Dr. Ron Paul: 6 Reasons He Is Electable and Will Win

Bev–As the saying goes it takes one to know one! You probably still support BO the Duperman.

Right after I bite one myself and yes, the man is a loonie.

I didn’t know this site was taken over by the Paulbots. Folks, this 76 year “old” candidate is 20 years too late. He has some good ideas on the economy and the Constitution, but he would have as much chance of beating the smooth talker as Mr. Reach Across the aisle. I shudder to think of him being on the same stage and trying to argue with this President.

Bev, that fool as you call him, has been predicting this financial collapse of our economy for more than twenty years. Better educate yourself.

I agree with Bev. The stupidity that comes out of Pauls mouth is unbelievable. He thinks we can ignore Iran, Venezuela, and be nice to the muslim killers and they will be nice. You cannot negotiate with murderers out of weakness. Ron Paul is a Republican, “Jimmy Carter”. He would embarrass the U.S.

Bev: That statement makes you “Idiot of the Day” – try paying attention instead of just spouting lib/MSM talking points.
Use your head, THINK, be different from the other sheeple lining the streets and taking up space.

Lets see, fool? Ron Paul wants you and me to make choices with our own minds and then live with the consaqense of thoses choices. That is what gave us our rights in the first place. Of those that signed the declration of independants almost to A man Died early, died broke, or lived A deminshed life. Look it up. There is A saying thats been floating around for more than 200 years and is just as relovent today as it was back then. Freedom is never free. You have your rights because these men made A choice and lived with the consaqenses. Sorry abought the spelling I’m not the spelling gistopo

Bev,Amen to that!If Ron Paul is so right on the money,also so right for America!Why then all the years that he’s been,in Congress!Has only one of his bills been passed!He’s an old fool he’d set America further back then Obama,already has!I’m a Jew and not for Obama,but also not for Ron Paul!

On a national level Ron Paul is unelectable. Personally, I think he’s a Loon. If the GOP selection process hands us another candidate that does not have a chance of winning the national election as they did with John McCaine, I think it’s time to do away with the current selection process and develop one where all the voters decide and not just a select few from each state. If Paul is the GOP’s candidate, then we have just handed four more years to Obama and his Czars. If that’s the case, just cancel the election and save all that money, time and anguish. I don’t know what the solution is, but I do know that Ron Paul will never be elected POTUS.

I agree with you, Bev. Except for his economic ideas, he is a dud. Those who would support him are more lunatic than those who supported Obama in 2008. I dislike living in the world that Obama has created. I do not think I could stand to live in the world Ron Paul would create. He not Mitt will ever get my vote.

On what do you base your opinion? It is so easy to go around calling him all kinds of things and have not one thing to back it up, except someone else said it. I challenge you to really look into and understand Ron Paul. I dont agree with everything but that is the case for any candidate.

I agree Bev. What happen to we conservartives vote the best person for the job no matter who gets the bid!!! I didn’t have Ron Paul in mind!!!! Now it looks like Obama will get re-elected
with all the crap the GOP is doing to each other!! What a bunch of sorry ass fool’s we have running!! God help us!!!!

I’m with Bev….she is right on.

Agreed! Anyone that knows the true Ron Paul knows he is just as bad as Obama. The problem is that the liberal media wants him to get the nomination and therefore doesn’t put out the full story about him. For example, why won’t the liberal media tell the story about how he (a FEDERAL politician) was opposed to Texas legislation making it more difficutl for illegal aliens to get a license (a STATE, NOT FEDERAL, issue).

What about all the Facebook pages by Democrats encouragin other Democrats to vote for Ron Paul in the GOP primary? Why do the Democrats want him to get the nomination? Because they know he cannot beat Obama and, if by some strange surprise he does, they still have a liberal in the Whitehouse.

I live near Ron Paul’s district and see him for what he really is, not what his publicity team wants you to believe he is.

Obama’s not a fool? Romney’s not a tool? You better go back to reality school! Choose a man who wants to balance a budget. 29% of Americans vote. 60 % will be receiving some sort of government aid within 5 years. 20 % of people pay taxes. You tell me how this is sustainable. FOOOL!

he is no fool that gives his life for others and risks all. the fool is the one who doesn’t

Ditto, Bev!

So Bev and Millicent and a host of others agree that our 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments rights are nonsense and want indefinite detention for no other reason than the CIC said so. They endorse the taking over of the internet with the SOPA bill. And I’m sure that they would endorse the proposed Enemy Expatriation Act which would have our soldiers lose their citizenship upon returning home from active duty, or for anyone who opposed the current president’s policies.
America is a very scary place with people like Bev and Millicent living in it.

I agree BEV, Ron Paul is wrong on quite a few things. But, you know…so are the other candidates. Do we have a really good candidate? No, we don’t. Will I vote for Mr. Obama? Not even at the point of a gun (and it could come to that). Would I vote for Ron Paul? If he’s the candidate, yes. In fact, I would vote for Ron Paul’s Hamster before I’d vote for the Commissar in Chief. Ron Paul wants to return to a gold standard and that sounds great, but in fact, there isn’t enough gold on the planet to cover the world’s currency. Is that a reason not to vote for Ron Paul? No. Could we live with his foreign policy? Yes. We’d have to respond to things differently. Can we stand a nuclear attack from Iran? Yes, but only at great cost in lives and materiel. Could we respond? Yes. We could create a large glass sheet in the sand that used to be Iran. I’d prefer to hit first, but Ron Paul still beats the crap out of Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama’s chief qualification is being a Star Wars fan…He married the Wookie.

Ron Paul is the man. Vote for Ron Paul. Please.

well i guess you must be the classic blond, even though i was never a supporter of R.P. he is the only one left that is concerned about getting this county back to the constitution the rest all seem to think that it is just an old piece of paper to wipe your feet, {or maybe a little higher on}

With a doctorate degree in medicine. What do you have a degree in?
I intend to vote for Dr. paul.
Some here complain they will have to take care of their old parents and grandparents. That is how we used to do it before the gov’t took over. Nursing homes are an abomintaion.
I am hopeful we win the gov’t back from the fascist obama and his thugs. I think more fear Dr. Paul because he will insist you take responsibility for yourselves.

IS THE WHOLE OF THE U.S. SO HOOKED ON SPORTS SO
THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE COMMON SENCE ?CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO HIM-PEACH THE PRESIDENT (RICHARD NIXON) AND HAS DONE NOTHING.
B.O. BAMMER STILL NOT US CITIZEN.[BUT IS OUR ENEMY
AS A MOOSAM] HE WANTS TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
NATION OF ISLAM IN WASHINGTON D.C. IF YOU WANT
TO LOOSE A LL YOUR FREEDOMS JUST PUT BO IN POWER.
HOW MANY US CITIZENS HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU REMOVE YOU HEAD FROM YOUR BUTT??? ???****

OK! Where do you live?

you are so correct

He’s about the Constitution, freedom and responsible government. What’s wrong with that. His philosophy is exactly the way this country should have been implementing for the last 100 years, but we got off the track and have been gravitating toward socialism ever since.

There are those here who say he is too old. With age comes wisdom. I have also heard that some think he doesn’t look presidential enough. To those I say if your key determinant for our president is his looks, then please stay home on election day and watch the latest mind numbing TV show.

sue you are right i bet not one of these na sayers have heard him speak. all second hand hear say.an that not going to get us where we need to be.old you say what has age got to do with saving our freedom an way of life that we love? TELL ME

Sue, the “whole war issue”? Really? What he said was said on national tv and was out there for everyone to see and hear. What are you saying? Who are you going to believe me or your lying eyes and ears? ron paul would set in motion the loss of the lives of millions of Americans and the nation of Israel by giving Iran the nuclear option. They would attempt to destroy Israel with this option. They have stated that wiping Israel off the map is one of there goals. They have no concern for their lives as they believe that dying would be an honorable thing and they would become martyrs. The United States would be on their shortlist for annihilation. There is nothing they would rather do than be responsible for the death of tens of millions of our citizens. If you are a ron paul supporter you are an Iranian, radical muslim enabler and you put not only our lives but the lives of our children and grandchildren at grave risk. Only the most naive would believe that Iran would not use the nuclear option if they had it.

