"The Constitution wasNOT written to regulate your life or your religion. It's NOT there to regulate your economic activity, and it wasn't written so that we could be the policeman of the world. It was written to RESTRAIN our FEDERAL government." — Ron Paul
"We need to understand the more government spends, the more freedom is lost... Instead of simply debating spending levels, we ought to be debating whether the departments, agencies, and programs funded by the budget should exist at all." ― Ron Paul
"I have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, and I endeavor every day to follow Him in all I do and in every position I advocate." — Ron Paul
"Ron Paul is an unusual politician because he doesn't simply pay lip service to moral principles. He believes in moral principles in his mind and heart, and he fights for them passionately. He understands that sound economics, moral principles, and individual freedom all go together, like a seamless web. They cannot be separated, and they stand or fall together." — Murray Rothbard (1981)
Ron Paul would eliminate 5 of the 15 cabinet-level departments (Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Interior – and unlike Rick Perry he has no problem reciting them all); recall American troops from all foreign lands, not just war zones; repeal the 16th Amendment, which created the federal income tax; reduce his own presidential salary from $400,000 to $39,336 = the median salary of an American worker.
Ron Paul has NEVER voted for an unbalanced budget.
Ron Paul has NEVER voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
Ron Paul has NEVER voted to raise congressional pay.
Ron Paul has NEVER taken a government-paid junket.
Ron Paul has NEVER voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST the Iraq war.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST the TARP Bailouts.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST mandatory vaccines.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST Obamacare .
Ron Paul voted AGAINST regulating the Internet (net neutrality).
Ron Paul does NOT participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
Ron Paul RETURNS a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Congressman Ron Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.
Ron Paul to reclaim Independence & Liberty + put an END to:
All Six of Obama's Wars on Terror
National ID Card
The NAFTA Super Highway
The North American Union
The Federal Reserve and IRS
CIA and other corrupt, insolvent, unconstitutional departments
The Drug War
No Child Left Behind Act
Animal Identification Act
The poisoning of our Water and Air
Ron Paul would eliminate 5 of the 15 cabinet-level departments (Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Interior – and unlike Rick Perry he has no problem reciting them all); recall American troops from all foreign lands, not just war zones; repeal the 16th Amendment, which created the federal income tax; reduce his own presidential salary from $400,000 to $39,336 = the median salary of an average American worker.
If anyone is still wondering: what's so cool about Texas Congressman Ron Paul? The federal reserve is in trouble this year... Dr. Paul is now the chairman of the House Committee on Banking "Financial Services Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives". In Congress, ALL MONEY BILLS must come from the House!
"Criticizing Ron Paul for not passing bills in Congress is like criticizing a nun in a whore house for not turning tricks. He was there to stop the "whoring," not become one!" — Blake Buffington
Introduced in Congress March 15, 2011
and yes that says "Abolition" & "Transparency" this year instead of just "Audit"!
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] introduced 1/5/2011 Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 1/5/2011 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.
To amend title 31, United States Code, 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, and for other purposes.
Ron Paul Benefits ALL!
There are plenty of good reasons for people to support Dr. Ron Paul:
for ALL WORKERS & Business Owners:
NO MORE INCOME TAXES ON LABOR!
CUT SPENDING BY $1,000,000,000,000.00 BALANCED BUDGET! NO MORE INFLATION!
for Senior Citizens: H.R. 150: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
for Hospitality Industry: H.R. 1139: Tax Free Tips Act of 2011
for Teachers & Students: H.R. 955: Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 956: Education Improvement Tax Cut Act H.R. 957: Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2011 H.R. 953: Make College Affordable Act of 2011 H.R. 954: Family Education Freedom Act of 2011
for Land Owners: H.R. 1097: Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2011
for Commuters & Transportaion Industry: H.R. 1102: Affordable Gas Price Act
Congressman Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation’s capital. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited, constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known among his congressional colleagues and his constituents for his consistent voting record. 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 Lake Jackson, Texas, are the proud parents of 5 children and have 17 grandchildren.
While serving in Congress during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dr. Paul’s limited-government ideals were not popular in Washington. In 1976, he was one of only four Republican congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan for president.
During that time, Congressman Paul 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 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. In 1984, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical practice.
Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th congressional district of Texas. He presently serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He continues to advocate a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles.
Congressman Paul’s consistent voting record prompted one of his congressional colleagues to say, "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 colleague observed, "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."
