Ron Paul on C-SPAN Washington Journal NOW

C-SPAN Washington Journal ^ | 12 Oct 2007 | Self

[ejonesie22]

I have not looked that close at their overall material, though they did make valid points.

[hedgetrimmer]

If there is some treaty which passes off our maritime rights to other countries, there will be another President in office in a little more than 15 months who would be capable of reversing that issue.

You'd let a man commit treason against the country, against the hope that the next man up would reverse it? How do you reverse the damage that would do anyway? The damage "free trade" has done to our sovereignty, our freedom of the press, and our domestic economy cannot be undone in a generation.

There are thousands and thousand of laws in state and local lawbooks that codify anti-sovereignty UN treaties. How long will it take to get rid of them?

As for the war, what kind of commander in chief declares a a war as won, then installs a bunch of contractors in the country to execute the peace,and then finds that the war wasn't won after all? What kind of commander in chief executes a war with contractors? What kind of commander in chief executes a war he says will last 100 years and creates the office of 'war czar' to do it? Does it end in 100 years, when the contractors will have finally bled all the money out of our domestic economy?

[lormand]

Yes, a kind of crudeness towards reality.

[SoldierDad]

You'd let a man commit treason against the country,

First off, you've not provided any evidence that President Bush has committed treason. Second, you completely ignore the treasonous actions and comments that have been documented as having been committed by liberal politicians like Nanci Pelosi and John Kerry. Those acts of treason, coupled with the behavior of the American liberal media, has resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops. Your "claim" of treason against the President has resulted in what exactly? Third, please explain to me where I have the power and authority to "let a man commit treason". I would really like to know when I achieved such power because I would like to begin to utilize such power to deal with issues related to the real treasonous bastards in this country. You are warped in your views and have zero understanding of warfare. Contractors have been utilized in wars for hundreds of not thousands of years. But, there you are, some self-appointed expert, telling others that this is wrong. Go educate yourself, and then come back to the table with reasoned discussion.

[hedgetrimmer]

I would really like to know when I achieved such power because I would like to begin to utilize such power to deal with issues related to the real treasonous bastards in this country

The creator grants you that power. Citizens are the sovereigns, remember? And all rights belong to the individual, not the government nor corrupt officials.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

“If we were on the gold standard, each year you’d have less gold in your paycheck. The supply of gold is fixed. The population is not. Each year less gold for you.”

But the gold would be worth MORE each year (in terms of purchasing power). Wealth does not depend on how much money there is out there, but how many goods and services there are to buy with that money. It does no good to have a huge expanding money supply if there is nothing to buy with it. As production of goods and services increase and the amount of gold stays nearly the same, the gold that you do have will buy more and more of those goods and services. That is one of the benefits of the gold standard, the savings you have in the bank grows in value (purchasing power) instead of shrinking.

Think about this. Since 2000 the average price of gasoline has almost tripled. Did your paycheck increase to match that tripling of your gas budget? Mine didn’t. However, gold has also tripled in value since 2000. If you were being paid in gold, you would not have noticed the increase at the pump. I’ll take the gold paycheck any day.