Sue, Ya think so!! Paul does have a huge following! Maybe just maybe!! Anyone BUTT Obama!!! I know my spelling is off who cares right?

Instead of listening to what Ron Paul SAYS, watch what he DOES. What he says and does are two different things. I trust him just as much as I trust Obama, and I don’t trust Obama with much more than knowing his family members’ names!

According to this Ron Paul info-merical Paul has NO intent on helping Israel! He said NO foreign aid for anyone, that includes our only friend in the Middle East. Paul is naive & dangerous! Without our help Israel will fall and with it comes being fully held hostage for oil. It will take years to get our own oil fields up to capacity and we have closed so many refineries we will not be able to convert oil to gasoline fast enough. Israel is the lynchpin and we must never turn our back on them. Paul said, not I, NO MORE FOREIGN AID FOR ANYONE! That includes Israel!

I went to Huff Po and read the entire article. This author did a good job on this article. Are you disappointed this wasn’t just another “hit piece” on RON PAUL?
Even liberal rags sometimes have thoughtful articles that get through! USE YOUR OWN BRAIN! Read the entire article, then decide. You seem to be caught in the middle of the flock (like a sheep to slaughter) to believe the MSM lies, distortions, and deceptive, selective out of context statements put forth by them.
I was similarly caught until I heard RON PAUL speak. He made perfect sense when he put forth his constitutional policies and ideas (INCLUDING FOREIGN POLICY). When he has the time to explain the constitutional reason for his policy positions, it becomes clear he is right! He won me over at Ames at the Iowa straw poll.

I agree, Mary. Makes no sense at all. Maybe Conservativebyte and Huffingtonpost are having a secret illicit love affair. Who knows for sure?

Mary
I bailed on HPOST when they sold out to AOL. I have been banned from posting comments on rEUters and the NYTIMES for posting this. As of now, I can only thank conservativebyte for having a format that does not limit words or limit comment sizes. The very tool used to keep American’s stupid. How much real data can anyone believe they can get from our sheeple creating two minute soundbite mentality?

You tell me. Why would a common sense approach at problem solving be a banned? Bzzz Bzzz I can hear the angry hornets nest unholstering their race card weapons as I type this..

Israeli Peace Plan.txt

How many people reading this comment know exactly how Israel gained access to what was before the outset of WWII a conquered Arab sovereign nation state and now a British Crown Colony formally known as Palestine? Research it. Winston Churchill and some quote, Influential unamed people struck a deal. Real estate “Palestine” for American blood, By arranging to drag America into the war against Hitler and thereby save England, already on life support, From Germany’s foot soldiers.

Time to throw a resolution party. Those that don’t participate forgets any US foreign aid FOREVER. The Guest list. Three people that speak and act for Israel. Three people that speak and act for Palestine. The Format one table six chairs. Three on each side.Two real time streeming Video camera’s. Piped to the net and at least one mainstrem media channel on both sides of that wall they are building in Israel. Begins at 8 am. Lunch one hr. at noon. Ends at 5 Pm. If the matter is not resolved by 5 pm. They begin at 8 the next morning. If it takes a 40 hour work week. So be it. Should either side walk out and discontinue the negotiations. They lose US support forever. Five will get you ten they will be back out on the golf course by noon. I’m fed up with being held hostage by that madness. The US. With its quote “UNWAVERING SUPPORT For our friends in Israel is exactly why this stupidity has gone on this long, and the very root cause of our quote Terrorist boogieman Problems. The plain old everyday citizens on
both sides of this issue do NOT hate each other in spite of the propaganda slung all around the world by the powers the be in Israel and their spinless lapdogs here in the States. Those People want peace. The wikileaks doc’s pretty well spell out who was willing to give much towards peace. And who wants to be the hard headed jerks actively suppressing the economy of the weaker already on life support side. The resolution Party suggestion is fool proof. By having the negotiations streemed live and in real time. The world will be able to see which side really doesn’t want peace. And because of the fact that the meetings are open to anyone that wants to drop in and watch a bit. Nobody will be able to spin it. Kind of like CSPAN. To bad our state dept. and diplomatic corp. haven’t conducted our,”We THe Peoples” business out in the open all along. Just think how much may have been accomplished. Who knows? Maybe those folks working over at wikileaks might have had to go get day jobs.

MARY, I WAS AMAZED ALSO THAT THE HUFFINGTON RADICALS WERE ON THIS PAGE…WE ALL KNOW WHAT THEIR POST STANDS FOR….ALL THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…YOU NAMED THEM & YOU ARE RIGHT ON THAT… A BUNCH OF SELF GAIN CROOKS …NOT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE , OUR COUNTRY, FREEDOM & CONSTITUTION…THAT IS WHY WE MUST VOTE THIS ADMINISTRATION ,REGIME OUT 2012 !

Well said, Rocky!

just sayin–he is easily both. For him to say, as you so correctly stated, that he does’nt remember who wrote the papers with HIS NAME on them is just so ridiculous and incredulous. He has instabt recall of details dating to the 1950′s and states them with eloquence but he cannot remember who wrote the papers with HIS NAME on them. The ones that were written just a few short years back. What a nut job this jackass is!

100 plus years ago that same foreign policy led America to be the country everyone one dreamed of, told stories to their children of and led many to leave behind everything they had ever known to come and live in such a wonderful place. Ahhh, America.

Look what we have done to you. Perhaps we need a history lesson. Let’s go back to when America became “that shining city on the hill”

“The True Americanism”

What is the rule of honor to be observed by a power so strongly and so advantageously situated as this Republic is? Of course I do not expect it meekly to pocket real insults if they should be offered to it. But, surely, it should not, as our boyish jingoes wish it to do, swagger about among the nations of the world, with a chip on its shoulder, shaking its fist in everybody’s face. Of course, it should not tamely submit to real encroachments upon its rights. But, surely, it should not, whenever its own notions of right or interest collide with the notions of others, fall into hysterics and act as if it really feared for its own security and its very independence. As a true gentleman, conscious of his strength and his dignity, it should be slow to take offense. In its dealings with other nations it should have scrupulous regard, not only for their rights, but also for their self-respect. With all its latent resources for war, it should be the great peace power of the world. It should never forget what a proud privilege and what an inestimable blessing it is not to need and not to have big armies or navies to support. It should seek to influence mankind, not by heavy artillery, but by good example and wise counsel. It should see its highest glory, not in battles won, but in wars prevented. It should be so invariably just and fair, so trustworthy, so good tempered, so conciliatory, that other nations would instinctively turn to it as their mutual friend and the natural adjuster of their differences, thus making it the greatest preserver of the world’s peace. This is not a mere idealistic fancy. It is the natural position of this great republic among the nations of the earth. It is its noblest vocation, and it will be a glorious day for the United States when the good sense and the self-respect of the American people see in this their “manifest destiny.” It all rests upon peace. Is not this peace with honor? There has, of late, been much loose speech about “Americanism.” Is not this good Americanism? It is surely today the Americanism of those who love their country most. And I fervently hope that it will be and ever remain the Americanism of our children and our children’s children.

— Carl Schurz, Wikisource-logo.svg “The True Americanism”, address delivered in New York City at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, January 2, 1896.

Um, speaking of spelling, I would have given you the benefit of the doubt, but you did it twice. It’s “eliminate” not eleminate.

Rob, what the hell does “ELEMIMATE” mean? I think it means ron paul is a nut job.

People are sick of “holding their noses” and voting for the RINO selected for us!
I predict there will be a third party that CAN WIN FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Many are done with the “system” as it is, and will rebel against the “establishemnt” should they force McCain (oh, I mean Romney this time) on us!
Romney has trouble getting 30% of REPUBLICANS TO VOTE FOR HIM! NO DEMOCRATS WILL VOTE FOR HIM!
HOW IS THIS MAN POSSIBLY GOING TO BEAT OBAMA?

