BJ Lawson, eager for the opportunity to join Ron Paul in the House of Representatives as a Constitutional Moderate, won the NC Republican primary with 70% of the vote. He’ll be running against 22-year Democratic incumbent David Price in November.

BJ introduced Ron Paul at his speaking engagement at Duke on the 2nd, and at one time headed up the Triangle area’s Ron Paul meetup group before he took to campaigning for Representative. He attributes his success to the increasingly popular message of freedom and Constitutional governance, rather than to any particular quality he possesses.

Regardless of Ron Paul’s success or failure in securing the Republican presidential nomination, I am certain that others, like BJ, have gotten involved with the political process because of their enthusiasm for his political message. I’m curious to know how widespread the phenomenon is, and suspect that it won’t end with this election year.

Many people tout change as essential to our nation’s prosperity. It’s encouraging to see that some are willing to effect that change, rather than simply reflect upon it…

Here’s some grassroots wisdom: “Never grow a wishbone where your backbone ought to be”.

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