Posted on 05/03/2012 5:00:51 PM PDT by bravedog
Well, I am voting for Ron Paul in the Texas primaries. He is the only way to stop Romney. Hear me out before you zot me. I really think that this is the correct call.
First and foremost, we need to remove Obama from his throne. I think this should be our number one priority, and believe it or not, Ron Paul polls several points higher than Romney against Obama. I have been checking the polls, and it looks like youth and independents are flocking to Paul. Obama must go.
Second, Ron Paul is 100% pro-life. This is a very big deal to me.
Third, Ron Paul wants to pull troops from overseas and use those troops to patrol the border. I think this will save a ton of cash and patrolling our border will actually control illegal immigration. I think bankrupting the country through illegal immigration is more dangerous than Iran. Additionally, this foreign policy stance matches public opinion, as the public is waning on all these foreign conflicts. This would help us against Obama in the general election.
There are several things that most of us do NOT like about Ron Paul. Examples: gay marriage and legalization of drugs. However, Ron Paul points out that these are state issues and not federal issues. As much as I disagree with the legalization of drugs and gay marriage, he is right that these are not federal issues. Why do you think we needed an amendment for alcohol prohibition? If you think the federal government has this control then you have to believe that the federal government can do whatever it wants (i.e. Obamacare, EPA, etc). You are either for the Constitution or you are against it.
Ron Paul wants to cut a trillion dollars from the budget in three years. I have been voting straight ticket Republican for 20 years and I have yet to see a real reduction in government spending. Not only does Paul want to cut spending… but I actually believe him, after losing my trust in many of our Republicans before him.
As much as some ideas are contrary to my conservative beliefs, I think that these ideas are all pro-Constitution. I think that the Constitution is the cornerstone of our republic and we can’t pick and choose when to follow it and when to ignore it.
There is more (i.e. Federal Reserve)… but these reasons are enough. These are reasons enough to think that Ron Paul is a far better choice than Romney.
I don’t think that Ron Paul will win…. but until the convention, we need to show off the GOP and MSM that we are not happy for shoving Romney down our throats. I know most Texans don’t like Ron Paul. However, my choice is clear. I am voting pro-Constitution on May 29th.
All right… let me have it... (ducking for cover)
I don’t fault your decision to vote for Uncle Paul.
I’m writing my candidate as my vote won’t make a lick of difference. I’m in California.
I don’t much care for Ron Paul myself but more power to you.
Romney will lose anyway and we need as many people getting to the polls as possible to save the down ticket races.
Given that we’re now down to choosing between Socialist A and Socialist B, I’m forced to stop and give your idea some consideration. Now that Newt’s out of it, I have little place left to go in the Texas primary, except a write-in, protest vote.
ABO
Why not? I won’t make any difference anyway.
You really want the zot, dontcha?
And while you post so much zot-worthy crapola that I don’t have time to set you straight on; I will correct you on this...
“Second, Ron Paul is 100% pro-life. This is a very big deal to me.”
Paul IS NOT PRO-LIFE. If he was, he would support a Pro-Life Constitutional amendment. As it is, he is happy to leave life or death issues to the states. If a state were to adopt a pro-death position - Uncle Ronny would wet his Depends with delight over their decision.
IBTZ
If Newt’s name is on the Texas ballot, I will be voting Newt.
Third, Ron Paul wants to pull troops from overseas and use those troops to patrol the border. I think this will save a ton of cash and patrolling our border will actually control illegal immigration. I think bankrupting the country through illegal immigration is more dangerous than Iran. Additionally, this foreign policy stance matches public opinion, as the public is waning on all these foreign conflicts. This would help us against Obama in the general election.
You're running out of time for all you third partiers to get together and decide on your candidate........Otherwise it's just a big laughable cluster F'.........
But it's fun to watch, kinda like a bunch of busy little bees running around without a queen to serve. LOL!
I don’t think you should be zotted for expressing your opinion. But the crazy uncle who ruins Thanksgiving dinner every year just isn’t an option.
