On May 5, 2011 By Uri Brito In Politics Like

Ron Paul officially a presidential candidate

http://dailypaul.com/163667/tim-pawlenty-and-ron-paul-are-officially-running-for-president

Tim Pawlenty and Ron Paul are officially presidential candidates.

Both formed “exploratory committees” in the previous month and a half, for the purpose of exploring the possibilities of candidacy.

Both have filed for presidential candidacy in South Carolina — a requirement for participating in the first GOP primary debate of the 2012 election cycle, cohosted in Greenville, S.C., by Fox News and the South Carolina Republican Party.

And both candidates were aware that, by doing so, they have officially become presidential candidates in the eyes of the law. Spokesmen for both Pawlenty and Paul acknowledged that filing for candidacy in South Carolina changes their bosses’ status in the eyes of the Federal Election Commission.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/tim-pawl…<>

About the Author / Uri Brito

Uri Brito is the Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Fl. He is married to Melinda and is the father of five children. He is the co-author of a new commentary on Ruth for the "Through New Eyes" series, the editor of The Church-Friendly Family, author of The Trinitarian Father, and co-author of the e-booklet Christian Pipe-Smoking. He is the founder and contributor to Kuyperian Commentary, and guest contributor at The Christian Post. He is a board member of the Theopolis Institute. Rev. Brito received his M.Div and D.Min. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fl.