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Please give the followng Bio a read, and if your
fed up with the two major socialist political parties, I urge you to Sign the
Petition, at:
We're running out of time to bring some sanity to
the conduct of our central government.
Congressman Ron Paul of Texas
enjoys a national reputation as the premier
advocate for liberty in politics today. First elected to Congress in 1976, Dr.
Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional
government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies
based on commodity-backed currency. He is known among both his colleagues in
Congress and his constituents for his consistent voting record in the House of
Representatives: Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed
measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former
Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of
535" on Capitol Hill.
Ron Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, before proudly serving as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. He and his wife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began his medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 4,000 babies! He and Carol, who reside in Surfside Beach, Texas, are the proud parents of five children and have fifteen grandchildren. While serving in Congress during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dr. Paul's
limited-government ideals were not popular in Washington. He served on the House
Banking committee, where he was a strong advocate for sound monetary policy and
an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve's inflationary measures. He also was
a key member of the Gold Commission, advocating a return to a gold standard for
our currency. He was an unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values.
Dr. Paul consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes, spending, and
regulation, and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government
to its proper constitutional levels. He also was the first Congressman in modern
politics to author term-limits legislation, and he followed his own principles
when he voluntarily relinquished his House seat in 1984 and returned to his
medical practice.
In 1988, Dr. Paul re-entered politics when he successfully won the
nomination of the Libertarian Party for the U.S. Presidency. He spent much of
the year campaigning across the country, promoting the ideals of limited
government, low taxes, and personal liberty.
Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1996 after successfully winning a House
seat representing the 14th Congressional district of Texas. He was re-elected in
1998. He serves on the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee,
and the International Relations committee. On the Financial Services Committee,
Rep. Paul serves as the vice-chairman of the Oversight and Investigations
subcommittee. He continues to advocate a dramatic reduction in the size of the
federal government and a return to constitutional principles.
Dr. Paul is the author of several books, including Challenge to Liberty;
The Case for Gold; and A Republic, If You Can Keep It. He has been a
distinguished counselor to the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and is widely quoted
by scholars and writers in the fields of monetary policy, banking, and political
economy. He has received many awards and honors during his career in Congress,
from organizations such as the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against
Government Waste, the Council for a Competitive Economy, Young Americans for
Freedom, and countless others.
Dr. Paul's consistent voting record prompted one Congressman to comment
that "Ron Paul personifies the Founding Fathers' ideal of the citizen-statesman.
He makes it clear that his principles will never be compromised, and they never
are." Another Congresswoman added that "There are few people in public life who,
through thick and thin, rain or shine, stick to their principles. Ron Paul is
one of those few."
Finally, a Candidate worth going to the Poll and Vote For!
Ron Paul for President 2004
http://www.petitiononline.com/Paul2004/petition-sign.html Archibald Bard
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