WHY VOTE RON PAUL? Conservative Issues which are MORE IMPORTANT than Iraq

Ron Paul now 3rd Place on Free Republic ^ | May 4, 2007 | Orthodox Presbyterian

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

WHY VOTE RON PAUL?
Conservative Issues which are MORE IMPORTANT than Iraq:

With the recent surge of support enjoyed by United States Congressman Ron Paul in response to the first GOP Primary Debate (in terms of Viewer Reaction to the Debates, Ron Paul is now ranked Third Place on the Free Republic Poll, Third Place on the Drudge Report Poll, and First Place on the MSNBC Poll), it behooves all Conservatives to examine the Candidacy of Ron Paul and ask: as the former Leader of Ronald Reagan's Electoral Delegation from Texas, is Ron Paul the Right candidate to carry forward the Reagan Legacy in the new millennium?

Of course, it goes without saying that Ron Paul is the most Fiscally Conservative Candidate in the race; that he is the greatest defender of the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and indeed the entire Bill of Rights; and that he is a strong defender of the Right to Life and of US National Sovereignty -- none of that is in dispute. And it goes without saying that a "humble" foreign policy of Non-Interventionism is the traditional Conservative and Republican foreign policy, as opposed to the Liberal Interventionist policy of Nation-Building – which Conservatives have traditionally opposed.

However, given the recent ascendancy of Nation-Building "Neo-Conservatives" in the Republican ranks -- so-called "conservatives" who proclaim that Nation-Building in Iraq is utterly integral to the War on Terror and, indeed, outranks EVERY other issue in importance:

There is nothing more important than the WOT. All else takes the back seat.
67 posted on 05/03/2007 11:30:12 PM PDT by jrooney

We must ask ourselves -- is Iraq truly more important than ANY other Issue? Let us assume for a moment that Iraq IS a central front in the "War on Terror". And let us assume that being occupied by 140,000 foreign troops does NOT cause any Iraqi to consider joining the Jihadists when his wife or son or brother gets killed in an unfortunate spate of "collateral damage". And let us assume that trying to Police an Islamic Civil War while attempting to successfully engage in long-distance "Nation-Building" at the same time somehow IS even remotely Constitutional. Yes, let's assume ALL that!

The Question, then, is this: Are there any Issues which should be MORE important to Conservatives than Nation-Building in Iraq?

And the Answer... is a resounding YES.

• ABORTION: More Unborn Children in America die EVERY DAY from Abortion than all American Citizens who lost their lives in the 9/11 Attacks. source

  ABORTION is therefore FAR MORE IMPORTANT than spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars trying to referee an Islamic Civil War in Iraq – and Ron Paul is RIGHT on Abortion. Ron Paul introduced the Sanctity of Life Act of 2005, recognizing the Personhood of every unborn baby and removing Abortion from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

• ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: More American Citizens are Murdered EVERY YEAR by Illegal Immigrants than all American Citizens who lost their lives in the 9/11 Attacks. source

  ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION is therefore MORE IMPORTANT than spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars trying to referee an Islamic Civil War in Iraq – and Ron Paul is RIGHT on Illegal Immigration. Ron Paul voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006. “Amnesty for lawbreakers is not the answer, and it’s time to rethink birthright citizenship,” Paul added. ("Paul Votes for Stronger Border Security")

• GUN CONTROL: In the 20th Century, nuclear weapons were used to kill a few hundred thousand people, whereas "gun control" was used by governments to pave the way for killing over 100,000,000 people. source

  Opposing GUN CONTROL is therefore MORE IMPORTANT than spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars trying to referee an Islamic Civil War in Iraq – and Ron Paul is RIGHT on the Second Amendment. Ron Paul is one of only five Congressmen to have an A+ Rating from the Gun Owners of America.

• COMMUNISM: According to the MW Hodges Economic Report (endorsed by Nobel Laureate Economist Dr. Milton Friedman), the total Government Share of the US Economy (defined as total Government Spending at all levels PLUS the total cost of Regulatory Compliance) under Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush has now significantly exceeded the Private Share of the US Economy. No wonder our workers can't compete with "Chinese Slave Labor" – even though we're much more Productive than they are, our Government is now actually more Communistic than that of the Red Chinese!
  
  Rolling Back COMMUNISM is therefore MORE IMPORTANT than spending Hundreds of Billions of Dollars trying to referee an Islamic Civil War in Iraq – and Ron Paul is RIGHT on Limited Government. Ron Paul is ranked by Human Events as the biggest Tax Cutter in all of Congress. Paul Named #1 Tax Cutter in Congress: “(Paul) is a co-sponsor… of a constitutional amendment to repeal the 16th amendment and end income, gift, and estate taxes. Regularly pushes for tax cuts. Sponsor of bills to allow tax credits for private school tuition, to permit tax deduction of college tuition, and to stop all taxation of Social Security benefits. Opposes all unconstitutional spending programs.”

