March on the White House: February 20, 2012

RON PAUL IS THE CHOICE OF THE TROOPS!

Washington Monument to White House

We, the founders of Veterans for Ron Paul 2012, Nathan Cox and Adam Kokesh, propose a Veterans and Active Duty March for Ron Paul on President's Day, Monday, February 20th, giving us enough time to plan and promote, and in plenty of time for an impact on Super Tuesday, March 6th. We will apply for a proper permit from the Parks Department and coordinate with appropriate authorities to gather in the vicinity (at the base if possible) of the Washington Monument, have a brief chance for veterans to speak, nothing special, possibly even as little as a soapbox and a bullhorn, but we'll see. Then, at 1pm, line up in formation on 15th St NW facing North towards Constitution Ave NW, march in formation to the White House, turn our backs to the White House, then "present arms" (hold a hand salute) to a folded flag for as many seconds as service members have died since Obama took office, then march silently back to the Washington monument and fall out. Family members are invited to march behind the formation, and members of KIA families are invited to place their hands on the folded flag during the salute.

This will be followed by a designated time and place for media availability, and/or a reception to take place at another location. This has the benefit of being effective even if we only have a platoon-sized element of participants, but imagine if we could have an impressive number of vets and even active duty soldiers participate in this gesture! How many would join us in demanding that Ron Paul be recognized as the choice of the troops?

Marchers are encouraged to wear something symbolic of their support for Ron Paul, and their service, like a piece of uniform like a hat or a patch and carry proof of service. Active duty troops are invited to participate in full recognition of the regulations regarding political speech. It is an absurd proposition to say that members of the military supporting candidates in uniform would be construed to represent official positions of the government and rules regarding free speech for members of the military have only been used to silence dissent and keep the true will of the troops from being relevant in the American political discourse. Well, NOT ANY MORE!

We intend to rally at noon at the Washington Monument, and step of at one, but we will coordinate with appropriate authorities and exact details are subject to change.

Proof of service will be required to march in the formation. We will accept DD-214 with matching ID, military ID, VA ID, or clear photograph in a clearly on-duty situation.

If anyone would like to create a graphic we can use for this event, please do so and email us at VFRP2012@gmail.com.. HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

If someone would like to create a proper website, we have parked the domain: ronpaulisthechoiceofthetroops.com

For those of you who don't know/ haven't heard about Jesse Thorsen Check out the following video.

CNN cuts off Cpl. Jesse Thorsen, Ron Paul lets him finish