Step Up, RGS

[Paulie]

I believe you live in NC.

There is a man running for Congress in the 4th district by the name of BJ Lawson. He just recently won the Republican primary on May 6, by 70% of the vote. He's got great grassroots support, good funding, and he can win. He's up against David Price (D), the long time incumbent.

He represents the kind of fiscal conservatism you advocate for, unlike what our current crop of Republicans are giving us. He needs the help of people like you who live around there and have the ability to contribute locally and canvass his name to people.

Will you step up and support him?

Why I'm Running

My name is B.J. Lawson, and I am running for Congress as a Republican to restore a Constitutional federal government. Washington must balance its budget, stop serving corporate interests, and allow us to prosper as free, entrepreneurial Americans instead of dividing us into special interest groups that fight each other for government handouts.

Big government inevitably becomes a tool for corporate and special interests instead of a guardian of individual liberty. Today, big government has given us significant problems: rising food prices, jobs going overseas, illegal immigration, porous borders, failing education, war and occupation, foreign oil addiction, unsustainable entitlement spending, and a crushing debt burden. Since our bloated bureaucracy caused these problems, more bureaucracy cannot solve them. Instead, we need a smaller federal government that is focused on its Constitutional responsibilities.

It's time for us to come together as free Americans and restore prosperity and liberty. While we are in a challenging position, we can change our direction by realizing our future success does not come from begging a bankrupt federal government for help. Our success as America comes from your potential as a free American to help yourself, and your fellow citizens. Freedom isn't free — it requires a lot of hard work. But liberty is priceless.

I’m a husband, father of three, and concerned citizen with a background in engineering, medicine, and more recently business and entrepreneurship. I graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida, and came to North Carolina in 1992 to study engineering and then medicine at Duke University. My high-school sweetheart (now wife) JoLynn attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, which made Duke's engineering school (just four hours away!) even more attractive.

JoLynn and I married after college graduation, and she taught elementary school in Durham while I started medical school. After receiving my medical degree in 2000, I started neurosurgery residency at Duke University.

Despite a strong calling to medicine, I saw an opportunity to address a fundamental inefficiency in our healthcare system: to take care of patients, all physicians need timely and portable access to patient information. I left residency in 2001 to start a medical software company that solved that problem. Our company's system brings all the information needed to make clinical decisions directly to the caregiver's smartphone or BlackBerry.

While I had no formal business experience, the challenge and desire to make a difference appealed to us. Even though we had a well-defined problem and a vision for a solution, it was a risky decision — especially with student loans out of deferment, no money in the bank, and an immediate need for funding.

Taking the risk to start and grow a company was an amazing education, and my immersion in the world of raising money, growing teams, and serving customers led me to study the broader problems facing our society outside of technology and healthcare. Specifically, I started asking questions about our economic and monetary system: Why do investors seek such high rates of return to “beat inflation”? Why does the inflation I see in my life seem greater than the numbers reported by the government? Why are healthcare and health insurance so expensive? Why are college and professional schools so expensive? What are the consequences of newly-minted graduates with massive educational debt? Do a $9 trillion national debt and $800 billion current account deficit really matter? When our government “borrows” money, who lends it to us? What are the consequences of the Federal Reserve’s ability to raise and lower interest rates?

The more I learned, the more concerned I became. Not just for myself, but for our nation and most importantly my children. We have been blessed with three amazing children, and as they’ve started to mature and ask their own questions, I am increasingly motivated to change the nation we are leaving for them. You see, we have a nation that is increasingly divided. People appear to enjoy sports like Democrats vs. Republicans, Liberals vs. Conservatives, Straights vs. Gays, Blacks vs. Whites, Spanish vs. English, and so forth… when the fundamental problems we face together as Americans don’t discriminate.

While we all experience the same problems, instead of uniting and asking questions about our current direction, we’re divided amongst ourselves by labels that impair discussion and understanding. Take myself, for example: I’m a registered Republican, fiscally conservative, but personally strive for generosity. I consider myself “tough on crime” when crime is defined as one person hurting another person, but with my medical training I question why we criminalize and incarcerate people with addictions who have hurt no one except themselves. I’m very much in favor of supporting our troops, maintaining a strong defense, and appropriate use of force, but pre-emptive war and nation building in developing countries doesn’t sound all that defensive to me. I understand that my household budget demands certain discipline, and I am uncomfortable pretending we can borrow as much money as we want from foreign investors and our own Federal Reserve. While my family and I strive for moral ideals based upon our Christian faith and resulting understanding of desirable behavior, we believe that our role is to encourage and not stand in judgment of others.

Limiting our discussion to labels like "liberal" or "conservative" prevents real discussion about the issues. You see, these words we use to describe schools of thought are exceedingly dangerous. They confuse instead of enlighten, and divide instead of unite. At worst, people stop thinking entirely.

The greatest thing about being an American is that we have a foundation based upon our founding documents — the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. When you read them, you’ll discover that they are remarkably simple documents that make for substantial discussions. Confidence in having those discussions as Americans (forget all the other labels!) should encourage each of us to ask questions, learn, and speak freely.

