Levi Pearson wrote:
Actually, I think you can make pretty good guesses on where Ron Paul stands on most issues based on those principles. Basically, if it involves the government spending money on something, he's against it.
I read Bastiat's "The Law" a few years ago. I found it quite convincing, so for weeks I tried applying it to every political decision I could think of. I was increasingly convinced Bastiat was right... until I considered the post office. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution specifies that Congress has the power to establish post offices and post roads. It seems to me that this statement was intended to convey not just two specific responsibilities but also for the federal government to establish many kinds of national infrastructures. It became clear to me that the authors of the Constitution had disagreements with the libertarian philosophy.
If it involves the government interfering with the economy at all, he's against it. If it involves entanglements with foreign governments, he's against it.
This also appears to conflict with section 8: "The Congress shall have Power [...] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States [...]".
I will probably agree with the way he votes on things a lot of the time, but I have some serious philisophical disagreements with him.
Same here. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
