We the People Foundation
      For Constitutional Education, Inc.        

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                                                                                                                               August 18, 2008

Rep. Ron Paul
203 Cannon Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515 

Subject:  C4L and Government Accountability 

Dear Congressman Paul: 

The purpose of this letter is to request the podium for a few minutes at the Rally for The Republic on September 2^nd in Minneapolis to convey a most important message about government accountability in defense of the Constitution.

In its Statement of Principles, the Campaign for Liberty laments the fact that, “Anyone who tries to ask fundamental questions instead of cosmetic ones is ridiculed or ignored.” The Statement goes on to say, “That’s why this Campaign for Liberty was established: to highlight the neglected but common-sense principles we champion and reinsert them into the American political conversation.”

Bravo: sorely needed. We are in full support.

However, with all my heart I beg you not to discount the original intent of the last ten words of the First Amendment– the accountability clause. As you undoubtedly know, our Rights do not depend upon the will of any majority, neither one more than half the number of people voting in our precincts, the Congress, or the courts. Because it is not possible to elect our way out of tyranny, the First Amendment Redress Clause was designed to work in tandem with the electoral process as well as other checks and balances to hold the Government accountable to the Constitution.

Please do not fail to give recognition to what the scholars call the “Capstone” Right in your program. Our Foundation's civic initiatives and legal activities in defense of the Right to Redress have been built upon a body of irrefutable academic research by legal scholars.

Given the current state of world and domestic affairs, and our Government's growing disdain for the Constitution, I believe we would be wrong to, in effect, encourage the People to rely solely on the electoral process to cure what ails and threaten our Republic.

I’ll be delivering this letter to your Capitol Hill office today by Fax and email. An early response would be greatly appreciated. If you desire, following an estimate of available speaking time, I would be pleased to make a copy of my proposed remarks available for your approval.

Sincerely,

___________________

Robert L. Schulz