Yes, he is a real republican, though he does keep a strong relationship with the libertarian party open. He's got my vote, no holds barred.
Here's a small summary of his views:
He supports free trade, sharply lower taxes, smaller government, states' rights, national sovereignty, and a non-interventionist foreign policy, advocating a withdrawal from NATO and the United Nations. He voted against the USA PATRIOT Act, the Iraq War Resolution, and the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Paul supports reduced government spending, opposes the debt-based monetary system and seeks the re-introduction of the gold standard. As congressman, he states that he has never voted to raise taxes or to approve an unbalanced budget. He has called for the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service and the federal income tax. Paul is strongly opposed to abortion, and opposes capital punishment, believing both issues should be reserved to the states via the 10th amendment.
__________________ In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during an interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said:
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out."
You guys already know about this, but I had to refresh my mind about it, here's a few sentences about libertarianism.
My apologies for speaking the obvious:
"Libertarians strongly oppose infringement of civil liberties such as restrictions on free expression (e.g., speech, press, or religious practice), prohibitions on voluntary association, or encroachments on persons or property. Libertarians also oppose any laws restricting personal or consensual behavior..."
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I like his belief that we should go back to the Constitution, but I don't like how he applies that belief. From what I can tell, he seems to be an über strict constructionist, and I don't like that.
if i had to choose between him and the war profiteering neocon fascist pieces of human garbage which infest the 'republican' side of the candidacy, yeah of course he would have my vote.
with that said, there is already a thread on the republican nomination. thanks again for a useless and redundant thread, soul switcher.
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Indeed. He has a lot of good things to say. And while he is the best candidate on the Republican side of this election, his views on foreign affairs are almost irresponsible at this point in history.
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Not just withdrawal from the UN, he wants to see it disbanded. He also wants to abolish the Department of Education, Department of Energy, FEMA, NATO, the WTO, the CIA, the IRS, etc....and while I don't necessarily think that those are all good organizations, it seems too radical a position to me.
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Re: Ron Paul for president? A Republican or A LiBeRtArIaN?
That we're in a world of shit if it ever comes to power. Libertarians are Republicans on steroids. Libertarians advocate "liberty" for those only with large amounts of money. They want to take power away from government and give that power to giant corporations. What middle class? What America? The global elite are the libertarians.
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Libs believe the government is incompetent, as they have shown over and over again, and that with small regulation, capitalism and competition leads to a better product and service. Which, at least in my experience, is quite true.
__________________ In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during an interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said:
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... And how many want out."
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Ron Paul for president? A Republican or A LiBeRtArIaN?
Aug 27th, 2007 01:49 AM
Re: Ron Paul for president? A Republican or A LiBeRtArIaN?