Yep and the truth of it is that Romney cannot defeat 0bama for Romney's lifelong political directive is the same as 0bama's and 0bama will eat him alive in the debates.
Romney can not defeat him.
Almost as absurd as the idea that Romney can actually defeat 0bama.
With the MSM behind 0bama it is going to be a massacre, "Romney's last stand" so to speak.
The next POTUS is not going to be Mitt Romney.
First- if he can’t even pull double digits in most primaries, there is no way to believe any polls he could beat Obama.
Second- Pro-life by butt. He is fine with the states letting people kill babies, he just wants to pass the buck off the Federal government’s shoulders.
Third- Paul want’s to pull our troops out from everywhere and reduce our military to ‘one or two nuclear submarines’, leaving us as helpless as France. He doesn’t want to put troops on the border. At that, he warned against militarizing the border and said the border fence is like the soviet iron curtain.
Fourth- Paul claims he want’s to cut trillions and trillions but in thirty years in office in the body of the government charged with doing that, he couldn’t even find his ass from a hole in the wall. He passed four bills in his entire career, all symbolic (medal for a baseball player in his district, making square dancing a national folk art, calling for collector coins to have currency value, and something to do with trollies). All the time, he is one of the leaders in Congress in requesting Pork. He is all talk.
Fifth- Federal Reserve, something else he has shown he is all talk on. He is in the position now, as chair of the banking and financing committee to do something and he has done jack and squat.
Paul is an old RINO who sometimes says some good things but when you look at his entire history, is nothing more than a fraud at best, and a political honey trap for anti-establishment types at worst.
Here in CA, I will vote all our down-ticket candidates/issues, but probably write in Palin or Cain.
Sorry but most of the youth just do not care bout the gays, were pro choice and some use drugs although I do not, but many many of us are mature enough to understand that our republic is under attack and the Fed must go as must our crushing debt and out of control entitlements these issues are paramount all others can wait or be decided by the respective states.
I will not vote for mittens EVER, if he gets the nomination I will write in Newt or Paul, if that gets zero reelected fine then the rest of country has committed suicide and I will be moving with my assets and 3 degrees to Australia or Canada to work doing Post Graduate research or mineral exploration. I would stay and fight but if this country is going to take it's own life I am not going down with the Titanic on principles alone when the sheep will not pick up arms to do such. If the time comes where the arms are raised I will be on the first flight back to unbury my rifles and join the fight but sadly no group of patriots has the balls to risk everything and be the first to raise arms and take a bullet for freedom, make no mistake the first group to pick up arms get slaughtered, but it is that outrage that sparks the fire for the millions of others to act. "Our founding father's would be shooting by now."
So you'll be voting for the Republican nominee then? Even when it's not Ron Paul?
I don’t think that Ron Paul will win
Correct.
However, my choice is clear.
I'm sure it is. Come on, you were going to vote for Paul no matter what. You don't need to try to pretend you've reluctantly arrived at this decision because Willard is the only other candidate remaining. You're not fooling anyone.
There is more (i.e. Federal Reserve)
You can always tell a follower of Paul, even if they are trying to conceal themselves, by their obsession with the Fed. I'm not saying there aren't problems or that it shouldn't be audited, but it's a dead giveaway every time that one is dealing with a paulbot.
If you believe in the Constitution that is the correct position.. There is the thing called the 10th amendment.
Paul was one step above Romney on my list when this whole fiasco started. Behind Cain, Santorum, Bachmann, and Ginrich... In that order.
Despite what he’s actually done, his detractors and supporters are such a mixed bag of nuts that it completely obliterates any truth there may be on either side.
Give me ANY other real conservative to vote for and I’ll do it.
You are not alone.
I spoke with the head of our precinct (Republican). She voted for Paul in the Primary to “send a message”.
I am considering how to use the vote that has been solidly republican since 1976. It won’t be cast for any
candidate who favors the killing of children or taxpayer funded killing.
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