ELENOR, WHO WOULD YOU SUGGEST ?? NO PAUL, OBAMA… MY CHOICE WILL BE WHOEVER IS NOMINATED…BUT I WILL VOTE FOR ONE OF TWO PEOPLE…HAVE NOT DECIDED FOR SURE YET … WE MUST GET RID OF THIS ADMINISTRATION & WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT A RON PAUL WHO IS A DANGER TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY… NOT ANOTHER OBAMA !

ENGIE, GREAT COMMENT, RIGHT ON… WE ALL MUST WORK TOGETHER TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY, CONSTITUTION BACK !!

EL TORO POO POO! Paul is just an old fool, that just wants to take America down a DIFFERENT path to destruction!

I feel obligated to remind you Ron Paul folks that Congress writes the laws. The pres. has very little power in law making. All of Paul’s promises can only come to fruition IF Congress agrees. I certainly hope all you Paul fanatics vote for Tea Party congressional candidates. The message is one in the same.

Read and learn what his plan is.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/ron-paul-plan-to-restore-america/

Konig Don’t suppose it has dawned on you that its real dangerous talking too loudly against the FED. Just ask John and Bobby Kennedy. Lets see. A sitting President who two weeks prior to his murder. Made it known that he and his brother, The US Attorney General were going to go after the corruption that began in 1913 and more powerful than ever in 1963. A corruption that extended all the way from DC to Rome to Brussels, to Hamburg, To London, Paris and beyond might have required some guts? huh? Probably don’t matter that the very same infestation is what is driving America towards her absorbtion into this abomination now calling itself “ONE WORLD GLOBAL GOVERNMENT” Don’t suppose the thought ever occured to you that many of our politicians are so badly compromised that even if they don’t want to ho along with that program. They can do nothing about it. There is also the ones that have jumped on board with both feet knowing their treason will be rewarded even more by our new rulers. Want a sneak preview of what that will look like? Youtube search Nigel Farange addresses to the EU Counsel. There are many video’s to choose from. Look at 4 or 5 of them to get the real flavour of what awaits an uninvolved sleeping America. After you do that come on back and Put on your I am an American hat. If you have one.

Please allow me to correct you. It wasn’t that he never tried, it’s just the rest of those asses don’t care about your liberties.

Hold on, this is gonna hurt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legislation_sponsored_by_Ron_Paul

Foreign policy
[edit] Nonintervention

Kosovo, 1999–2000: Prohibits the Department of Defense from using troops in Kosovo unless specifically authorized by law.[2]
Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2001. H.J.Res. 27, 2001-03-06. Repeals the 1973 War Powers Resolution entirely, prohibiting presidents from initiating a war without a formal declaration of war by Congress.[3] Ron Paul did not sponsor or co-sponsor this.
Iraq Resolution declaration of war. Motion in re H.J.Res. 114, 2002-10-02. In order to prevent Congress from yielding its Constitutional authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not Constitutionally hold that power, gives Congress the opportunity to declare war on Iraq, rather than merely “authorizing” the president to deploy forces without a declaration of war.[4] Paul said that he would not vote for his own motion, but that if his fellow members of Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the Constitution and declare war.
Iran and Syria: H.Con.Res. 43, 2007-01-23. Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report. Urges the President to implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report, recommending direct diplomatic engagement with Iran and Syria toward constructive results.
Sunset of Public Law 107-243 Act of 2007. H.R. 2605, 2007-06-07. Establishes a sunset clause for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. As one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq Resolution (which authorized military force for stated purposes without declaring war), Paul also inspired the founding of a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a resolution he and Oregon representative Peter DeFazio sponsored to repeal the war authorization in February 2003. His speech, 35 “Questions That Won’t Be Asked About Iraq”,[5] was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the Iraq War began.[6]
Constitutional War Powers Amendments of 2007. H.J.Res. 53, 2007-09-25 (cosponsor). Replaces the 1973 War Powers Resolution with law ensuring the “collective judgment of both the Congress and the President” in use of war powers.

[edit] International organizations
Further information: United States withdrawal from the United Nations

American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009. H.R. 1146, 2009-02-24, originally H.R. 1146, 1997-03-20. Ends U.S. participation and membership in the United Nations and its activities.
World Trade Organization, 1999-2000: Withdraws U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization.[2]

The American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009 (ASRA) is U.S. House of Representatives bill 1146 (H.R. 1146) of the first session of the 111th Congress, “to end membership of the United States in the United Nations” (U.N.). The bill was first introduced on March 20, 1997, as H.R. 1146, to the first session of the 105th Congress (the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 1997); it was a legislative effort to remove the U.S. from the UN.[7] Paul reintroduced the bill on February 24, 2009[8]

The bill was authored by Ron Paul to effect U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations. It would repeal various laws pertaining to the U.N., terminate authorization for funds to be spent on the U.N., terminate U.N. presence on U.S. property, and withdraw diplomatic immunity for U.N. employees.[9] It would provide up to two years for the U.S. to withdraw.[10] The Yale Law Journal cited the Act as proof that “the United States’s complaints against the United Nations have intensified.”[11]

In a letter to Majority Leader Tom DeLay of April 16, 2003,[12] and in a speech to Congress on April 29, Paul requested the repeatedly-bottlenecked issue be voted on, because “Americans deserve to know how their representatives stand on the critical issue of American sovereignty.”[13] Though he did not foresee passage in the near future, Paul believed a vote would be good for “those who don’t want to get out of the United Nations but want to tone down” support; cosponsor Roscoe Bartlett’s spokeswoman similarly said Bartlett “would welcome any action that would begin the debate”.[12]

It had 54 supporters in the House in its first year.[7] It was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and was never released for a vote.

National Review cited the ASRA as an example of grassroots effort “to educate the American people about the efforts of foreign tyrants to disarm them”.[14] Supporters approved of its intent to end financial ties to the UN, its peace-keeping missions, and its building in New York City.[15] A report by Herbert W. Titus, Senior Legal Advisor of the Liberty Committee, concluded that “the American Sovereignty Restoration Act is the only viable solution to the continued abuses of the United Nations.”[16]

On its front page, the Victoria, Texas, Advocate, a newspaper in Paul’s district, expressed pride for the Act in the face of what it called several undeclared “United Nations wars”.[17]

Henry Lamb considers it “the only way to be sure that the U.S. will win the showdown at the U.N. Corral”, considering that without withdrawal, U.N. claims of diplomatic immunity and Congressional subpoena power threaten each other, as in the oil-for-food scandal.[10]

Critics say it “undoubtedly paints a bull’s-eye across the entire country”.[18] Tim Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, finds the bill contrary to United States interests: “This piece of legislation has been brought by Ron Paul every year over the last 20 [sic] years and it never goes anywhere.”[12]

A policy review of U.S.–Canada relations describes the Act as reflecting “extreme views,” but indicative of a majority pro-sovereignty view in Congress, expressed in tighter border and immigration policy, unilateralism in foreign policy, and increased national security focus.[19]

Similar U.S. legislation includes Ron Paul’s proposal to end U.S. contributions to the United Nations and affiliated agencies, which had Republican support but failed as an appropriations amendment by a vote of 74;[20] and Roscoe Bartlett’s proposal to cut a $100 million payment to the U.N., based on General Accounting Office claims that the U.S. has overpaid by $3.5 billion (the UN claimed that it was owed $1.3 billion).[21]

The 2002 Republican Party of Texas platform explicitly urged passage of the ASRA; withdrawal from the U.N. had been on the platform at least since 1998.[22]

Both houses of the Arizona legislature introduced legislation petitioning Congress to pass the ASRA (HCM 2009 in 2004, SCM 1002 in 2006);[23][24] in 2007 similar legislation passed the Arizona Senate (SCM 1002 in 2007), but with the focus changed from the ASRA to Virgil Goode’s Congressional resolution not to engage in a NAFTA Superhighway or a North American Union (H.Con.Res. 487, now H.Con.Res. 40).[25][26]

