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Rep. Ron Paul wins seat early: Not 1 challenger filed to run against Texas' 'Mr. Constitution'
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| Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Posted on 01/21/2004 12:45:10 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Freepers can say what they want about Ron P., but as far as I'm concerned anyone who hates the U.N. and taxes is O.K. with me. I voted for Ron P. twice when I lived in Luling, Tx.
To: I got the rope
On taxes and the U.N., Rep. Paul is right on the money.
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:06:34 AM PST
by
JohnHuang2
("GW is driving the Rat Lunatics into a deeper (QUAGMIRE OF) insanity every day," says Grampa Dave)
To: JohnHuang2
Hooray for Dr. Paul!
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:09:06 AM PST
by
The_Eaglet
(Michael Peroutka for President)
To: I got the rope
In how many elections?
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:32:29 AM PST
by
nickcarraway
(www.terrisfight.org)
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:50:15 AM PST
by
The_Eaglet
(Conservative chat on IRC: http://searchirc.com/search.php?F=exact&T=chan&N=33&I=conservative)
To: nickcarraway
dos
To: nickcarraway
Ron's District
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:19:29 AM PST
by
I got the rope
(Why am I living in this Swamp! sniff....sniff...)
To: JohnHuang2
Just for interest sake on a man who's constantly critical of other Republicans, Ron Paul has an only 81% pro-life voting record (well below most Texas Republicans) and has a much more pro-gay voting record than most of his GOP colleagues.
I don't at all see him as a straight-laced conservative.
To: No Dems 2004
Gosh, no, he's a pretty straight-laced libertarian. And he has lots of reasons to be critical of other Republicans. However, sure seems that no other people, let alone Republicans, in his district are willing to be critical enough of him to put their money where their mouths are, since no one even filed.
Either he's so right they don't even want to try, or his district is so dead on with his politics that there's no point, but either way, I'm glad we have at least one voice like his in Congress. God willing there will be more soon.
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posted on
01/21/2004 4:48:27 AM PST
by
LibertarianInExile
(When law is used to promote inequity, those oppressed will inevitably use it to turn the tables.)
To: No Dems 2004
From what I've read, Dr. Paul believes that our constitution is indeed the law of the land.
Sometimes legislation that appears to be "conservative" actually oversteps the constitutional limits on federal government.
As a man of principle, who honors his oath, he cannot vote for such legislation.
I wish we had more like him in congress.
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posted on
01/21/2004 4:54:29 AM PST
by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
To: Spiff; JackelopeBreeder; JustPiper; Joe Hadenuf; gubamyster; Pro-Bush
ping
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posted on
01/21/2004 5:42:59 AM PST
by
B4Ranch
(Dear Mr. President, Sir, Are you listening to the voters?)
To: LibertarianInExile
Or, it could be that people are so pleased to have a representative who says what he means and means what he says, and who actually takes stands on constitutional principles that they respect him even when his views differ from their views.
To: I got the rope
That's not what his district covers now. That's the old one. The lines have been redrawn with the new redistricting, and his district has substantially changed.
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posted on
01/21/2004 5:55:13 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: No Dems 2004
You're probably just mistaking a Constitutional voting record for a liberal one.
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posted on
01/21/2004 5:58:26 AM PST
by
Wolfie
To: JohnHuang2
This portion:
"In the 14th District ... only incumbent Republican Ron Paul of Surfside had filed by the deadline. Paul ... is noted for his strict constructionist viewpoints and voting record ? that is, he opposes any legislation that is not expressly authorized by the Constitution." Is only remarkable because it has become so unusual. Dr. Paul should be the NORM in Congress, not the exception.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:01:08 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: No Dems 2004
, No Dems 2004 wrote:
I don't at all see him as a straight-laced conservative.
______________________________
"The federal government has no authority to promote or discourage any particular social arrangements; instead the Founders recognized that people should live their lives largely free of federal interference. This is not to say that the Founders intended or imagined a libertine America.
On the contrary, they envisioned an America with vibrant religious, family, social, and civic institutions that would shape a moral nation.
They understood that strong private institutions, so important in a free and just society, could not coexist with a strong, centralized government."
-Ron Paul-
Straight-laced conservatives do not vote to give their state & federal governments the authority to promote or discourage any particular social arrangements.
Socialist dupes do exactly that every day.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:06:49 AM PST
by
tpaine
(I'm trying to be 'Mr Nice Guy', but
the U.S. Constitution defines a conservative.
(writer 33)
To: I got the rope
There is a lot of traditional Democrat territory in Ron Paul's district. It is amazing that some well-known Democrat did not step up for the challenge. Maybe the Democrats decided that contesting the seat would be a financial loser.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:29:45 AM PST
by
Theodore R.
(When will they ever learn?)
To: tpaine
Well said.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:36:54 AM PST
by
Durus
To: JohnHuang2
Rep. Ron Paul wins seat early Not 1 challenger filed to run against Texas' 'Mr. Constitution' How can this happen? A principled conservative can't win! Somethings wrong here...I'm gonna go take a shower with my tinfoil hat on.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:39:52 AM PST
by
BureaucratusMaximus
(Principled conservatives need not apply...we're all centrists now. Shut up & pay your taxes.)
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