Posted on 02/20/2007 8:59:49 AM PST by OrthodoxPresbyterian
Ron Paul, the Real Republican?
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
By Radley Balko
When you read about a vote in Congress that goes something like 412-1, odds are pretty good that the sole "nay" came from Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. He so consistently votes against widely popular bills, in fact, that the Washington Post recently gave him the moniker "Congressman 'No.'"
Paul isn't a reflexive contrarian--he doesn't oppose just to oppose. Rather, he has a core set of principles that guide him. They happen to be the same principles envisioned by the framers of the U.S. Constitution: limited government, federalism, free trade and commerce -- with a premium on peace.
When most members of Congress see a bill for the first time, they immediately judge the bill on its merits, or if you're more cynical, they determine what the political interests that support them will think of it, or how it might benefit their constituents.
For Paul, the vast majority of bills don't get that far. He first asks, "Does the Constitution authorize Congress to pass this law?" Most of the time, the answer to that question is "no." And so Paul votes accordingly.
This hasn't won him many friends in Congress, or, for that matter, his own party. It hasn't won him influential committee assignments or powerful chairmanships, either. Those are generally handed out to the party animals who vote as they're told. An incorruptible man of principle in a corrupt body almost utterly devoid of principle, Paul is often a caucus of one.
Paul recently announced his intentions to run for president in 2008. For the few of us who still care about limited government, individual rights, and a sensible foreign policy, Paul's candidacy is terrific news....Continue reading
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Ron Paul turned his back on the troops.
I know some of those troops personally who will vote for Ron Paul. They tell me of the lies on CNN and what you believe is not what is going on. Most of them want to come home before they don't make it home.
Ron Paul turned his back on the troops.
I know some of those troops personally who will vote for Ron Paul. They tell me of the lies on CNN and what you believe is not what is going on. Most of them want to come home before they don't make it home.
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I’m a Republican living in Plano TX. If the support for Ron Paul in my neck of the woods is any indications, the neo-cons who have hi-jacked the GOP are in trouble. Support for Paul is growing like a grass fire. I used to swallow all this Limbaugh/Hannity propaganda until I stumbled upon Ron Paul. I judged him on his record, his integrity and his policies. He has my wholehearted support and a big chunk of my wallet. I used to campaign and vote for people like Perry, who turns on his supporters to stuff the pockets of the drug companies. Ron Paul opened my eyes to the deceit. My three sons (one son and his wife, devoted Presbyterians) who had zero interest in politics are suddenly boots-and-all involved in campaigning for Ron Paul. Sorry neo-cons, you’ve lost the hearts of the people. That’s what it looks like to me from my vantage point. I have reason to believe Plano, TX is no exception.
Stupid comment... focus on principles... trade with all... entaglements with none... what is constitutional and what is not...
“Gag, Ron Paul is a member of the surrender lobby, as a Reaganite I will look elsewhere, thanks.”
I’ll be glad when the primaries are over so Paul can go crawl back into his hole in Texas. I hope his whole cult follows him. Comparing this man to Reagan is near-sacrilege.
Yeah Buddy! It's sweeping the nation. Please........
“We want them to come home in victory and not with their “tails between their legs” like the returning vets from Vietnam had to endure.”
So shameful, those men in the boxes were.
It’s not a football game. It’s not black and white.
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