The John Birch Society recognizes the ASRA as a reflection of its efforts since 1962 toward U.S. withdrawal.[7] Their publication New American sees Nathan Tabor’s anti-U.N. book, The Beast on the East River, as a building block toward ASRA passage,[27] which it advocates because “the U.S. military is currently being used as the enforcement arm of the United Nations.”[28]

In 2000, Tom DeWeese’s American Policy Center said it delivered to Congress more than 300,000 signatures from petitions in support of the Act.[29]

An organization calling itself the Liberty Committee also organized a nationwide petition drive asking Majority Leader Tom DeLay to schedule the bill for a vote.[30]
[edit] Borders and immigration

Terror Immigration Elimination Act of 2007. H.R. 3217, 2007-07-27, originally H.R. 488, 2003-01-29. Limits the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas in relation to Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, and countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.
Birthright citizenship: H.J.Res. 46, 2007-06-13, originally H.J.Res. 46, 2005-04-28. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States. Clarifies the Fourteenth Amendment in accord with Paul’s opposition to birthright citizenship.
Trans-Texas Corridor: H.R. 5191, 2008-01-29. To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the highway project known as the “Trans-Texas Corridor”.

[edit] Terrorism

Police Security Protection Act. H.R. 3304, 2007-08-01, originally H.R. 1410, 1997-04-23 (Law Officer’s Armor Vest Tax Credit Act of 1997). Creates tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests.
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007. H.R. 3305, 2007-08-01, originally H.R. 2896, 2001-09-14. Proposed immediately after the September 11, 2001, attacks, permits pilots and navigators of aircraft, and law enforcement personnel detailed to aircraft, to carry firearms.
Marque and Reprisal Act of 2007. H.R. 3216, 2007-07-27. To authorize the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to certain acts of air piracy upon the United States on September 11, 2001, and other similar acts of war planned for the future.

[edit] Economy
[edit] Taxes

Tax Free Tips Act of 2009. H.R. 779, 2009-01-28, originally H.R. 4408, 1998-08-05. Provides that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.
Public Safety Tax Cut Act. H.R. 3303, 2007-08-01, originally H.R. 3124, 1999-10-21. Creates tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters, and makes public safety volunteer benefits nontaxable.
Cost of Government Awareness Act of 2007. H.R. 3601, 2007-09-19, originally H.R. 4855, 2000-07-13. Eliminates employer withholding tax and replaces it with monthly installment payment of income tax by employees, finding that withholding taxes are inherently deceptive and unfair and that they “hide the true cost of government from taxpayers, making tax increases more feasible”.
Taxpayers’ Freedom of Conscience Act of 2009. H.R. 1233, 2009-02-26, originally H.R. 1548, 2003-04-01. To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.
Property tax: H.R. 4293, 2007-12-05, originally H.R. 5860, 2006-07-20. Creates income tax deduction for real property taxes.
Abolition of income tax: H.J.Res. 23, 2007-02-07. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens. Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment, income tax, estate tax, and gift tax, and limits the government only to Constitutionally authorized enterprises. Paul had proposed similar legislation in 1999-2000 and in 2001.[2]
Lutetium oxide: H.R. 962, 2009-02-10, originally H.R. 3731, 2007-10-02. To suspend temporarily the duty on lutetium oxide, an ingredient in laser crystals.
Tax Relief for Transportation Workers Act. H.R. 1097, 2009-02-13, originally H.R. 5991, 2008-05-07. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for obtaining transportation worker identification credentials.

[edit] Inflation

Affordable Gas Price Act. H.R. 2415, 2007-05-21, originally H.R. 4004, 2005-10-06. To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.
Make No Cents Until It Makes Sense Act. H.R. 4127, 2007-11-08. To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the further minting of 1-cent coins until the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System certify in writing that there is not a surplus of 1-cent coins already available for use in transactions, and for other purposes. The U.S. Mint currently spends $.014, which is more than the face value, for each copper-clad zinc U.S. cent it produces.[31] Paul joked, “We can’t even afford a zinc standard anymore.”[32]

[edit] Sound money/Federal Reserve

Coinage Act of 1983. Called for new legal-tender gold and silver coins. Ahead of its time, this Act anticipated the successful Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985, which led to the minting of American Gold Eagles.[32]
Gold standard, 1983: Attempted to reinstate the gold standard.[32]
Coinage legislation, 1984: Sought to require Congressional approval of any new coinage and paper money designs, and formal retention of all test notes from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.[32]
Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act. H.R. 833, 2009-02-03, originally H.R. 1148, 1999-03-17. Abolishes the Federal Reserve Board and its banks and repeals the Federal Reserve Act.
Honest Money Act. H.R. 2756, 2007-06-15, originally H.R. 2779, 2003-07-17. Repeals 31 U.S.C. 5103, the legal tender law that currently mandates acceptance of Federal Reserve notes as legal tender, in accord with hard money policy.
Sunshine in Monetary Policy Act. H.R. 2754, 2007-06-15, originally H.R. 4892, 2006-03-07. Requires the Federal Reserve Board to continue to publish the M3 monetary aggregate on a weekly basis. The Federal Reserve ceased publishing M3 statistics as of March 23, 2006, explaining that it costs a lot to collect the data but does not provide significantly useful information.[33]
Free Competition in Currency Act of 2007. H.R. 4683, 2007-12-13. Strikes sections 486 and 489 of title 18, United States Code, due to “prosecutorial abuse”.[34] The Code sections effectively restrict private minting, and were cited by the FBI as justification for its November 2007 raid of Liberty Services, and its seizure of property allegedly including nearly two tons of precious metals and copper — much of which had been independently minted by Liberty Services with Paul’s image.[35] Paul commented, “If we don’t do something about the dollar, the market will. I would like to legalize competition in currency.”[32]
Tax-Free Gold Act of 2008. H.R. 5427, 2008-02-13. To provide that no tax or fee may be imposed on certain coins and bullion. Prohibits taxation on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion and transactions, and state taxation on gold and silver legal tender currencies and instruments in interstate or foreign commerce.
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. H.R. 1207, 2009-02-26. To reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported. Ensures the audit results are available to Congress,[36] and includes the Fed’s “discount window”, its funding facilities, its open market operations, and its agreements with foreign bankers.[37] Proponents state that the Fed has never been audited by Congress since the Fed’s creation in 1913.[38][39] The Federal Reserve states that “the financial statements of the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors are audited annually by an independent outside auditor.”[40] Paul says that the present audit process exempts the Fed’s “most crucial activities”.[41]

Significant advocacy for the Transparency Act has ensued. At a rally in Bloomington, Indiana, outside the office of Baron Hill (D-IN), a Young Americans for Liberty petition encouraging Hill to vote in favor of the bill circulated among a crowd of 200; Hill did not comment to YAL, according to member Meredith Milton.[42] The advocacy group Campaign for Liberty (CFL) encourages members to petition representatives to cosponsor the Transparency Act,[43] sponsoring hundreds of pro-bill rallies in cities like Boone, North Carolina;[44] Peoria, Illinois;[45] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;[46] and (CFL regional conference) St. Louis, Missouri.[47]

Glenn Beck of Fox News mentioned the Transparency Act while discussing ways for the average person to remind Congress, “Hey, you work for me”.[48] During Beck’s April 15 show from his rally at the Alamo in San Antonio, Pat Gray interviewed a local supporter of the Transparency Act, drawing cheers from the crowd.[49] A blogger on The Motley Fool website called the bill “the first attempt at a true audit of the Federal Reserve since its inception in 1913″ and affirmed Paul’s Congressionally published column describing his legislation.[50][51]

Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009. H.R. 1348, 2009-03-05. Requires the Federal Reserve to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities during the bailout of 2008; creates a website listing all banks that have borrowed from the Fed since March 24, 2008, and the amount, terms, and “specific rationale” of the loans. U.S. Senate sponsor Bernie Sanders (I-VT) commented, “I have a hard time understanding how you have put $2.2 trillion at risk without making those names available.” Fed chair Ben Bernanke had told Sanders that publishing the names would make the banks feel stigmatized and potentially reluctant to borrow further.[36]

[edit] Social Security

Social Security earnings limit repeal (cosponsor): Repealed the earnings limitation on Social Security. Seniors now continue working after retirement without being penalized.
Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act. H.R. 161, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 2723, 1997-10-23. Repeals the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Social Security Preservation Act of 2009. H.R. 219, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 219, 1999-01-06, cosponsored since H.R. 857, 1997-02-27. Invests the Social Security surplus “trust funds” in marketable interest-bearing obligations and certificates of deposit, essentially insuring the integrity of the surplus.[2]
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act. H.R. 162, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 4790, 2002-05-22, cosponsored since H.R. 761, 1999-02-12. Makes Social Security and Railroad Retirement Board payments nontaxable.
Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2009. H.R. 160, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 489, 2003-01-29. Limits Social Security benefits to U.S. citizens and nationals.

