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'nuff said.
also, just from a distanced perspective, he strikes me as a wee bit "too" perfect in trying to garner the middle of the road on all views. somewhat manufactured, and my paranoia scarily makes me think he's being propped up by his political machine as some sort of manchurian candidate the great middle of the country would all vote for. skeery.
Official Statement on Evolution
If RP wanted to force religion on public education, I'd be the first to denounce him. However, he wants public education to be the purview of the states, much as it has been this past century.
Please, get your facts right and come back when you can debate without resorting to thinly veiled prejudice.
Hypocrisy. And you call me the wingnut?
Here, government should make those kinds of decisions for you...
I'm sure they can come up with a government that would make all sorts of decisions for you. Sound ominous?
Grab a couple anti-evolution books and hear both sides of the story. I did and it will really open your eyes to what has been proven false by scientist that don't care about creationism, intelligent design or evolution - they are just after proof of any.
I think he has been very clear about this specific viewpoint, that he opposes centralism, and would rather the question of allowing abortion be decided by each state.
Like Stupid Photographer just said, his position on abortion, and creationism for that matter is of little importance, since Ron Paul isn't looking to create a theocratic country, and is merely stating his personal preferences.
There is a vast gulf between Ron Paul's personal moral code and what his morality would dictate is permissible to impose upon others.
Libertarians are fine with social programs and social justice, they just don't want to be the ones to pay for it. You go ahead and pay for it you want it so bad. America is a land of guaranteed opportunity, not guaranteed dinner.
Please educate yourself before you post such self-righteous ignorance again. Reaganomics != libertarianism.
There’s a lot more. Take Social Security. If he means what he says literally, then widows, orphans, the disabled who didn’t themselves pay into Social Security should not benefit (or of course those awful illegal aliens). His claims about SS being "broken" are just false. He also wants to dismantle it, by undermining the social bonds on which it is based – the real meaning of offering younger workers other options, instead of having them pay for those who are retired, on the basis of a communal decision based on the principle that we should have concern for others in need.
He wants people to be able to run around freely with assault rifles, on the basis of a distorted reading of the Second Amendment (and while we’re at it, why not abolish the whole raft of constitutional provisions and amendments, since they were all enacted in ways he opposes?).
He is proposing a form of ultra-nationalism, in which we are concerned solely with our preserving our own wealth and extraordinary advantages, getting out of the UN, rejecting any international prosecution of US criminals (for aggressive war, for example), etc. Apart from being next to meaningless, the idea is morally unacceptable, in my view.
All real quotes from the world's top intellectual. Ron Paul - the fringe candiate that even Noam Chomsky thinks is a loon.
He says that he will put America out of the UN, but what will happen when America wants to talk its views on any international issues like global warming, international trade, human rights abuses in other countries, the atomic bomb in Iran. You just can't remove yourself, and block away everyone else, living with rose-tinted glasses and think everything stops at the border because it doesn't follow you line of thinking.
As for Joe.Biden., if I want to know what he thinks, I'll go listen to a speech by Neil Kinnock...
I'm sure your retort will be just stunning...
What I don't get is why so many techies all over the west coast are slobbering over him. It's an embarrassment to the industry's what it is.
I think the moral thing to do is to not take a woman's right to her own body. If you want to stretch that to mean all morality laws you are as big a lunatic as Ron Paul.
As a strict constitutionalist, Ron Paul does not assert that the federal government should not act. The constitution lays out areas of responsiblilty in which the executive, legislative and judical branches must act.
What he does oppose is federal government intervention in the lives of private citizens or the affaris of other nations if the mandate for such actions is not called for in the constitution.
As to the civil war thing, wouldn't it have been better if there was a peaceful solution? If the confederates hadn't attacked fort Sumpter? A naive sentiment, maybe, but one has to hope war isn't always the answer.
However, some of those same people might very well argue that the now permanently established agencies like the FDA and FTC are inefficient in meeting their own goals and have, perhaps, in some ways, become self serving bureacracies, that need not be funded at their current levels.
Supporting a "smaller government" or more constitutionally alligned government is not synominous with "dismantling govenment" or corporately controlled anarchy.
(I HAVE ONE OF THOSE .50'S TOO)
I also like his stance on wars in general, not getting in other countries business, etc. Imagine the things we could do to end hunger and poverty in this country with the $650 billion budget that is spent overseas. And the $2.3 TRILLION dollars on the Iraq war. (That is the number the GAO has come up with).
Ron Paul is really the only candidate that has promised to end the Iraq war immediately, and I believe him. He's voted that way the entire time he's been in office.
The abortion issue is really a non-issue. None of that is likely to change and the president has no power to change it. Neither does he on many things. It's the congress & the senate you need to work on if you want to change laws.
As for the Republican thing goes, who really cares? Elect the person you like. Very good chance he'll run 3rd party anyway.
So he's a Republican misogynist racist anti-semite. And a good ol' boy Republickin'. Ron Paul is what all "good conservatives" claim to be. But at least you can say Ron walks the walk and talks the talk. The vast majority of conservatives choose one or the other.
Not too much to like about RP... but I do like his non-interventionist stance on Iraq and Afghanistan.
I really like Barack Obama's "middle ground" approach. And as far as his lack of experience, the answer is: OJT--on the job training. Every new president has to go through it anyway.
No way to Hillary Clinton...too politically slimy. Too embedded. Too much experience.
