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State of the Republic Address (Ron Paul)
Campaign for Liberty ^ | 2010-01-20 | U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District

Posted on 01/24/2010 5:58:31 PM PST by rabscuttle385

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1 posted on 01/24/2010 5:58:33 PM PST by rabscuttle385
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To: djsherin; bamahead; Bokababe; mysterio; Captain Kirk; BGHater
This impending crisis comes as a consequence of our flawed foreign and domestic economic policies, a silly notion about money, ignorance about Central Banking, ignoring the onerous power and mischief of our out-of-control intelligence agencies, our unsustainable welfare state, and a willingness to sacrifice privacy and civil liberties in an attempt to achieve safety and security from an inept government. Dangerous times indeed!

What can be done about it? Must we wait for the inevitable and expect to restore our liberties in a street fight against the overwhelming power of the state? Not a good option!

The only way that we can prevent blood from running in the streets is to offer a better idea of the proper role of government in a society that desires first and foremost liberty.

And that is impossible without a firm commitment by our thought leaders to the ideas of freedom, the source of all creative energy and prosperity. An all-powerful state is the threat to that ideal.

The prevailing attitude of the people-as it once was in early America-must be that of liberty and self reliance, rather than the nanny state and dependency relying on government force to mold all private choices.

*Ping!*

2 posted on 01/24/2010 6:01:47 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: rabscuttle385
...the establishment politicians...

Kind of an ironic way to start considering he has been one longer than most.

3 posted on 01/24/2010 6:15:27 PM PST by mnehring
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To: rabscuttle385; SolidWood; euram; SoCalPol; WVKayaker; ak267; Two Kids' Dad; Soul Seeker; Hojczyk; ..
Nutcase!

Ron Paul: "We need to take out the CIA!"

4 posted on 01/24/2010 6:17:48 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
>>>>>•Change our foreign policy to that of non-intervention

Right! Let the Islamofascists, the Red Chinese and the neocommies take over the world. Paul is naive and dangerous!


5 posted on 01/24/2010 6:30:16 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

RINO Ron Paul

Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)

* Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)

* Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)

* Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)

* Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

* Rated 56% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)

Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)

Against ID for immigrants; it leads to national ID card. (Dec 2007)
Against Tamper-proof I.D. for immigrants is a bad idea. (Jan 2006)

Opposes death penalty at state and federal level. (Jan 2008)

No legislation to counteract the homosexual agenda. (Sep 2007)

Don’t ask, don’t tell is a decent policy for gays in army. (Jun 2007

Voted against condemning Ahmadinejad

Ron Paul believs we deserved 9/11 because he calls America occupiers and Imperial America


6 posted on 01/24/2010 6:30:45 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: rabscuttle385

I just watched I.O.U.S.A (2008) on netflix instant... I am convinced Ron Paul might be our only hope. America is broke and we are all fu^$ed! if we don;t deal with our debt and spending... we might be screwed either way.


7 posted on 01/24/2010 6:33:21 PM PST by dubie (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Reagan Man

8 posted on 01/24/2010 6:39:11 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: SoCalPol

To his cultees, that is just proof he is a ultra, super-dooper Conservative.


9 posted on 01/24/2010 6:41:32 PM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehring
Ron Paul's supporters
10 posted on 01/24/2010 6:43:59 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: rabscuttle385

I kind of like what Politico had to say in profiling his successor, Gary Johnson, also misled.

“he shares some of [Ron Paul’s] libertarian alarmist views, but without the penchant for gold standard wonkiness.”

It should be fun watching two kooks vying for the kookiest award.


11 posted on 01/24/2010 6:44:50 PM PST by DakotaRed (What happened to the country I fought for?)
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12 posted on 01/24/2010 6:48:53 PM PST by onyx
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To: mnehring
To his cultees, that is just proof he is a ultra, super-dooper Conservative.

He's ultra, super-duper, stark-raving mad.

All of his good ideas go to hades as soon as he spews his blame America bilge.

13 posted on 01/24/2010 6:51:55 PM PST by onyx
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To: dubie
I am convinced Ron Paul might be our only hope.

So you agree with Paul that the CIA has instigated a "coup" and needs to be "taken out"?

14 posted on 01/24/2010 6:53:06 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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15 posted on 01/24/2010 6:55:51 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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16 posted on 01/24/2010 6:58:43 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: dubie

If ron paul is our only hope I’m going to blow my brians out...


17 posted on 01/24/2010 6:58:56 PM PST by Crim
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To: Crim

Save the ammo. He’s NOT.


18 posted on 01/24/2010 6:59:35 PM PST by onyx
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To: dubie

And then my brains...

LOL


19 posted on 01/24/2010 6:59:37 PM PST by Crim
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To: SoCalPol

Dave’s not here man. Ron Paul on medical marijuana?


20 posted on 01/24/2010 7:12:34 PM PST by Springman (Rest In Peace YaYa123)
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