"The federal government should have zero... nothing to do with the promotion of fluoridation unless its on a military base... and hopefully there they would do the right thing. So no, federal fluoride promotion shouldn't exist, they shouldn't be telling you or anyone else what should happen because even though it was well intended at the time - I remember that I thought it was a bad principle because in a way it was massive treatment - and at the time everybody accepted the idea that fluoride was great and that you would never get a cavity and there was no downside, now there is a big question, that's why you don't want government doing these kinds of things. You or I should decide, someone should give us bottled water with fluoride, or we should have the ability to buy water with fluoride, but we should not have the federal government promoting fluoridation... sometimes they're right, most of the time they're wrong. They shouldn't have the authority to do this. Especially with the information out there now about fluoride, I would do my best to stop federal involvement with state and local fluoride decisions." — Ron Paul
Your TV box would like you to believe that the TEA Party was started by Fox News or by Sarah Palin (who ignorantly referred to the USA as a "democracy" THREE TIMES in her faux-TEA party speech and never mentioned Ron Paul while she deceptively discussed the TEA Party as 'not having a king nor a queen'), or by someone like Glenn Beck who PRETENDS that he's the leader of the tea party. The Liberty Candidates don't endorse Bachmann because she voted for "The U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act" (spying on Americans is WHY Nixon was impeached). There are lots of infiltrators joining grassroots groups like the TEA party and deliberately acting like jerks to defame us - for example RepubliCorp (democRATS).
The TEA party was actually started in 2006 when the 9/11 'ommission report was tossed into the Boston Harbor by 9/11 Truthers (whom Glenn Beck constantly demonizes), and in 2007 when "tea partiers" threw **TEA** into the Boston Harbor and raised $4.2-million on November 5th, 2007 for Ron Paul to run for President (also whom Glenn Beck constantly demonizes).
The REALT.E.A. Party stands for "Taxed Enough Already" and is mostly comprised of Patriots who want to audit and abolish the Federal Reserve and IRS. The people who attend the TEA parties are also not exactly what your TV box portrays them as (racist republicans whom only bigot against democrats). Truth be told we are just as upset with the Republicans as we are at the Democrats - because they BOTH have nearly identical policy!
Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty Rally For The Republic rƎVO˩ution September 2, 2008:
Dr. Ron Paul & former Governor Jesse Ventura spoke in Minneapolis protesting DURING the RNC in St. Paul. McCain asked for Ron Paul's support and Dr. Paul said he would never support McCain's nor Obama's 'Bush' policy. So Ron Paul PROTESTED the RNC in Minneapolis.
On September 10, 2008, Ron Paul held a press conference attended by five 2008 PRESIDENTIAL candidates, including Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney, Independent Ralph Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr, Constitutional Candidate Pastor Chuck Baldwin, and initiator Dr. Ron Paul. They ALL agree on 4 basic principles:
An early end to the Iraq war, and an end to threats of war against other countries including Iran and Russia. The safeguarding of privacy and civil liberties, including a call for the repeal of the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and FISA legislation. No increase in the National Debt. A "thorough investigation, evaluation and audit of the Federal Reserve System."
Ron Paul held what he described as a "very important" press conference on September 10th in Washington, DC. The event brought four third party and independent candidates "together in unity" around a statement of principles. The event came as polls showed the presidential race tightening and third party/independent candidates getting combined votes of over 10% in swing states. The four candidates - Independent Ralph Nader, the Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney, the Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin and the Libertarian Party’s Bob Barr along with Ron Paul agreed on the following four key principles:
The Iraq War must end as quickly as possible with removal of all our soldiers from the region. We must initiate the return of our soldiers from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire Middle East. We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a blockade and plans for attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Georgia. We must be willing to talk to all countries and offer friendship and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must take off the table the threat of a nuclear first strike against all nations.
"I don't want to cut defense! I want to cut militarism. I want to cut money overseas and spend it here. We'd have more money for defense, not less. You consider a base bigger than the Vatican in Iraq as defense spending. I consider it militarism. We need a strong national defense, but we musn't dilute our strength." — Ron Paul
"Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted an early United Nations, League of Nations. But it was the conservatives, Republicans, that stood up against him." — Ron Paul
Ron Paul to Rick Santorum during a 2012 Republican primary Presidential debate (January 26, 2012): "You're talking about force and I know of a much better way of getting along with people than using force."
2012 Presidential Candidate Top Campaign Donations
Ron Paul 2011
US Air Force... $23,437 US Army........ $23,053 US Navy......... $16,973
Mitt Romney 2011
Goldman Sachs...... $354,700 Credit Suisse Group $195,250 Morgan Stanley...... $185,800
We believe that there should be no increase in the national debt. The burden of debt placed on the next generation is unjust and already threatening our economy and the value of our dollar. We must pay our bills as we go along and not unfairly place this burden on a future generation.
3. Privacy:
We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons under US jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must reject the notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus, secret tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for corporations that spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the government. We must reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of signing statements and excessive use of executive orders.
We seek a thorough investigation, evaluation and AUDIT of the Federal Reserve System and its cozy relationships with the banking, corporate, and other financial institutions. The arbitrary power to create money and credit out of thin air behind closed doors for the benefit of commercial interests must be ended. There should be no taxpayer bailouts of corporations and no corporate subsidies. Corporations should be aggressively prosecuted for their crimes and frauds.
by Dr. Ron Paul, MD (Texas Republican Congressman)
We’ve all heard the words democracy and freedom used countless times, especially in the context of our invasion of Iraq. They are used interchangeably in modern political discourse, yet their true meanings are very different.