[edit] Constitutional rights
[edit] Freedom of religion

Religious Freedom Amendment. H.J.Res. 78, 1997-05-08 (cosponsor). Clarifies the “right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience” to include the right of prayer in public schools and other public property, and to prohibit state establishment of religion or requirements to participate in prayer.
Hostettler amendment (Ten Commandments display): H.Amdt. 278, 2005-06-15 (voted in favor), amending H.R. 2862, 2005-06-10. Defunds the southern Indiana U.S. District Court judgment Russelburg v. Gibson County, which had directed the removal of a Ten Commandments display on the county courthouse lawn.[52] The district judge later reversed himself, holding that the Indiana display met the Supreme Court of the United States’s test described in Van Orden v. Perry, handed down two weeks after the Hostettler amendment.[53]
See We the People Act.

[edit] Freedom of association

National ID (amendment): Prohibited funding for national identification numbers.[2]
Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2009. H.R. 220, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 220, 1999-01-06 (Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act). Protects Social Security number confidentiality, prohibits uniform national identifying numbers, and prohibits imposition of federal identification standards.
TV Consumer Freedom Act. H.R. 3602, 2007-09-19, originally H.R. 1078, 1999-03-11. Requires consent for signal retransmission, eliminates must-carry requirements, terminates Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandates for television features and functions, and clarifies retransmission rights of satellite carriers.
Freedom to Bank Act. H.R. 1419, 2009-03-10, originally H.R. 6297, 2006-09-29. Ends laws and regulations which deny decision-making opportunities and communication control to bank account holders. States in its long title that such laws “treat the American people like children”.

[edit] Right to keep and bear arms

Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 1096, 2007-02-15, originally H.R. 2721, 1997-10-23. Defends law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights to own firearms.
National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 1897, 2007-04-17. Prohibits firearm regulation within the National Park System. Based on 2006 legislation by Senator George Allen.
Citizens Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 2424, 2007-05-22. Repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 as amended.
See also the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2007.

[edit] Habeas corpus

See American Freedom Agenda Act.

[edit] Limited government

Term limits, 1970s: Paul was the first member of Congress to propose term limits legislation in the House,[54] one of several bills considered “ahead of their time” by Texas Monthly magazine.[2]
Market Process Restoration Act of 1999. H.R. 1789, 1999-05-13. Repeals United States antitrust law (which limits cartels and monopolies), with intent to restore market economy benefits.
To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. H.R. 424, 2007-01-11, originally H.R. 1597, 2001-04-26, cosponsored since H.R. 2421, 1997-09-05. Abolishes the Selective Service System, prohibits reestablishment of the draft, and forbids denial of rights due to failure to register.
Eminent domain: Prevented the Department of Housing and Urban Development from seizing a church in New York through eminent domain.[2]
International Criminal Court (ICC): Barred ICC jurisdiction over the U.S. military (2002 amendment).[55]
Global tax: Barred American participation in any U.N. “global tax” (2005 amendment).[55]
Surveillance: Barred surveillance on peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens (2006 amendment).[55] Individual privacy may be an area of Paul’s greatest influence, and he has long worked tirelessly against forms of what he considers to be federal snooping.[2]
Sunlight Rule. H.Res. 216, 2009-03-05, originally H.Res. 709, 2006-03-02. Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Members have a reasonable amount of time to read legislation that will be voted upon. Prohibits votes on legislation from occurring until ten days after its introduction, with the intent of giving lawmakers enough time to read bills before voting on them; allots 72 hours for House members and staff to examine the contents of amendments. Paul charged his fellow legislators with voting for the Patriot Act in 2001 without reading it first; more than 300 pages long, it was enacted into law less than 24 hours after being introduced.[56]
Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act. H.R. 3302, 2007-08-01. Prohibits federal rules and regulations not enacted into law by Congress, if they result in job loss or exceed specified costs to individuals, corporations, or all persons in aggregate.
American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. H.R. 3835, 2007-10-15. To restore the Constitution’s checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Proposes to “bar the use of evidence obtained through torture; require that federal intelligence gathering is conducted in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); create a mechanism for challenging presidential signing statements; repeal the Military Commissions Act, which, among other things, denies habeas corpus to certain detainees; prohibit kidnapping, detentions, and torture abroad; protect journalists who publish information received from the executive branch; and ensure that secret evidence is not used to designate individuals or organizations with a presence in the U.S. as foreign terrorists.”[57]
See also the limited government and income tax abolition amendment.

[edit] States’ rights
[edit] We the People Act

We the People Act. H.R. 539, 2009-01-14, originally H.R. 3893, 2004-03-04. Forbids all federal courts from hearing cases on abortion, same-sex unions, sexual practices, and establishment of religion, unless such a case were a challenge to the Constitutionality of federal law. Makes federal court decisions on those subjects nonbinding as precedent in state courts,[58] and forbids federal courts from spending money to enforce their judgments.

Because it forbids federal courts from adjudicating “any claim involving the laws, regulations, or policies of any State or unit of local government relating to the free exercise or establishment of religion”, secularists have criticized the bill as removing federal remedy for allegations of state violation of religious freedom.[59] As an example of potential for violation,[citation needed] Article 1 of the Texas Constitution provides the (currently unenforced) requirement that office-holders “acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being”. The Democratic Underground online community published the holding that the bill would give state sexual-orientation laws special immunity.[60] The bill is comparable to other jurisdiction stripping legislation such as the Constitution Restoration Act.[61]

Paul told Congress, “The best guarantor of true liberty is decentralized political institutions, while the greatest threat to liberty is concentrated power.”[61] In April 2006 the Traditional Values Coalition encouraged its contacts to lobby their representatives for passage;[62] the bill was also endorsed by columnist Rev. Chuck Baldwin,[61] and cosponsors include Roscoe Bartlett, Tom Tancredo, Sam Johnson, Walter Jones, Jr., John A. Sullivan, John Duncan, Jr., and Ted Poe.
[edit] Abortion

Sanctity of Life Act of 2007. H.R. 2597, 2007-06-06, originally H.R. 776, 2005-02-10. For the purposes of statutory construction over the jurisdictional limitation imposed, declares that “human life shall be deemed to exist from conception”. Removes federal court jurisdiction over abortion cases arising from state laws and effectively negates Roe v. Wade as binding legal precedent.[63] Such a law returns to each state the power to decide whether or not abortion should be allowed, banned, or regulated.
See also Taxpayers’ Freedom of Conscience Act of 2007.

[edit] Stem-cell research

Cures Can Be Found Act of 2009. H.R. 1654, 2009-03-19, originally H.R. 3444, 2005-07-26. Provides tax credits for qualified stem-cell research or storage and for donation of umbilical cord blood.

