

Publisher, TheAmericanView.com

Happy Constitution Day!

Hi! Today is the 221st anniversary of the signing of the great United States Constitution. Hurray! :-) I was blessed to be able to get on WORD (the local talk show station) this morning to mention the Liberty In Law message and quote Thomas Jefferson for the occasion.

I updated the www.LibertyInLaw.com site a good bit here this evening, as well as the YoungChristianLeaders.org site. The LIL site I think is now ready to be fully promoted. Praise the LORD!

I got several good emails today, including one from Ohio and one from Texas, of people who are interested in helping with possible new YCLA chapters in those states. Those are good states to do it in, too, because we already have other contacts in them who would probably want to join. Please pray for these opportunities to work out.

Also, I finished up the first complete draft of the Handbook the other day. It is 71 pages long, and would probably have to be published as a book rather than being printed out from online by those using it (which was our intention), so I created a simpler abridged version of only 19 pages, with just the basics. It should work for this purpose well.

That's all for now, folks!


-R. Josiah Magnuson

Baldwin-Castle Campaign Revs Up

Chuck Baldwin's site has just been re-done - I think it's pretty good (but still needs some work of course), with great new pictures too! Check it out at http://www.baldwin08.com/.

The JBS Presidential poll currently shows Baldwin leading. There are also other signs that freedom-oriented people are beginning to lean away from Bob Barr and towards Chuck Baldwin. I hope that it this trend continues, because it represents the success of the message of Liberty In Law.

The following is an excerpt from a recent email from the Baldwin campaign:

The campaign is starting to focus on people who are sympathetic to our message. These groups include but are not limited to truckers, homeschoolers, gun owners, students, and veterans. We are currently setting up teams for each type of group. So if you are interested in volunteering your time to one of these groups, please contact us specifically by emailing contact@baldwin2008.com , providing your name, a main phone number, state, and group you want to work with! It would also be useful if you have a skill or resource you can let us know about! We'll get back to your emails with details! If you can't email, please call our campaign number at 1-866-99-BALDWIN, and leave a message on box 6, the special information section.


From Josiah :-)

P.S. Please take time if you can to read Chuck Baldwin's take on McCain's VP choice Sarah Palin at this site. I thought about doing my own post on this subject, but Baldwin says it much better than I could!

Ron Paul's report on the Rally For the Republic

Dear friends,

What a thrilling week we've just had - three days of wonderful events, culminating in the great Rally for the Republic on September 2, which C-SPAN2 covered in its entirety. Americans got to hear more truth in our one day in Minneapolis than in decades' worth of standard political conventions.

I hope you were as impressed with the speakers and the performances as I was. The day reaffirmed for me that the movement on behalf of our philosophy is blessed with brains, talent, and nerve.

If you missed it, we'll be making the whole thing available soon. In the meantime, you can watch whatever speakers you'd like to see right here.

Now it's time to turn to the hard work of the Campaign for Liberty. We have our work cut out for us. Our economic woes are being foolishly blamed on the free market. The federal government is taking over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as those of us with any sense feared it would. We face the looming prospect of still more wars: with Iran, Russia, and now Pakistan.We need to inject some sanity into these debates.

Right now, though, I wish simply to thank you for all your sacrifices and hard work. Just when I think I cannot be any more amazed by your commitment to our ideas, you go and surprise me again. I deeply appreciate your devotion to our cause.

Remember one of the most important things our presidential campaign proved: there are millions of us out there. If 1.2 million Americans voted for our ideas in a Republican primary, think of how many more there must be.

We are not alone. We know that now. And when it comes to energy, creativity, and enthusiasm, our side wins hands down. I know these will be our secret weapons as we keep up the fight in these dark times to restore our republic, and to see peace and prosperity transformed from a campaign slogan into a way of life.

Please, recruit one more person to the Campaign for Liberty today.


With my deepest gratitude,

Ron Paul Announces Minneapolis Rally

If they expected us to retire quietly from the scene, the political elite are in for a surprise. Today I am making some very big announcements.

First, from August 31 to September 2 in Minneapolis, we will host a handful of events that will shake the political establishment. Everything will culminate on Tuesday with the official launch of the Campaign for Liberty at the Rally for the Republic.

The Campaign for Liberty will be the largest organization for peace, freedom, the Constitution, and sound money in American history. It will launch in grand fashion with lots of special guests and - if the early television and print inquiries we've received are any indication - plenty of media attention.

I would like to personally invite you and your family to join me and thousands of others in Minneapolis for these events and send a message to the Republican Party.

Tickets will go on sale for the Rally for the Republic this Friday, July 25 @ 10AM CST. We want this to be an unforgettable day, so we are holding a ticket bomb all day Friday in the tradition of our famous money bombs. How many seats can we sell on the first day?

In patriotic fashion all tickets will cost $17.76, so you can afford to bring the whole family.
This leads me to the second big announcement. After measuring the excitement and enthusiasm, we decided that the Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota was just too small to hold you. Therefore, we are making a significant upgrade. The Rally for the Republic will now take place at the Target Center, the largest arena in Minneapolis!

