I was, at one point, going to make an effort to at least try and take some of them seriously, because I wanted to give Paul the benefit of the doubt, try and be respectful of his efforts over the years. I had not seen him until tonight.
That’s changed now. He has lost his mind...
(1) Votes against putting the Military on the border
2006: H. Amdt. 206 to H.R. 1815
2004: Goode Amendment to H.R. 4200
2003: Goode Amendment to H.R. 1588
2002: H. Amdt. 479 to H.R. 4546
2001: Traficant amendment to HR 2586
2000: Traficant amendment to H.R.4205
1999: Trafficant Amendment to H.R. 1401.
(2) Paul voted in 1997, 2001( H.R. 1885) and 2002 (H RES 365) to grant, extend or continue Section 245-i amnesties for illegal aliens.
(3) Paul voted NO on extending the voluntary Basic Pilot Workplace Verification Program (H.R. 2359),
(4) Paul voted NO on the border fence in 2005 (Hunter Amendment to HR 4437 - “Enforcement Only” Bill).
(5) Paul voted YES to increase H2-B (HR 763 in 2005) and H-1B visas (HR 3736 in 1998). In 1998, he voted to allow US firms to lay off Americans to replace them with foreigners.
Ron Paul on Abortion:
(1)Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; Bill HR 748 ; vote number 2005-144 on Apr 27, 2005
(2)Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. Unborn Victims of Violence Act; Bill HR 1997 ; vote number 2004-31 on Feb 26, 2004
(3)Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. Human Cloning Prohibition Act; Bill HR 534 ; vote number 2003-39 on Feb 27, 2003
(4)Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. Bill sponsored by Graham, R-SC; Bill HR 503 ; vote number 2001-89 on Apr 26, 2001
(5)Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. Bill sponsored by Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL; Bill HR 1218 ; vote number 1999-261 on Jun 30, 1999
But that’s all ok, because he says a lot of words..