[edit] Capital punishment

Opposes federal use of capital punishment.[64][65]

[edit] Education

Teacher certification (amendment): Prohibited funding of federal teacher certification.[2]
Family Education Freedom Act of 2009. H.R. 1951, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 1816, 1997-06-05.[66] Provides tax credits to families towards spending on any type of children’s education–related expenses, public, private, or homeschool.
Education Improvement Tax Cut Act. H.R. 1952, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 936, 1999-03-02. Applies a $5,000 tax credit per child for donations to any school in support of scholarships or academic or extracurricular programs.[67]
Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2009. H.R. 1949, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 937, 1999-03-02. Provides all elementary and secondary school teachers with a $1,000 tax cut.
Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2009. H.R. 1953, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 2410, 2001-06-28. Includes qualified education expenses within the Hope Scholarship Credit.
Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2009. H.R. 1950, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 2411, 2001-06-28. Gives all K–12 school librarians, counselors, and other personnel the same $1,000 tax credit as the Teacher Tax Cut Act.[68]
Make College Affordable Act of 2009. H.R. 1954, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 401, 2005-01-26, cosponsored since H.R. 1631, 1999-04-29. Creates full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
Education Professional Development Tax Credit Act of 2007. H.R. 4078, 2007-11-05. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses.

[edit] Sexual orientation legislation

Marriage Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 724, 2007-01-30, originally H.R. 3313, 2003-10-16 (cosponsor). To limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. Explicitly permits states to continue making a public-policy exception when deciding the status of same-sex relationships independently of the decisions of other states, as states have in fact been permitted to do in the case of incestuous marriages.[69]

[edit] Environment

A bill to repeal the Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1977. H.R. 7079, 1980-04-16.
Dredging: H.R. 7245, 1980-05-01. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove federal jurisdiction from dumping in private (non-navigable) waters, and from state dumping permit programs; permits applicants, rather than the Secretary of the Army, to specify disposal sites when requesting permission to discharge dredged or fill material into interstate navigable waters.
Fisheries: H.R. 3735, 1998-04-28. To disapprove a rule requiring the use of bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico. Annuls federal mandates that require private fisheries to reduce catches of non-targeted species at their own cost.
Environmental Protection Agency: H.J.Res. 104, 2000-07-13. Disapproves an EPA rule published on 2000-07-13, relating to proposed revisions to its pollutant discharge reduction program, federal antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations.
Lake Texana dam: Transferred ownership of the Lake Texana dam project from the federal government to Texas.[2]
San Jacinto disposal area: H.R. 4829, 2007-12-18. To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey the surface estate of the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the city of Galveston, Texas.
To provide for the transfer of certain Federal Property to the Galveston Historical Foundation. H.R. 2121, 2009-04-27, originally H.R. 6440, 2008-07-08.
Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Automobile Tax Credit Act of 2009. H.R. 1768, 2009-03-26, originally H.R. 6441, 2008-07-08.

[edit] Health
[edit] Health reform

Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009. H.R. 1493, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 1247, 2003-03-12. Exempts health care professionals from antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.
Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2009. H.R. 1495, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 1287, 2003-03-13. Strengthens health savings accounts and credit for health care costs, carries forward unused health benefits, and repeals threshold on medical expenses deduction.
Seniors’ Health Care Freedom Act of 2009. H.R. 164, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 580, 2005-02-02, cosponsored since H.R. 2867, 1999-09-14. Facilitates private contracts under Medicare.
Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act. H.R. 1494, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 4002, 2005-10-06.
Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2009. H.R. 1497, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 4872, 2006-03-02. Creates tax credit to medical care providers against income tax for uncompensated emergency medical care, and deduction to hospitals for such care.
Enhanced Options for Rural Health Care Act of 2007. H.R. 1899, 2007-04-17, originally H.R. 6154, 2006-09-21. Gives specific permission for rural health facilities designated as critical access hospitals to offer assisted living services without losing their designation.

[edit] Tax cuts

Prescription Drug Affordability Act. H.R. 163, 2009-01-06, originally H.R. 3636, 2000-02-10 (Pharmaceutical Freedom Act). Creates prescription drug tax credit and facilitates import and Internet sale of such drugs.
Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act. H.R. 4684, 2007-12-13, originally H.R. 4265, 2000-04-13. Assists those suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by waiving the employee portion of Social Security taxes.
Child Health Care Affordability Act. H.R. 1496, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 4799, 2000-06-29 (Family Health Tax Cut Act). Creates income tax credit for medical expenses for dependents.
Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2009. H.R. 1498, 2009-03-12, originally H.R. 1249, 2003-03-12. Creates tax credit for the cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, such as against malpractice of a physician.
Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2008. H.R. 7055, 2008-09-24, originally H.R. 4066, 2005-10-17.
Phosphoric acid: H.R. 961, 2009-02-10, originally H.R. 3732, 2007-10-02. To suspend temporarily the duty on phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped, compounds which have medical uses.

[edit] Alternative Health

Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. H.R. 5842, 2008-04-17, cosponsored since H.R. 2592, 2001-07-23 (States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act). Protects authorized medical marijuana patients and protects state-legal farmers against federal raids. Lets states choose their own stances on medical marijuana regulations, and permits further study, regulation, and use by reclassifying the plant medically.
Parental Consent Act of 2007. H.R. 2387, 2007-05-17, originally H.R. 5236, 2004-10-06 (Let Parents Raise Their Kids Act). To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.
Health Freedom Protection Act. H.R. 2117, 2007-05-02, originally H.R. 4282, 2005-11-09. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding health claims of foods and dietary supplements. Authorizes specific health claims to be made about saw palmetto, omega-3 fatty acids, glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and calcium. Establishes government burden of proof in false advertising cases.
Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults. H.R. 5843, 2008-04-17 (cosponsor).

[edit] Agriculture

Ag and rural legislation: Cofounded Congressional Rural Caucus, a bipartisan group which promotes legislation to help the agriculture industry and rural communities.
Agriculture Education Freedom Act. H.R. 1955, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 3626, 1998-04-01. Makes nontaxable the sale of animals raised and sold as part of an educational program.
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009. H.R. 1866, 2009-04-02, originally H.R. 3037, 2005-06-22. Excludes industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana for Controlled Substances Act purposes, thereby giving the states the power to regulate and permit farming of hemp. The measure would be a first since the national prohibition of industrial hemp farming in the United States. Paul joined prominent liberal Democrats in urging this proposal. He contends that it would help North Dakota and other agriculture states, where farmers have requested the ability to farm hemp for years.[70] The Economist wrote that his support for hemp farming could appeal to farmers in Iowa.[71]
Seafood: H.Con.Res. 125, 2007-04-23 (cosponsor). Recognizing the health benefits of eating seafood as part of a balanced diet, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Seafood Month.
Unpasteurized milk: H.R. 778, 2009-01-28, originally H.R. 4077, 2007-11-05. To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption between states permitting its sale.

[edit] Ballot access

Voter Freedom Act of 2007. H.R. 3600, 2007-09-19, originally H.R. 2477, 1997-09-16. Establishes the right of ballot access for candidates with timely petitions containing 1,000 signatures.

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Chad,
Some folks on here don’t remember that the media and the dems pushed McCain’s nomination last time around, cause they knew he was weak and would not win against Oblabla, so this time it’s flip-flopper Romney. Check out how many of these candidates belong to the Bilderberg group, or CFR or NWO. Check out these groups and you’ll see who is the best candidate. Both sides are equally corrupt. And besides that Ron Paul rides his bicycle two to three times a week- for twenty miles at a time. Too old, wish I could do that at 63. Go Ron Paul!!!!!!!

Chad
Fakes might be a little harsh. Huntsman I think probably just is not fully aware of really is at play in DC. I say that because its highly likely that his lack of support from the powers that be. Suggest that they don’t want him yet. They don’t have their hooks into him yet. Which is why he dropped out of the race. Wish I could say the same for the rest. Especially Romney. But alas I can not. I’m 62 and have slept with one eye open since the moment I while in school I as were my class mates told of JFK’s assassination. I’m not an awakening sleeper. I have seen and analysed every newsworthy event in real time since that horrid day. I can tell you with out doubt. Ron Paul is America’s last chance at saving our Country, Constitution and the America I was once proud of. Were down to VOTES in this election cycle. or four years from Nov. 3rd and there is no voting polls. We face BULLETS and RIOTS in and on America’s streets. I prefer The Constitutional way. Ron Paul in 2012.

