If this article is true, Lawson has views I don’t support:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.J._Lawson
Lawson has said that alternatives to a federal income tax should be looked into, including a carbon tax
against legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the death penalty
Lawson is against the Iraq War and against the federal War on Drugs.[4]
Also in the article above:
Lawson opposes a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage
“against legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the death penalty
Lawson is against the Iraq War and against the federal War on Drugs.”
Yup. That’s why the RLC endorses him.
Personally, I’d rather have a tax on consumption than on income even if it’s in the form of “carbon”. Like I said, BJ does not endorse cap & tax and has repeated his position there.
There are going to be FRers who support the unPatriot act and those like myself who are against it.
Since BJ is a fiscal conservative, it’s perfectly consistent with his views on the Iraq war IMO. Without a Federal Reserve, it would be impossible to fund foreign ventures such as this. So either you must support war&inflation or you must be opposed to it.
As for the war on drugs, that’s a no brainer for anyone who is an RLC supporter.