Sad thing is alot of people I know have given tons of money to him. Its good that theyre energized, but I'm not into Kool-Aid that much.
David
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He wants to get rid of the IRS. People are AFRAID that the government will no have any revenue to fund things such as roads, schools, security, defense, etc... That also means the gov't won't be wasting your tax dollars on senseless wars (Drugs, Iraq/n), corrupt mercenary contracts (Blackwater), and TSA/Homeland Insecurity
People tend to forget that by abolishing the IRS, the people will have more money in their pocket to do what is best for them. When I pay my taxes, some of that goes to fund the war. I have no say in how much of my taxes is allocated to the war machine. That is not to say that I don't support a strong national defense and military to protect our nation, but I definitely do not support a no-bid government sponsored corporation slaughtering innocent civilians of a country that didn't want us there in the first place.
War on drugs? War on illiteracy? Those should be handled by friends and family of the local community to educate and keep our children safe. And guess what? Without the IRS, citizens have more $$ in their pocket to contribute/donate to their local communities to enable just that!
Lastly, don't forget, just because the IRS doesn't tax us doesn't mean that we don't have alternate, and more effective ways to fund special programs on the state and local levels, and that is exactly what Ron Paul supports. I would like my neighbors to decide the best way to spend money for education, and by paying less federal tax, I have more money to give to my local school. I don't need a bigwig from DC telling me how my money should be spent for education, or worse yet, not spending any of my tax on education to fund the death of more of our troops.
For those who hold Ron Paul's personal beliefs and preferences against him in office, it is important to understand that, unlike our current Christian fanatical El Presidente, Ron Paul puts the law of the land, our Constitution, first and foremost before his personal beliefs. His personal preference may be pro-Christianity, pro-life, pro-drugs, but his POLICY is really pro-Constitution, pro-Constitution, and pro-Constitution, meaning the states will decide what is best.
By letting the states decide, he is limiting the power of the federal government, and also limiting power for himself should he be president. The current abuse of executive power show that this is definitely necessary to allow anybody, regardless of his or her personal religious preference, to lead the country without imposing one's views.
For those who criticize that Ron Paul shouldn't be in office because he is a Christian, who gives you the right to decide what religion, or lackof, is the "right one" for office? Why don't we have a bloody iPhone run our country? Of course, even the iPhone was built by Christians too...
Again I hope you read the book I know when you read it you will pass it on to others too. Remember information is knowledge and knowledge is power.
. That's why on voting for Ron Paul
Hey, FSJ, are you really anti pro-life? I mean, you're adopted, right? If your mother had been pro-choice and chose abortion, who would have made my iMac, iPod and iPhone for me!?! Jeez, I for one am glad your mom was pro-life, even if you aren't!!
Ken
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Ken
www.LaserGuidedLoogie.com
Lincoln was wrong for starting the Civil War.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/71759/
Also,
"If you have ever been robbed by a black teenaged male, you know how unbelievably fleet-footed they can be." About blacks in Washington, D.C., Paul wrote, "I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal." Paul said Wednesday that his comments came in the context of "current events and statistical reports of the time," and that he opposes racism.
Dont become a Paultard.
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What would be nice is to have the % of whites, hispanics, asians, etc.
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"The War on Religion"
You can't spin or walk away from rejecting Evolution
And these ideas are just nutty, some religiously inspired:
• Constitutional Amendment for school prayer and opposed to the Separation of Church and State - Religion inspired decision
• Allowing workers to opt out of Social Security
• Against socialized health care
• Against abortion - Religion inspired decision
• Laissez faire economics
• Against federal funding of stem cell research - Religion inspired decision
• Against gay marriage - Religion inspired decision
• Against campaign finance reform
Church and State: The Federal Government has no business in the matter, don't make more regulation on a federal level.
Social Security: Wants young people to have the option of getting out of social security and instead use HSA's. Which offer a better return on your investment. He would not shut down social security, it would take generations of like minded presidents for that to happen.
Socialized Health Care is a disaster. Read up on what other countires think and you'll understand. You know these other countries that have socialized Health Care pay 45 to 65% in taxes right? Are you ready for that?
Abortion: Not a federal issue. As a Doctor, he can be sued for killing a fetus even by mistake and for taking a life, but why is it a mother can do it even at 8 months? It's a moral issue and not a federal government issue. The states should decide. It's a local crime issue.
Economics - well, he's a noted economist and knows what's up there.
Stem Cell Research: why is it that the government needs to fund this? I don't want MY money spent on this stuff. Why can't companies do this themselves. The FREE MARKET should decide. (That's Ron's stance).
Gay Marriage: He thinks anyone should be able to do whatever they want. He doesn't even want the Fed to recognize a normal marriage. It's a religious issue. Why should the Government care if I am married?
Finance Reform: Well, let's see. He's definitely not abusing that. Campaign financing is actually pretty strict right now. Ultimately, though, how does a lower teir candidate get their message out when the media has their own choices?
Racism and Slavery: It's a religious issue. Why should the government interfere? Let each state decide.
Polygamy: Again, a religious issue. The government shouldn't interfere. Each state should make it either legal or illegal.
Racism: Gulf War II. Gulf War I. Vietnam. Grenada. Iran/Contra. Ever notice how big government has this habit of beating the s**** out of small, non-European countries?
Religion: Ask any LGBTQ person exactly how free they are when it comes to marriage.
Yes Xler, our government has just done a stellar job, hasn't it?