Ron Paul Is Feuding with His Fans
Ron Paul is feuding with his rabid fan own rabid fan base over the ownership of RonPaul.com. Paul wants it, but his fans own it. They're willing to sell it to him... for a price Paul doesn't agree with. So now he's taken the dispute all the way to the United Nations.
Paul was interviewed by Conservative radio show host Alex Jones at the beginning of January and said he wished he had control of RonPaul.com. It's not an uncommon wish. Everyone wants to own theirname.com. The site was registered by his fans years ago, though it's unclear who exactly owns the domain. Ownership have protected their identity from public searches. Regardless, Paul supporters have used the site as an organizational tool to help the popular libertarian since.
The proprietors of RonPaul.com say they reached out to the retired politicain and offered him RonPaul.org as a free gift, but if he "insisted" on owning RonPaul.com then they would sell it to him. There was a catch, though. It would be part of a "liberty package" with the site's 170,000 person mailing list for... wait for it... $250,000. They think the price is totally worth it:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/ron-paul-feuding-his-fans/61970/
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American national sovereignty cannot survive if we allow our domestic laws to be crafted by an international body. This needs to be stated publicly more often. If we continue down the UN path, America as we know it will cease to exist."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/02/09/1185873/-Ron-Paul-Joins-the-UN-Conspiracy
Of course, it the UN can be of use to me - well, that is a whole different matter. Perhaps it is not such a threat to 'American national sovereignty' after all. 
Paul doesn't like the grift because it will cost him some $$$. He prefers that someone else hold the bag.