There are too many issues needing our attention for us to remain silent and divided, and I hope you’ll join us in the discussion to take back our government, and our future.

Issues

End waste from un-Constitutional spending
Stop corporate welfare and protectionist regulations written by lobbyists, so we can create our own businesses and jobs
Stop taking so much wealth to Washington, so our state and local governments can better meet our needs
Secure the border and end economic incentives for illegal immigration
Restore accessible healthcare, restore the doctor-patient relationship
Defend national security
Support free trade, and oppose managed trade by special interests
Stop the looting of Social Security
Protect the environment by protecting private property rights and ending corporate welfare
Protect our privacy and civil liberties
Protect the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

http://www.lawsonforcongress.com/issues/

 

[roomy]

I would canvass for him.

 

[Paulie]

I would canvass for him.

That's awesome. Do you live in NC?

 

[roomy]

That's awesome. Do you live in NC?

No.

 

[Annie]

That's awesome. Do you live in NC?

LOL! He lives in the UK!

 

[Paulie]

LOL! He lives in the UK!

Why was that funny?

 

[Annie]

Why was that funny?

Only that he said what he did and you responded. I thought you all knew Roomy by now. Yes, he does make me laugh.

Actually the guy you're touting, sounds very good, I wasn't trying to be mean.

 

[roomy]

Only that he said what he did and you responded. I thought you all knew Roomy by now. Yes, he does make me laugh.

Actually the guy your touting, sounds very good, I wasn't trying to be mean.

He sounds good to me too, but you are right Kath, I was playing

 

[Annie]

He sounds good to me too, but you are right Kath, I was playing

I know. Now go fix 'your' to 'you're' in my quote.

 

[Paulie]

Only that he said what he did and you responded. I thought you all knew Roomy by now. Yes, he does make me laugh.

Actually the guy your touting, sounds very good, I wasn't trying to be mean.

The only post from roomy I can remember lately is one mentioning a return from a hiatus, I believe. I haven't seen many posts other than that, at least that I can remember content from.

Anyway though, thanks for recognizing Lawson that way, and thanks roomy for caring enough to admit you would give Lawson your support.

I believe he's listed on that page I linked you to before with all the conservative-minded candidates too, Kath. Don't forget about Vern McKinley, Amit Singh, Murray Sabrin, to name a few key ones that are doing well and have a legitimate shot.

 

[roomy]

The only post from roomy I can remember lately is one mentioning a return from a hiatus, I believe. I haven't seen many posts other than that, at least that I can remember content from.

Anyway though, thanks for recognizing Lawson that way, and thanks roomy for caring enough to admit you would give Lawson your support.

I believe he's listed on that page I linked you to before with all the conservative-minded candidates too, Kath. Don't forget about Vern McKinley, Amit Singh, Murray Sabrin, to name a few key ones that are doing well and have a legitimate shot.

Amit Singh sounds a bit iffy

 

[Paulie]

Amit Singh sounds a bit iffy

Please tell me that's based on what you already know about his positions, rather than his name...

 

[roomy]

Please tell me that's based on what you already know about his positions, rather than his name...

hehehehahahahahahahaha....etc.

 

[Paulie]

hehehehahahahahahahaha....etc.

You had me at "I'd canvass". Let's just leave it at that, ay?

 

[roomy]

You had me at "I'd canvass". Let's just leave it at that, ay?

Might as well You are no fun at all, are you?

 

[Paulie]

Might as well You are no fun at all, are you?

That depends. Are you a beautiful woman?

 

[roomy]

That depends. Are you a beautiful woman?

If you want me to be

 

[Paulie]

If you want me to be

Well, by all means, you be whatever makes you the most comfortable. If you're not a beautiful woman though, I probably wouldn't be very much fun to you, no.

But I'd still canvass with you, though.

 

[Paulie]

What's up RGS. You going to do more than just VOTE this year? You want fiscal conservatives, well here's a great one running in your state and he needs your help.

Whatchu got?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

I believe you live in NC.

There is a man running for Congress in the 4th district by the name of BJ Lawson. He just recently won the Republican primary on May 6, by 70% of the vote. He's got great grassroots support, good funding, and he can win. He's up against David Price (D), the long time incumbent.

He represents the kind of fiscal conservatism you advocate for, unlike what our current crop of Republicans are giving us. He needs the help of people like you who live around there and have the ability to contribute locally and canvass his name to people.

Will you step up and support him?







http://www.lawsonforcongress.com/issues/

I am in the 3rd, stuck with Walter B. Jones, another Democrat pretending to be a Republican to get elected. He played the game well for his first 3 terms but the last 4 he has been so liberal most of the States Republican elected officials won't endorse him, support him or be seen with him.

Unfortunately he won the Primary 60 percent to 40 percent. At least this time someone ran against him. in the past he has had no credible opponent. Though I was not a NC voter when he first won so don't know then.

His Dad was a long time Democratic member of Congress and Walter B Jones Jr. could not get elected as democrat so changed parties.