On Jan 18, 2008 7:42 PM, Ralph Shumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had forgotten a lot of what was presented there. The second time > through refreshed my memory. > > Someone on the list mentioned that he was for reducing the military. > This video gives a good glimpse into just what he has in mind in that > regard, and I must agree with him. We have no business policing the > world and meddling in the governments of other countries. We are > overextended, and it is wasting money at an alarming rate. > > According to the video: > > Ron Paul has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an > unbalanced budget. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. He > has never taken a government-paid junket. He voted against the patriot > act. He voted against regulating the internet. He voted against the > Iraq war. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun > ownership. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive > branch. > > He wants to abolish the federal income tax and the Federal Reserve > (which is *NOT* federal at all, but a private institution owned by > foreigners). He believes the Founding Fathers never intended a country > where we have to pay nearly half of our wages to the government. He > wants to reduce government. He wants to freeze inflation. He wants to > funnel our wealth to build up our own country, not police others and > pour money into wars we don't declare and never win. > > I hadn't heard of the guy before about 2 months ago. But so far, I > haven't heard anything about him that I don't like. But then again, I > haven't heard much about him at all. Anyone? > > I like what Ron Paul says. I might not be quite so radical on his removal of troops from everywhere outside our borders, but we are overextended. I do have a problem with Paul and earmarks, and this article by Joseph Farah explains it. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59380
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