Don’t forget the Declaration of Independence...
Why do you think I haven’t read those along with the Federalist Papers, the Founding Experience diaries and pretty much every other thing written on or by the founders? The premise you start with though seems to be that if you don’t support Paul, it is because you aren’t in touch with those documents.
Sorry old pal, but this is cultish. I would argue as I have many times that not only is Paul not a Constitutionalist, he bastardizes those documents in the same way Fred Phelps bastardizes the Bible. Not only that, but frankly, he has been a complete failure as a leader.
Let’s put it in different terms. Let’s say you had a guy under your command who always talked about how he was the best solider. He could quote The Art of War, Chesty’s story, and every detail of every battle. However, the very moment you hand him a gun, he freezes up or walks away? Does just talking actually make him a good Marine?
Paul is like this. He has this year, an opportunity to prove he is more than talk. He was given the most powerful position he could have in regards to oversight of the Fed and monetary system- Chairman of the House Committee on Monetary Policy. What did he do? Jack and Squat. Just to remind you, the Federal Reserve Act says that Congress has oversight over its operations, and this committee is the one given that duty. During this entire year, Paul has called only a couple of meetings, one he canceled and another one he didn’t show up to. On one meeting, instead of calling in bankers or other witnesses, he had on the roster an author who wrote books on Southern Succession and a blogger. He ended up canceling this hearing.
So in this entire year, when he had legal authority do put actions behind his rhetoric, he did jack and squat.
He had authority to subpoena records- he didn’t.
He had authority to call witnesses from the Fed- he didn’t.
He had authority to assign an independent investigator- he didn’t.
This pretty much epitomizes his entire career. He talks and talks and talks and talks and accomplishes nothing.
What makes him any better than a coffee shop philosopher?