“All ad hominem attacks aside now, please name when Ron Paul favored policies that exceeded the Constitution.”
OK. Here we go:
“Paul made over $157 million in earmark requests for FY 2011, one of only four House Republicans to request any earmarks. Additionally, he made over $398 million in earmark requests for FY 2010, again one of the leading Republican House members. These earmark requests include:
•$8 million from federal taxpayers for Recreational Fishing Piers.
•$2.5 million from taxpayers for ‘new benches, trash receptacles, bike racks, decorative street lighting.’
•$2.5 million from taxpayers to modify medians and sidewalks for an ‘Economically Disadvantaged’ area.
•$2.5 million from federal taxpayers for a ‘Revelation Missionary Baptist Community Outreach Center.’
•$38 million in multiple requests for literacy programs to “encourage parents to read aloud to their children.”
•$18 million from federal taxpayers for a Commuter Rail Preliminary Engineering Phase (light rail).
•$4 million from federal taxpayers for the ‘Trails and Sidewalks Connectivity Initiative.’
•$11 million from federal taxpayers for a ‘Community-Based Job Training Program.’
•$2 million from federal taxpayers for a ‘Clean Energy’ pilot project.
•$5 million from federal taxpayers in order to build a parking garage.
•$1.2 million for a ‘Low-income working families Day Care Program’
•$4.5 million from federal taxpayers for a new Youth Fair facility.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2821103/posts
What Enumerated Powers grant CONgress to spend money on any of the above crap ?
Ronpaulism is a cult, and you’ve proved it clearly.
Thanks for the list.