Paul called it a “losing position”
What ever Paul says,
What ever Paul does,
Where ever Paul is standing...
is a “Loosing Position”.
Then why did he vote against the bill which would prohibit transportation of minors across state lines for the purpose of abortions without parental consent.
does he think the GOP will win without the social conservative vote?
That's just damage control. The fact is that Paul hates social conservatism.
Ron Paul should be personally well versed in what it takes to be a (perennial) loser.
Ron Paul 2012: Because the Constitution doesn’t say that twelve-year-olds can’t become prostitutes.
But I AM EQUALLY PASSIONATE in my rejection of goverment meddling and intrusion on personal freedoms. I think there are a lot of Americans like that. They want the freedom to behave morally and they want liberty from oppressive, punitive government.
Where do I fit in the "conservative" picture? I hate oppressive punitive government as much as I hate abortion and the gay agenda. The way I see it, we're NEVER going to resolve those social issues until we restore limited government. Think about all the social decay in our America --
- abortion, Roe v Wade...
- open homosexuality in our churches, our schools, our military, our workplaces, our civic groups, and our communities......
- a slothful, avaricious population that lives off of Government charity, from food stamps to welfare...
...... THIS MALAISE that we Social Conservatives passionately reject, has been created, fed, and grown by our oppressive, punitive Federal government.
Because that government is punitive, we are HANDCUFFED and unable to lawfully, peacefully reject open homosexuality in our societies, workplaces, clubs, schools, etc. We are forced to standby as abortion is made accessible and legal on demand. We are PREVENTED from having any say over how our charity is distributed, and CHARITYY is a major and crucial part of Christian morality. Our oppressive government has removed charity from us as a tool.
Our oppressive, punitive government has been a MAJOR cause of the social ills we so passionately reject.
America needs a Republican president who is as outspoken and dedicated to the cause of dismantling oppressive, punitive government, as he is to shunning abortion and the gay agenda.
A president who moralizes can only moralize. A president who sets to work with the stated goal of dismantling oppressive government, including activist judges, is the one who will help restore morality to the U.S.
Godspeed Newt Gingrich.
Of all people, Ron Paul should not care about whether "social issues" (false trichotomy) are a "winning issue". The truth is the only thing that matters. Santorum has made many mistakes that trouble me. He has supported a lot of indefensible spending and I'm not sure he hates covetousness as much as Ron Paul, but I don't think he could kill a baby.
The man has no true conception of God-given, unalienable rights.
What is this?
Did the author forget that we had the last half of the Great Depression and WWII in that timeframe?
That's because there was a fundamental social consensus until 1964. There were no serious "social issues." Then the pill hit, and the sexual revolution began.