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Paul, not Romney, won first GOP debateChuck BaldwinMay 8, 2007No less than ten Republican hopefuls in the 2008 White House race participated in the first national GOP debate last Thursday, May 3. Even before the 90-minute debate had concluded, media pundits were declaring that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had won.Even my friend, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough wrote, "During the debate I was flooded by e-mails from Republican activists and voters who told me Romney was dominating the debate." Scarborough went on to say, "Among those Red State Republicans (who will elect their party's next nominee), Mitt Romney won while McCain...

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in paying tribute to the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II was one of the great religious leaders of modern times, and an eloquent champion of human freedom and dignity. Unlike all-too-many misguided religious leaders, the Pope understood that liberty, both personal and economic, is a necessary condition for the flourishing of human virtue. The Pope’s commitment to human dignity, grounded in the teachings of Christ, led him to become one of the most eloquent spokesmen for the consistent ethic of life, exemplified by his...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a national ID bill last week that masqueraded as “immigration reform.” The bill does nothing to address immigration policy, however, nor does it propose deporting a single illegal alien already in our country. It does nothing to address the porous border between the U.S. and Mexico, which is the fundamental problem. In reality, the bill is a Trojan horse. It pretends to offer desperately needed border control in order to con a credulous Congress into sacrificing more of our constitutionally protected liberty. Supporters claim the national ID scheme is voluntary. However, any state that...

H.R.776 Title: To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/10/2005 )       Cosponsors (2) Latest Major Action: 2/10/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 1146 - American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003Analysisby Herbert W. TitusSenior Legal Advisor Copyright 2003 The Liberty Committee   SummaryThe Charter of the United Nations is neither politically nor legally binding upon the United States of America or the American people. The Charter of the United Nations is commonly assumed to be a treaty.  It is not.  Instead, the Charter of the United Nations is a constitution.  As such, it is illegitimate, having created a supranational government, deriving its powers not from the consent of the governed (the people of the United States and peoples of other member nations)...

TAKE ACTION: Call, Write, and Email your Representatives and Talk Shows in opposition to the Mexican Social Security Raid and the use of Mexican "ID" Cards.Rep. Ron Paul has introduced H.R. 489, the "Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2003", which will block the Mexican raid on Social Security.Please ask your Congressman and Senators to join as a "co-sponsor" of the bill and to vote for H.R. 489.Please contact the White House (202-456-1111), email and ask that the President not sign the agreement with Mexico. Donate Now to help us stop this raid. Excerpted from Howard Phillips Issues...

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Before the US House of Representatives, February 4, 2004 There is plenty of blame to go around for the mistakes made by going to war in Iraq, especially now that it is common knowledge Saddam Hussein told the truth about having no weapons of mass destruction, and that Al Qaida and 9/11 were in no way related to the Iraqi government. Our intelligence agencies failed for whatever reason this time, but their frequent failures should raise the question of whether or not secretly spending forty billion taxpayer dollars annually gathering bad information is a good investment. The administration certainly failed...

108th Congress (2003-2004) Select Congress: 108 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 VIEW LIST OF: Legislation | Public Laws | Private Laws | Vetoed Bills | Sponsors Bill, Amendment, or Public Law Number: Examples: hr10, s.210, hconres 5, PL107-25

On July 10, Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas, delivered a tirade against his version of neoconservatism. He called it "Neo-Conned!" and he posted it on his website and had it distributed as best he could. A considerable part of it is devoted to his version of my writings, and is so inaccurate, so distorted, and so nasty, as to make me wish once again that this country had a decent libel law so that I could at least get some money from him and give him a healthy dose of the public humiliation he deserves. Unfortunately, members of Congress...

It’s been a tough summer for social conservatives, thanks to our federal courts. From “gay rights” to affirmative action to Boy Scouts to the Ten Commandments, federal courts recently have issued rulings that conflict with both the Constitution and overwhelming public sentiment. Conservatives and libertarians who once viewed the judiciary as the final bulwark against government tyranny must now accept that no branch of government even remotely performs its constitutional role. The practice of judicial activism- legislating from the bench- is now standard for many federal judges. They dismiss the doctrine of strict construction as hopelessly outdated, instead treating the...

