Ron Paul is neither a Republican or Democrat, therefore he has voluntarily marginalized his voice for a noble, albeit a lost, cause.
His proposal, regardless of its merit, will be summarily dismissed by the parties in power.
Unless you get involved. Activism works.
You are probably correct, however it is refreshing to hear at least ONE congressman presenting the facts and reinforcing the notion that we are a Constitutional Republic. That's a damn sight more than can be said of the rest of Congress, the presidency and the Judiciary.
These days I should also add a considerable number of freepers to that list. When you have people like Dog Gone here arguing that a 100 year old treaty supercedes the Constitution then we know public schooling has come here to roost. I thought we had moved beyond PC101. Guess I was wrong.
So whatever success Ron Paul achieves with the only constitutional proposal to surface to date, it is worth noting that it isn't from lack of trying for fear of failure. Secondly, by it's introduction it serves a double role of educating, which is a damn sight more than can be expected from the DoE!