God Bless Ron Paul!

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OrangeEmpire

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SWIL said:
Why can't this man get elected?
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He gets marginalized by the MSM, foxnews included.

Some of his views on things like the CIA and Federal Reserve are a little out there, but IMHO he is dead accurate with what he says about the economy and fiscal responsibility. He is one of the few that actually have a voting record to back up his rhetoric.
 
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I said this before but if the election was delayed a year (until the market and economy tanked) he would have stood a real chance at getting the R nomination and possibly the POTUS.
 
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I wish he would run as an independent in the next election with some one else who is somewhat free thinking, may be Joe Leiberman (or heck Joe the Plumber)
 
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independents and third party candidates need to realize that they will never be relevant in a US Presidential election. At least not until they can score more governorships and congressional seats.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
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Support HR 1207, "the federal reserve transparency act of 2009.

This bill has 274 co-sponsors in the House.

As well as thanking Ron Paul for harping on this for years and years, let's pause a minute to remember Congressmen, McFadden and MacDonald who lost their lives during attempts to get what every citizen should demand immediately, an annual audit of the Federal Reserve Banking System.

The original federal reserve act called for any profits to be returned to the US Treasury, as far as I know not one dime has ever been returned, on the contrary, we owe the owners of the Fed more than we could possible pay in a thousand years.

Andrew Jackson, after putting the kibash on the central bank of his time, was able to completely pay off the national debt in three years, without any such thing as an income tax, which is unconstitutional in and of itself btw.


Sjernigan88 said:
I wish he would run as an independent in the next election with some one else who is somewhat free thinking, may be Joe Leiberman (or heck Joe the Plumber)
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I wouldn't vote for Joe 'fellow freedom fighter' Lieberman for dogcatcher, remember Al Gore chose Joe for a running mate, that should give you some clue to where Lieberman actually stands on major issues.
 
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Sjernigan88 said:
I wish he would run as an independent in the next election with some one else who is somewhat free thinking, may be Joe Leiberman (or heck Joe the Plumber)
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NOOOOOOOO!!!!

Paul as an idependent would only siphon off enough Republican votes to get that idiot, Obama, elected again.
 
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SavageOrangeJug said:
NOOOOOOOO!!!!

Paul as an idependent would only siphon off enough Republican votes to get that idiot, Obama, elected again.
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Ron Paul's son is doing well in his campaign to win a Senator's seat from Kentucky in a race to replace a retiring Republican.
 
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Ron Paul would have been MUCH better than McCain. Sadly, I passed on him in 08 because I bought into the negative hype and voted for Mit. But, after it was too late, I did some research and just dig the guy. I fully plan on supporting him as far as he can go (hopefully R nominee) in 2012, but at the end of the day I unfortunately will just have to vote the opposite ticket as Obama for fear of my lost vote will keep him in office. I honestly think we need to have a 3rd and 4th slot on the national scene's ballot, but I just don't see that happening anytime soon.
 
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Ron Paul was the only candidate I donated money too this past election.

As far as the weak on national defense remark, go back and read his philosophy on foreign policy. He makes a lot of sense.
 
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Overall, he's right on many issues. However, his proposed changes are so radical I wonder if he would be effective at all.
 
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gsvol said:
Changes such as??
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Abolishing the Fed, CIA, Dept. of Education, and all foreign military bases.

Healthcare reform isn't even in the same ballpark as those changes and it has stalled. It's hard to see any of the above changes going through.
 
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I agree with Ron Paul in theory, but in reality some of his proposals aren't feasible.
 
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gsvol said:
Changes such as??
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Oh I don't know, things he's advocated at various times such as eliminating: the Department of Education, the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, the IRS and numerous other agencies.

While he makes good points, clearly dismantling so much of the government simply would not occur - good in theory; problematic in practice (which by the way is my main beef with true Libertarianism)
 
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volinbham said:
While he makes good points, clearly dismantling so much of the government simply would not occur - good in theory; problematic in practice (which by the way is my main beef with true Libertarianism)
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Someone once told me true libertarianism borders on anarchy. That's not totally inaccurate.
 
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the whole as long as it doesn't harm anyone else view is nice but since "harm" is in the eye of the beholder then some rules have to be established on allowable behavior. Given differing views the rules will always be too extreme for some and not strict enough for others.

It's just not workable (just like no pure political ideologies are workable). I will say though that it's one of the more appealing political ideologies to me.
 
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rjd970 said:
Someone once told me true libertarianism borders on anarchy. That's not totally inaccurate.
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The same could be said for "true" capitalism. You may not agree with all things libertarian but calling the current politics represented, in some ways by Paul, and by people like Bob Barr as bordering on anarchy is a little over the top.
 
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NochNoch said:
The same could be said for "true" capitalism. You may not agree with all things libertarian but calling the current politics represented, in some ways by Paul, and by people like Bob Barr as bordering on anarchy is a little over the top.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying guys like Paul and Barr are advocating anarchy. I'm just saying libertarianism, in its purest form, borders on it.

I'm a fan of Ron Paul.
 
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