So you think Ron Paul would have given us fair trade, more law and order, and a clamp down on illegal immigration.
If he’s any kind of philosophically consistent libertarian, he definitely would not have.
And yet, those were the policies he advocated (while at the same time also being a rock-solid conservative, social and fiscal).
Here are some quotes:
“A nation without borders is no nation at all.”
“It doesn’t make sense to fight terrorists abroad while leaving our front door unlocked.”
“Physically secure the border. No amnesty. No welfare to illegal aliens. End birthright citizenship. No more student visas from terrorist nations.”
(on TPP)
“These other items are big items for special interest groups... they will deal with wages, unions, environmentalism, human rights, you can think of all the cans of worms they’ll open with that.
And it is going to be a big boost for world government, that is a big reason to be opposed to it, they are moving us rapidly to a huge increase in big government and world government.
At the same time it is a Constituional issue. I have always voted against fast track.
The principle is very simple, Congress has the responsiblity to regulate international commerce, that authority is given to the Congress.”