WE DON”T TRUST YOUR KIND, Cliff!!

You are the Military Industrial Complex.

Not so. He has fought for real freedom from financial enslavement and sanity in foreign policy for many years. He is not just being out there, he is in full attack mode and when people get past the old foolish man picture pained by the mass media mind manipulators, then people see, this guy is amazing. What he is saying just has NEVER been said and done before. It s that radical and that good. Read Liberty Defined.

no jack. To win a general you must carry the independent/swishy center. L ron paul hubbard will not carry the center EVER. You wanna win the general election or a beauty contest? How old are you, and were you a bama voter last time?

Well, Ron Paul ain’t the man for the job! If Ron Paul is so great, name me on piece of legislation he has written, sponsored and gotten passed in over 20 years of service. ZERO, ZILCH, NADA!!! Not one piece of legislation has this “super hero” gotten passed in 20 YEARS OF BEING IN CONGRESS! NOT ONE! Give me a break! And you want put this 20 year loser in charge? Besides, IF, by some VERY LARGE MIRACLE he did win the general election, he would not live to see innaguration. John Kenedy was shot, in 1963 because he signed an Executive order, curtailing the FED! Ron Paul wants to rein in, and eliminate the FED. Do you think those VERY POWERFUL people who run the fed, (no one knows who they are) will allow this Twit, to come in and upset their apple cart? Irrespective of the outcome of ANY election, win or lose, Ron Paul will NEVER (thankfully) EVER, be president of the United States. “THEY”, whoever “they” are will kill him first!

No we are going to give it to the only man that will solve the mess you idiots have made in America by watching the BLOOOP Tube, Then voting for the media puppet!

Sorry. Clifford Johnson Wish I could take you up on that. Unfortunately, the policy’s of the last 8 administrations have me just short of joining my brothers on the local freeway off ramp. Unless you might think a sign that says Vietnam Vet. Will work for food. Has value.

maybe not…but will he make it across the stage without falling??? come on folks…look at him…is that what you want leading our country??? can he even hop a plane..without falling????? give me a break…we need a young guy with some substance!!!!! paul would never be able to debate obama..it takes him too long to form his sentences……..

I think his last statement concerning Obama’s debating abilities was a polite way of saying that “If you can’t blind them with brilliance; Baffle them with Bull*#@t!!!

He might have a valid argument, given the fact that many Americans are incapable of Free Thinking.

Because while Obama maybe incapable of applying BS to Ron Paul, He has shown the ability to BS the masses.

Although I am hopeful that many are seeing through the poo.

There are Thousands of senior citizens who are extremely intelligent and continue to have full control of their capacities just as there are thousands of young people who are in that same category. I would prefer Ron Paul over the unintelligent, lying, thief, and criminal that now squats in our Oval Office and imagines himself to be the President of the United States. Gingrich and Romney are nothng but the same ilk as obama and wil sell us out for even bigger $ to our enemies. If anyone thinks Romney will repeal obamacare, think again–he has repeatedly stated that he stands behind his romneycare package that he foisted onto the good citizens of MA–and it is romneycare that obammy patterned his garbage after. As far as foreign affairs go, what’s wrong with cutting off ALL foreign aid to those countries who are making demnds on our tax money while they continue to stab the USA in the back–they shouldn’t be recieiving ANY assistance from the US and as long as our government is handing over the funds, it is akin to aiding and abetting the enemy, which is against the law.

You are really missing it…. Ron Paul is gaining voters from the Democrats, independents, and Republicans…. that’s “why” he is the only guy that can take on Obama and win. The constitution appeals to us all, and I have voted Republican all my long life.

The other candidates are cut from the same big government cookie cutter, but just called by another name. They have earned the name RINO, because they are Republican In Name Only. Ron Paul is the most conservative of all of them and is most like the Republican party of the past. The party has slid to the left so far, that following the constitution now seems “crazy” to them.

However, following the Constitution is the smartest thing we can do. It was written to protect the people… that means you and I, and Ron Paul is the only one who will vote accordingly to the constitution 100% of the time. We can count on him. He won’t be a flip flopper like those other candidates.

And he won’t be voting for more big government bills like these other guys will. Just look at their record. Remember GATT, NAFTA, TARP, the PATRIOT Act, Bank bailouts for their friends????

Ron Paul voted against these things. Yes, he stood alone many times as he stood up to the Fed for our benefit, but he had the guts to do it. THAT is being a leader.

He will have much more influence to help us as president, especially if we continue to put in other constitutionalists to support him.

there you 20 yr old jackoffs go with the slander and lies again. Do you have anything to back up your cult/brat behavior?

That IS an accurate appraisal of the slick and phony Mexican Mormon…

the “young” cannot carry a general election. The problem with the “young” is that they were taught from birth that EVERYTHING they say or do is “wonderful”. It’s NOT WONDERFUL. OR SMART.

Why wouldn’t people vote for a Mormon? They voted for a Muslim didn’t they?

Willie by the time Nov. gets here. You can trust and believe. Abortion, religion, immigration, and all those other back burner issues will be just that. Back burner issues. It will come down to two choices. Either you are an AMERICAN or you are with THEM.

The difference between Pakistan, India, and North Korea is that they do not have a mentality that would cause them to commit mass suicide like Iran. Iran would be willing to sacrifice the lives of everyone in their nation to destroy Israel and kill tens of millions of Americans. They believe that would be an honorable thing to do. They would be martyrs and to them that is their highest honor.

You are Right On Randall !!! We give all our finances away to other governments and train them militarily, so that they can then turn around later, and use it against us.

Not only that, but Israel has stated that they don’t even “want” our aid…. that they can defend themselves. They do NOT like the nanny strings that go along with accepting money from us. They want to be Independent, and we should respect that.

If we came home, and saved our billions of dollars, we would be in better shape to help an ally if “asked”.

Here is the link I forgot to post for the Jefferson quotes page.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1673.Thomas_Jefferson

Such is the scum that comes from Ron Paul supporters. They even threaten people. You are as low and vile and theat evil old goat Dr. Dementia.

I’m with you fellow countryman

Ron Paul has been a serial violater of Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution his whole lackluster career in Congress. He puts in earmarks, then votes against them, knowing the bill will pass. Then the liar says, see I never voted for an earmark. He is #4 on bringing home the bacon. His rants are always against this country. I bet you come from OWS. I would never ever ever in a million years vote for another enemy of the USA. He is worse than Obama

RonW,
Milliscent= intelligence of less then fungus.

Good luck with that. Any reference will turn out to be circular.

WHEN obama gets reelected it will be because the RNC insists, no matter how hard they get hit upside the head, on foisting Establishment Puppets on us.

We want the Constitution and freedom, not more puppet shows.

Anticrime, you are absolutely right. I had written a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in regards to the foreign-born agent Mr. Barack Hussein Obama II, only for my letter to be completely ignored.

If the late Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover were alive today, I guarantee the foreign-born agent Mr. Barack Hussein Obama II would have been arrested for ‘espionage’ along with his co-conspirator, U.S. Senator Joe Biden, including massive arrests of leading communist members of ACORN for conspiracy in the overthrow of the United States Government and other serious fraudulent crimes.

MSGT JOHN CORREA
USAF (RET)

amen and ditto. We need to be very focused to get the right person, perhaps not perfect.

Romney? Does sound Mexican. Real name is Carlos Pedro Romney.

If Mitt Romney’s father was born in Mexico then Mitt is ineligible to be President of the United States (just like Obama whose father was a Kenyan and a UK subject and regardless of whether Jr. was a citizen born in Hawaii). He must be a “natural born citizen” which has been defined by the US Supreme Court as BOTH parents as well as the child must have been born on US soil to be eligible for the Office Of The President Of The United States Of America. No one exposed Obama for being ineligible; who will expose Mitt? I don’t know if this is true of Mitt. I have to research it further. If true it would be a good point to bring up by the other candidates.

