The worst nightmare for the GOP puppet masters would be Ron Paul's name being uttered into the microphone at the convention. Hear, See, Speak no Ron Paul was the order of the day, no matter how small of a showing his supporters amidst delegates make.

It's a private party, so no one can blame those that paid for (most of) it, to want to dictate the terms.

But their fear of a Ron Paul brand or idea emanating in the Excel Center was obviously palpable.

Richard Winger asks in Ballot Access News

These accounts are proof of just how fearful the GOP establishment is of the Ron Paul rEVOLution... heaven forbid there would be any discussion of another delegate out loud. The Secret Service even confiscated property from Ron Paul supporters. And according to the LA Times when known Ron Paul supporters approached the microphone it would be turned off. Talk about choreography.... I would have to say that George Orwell's vision of the totalitarian state has arrived and it is alive and well in the GOP.

These accounts are proof of just how fearful the GOP establishment is of the Ron Paul rEVOLution... heaven forbid there would be any discussion of another delegate out loud. The Secret Service even confiscated property from Ron Paul supporters. And according to the LA Times when known Ron Paul supporters approached the microphone it would be turned off. Talk about choreography.... I would have to say that George Orwell's vision of the totalitarian state has arrived and it is alive and well in the GOP.

Ron Paul addresses the most frequent question in his opening remarks, "Why are we here?"

To save the Republic essentially.

Jeremiah Johnson, an alternate delegate to the GOP national convention in St. Paul, attending the Ron Paul Campaign for Liberty's Rally for the Republic in Minneapolis. Johnson is from Dubuque, Iowa and is an elected alternate delegate representing the 1st Congressional District at the RNC this week.

As a delegate Jeremiah was invited to an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations. Here he recounts the question he was able to ask Richard N. Haass the CFR's President, and Haass' response.

From Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/politics/27695244.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEy...

"Ramsey County authorities conducted raids across Minneapolis and St. Paul Friday and Saturday as a pre-emptive strike against disruptive protests of the Republican National Convention.

Five people were arrested and more than 100 were handcuffed, questioned and released by scores of deputies and police officers, according to police and elected officials familiar with the raids."

Does anyone else find this extremely outrageous?!