Ron Paul

Ok, so one of the Republicans who is running for President is Dr. Ron Paul. Ron Paul is from Texas and is a Republican Libertarian. Libertarians believe that our goverment should run by the constitution. If the law or policy goes against the constitution, then it should be in place. I sort of agree on that. It seems like we as a country steered from the constitution so much over the centuries. I found Paul's voting recorder and found it interesting....


Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

At least Paul does not flip-flop. He know what he believes in and sticks to his guns.

Things that I like about Ron Paul

*It seems that all other GOP candidates hate Ron Paul. So the guy must not be all that bad.
*Ron Paul is anti-war and always have been.
*He against the goverment having more regulation over us. I agree with that. It seems that the goverment is spying on the American Public more and more and taking away our freedoms, like free speech and our choice on moral values.

Things I Dislike about Ron Paul

* Ron Paul is Pro-Life. Sorry, but I feel a woman had the right to choose if she want to has a abortion. I am sort of against abortion personally, but for the population as a whole, I feel woman should have the right to choose.
*Ron Paul is from Texas. After the mess George W Bush created, I am not trusting anyone from Texas right now.
*Ron Paul feel like we should not get involved in international policy. I am against war, but we should be involved with other countries for betterment of those countries and ourselves.

I am a Democrat and a Liberal, but this candidate sparks my interest a little. I don't know if he has my vote yet or not, but he is someone I will be keeping my eye on for the future. Just b/c he is so different from any other candidate running for president, both democratic and republication. I think we someone who is different and off-the-path if we are ever going to trun our country around.