Natural Born Citizen for Dummies – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGJdN2KPf0g
Research it. Copy and paste in your browser.

The children of Israel wandered in the desert for 40 years before entering the Promised Land.

Somebody remind me again. How many years has Ron Paul been telling us we’re going in the wrong direction?

Thats not going to happen all by itself. People need to really pay attention and vote the man, not the party. We have got to have someone with a strong moral backbone and a desire to see this country return to its constitutional roots. That means we as a country get back to God too.

……and eliminate anyone with membership in any globalist org from ever being in our govt again. That’s the real end result we need.

Jimmy boy, please stop broadcasting your ignorance.

And YOU are an already-senile NWO-stooge troll-hag…

No they rather have a congressman who has done nothing for 23+ years and has been speaking some real strange policies. No one has to make it up its all there not slander or degrading or lies he has done it all to himself others just do not want to believe it.

if he is that opposite then that is where we need to be going, it certainly isn’t the direction the country has been going.

Try liberty and freedom for a change, limited government, get big brother off our backs.

“Just the other polarity extreme as Obama on the same battery”. What are you talking about?! Ever since Both
Bushes, Obama, and the current platter of Republican candidates (except Ron Paul), we haven’t had any change in
how they have or would run government. Can you please tell me how any of them would run anything differently? Doing the same thing over time and time again and expecting different results in the end is ridiculous.

BOTH parties have strayed way off course of what once made this country great. Take notice today…there’s NO accountability for anything. No one gets arrested or charged with anything except whistle blowers and the little guys.

The root of everything Ron Paul stands for stems from our constitution and the rights granted from that document to
us. He is not for empowering corporations, wall street, privately owned Federal Reserve, banks, or the multitude of other entities sucking off the American taxpayer citizen.

He is for you and I which is what made this country in the first place from the beginning.

Ron Paul as a candidate shows how far down this country has fallen. He is worse than Obama. Take that lowlife pile of offal and flush him into the disgraces of history.

Hahaaa GOOD ONE Average Joe…. I second your comment.

Wow, I’ve never used Dirt Brain before.

“What’s up, Dirt Brain?” WINNING!!

the wor NOT was left out.

And New Hampshire too. The country is nuts.

I second that, Charlotte!

Average Joe, they can’t really debate what’s constitutional if they haven’t even read it. It’s much easier to just believe all the RINO propaganda and drink their Kool-Aid,

RP says that because he KNOWS that all the others are NWO-stooges…

As a result of your logic, you lose.

Paul or Obama; reality is tough for some.

Not only that but, the Paulbots are in denial they refuse over and over again to deal with the reality of this wing nut the evidence is provided out of his own mouth and over 30 years. If you want consistency you have it with Paul constant insanity

Paul, that doesn’t help.

You just let the cat out of the bag — you’re a damn fool.

Jim, do you not realize that our entangling ourselves with other countries as an offensive measure, instead of preserving our resources, to have the strength when needed, to act as a “DEFENCE”, (which is what our military was constitutionally designed to do) has worked against us instead of for us???? We have used our money, strength, intellect, and resources to build up and train other countries militarily, HELPING them with strategy, so that they later turn around and use it against us???? We build up one leader to go against another….. and then they both end up coming against us. We spend money in destroying other countries and then further pour our finances into building them back up again. We have made ourselves BROKE. Do you understand the word BROKE????? WE are even PAST broke…. We are so far into debt, that there is only ONE chance to possibly getting us back on our feet again… and that is to follow the CONSTUTION, and abide by it.
*Quit acting as World bullies and instigating wars, pitting one country against the other.
*Bring our troops back home from over 130 countries, saving BILLIONS of dollars.
*Refocus, by building our own country back up instead of depleting it.
*Act as an ally instead of a nanny. Israel has already supported Ron Paul’s position of allowing them to defend themselves. They would rather NOT have our money and our intervention, so as to remain independent, and the Prime minister has said so.

There is a reason Ron Paul gets more support from the military than all of the other candidates put together… they understand that we are stretched too thin, they know that they are being steered into playing the role of world police for the U.N. more than a national defense for ourselves. We are drained both physically, and emotionally. We need to make our money work for us here, make use of our own resources, instead of paying excessive amounts of money to import natural resources that we already have. we need to become more independent, and protect our borders as constitutionally instructed…. yet remain allies with other countries. We can still barter and trade, but with respect to other countries as being their own country, and not acting either as a nanny or a bully.

Ron Paul is the ONLY one who “gets it” and that’s why he gets the most support from the veterans, and why his support is constantly growing from all parties.

Ron Paul’s Naive Promises http://bit.ly/vkp03j

yes it shouldn’t be radical but it is, but it was radical in Jefferson’s time also, the very idea of overthrowing their king was radical.

very radical, the kind we need again

the kind that will throw the yoke of big brother off our backs and a return to a government of the people, not the ruling class oligarchy

we have much the same as a king it is just the form of it is a little different. At least we aren’t getting our heads chopped off yet for our opinion, not yet anyway

ummm, I wouldn’t get to comparing Ron Paul’s moral and ethics against the likes of the newt or the mitt or even Santorum too much if I were you.

then we get into this thing my guy is more Christian than your guy and up next to Ron Paul I think they are all loozers, but then you have to really understand the subject well, as you seem to be trying to attest to

Don, I’d wager that 99.9% of the Ron Paul haters on here do not know that he has opted OUT of the pension plan for Congress. When he retires from Congress, he will collect NO federal pension. I’d be surprised if even one-tenth of them have ever listened to him speak or visited his web site. Most of these people have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about. Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!

Yes and he has the most Conservative. He is rated at 61% by the trackers of this. The average is 56%. Get a life you idiot you wouldn’t know a Conservative if you fell over one.

Hey Lil Jon I found a picture of you.

http://www.imakeyoulaugh.com/2011/04/barack-obama-lil-john-celebrity-blender.html#!/2011/04/barack-obama-lil-john-celebrity-blender.html

What that tells me is that Ron Paul wasn’t able to convince enough members of Congress to vote for any of the other 619 pieces of legislation he introduced.

Not exactly what I’d consider proof of his leadership ability.

@Southerner, Very interesting post, my friend! ~ But it was the Johnson Administration that should have caught the retribution…NOT our men on the U.S.S. Liberty who suffered such a savage attack for following orders from DC!

Thank you KH.. Was thinking the same thing.

It will be better to beleive and be wrong than not to beleive and be wrong

Where were you when Kim Il Sung was rumored to get the bomb for North Korea? Where was your gnashing of teeth? The fact is he got it and there was nothing the US could do about it and he never used it like American leaders said he would.

It’s asinine to start WWIII by trying to prevent WWIII and that’s what would happen if the US starts another unconstitutional war with Iran.

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
John Adams 2nd US President 1797-1801

Even the founders conceded this point, think we still have that today?

Ron Paul is not anti-Israel or isolationist. You don’t know what you are talking about. Not a clue!

I really feel for the KH to believe the garbage being spewed from MSM on the tube everyday and the believe it so fervently too.

really sad

you know there was a lot of resistance for the founders also KH, if they had gotten their way, we would all still be paying fealty to our king or queen,

most of their society at the time thought it was so very wrong to overthrow their king, seems like we are faced with almost the same thing today. they are the loyalists of our time

JG, Give us an example of Ron Paul’s “Libertarian version” of our U.S. Constitution, my friend! ~ Back-up what you post or it means nothing other than your personal deluded opinion!

Yes just like Lincoln and Reagan both of whom Paul has denonounced . Please take your butt down to the left and the huffington post

No but it is still illegal and you can get caught and punished with Paul self protection until some one is killed would not exist typical libertarians

Boy you have been brain washed next you will set up an altar to him in your home

That’s a good way to keep obama, Stan!

No Paul is. His libertarian views are very close to marxism. Same coin different sides