Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record
He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.
He is a registered Republican, but is different from most of the others in Congress, as he is more closely aligned with the Libertarians.
He may have the vote of you guys but he will never win. The USA is a land based on strong history. It is the history that we do not like to see change. therefore you do not see change when it comes to elections.
I would be willing to bet you next president will be Barack Obama.
I might start going with the throwaway vote, just to vote my conscience likebeat90tsi stated. It could take several decades (longer?), but if more people started doing it, then maybe a third party would be viable. :dunno:
Jeff, don’t think of it as throwing away your vote. Everytime the major parties receive less votes, it will take away some of their power. Plus, it shows that we do not agree with them.
By giving the major 2 parties over 90% of the vote every election, we empower them, and give them more reason not to change.
i’ve always liked ron paul… i read about him a few years back in a book by larry elder…
i like:
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The only wing Paul may have problems with, ironically, is the Chamber of Commerce crowd who disagrees with Paul on everything from immigration to trade. Also, the Chamber of Commerce crowd has no vested interest in limited government since big government and the threat of big government allows them to buy our “leaders” at will.
also his Lack of big money donors. Although he will receive many small contributions to offset.
Registering Libertarian also will help the Libertarian party get more money at campaign time.
So, if you register Libertarian, they will start getting campaign money. Put the squeeze on the other two parties a little and register Libertarian if you think like a Libertarian.
From reading the above comments, I assume everyone will disagree with me, but of the folks running right now, Barack Obama will get my vote. I have been a registered Republican for almost 20 years now, and I vote with the person that I feel will do the best job. Right now I think Barack Obama is that man. My thoughts may change, but hell thats what makes us Americans…
The possibility of him being a Trojan Horse with a Muslim agenda makes me distrust him more than Hilary. At least she’s just a greedy socialist hypocrite, our country could survive that, heck, that’s at least half the government already.
Oh…he’s a Christian you say…
Well it is permissible in the Muslim world to lie about your faith, to accomplish the agenda. Maybe the Islamic influence on his life ended when he was a toddler, maybe not…I’m not a gambling man when it comes to issues like this.
In a time as volatile as the present, I think it a grave mistake to support someone who grew up in Indonesia in a Muslim culture…call me crazy.
Barack Hussein Obama on the issues...
Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
Believes health care is a right, not a privilege for the few. (Sep 2004)
Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
Immigration...
* Extend welfare and Medicaid to immigrants. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Ron Paul got some coverage tonight. For a while he was leading the text message voting poll for who won the debate.
His Iraq stance makes him appeal to a much broader base, and unlike most who are against the war, he is against it for the right reasons, and he has a consistent foreign policy based on the Constitution, not his political agenda.