ABORTION. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. GUN CONTROL. Rolling back Domestic COMMUNISM. Taken individually, any ONE of these issues should be MORE IMPORTANT to True Conservatives than the War in Iraq. Taken as a group -- they are, together, FAR more important than the War in Iraq.

Rudy Giuliani is 100% Wrong on all of these issues -- and Ron Paul is 100% Right.

And that is why a Vote for Ron Paul is a Vote for True, Reagan-Republican Conservatism.

[saveliberty]

Exactly, mathluv.

Ron Paul has been around a long time. He’s run a national campaign under the libertarian ticket. I know because I’d gone to hear him at Faneuil Hall.

This is not ‘88. This is a fight to defend western civilization. He is free to advocate a position of giving up the will to have liberty and life, but it’s a hard sell to the rest of us.

There are two basic sets of libertarians- one is neo isolationist, as Ron Paul is, and the other is pro defense, as Glenn Reynolds is. LOL I like Glenn and his blog very much, but I couldn’t ever vote for him.

Cheers,

sl

[LegendHasIt]

I too voted for Ron Paul in 1988... even volunteered to work on his campaign.

Today, I wouldn’t vote for him for anything higher than City Council or County Commissioner.

It is the lefty, anti-war crowd that are loading the polls for your guy.

He may be a good Constitutionalist, but he is neither a Conservative, nor a realist.

[noname07718]

One of the most sensible completion of the first line in the argument/debate. We need a cleaning of our domestic house while we fight the WOT. A two front war.

[saveliberty]

Thank you, Lone Palm

Cheers,

sl

[rod1]

Yep. As a conservative and native Texan working out of state, I view Paul and Murtha as two peas in in the same pod. Its hard to worry much about Paul’s other positions when he would be allowing the Sharia Muzzies to chop all our heads off. Maybe he and Murtha can form an appeasement ticket.

[Egon]

I’ll vote for whoever is finally nominated by the GOP. I’m not about to help Hillary be president the way I helped her husband win by my protest vote for Perot.

I too made that mistake, although mine wasn't so much a protest vote as the belief that we needed someone with some plain-talking business sense in charge.

However, I simply cannot vote for someone who is pro-abortion, pro-illegal immigration, and anti-self-defense. Just can't do it.

Even if I could, it basically continues the Republican slide. Short-term, it keeps Hillary out of the White House. Long term, it puts more Leftist Republicans in office.

[Verax]

#12

he doesn't present himself very well

That's your opinion, but you're in the extreme minority with it.

He was highly favored in the MSNBC poll after tonight's debate...after being a virtual UNKNOWN going into it. Not the kind of response generated by someone who "doesn't present himself well."

[jveritas]

He is 100% unelectable. If the democrats run the wost candidates in history, he or she will beat Ron Paul. The guy is a lunatic and a defeatist.

Anyway, we should not worry about this because Ron Paul will be ranking among the last three in the Republican primaries.

[LonePalm]

You're welcome. Have a bumper sticker.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[WhiteGuy]

Thanks for the ping,

Bump for real American Values

[jveritas]

We should have an IQ test on Free Republic and I am sure Ron Paul supporters will rank last. Give it up people and stop this joke.

[saveliberty]

:-) Thanks again

[AlexW]

“He is probably unelectable”

I don’t even know who he is, or where he is from, hahaha
I have just barely seen his name somewhere.

[oblomov]

>>Ron Paul= the Republicans’ David Koresh

What does that mean? Slightly nutty cult leader who gets taken out by trigger-happy federal agents, who then covered up their incompetence?

[jveritas]

Ron Paul is a defeatist. He is dead wrong on the most important issue of our times which is the War on Terror.

[NYC Republican]

Ron Paul = Lyndon LaRouche... Fringe looney candidates who run for President every 4 years and haven’t got a prayer.

[Verax]

I view Paul and Murtha as two peas in in the same pod.

That's because you have a shallow-Fox News sorta spoon-fed view of politics.

.Ron Paul opposing war in Iraq by voting NO when Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton voted YES (the first vote) HARDLY aligns him with them.

He has always supported the mission of regime change in Iraq but voted no on Constitutional grounds. He called for a formal Declaration of War as the Constitution demands.

[mathluv]

Do you really think the jihadis CARE about our domestic issues? Havve you heard of Sharia law?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Unfortunately, the liberals chose Ron Paul to be their “Mike Gravel”.

In other words, not caring for any of our candidates, the liberal activists at DU and Kos all decided which candidate they would vote for in the answers, much like we here decided to vote Mike Gravel for most (except another group did Dennis Kucinich, because the dems had at least 2 moonbat candidates, so our vote was split).

So it’s hard to tell how much of that is support for Ron, and how much is the other side making us look stupid.

[wouldntbprudent]

Amen.