Paul Jacob Wins CPAC Award
Paul Jacob, president of Citizens in Charge Foundation, received the “Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award” at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the nation’s capital.
In 2005, Jacob helped Oklahoma residents with a ballot initiative that would cap state spending. The governor charged him and two others with a felony in 2007 for allegedly hiring out-of-state petitioners. Even while facing prison time, Jacob called the prosecution politically motivated. Charges against Jacob and the others were eventually dropped.
“I’m honored that CPAC would recognize our battle,” Jacob said. “This prosecution was intended to silence me and block citizen led reform through fear and intimidation. All Americans have the fundamental right to enact change in their government and this right must be protected at all cost. I accept this award for millions of average Americans who ensure the government is accountable to them.”
Jacob spoke on a CPAC panel titled, “Taking Action Through Citizen-Led Reform Panel: Conservative victories from citizen-led campaigns.”
