Um....if you think that policing the world has anything to do with the intent of the founders (who had a phobia of large standing armies), you don't know your history very well. BTW, the proper term to describe the status quo is "military spending" not "defense spending."
“...policing the world...” is a Leftist phrase created and used to demean and undermine our Constitutional treaties with allies. People who use it expose themselves as the tools they are. That usually means, Libertarians.
The constitution directs the government to provide for the common defense of our country. I didn’t say it provided for policing the world.
Military spending is mandated by the constitution. The quote from Ron Paul makes it sound like he is against military spending.
I don’t like Ron Paul. AFAIK, he is an anti-semite.