On the Eve of this 5th of November

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot…

And so begins the famous poem about Guy Fawkes and his failure to blow up Parliament. Guy Fawkes is considered by some to have been an anarchist, and concern has been raised over associating the 5th of November with a dynamite (no pun intended) fund raising effort some Ron Paul supporters have undertaken called “this November 5th,” where one is directed to donate to the official Ron Paul Campaign tomorrow.

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot are prominently featured in “V for Vendetta” and anyone familiar with this story knows that one of its main themes is that of the corruption of power. In the movie version the forces of V don’t seem to have a follow up plan (i.e. a new form of government), but we Ron Paul supporters in fact do (well, it was new some 200 years ago). As a Congressman, Ron Paul has been upholding the Constitution for twenty years, so you cannot call him an anarchist. In fact, one could argue that any officer of any of our governments, federal or state, who does not follow the Constitution that created his or her office is an anarchist of sorts.

Someone recently suggested the 11th of November - Veteran’s Day - as another good fund raising day. And so the beginnings of another poem come to mind…

Remember remember the Eleventh of November,
The Constitutional Government Plot,
I know of no reason
This Country We Believe In
Should ever be forgot…