antimedia | Dr. Ron Paul says the American electoral system is rigged to keep “independent thinkers” from succeeding.
“I see elections as so much of a charade,” the former Texas congressman said during an April 11 appearance on RT America’s “The Fishtank.” “So much deceit goes on.”
Paul is no stranger to the twisted rules of the American presidential
horse race. He ran for the highest office as a Libertarian in 1988, and
in 2008 and 2012 as a Republican.
He arguably came closest to the nomination in 2012, when the GOP
amended its party regulations to prevent the former Texas representative
from stealing Mitt Romney’s thunder.
Rule 40(b) of “The Rules of the Republican Party” was changed so the Republican National Committee could “limit
the visibility and power of libertarian-minded Texas Rep. Ron Paul at
the convention and thus present a unified front behind Mitt Romney, the
presumptive nominee,”
according to David Byler,
an elections analyst at RealClearPolitics. The rule requires that, in
order to win the nomination, a candidate must have the support of a
majority of delegates from eight states.
Although recent wins have tipped Sen. Ted Cruz past the cut off,
the rule as written came close to helping Trump take the nomination.
Paul warned that the GOP’s machinations to block Donald Trump are a sign
of a corrupt, undemocratic system.
