An amazing thing is happening in our country. Despite the sense of lost freedom, an incredible energy buzzes beneath the surface, and lately, has been breaking out into the light. Passionate and talented citizens across the country are dedicating themselves to a renewed message of liberty and integrity. Here in Kansas City we began as one of many loosely-affiliated meetup groups across the nation. Each of us inspired by the virtues and values of our Founding Fathers helped spread this message in a modern way, supporting contemporary candidates who have carried forth these traditions with integrity. The commitment to that message has resulted in incredible success here in the Kansas City area: we elected a slate of Ron Paul delegates at the Republican county caucus; we negotiated to remove challenges to over 160 delegates in our area; and we elected three delegates to represent us at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul. We achieved these successes despite the lack a formal organization. Accordingly, we decided to form the Liberty Restoration Project to increase our efficiency and ensure our efforts were applied beyond this Presidential election in both scope and time.

The Liberty Restoration Project (LRP) will widely promote our message of smaller government and commitment to the Constitution — traditional convservative values. LRP will have two arms of operation – one will be a 527 organization which will focus on supporting liberty-minded candidates and opposing non-liberty minded candidates in the 2008 election and beyond. We hope to work closely with similarly groups in this regard, both local and national. The second arm will be either a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) educational organization dedicated to enlightening the public and motivating them to action. The strategic planning process for this arm will begin in June of 2008 and will finalize with the submission of our articles of incorporation and other documents in January of 2009. We hope to design a lecture series, publish a book series, provide resources on our website, and initiate many other projects and programs to help people understand the civic processes in our country and encourage their involvement.

We are determined to help shape the direction of our country and know we can find success by focusing our energy through the Liberty Restoration Project. I hope you are as excited as I am to be a part of this movement and I look forward to hearing your ideas and input. We need your energy and brain power to ensure we find success. I strongly urge you to contact me if you are interested in getting involved and I warmly welcome your comments in any event.