This promises to be the most spirited and provocative political event of the year! We held some very large rallies during the presidential campaign, but I have never attempted anything of this scale before. Its success rests entirely in your hands.

Later this week I will announce two internationally renowned musicians as headliners for the Rally for the Republic. We'll also be joined by rock star Aimee Allen, NBC's Tucker Carlson, Barry Goldwater Jr., Gov. Gary Johnson, conservative stalwart Grover Norquist, former Reagan deputy Attorney General Bruce Fein, presidential historian Doug Wead, MTV's Adam Curry, musician Mark Scibilia, and Frank Sinatra impersonator Rick Ellis. Other special guests will be announced soon.

My staff has been working overtime to provide you with three full days of entertainment. Please visit the schedule page of the website and read all about upcoming events. We also have a lodging page to help you find accommodations in Minneapolis.

Together we are taking back our government and restoring the republic. Please join me in Minneapolis to kickoff the Campaign for Liberty and support our Revolution. Can I count on you to be there?


In Liberty,

RON PAUL

P.S. I know that you have done so much already, but with both major party nominees threatening to lead us into bankruptcy at home and more wars abroad, the success of the Rally for the Republic and the launch of the Campaign for Liberty is crucial. Please do what you can to be in Minneapolis August 31 - September 2 and send a loud and clear message of freedom, peace, and prosperity.

Ron Paul on AOL News

Please go here for an interesting and not-too-biased article featured on the AOL front page today regarding our constitutionalist hero. While it still refers to us as "libertarians" and displays the necessary bit of tongue-in-cheek for it to get read, it gives an otherwise well-balanced view of the growing interest in freedom among Americans.

Since the GOP will be in shambles after November if it nominates John McCain, I hope the delegates at the Convention will recognize the potential for their party in Ron Paul's message.

And don't forget to vote for "a big role" at the bottom of the page when you visit the link!


:-D -Jos

We Did It!

Ron Paul's book The Revolution: A Manifesto is going to be #1 on the New York Times bestseller list this weekend! http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/316/ron-paul-1-on-new-york-times-best-seller-list It is already #1 on Amazon.com.

Let's keep it up! Buy some more now, to give (or sell) away. There will soon be a huge demand for this book in its' current first-edition form. Besides, it is probably one of the most powerful literary thrusts for constitutionalism since Barry Goldwater's book, or maybe since the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of the Founders.

From Josiah :-)

LibertyInLaw.com now a traditional site!

Praise God, we finally now have an official, traditional site for LibertyInLaw.com, with persuasion-oriented content and a concise and simple three-page setup!

The purpose for this newest website is to present a basic argument for our cause: uniting principled Americans behind Biblical supremacy. The common goal we must each strive for is reclaiming the hearts, minds and most importantly, souls, of individuals. We can try to reclaim America, but the government is not America. People are America. So our main effort must be for people.

None of the other websites we have are somewhere one can go to simply be persuaded for our ideas. The YoungChristianLeaders.org site is to inform and convince people for the YCLA; this World-Rev site gives a perspective on events from me personally; LibertyInLaw.blogspot.com has all the Feature Columns which may or may not be directly relevant; and so on.

The even better thing about the new LibertyInLaw.com is that it can be independent of any other projects or organizations. It can stand alone as a beacon to give clear, direct reasoning for Biblicism and its intrinsic connection to freedom.

Let's keep praying for this vision, and keep thinking and working to do our very, very best for our Lord.

Thanks!


-R. Josiah Magnuson

LIL from JFJ

There is a really good article from David Brickner, Jews For Jesus Executive Director (www.jewsforjesus.org), in their April newsletter which came the other day. It is entitled "Coloring Outside the Lines," and addresses the relationship of God's boundaries to freedom and people's lives. It describes the current tendency of much of Christianity to shy away from clear morals, and declares the need for open evangelism and un-abashed promotion of Christ as the Savior from sin. Very, very good!

I would post a link to it but it is not up on their website yet. I'll try to post it as soon as possible.


From Josiah

Misc. Update

Today I changed some stuff around again here. This site now has a more patriotic theme. How does it look?

I pre-ordered Dr. Paul's newest book on Amazon.com. Please go to RonPaulBookBomb.com for info on it, and pledge to buy it! It will be a good read if nothing else. I think it will be a collector's item besides. :-) We need to have it debut at #1 in as many venues as possible; I think it is #3 on Amazon.com right now, so it needs some more purchasers!

Hmmm... oh yes, Mitt Romney endorsed McCain of course. This is not surprising, since Rudy McRomney was the front-runner all along. Ron Paul is the only one who believes in the Constitution.

And here is a direct link to write a letter to Li Mei, a persecuted believer in China we are featuring this week. I have not yet been able to get it up on the YCLA site, because of the technical problems... :-/ Oh well.

Special thanks too for visiting here today! God Bless!


From Josiah

Investments

I am amazed at how high silver and gold have become. When I bought some silver ounces back about 2003 sometime, they were worth $7.50. Now, they are worth almost $17.00! Please do buy precious metals if you can because I think our time is fairly short for the U.S. economy.

