The Liberty Papers blog has the scoop about Paul Jacob’s appearance at the convention of the Libertarian Party, which was held in late May. Stephen Littau also taped some of the speech, so visit the site to catch some of Paul’s remarks and learn what Paul told his eight-year-old daughter when she asked him whether he is going to jail.

Stephen cites Paul’s defense against Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s outrageous indictment. And by way of conclusion he notes that he “spoke briefly with Jacob before he left for the airport. He seems confident that he and his co-defendants will not be convicted for exercising their First Amendment rights but he mostly wants his story to be told.”

Doubtless not intended, but this almost makes it sound as if Paul would be okay with being tossed in the hoosegow so long as he can get his story out there. Paul wants to tell his story, defend the right of citizen initiative and the Constitution, and not be unjustly imprisoned for the “crime” of participating in an Oklahoma citizen initiative drive in which he and others involved in the drive acted in good faith to comply with Oklahoma law governing citizen initiative drives. He’s standing up for his own rights and those of all of us simultaneously. But  most important here are his own freedom and the well-being of his family, which are being unjustly jeopardized.