Rep. Ron Paul, the Texas Republican who often votes "No" on popular liberal legislation, says that the GOP won't "invest" in his campaigns because "they know I can't be bought or bribed. They think giving money to me is a bad investment that won't pay off for them." Paul left Congress in 1984 to seek the Republican senatorial nomination, losing out to future Senator Phil Gramm. Now he is serving his second stint in the House, representing a district southwest of Houston which includes the Democrat city of Victoria. He is seeking reelection in 2004 and is soliciting campaign funds...

July 15, 2003 Our opportunity is at hand! We wanted a vote on Congressman Ron Paul’s H.R. 1146 (withdrawing the United States from the United Nations) and we got it. The House will vote late this afternoon or early evening on H.R. 1146 as an amendment to H.R. 1950 – Foreign Relations Authorization Act. The amendment reads: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, may be obligated or expended to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations." In plain...

“Isn’t our choice really one of up or down? Down through statism, the welfare state, more and more government largesse, accompanied always by more government authority, less individual liberty and ultimately totalitarianism, always advanced as for our own good. The alternative is the dream conceived by our Founding Fathers, up to the ultimate in individual freedom, consistent with an orderly society. We don’t celebrate Dependence Day on the Fourth of July. We celebrate Independence Day.” Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan’s reminder that the Fourth of July is a celebration of independence, not dependence, still resonates today. We celebrate not only our...

Only 46 'Defenders of Sovereignty' in US House, Group Finds By Steve Brown (CNSNews.com) - The American Policy Center is out with a list of the U.S. House members the group considers "Defenders of Sovereignty." But there are only 46 members on the list, implying that everyone else in the 435-member body falls short. In fact, the APC has listed 134 members as "Enemies of Sovereignty," based on their votes on five bills during the 107th Congress "that sought to protect national sovereignty - the right of the United States to defend its independent status among nations." "As Americans gather...

In a late-night vote last week, the Republican congress managed to do what Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy tried to do ten years ago: take the next big step toward socialized medicine in America. More specifically, Congress voted for a huge expansion of Medicare that enriches pharmaceutical companies, fleeces taxpayers with billions in new spending, and forces millions of seniors to accept inferior drug coverage. Conservatives might ask themselves whether this is what they had in mind when the party of “limited government” gained control of the House, Senate, and White House. Seniors have been terribly misled about this new...

WorldNetDaily and CNSNews.com are currently running stories on a Congressman (http://www.cnsnews.com/Nation/Archive/200306/NAT20030602a.html) who is the only member of the House to fly the UN flag outside his office. But get this... A NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISTLATION, WITH 12 COSPONSORS, TO GET THE US OUT OF THE UNITED NATIONS! Click the link to see the actual bill name, cosponsors, and any additional info. -sdk

"These are the times that try men's souls." So wrote the noted American patriot Thomas Paine in urging his countrymen to fight King George the Third. Well now we have another George, who is not a king, but increasingly seems to act like one. And this George also threatens Americans' freedoms. I refer to President George Walker Bush. When the American revolutionaries made their case for independence from Britain, they believed that a decent respect for "the Opinions of Mankind" required that they give their reasons. Let me, like them, say why we would be better off with Mr. Bush...

FaxNotes – May 15, 2003 Rep. Paul Introduces Three Pro-Life Bills – The following is a statement delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, 2003, by Congressman Ron Paul, M.D. “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce three bills relating to abortion. “First, the Freedom of Conscience Act of 2003 (H.R. 1548) prohibits any federal official from expending any federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity. It is immoral to force the American taxpayers to subsidize programs and practices they find morally abhorrent. “Second, I rise to introduce the...

Just six short months ago the Republican party won a stunning victory in the 2002 election, increasing its majority in the House of Representatives and retaking the Senate. With Republicans controlling both Congress and the White House for the first time in fifty years, many assumed legislators would push a socially and fiscally conservative agenda. Yet nothing could be further from the truth, as an embarrassing vote last week clearly demonstrated. The supposedly conservative Congress overwhelmingly passed a foreign aid bill that could have come straight from the desk of the most liberal Democrat. The legislation sends $15 billion of...