Ron Paul: A New Hope
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Stumble ThisCongressman Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation's capital. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known among his congressional colleagues and his constituents for his consistent voting record. Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill. He makes it clear that his principles will never be compromised, and they never are."
Above quote taken directly from the poster on Youtube. While I may not completely agree with all of Ron Pauls ideals, I believe that he is the best Republican candidate.
Above quote taken directly from the poster on Youtube. While I may not completely agree with all of Ron Pauls ideals, I believe that he is the best Republican candidate.
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If he is anti-government then why would I want him IN government?
And really, big though that may be, it's small potatoes compared to the problems we're going to have with many of the other candidates.
I don't like some of his views, but he is outspoken against the war, where the rest of the cons are sucking up to it.
"Mr. Giuliani - do you like ice cream, and is your shoe untied?"
Giuliani: "9/11" - blah blah blah - "9/11".
Quite frankly that issue to me is a non-issue considering the stances of many of the other candidates on both sides of the isle with regards to the war and perpetual occupation via US military forces. Which is far more important of an issue right now then abortion.
It saddened me back in 2004 that the whole election start to revolve around banning homosexuality and family values when the country was at war.
For example people have pointed out that RP is pro life. Yet he voted...
NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion.
NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions.
NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.
NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research.
NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes.
So if you looked at just that and made a snap judgment you would probably conclude he was pro choice. The truth is he is pro constitution (some would say the opposite of our current administration) and voted NO on those issues even though they would have supported his personal belief on abortion.
If you get someone who is honest, fair and plays by the rules you will always be better off than with the snake that plays under the table and behind closed doors.
Even if you don't agree with Paul, as long as he respects the constitution the people will always have their say. He can't possibly push through every agenda item he has without the consent of the people and he seems to understand that.
Paul is a conservative version of Nader, or so the Dems hope.
Farhad: "Ron Paul wants the decision on abortion to be taken to the states rather then having it federally administered. To him the issue is more constitutional."
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Hasn't someone stated above that Ron Paul would like to define personhood as beginning at conception, thereby criminalizing all abortion as murder? So that means he's a right-wing libertarian who views self-autonomy as inviolable...unless you happen to be a woman.
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Farhad: "It saddened me back in 2004 that the whole election start to revolve around banning homosexuality and family values when the country was at war."
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Not to pick on you, Farhad, but those "other issues" are questions of human rights.
(But I do recognize that it's long been a Republican strategy to limit the defining focus around elections to questions of values at the expense of issues.)