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November 5, 2012
Ron Paul Certified as an Official Write-In Presidential Candidate in California
By Ralph Lopez
Paul has repeatedly lambasted both Obama and Romney for their pursuit of government powers to hold US citizens in military detention without charge or trial indefinitely. Paul says the NDAA, a common acronym for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011, violates the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Paul also criticizes both parties for engaging in "foreign adventures."
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Ron Paul supporters have met the official requirements set out by the state of California for Dr. Paul to be a certified write-in presidential candidate in California. State law required 55 write-in presidential electors to file with the California Secretary of State by last October 23rd.Ralph Lopez majored in Economics and Political Science at Yale University. He writes for Truth Out, Alternet, Consortium News, Op-Ed News, and other Internet media. He reported from Afghanistan in 2009 and produced a short documentary film on the situation. He has also been published in the Boston Globe and the Baltimore Sun.