Let us also be remembering to invest in eternal things whenever we can. It is amazing what a little thing can do, like a smile or tract, etc. :-)

Encourage someone for Christ today! From Jos

Finally Back!

Well, here I am again after a two-month break. :-)

Celebrating 200 posts!

This post happens to be the bicentennial one. This means that we have been online at this site a long time now! I am glad God has enabled us to use the Internet to promote His principles, and glorify Him and His work, all over the world. Thanks also to all those who visit this site, and especially to everyone who has commented or given advice to make this site a better place. :-)

From Jos

A New Look

In lieu of some recent controversy over the "militaristic" tone of this website (and also of course to increase traffic here ~wink~) I gave my site a fairly good-sized makeover this afternoon.

The concept of the changes is to be more free and airy in appearance, while also perhaps modifying the content to include a broader audience of young people as well as a more complete representation of the various political perspectives of Bible-believing Christians.

While I will continue to examine issues from strictly the Constitutionalist perspective, I will not so much give my own opinion as examine the facts and allow readers to make an objective decision. This site will thus become moreso a reporting site rather than a philosophy site. Of course, I will always have articles of a philosophical nature too.

So, when we sum it up, the new design shows what will hopefully be a more informal atmosphere and a new, even brighter series of posting!

Thanks to everyone who likes this blog.


-From Jos :-)

Web visits update

The page views of this site will more than likely surpass 4,000 within the week. The unique visits are more than 1,600. We are beginning to see a more diverse audience here too - in the past couple months it was mostly people from North and South Carolina, whereas there have lately been a good number of hits from around the country.

However, the average visit length is down - from almost twenty minutes back a few weeks ago, to hardly more than five now.

In any case, let's keep working! :-)


From Josiah

Happy Reformation Day!

Today is the 490th anniversary of Luther's 95 theses. This series of concepts presented for discussion dealt with whether a believer in Christ was to continue repenting from sin throughout his life, or whether he was instantly and forever absolved from responsibility. Here is a link to the document.

Luther, while not correct on every issue, had right the principle of Sola Scriptura: The Bible is the sole and complete rule of faith and practice.

Today is also the first anniversary of the existence of this website, The Worldviews Revolution. We have already seen numerous triumphs, as well as numerous persecutions. Praise be to God!

Let us continue to stand for the Scriptures alone as the key to all liberty, justice, revival, and Reformation!


-Your friend in Christ,

R. Josiah Magnuson

New HTML objects

As you may have seen, I have added a bunch of HTML objects to the side here. The one thing I may delete after reviewing their look is the poll. I think it makes it too busy.

The "Friend of Ron Paul" flag links to a coalition site for friends of Ron Paul. You may go there to see others across the web who are supportive of his campaign. One site I found is that of Homeschoolers for Ron Paul. A couple days later, the Paul campaign announced that this person was being given a special new place on their main site! Wow!

The "November 5th" thing links to a site hoping to achieve the largest single-day campaign donation amount in history: 10 MILLION dollars, or $100 from each Meetup Group member. Please subscribe there, and/or donate as much as you can on November 5th, for a gigantic boost to our Christian constitutionalist creationist pro-freedom non-interventionist non-flip-flopper best-voting-record-ever... etc. Presidential candidate. :-)

The precious metals price tracker is from Kitco.com. I stuck it on here mostly for myself so I could have a quick summary of that stuff when I wanted it. Of course, it also gives an indication of how large inflation is becoming! Aw, not another Ron Paul issue... :-)

The final object has been there a while but I've never explained it. It is a web visit tracker from Sitemeter. Click on it to view nearly anything about those who come here, from how many to who sent them, and from their location in the world to how long they spent on this site. So far there have been almost 1,500 visitors!

You are one of those who is making that happen, and of course I really appreciate it! Come back again. From Josiah

Websites

I set up (finally) a new Members' Page for the YCLA. It is www.YCLAmembers.blogspot.com. You have to have received an invitation, however, to view it. If you have received one, please check it out! Please also post comments, vote in the poll there, etc.

David Aguilar set up a couple sites for us - www.YCLAconstitution.blogspot.com contains our full Constitution as it now stands, and www.USAYCLAlog.blogspot.com contains what is to be our official Journal of Proceedings. We need to change the name on that one though.

The domain name www.LibertyInLaw.com is going to be renewed. Also, we hope to get another ".org" name to use as a more official-sounding website.

Finally, I am making a new label here which will be called "YCLA: What's New." The "Young Leaders" label will be kept as archival, referring to YCLA updates prior to and including the Constitution-signing.

Thanks!


-R. Josiah Magnuson

Internet connection again

Happy Constitution Week!

I am trying right now to listen to the "Values Voters" Presidential debate online (here's the link), but it's pretty slow. Also, I have the noise of dishwashers and laundry machines in the background, because we... finally re-gained immediate Internet access at our residence!

I probably will still have to go to the library for uploading big stuff, like pictures, but I can do e-mail and all that here.

From Jos