Thanks EdReform. I went looking for an announcement but all I found was a comment in the FAQ PAGE that they had 120 days from April 8 to add plaintiffs. I gather there must have been a change somewhere along the way.
meyer: I noticed in Van's INTERVIEW with Judge Napolitano the Tennessee Pubbies have pretty much ignored his candidacy. I assume in favor of a more "acceptable" candidate???
Right now, there's several candidates running for the Republican nomination in the 3rd congressional district. I'm not following the party too deeply, but they seem to favor Tim Gobble (Bradley County Sheriff) and Robin Smith (Chairman of the Tennessee State Republican Party). Gobble's a decent candidate, but Van Irion more closely matches my views. He's a strong constitutionalist, conservative, with a dash of libertarian (with a small "L").
Van is a relative newcomer to the political scene. He's a lawyer by trade, concentrating in constitutional law, contract disputes, patents, business transactions, and civil litigation. He's well spoken - I talked with him briefly last night.
Van served in the Air Force as an air traffic controller, holds a degree in Biochemestry and later earned his JD. He has quite a resume on his web page, www.van4congress.org .
There’s also a bit of confusion over the (small) administrative fee required to join after the May 31 deadline. The OCA website lists $20, but on Van’s web site it lists $10.
I’ll try to make some time to contact them later today and find out which is correct.