George Orwell wrote about "meaningless words" that are endlessly repeated in the political arena.* Words like "freedom," "democracy," and "justice," Orwell explained, have been abused so long that their original meanings have been eviscerated. In Orwell’s view, political words were "Often used in a consciously dishonest way." Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or negative perceptions. In other words, unpleasant facts can be hidden behind purposely meaningless language. As a result, Americans have been conditioned to accept the word "democracy" as a synonym for freedom, and thus to believe that democracy is unquestionably good.
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this, as evidenced not only by our republican constitutional system, but also by their writings in the Federalist Papers and elsewhere. James Madison cautioned that under a democratic government, "There is nothing to check the inducement to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual." John Adams argued that democracies merely grant revocable rights to citizens depending on the whims of the masses, while a republic exists to secure and protect pre-existing rights. Yet how many Americans know that the word "democracy" is found neither in the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence, our very founding documents?
A truly democratic election in Iraq, without U.S. interference and U.S. puppet candidates, almost certainly would result in the creation of a Shiite theocracy. Shiite majority rule in Iraq might well mean the complete political, economic, and social subjugation of the minority Kurd and Sunni Arab populations. Such an outcome would be democratic, but would it be free? Would the Kurds and Sunnis consider themselves free? The administration talks about democracy in Iraq, but is it prepared to accept a democratically-elected Iraqi government no matter what its attitude toward the U.S. occupation? Hardly. For all our talk about freedom and democracy, the truth is we have no idea whether Iraqis will be free in the future. They’re certainly not free while a foreign army occupies their country. The real test is not whether Iraq adopts a democratic, pro-western government, but rather whether ordinary Iraqis can lead their personal, religious, social, and business lives without interference from government.
Simply put, freedom is the absence of government coercion. Our Founding Fathers understood this, and created the least coercive government in the history of the world. The Constitution established a very limited, decentralized government to provide national defense and little else. States, not the federal government, were charged with protecting individuals against criminal force and fraud. For the first time, a government was created solely to protect the rights, liberties, and property of its citizens. Any government coercion beyond that necessary to secure those rights was forbidden, both through the Bill of Rights and the doctrine of strictly enumerated powers. This reflected the founders’ belief that democratic government could be as tyrannical as any King.
Few Americans understand that all government action is inherently coercive. If nothing else, government action requires taxes. If taxes were freely paid, they wouldn’t be called taxes, they’d be called donations. If we intend to use the word freedom in an honest way, we should have the simple integrity to give it real meaning: Freedom is living without government coercion. So when a politician talks about freedom for this group or that, ask yourself whether he is advocating more government action or less.
The political left equates freedom with liberation from material wants, always via a large and benevolent government that exists to create equality on earth. To modern liberals, men are free only when the laws of economics and scarcity are suspended, the landlord is rebuffed, the doctor presents no bill, and groceries are given away. But philosopher Ayn Rand (and many others before her) demolished this argument by explaining how such "freedom" for some is possible only when government takes freedoms away from others. In other words, government claims on the lives and property of those who are expected to provide housing, medical care, food, etc. for others are coercive – and thus incompatible with freedom. "Liberalism," which once stood for civil, political, and economic liberties, has become a synonym for omnipotent coercive government.
The political right equates freedom with national greatness brought about through military strength. Like the left, modern conservatives favor an all-powerful central state – but for militarism, corporatism, and faith-based welfarism. Unlike the Taft-Goldwater conservatives of yesteryear, today’s Republicans are eager to expand government spending, increase the federal police apparatus, and intervene militarily around the world. The last tenuous links between conservatives and support for smaller government have been severed. "Conservatism," which once meant respect for tradition and distrust of active government, has transformed into big-government utopian grandiosity.
Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us. We must reassert that America is a republic, not a democracy, and remind ourselves that the Constitution places limits on government that no majority can overrule. We must resist any use of the word "freedom" to describe state action. We must reject the current meaningless designations of "liberals" and "conservatives," in favor of an accurate term for both: statists.
Every politician on Earth claims to support freedom.
The problem is so few of them understand the simple meaning of the word.
Ron Paul's Political Endorsements
"Ron Paul is an unusual politician because he doesn't simply pay lip service to moral principles. He believes in moral principles in his mind and heart, and he fights for them passionately. He understands that sound economics, moral principles, and individual freedom all go together, like a seamless web. They cannot be separated, and they stand or fall together." — Murray Rothbard (1981)
"I have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, and I endeavor every day to follow Him in all I do and in every position I advocate." — Ron Paul
"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country." – Ronald Reagan
Ron Paul is the real deal among the contenders for the Republican nomination.
When Rick Perry was getting Ds in Economics 101, Ron Paul was writing books on Austrian Economics.
When Michele Bachmann was campaigning for Jimmy Carter, Ron Paul was one of four congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan on his second run.
When Herman Cain was working for the Federal Reserve, Ron Paul was trying to end it. When Herman Cain was supporting TARP bailouts, Ron Paul was trying to stop the bailouts. When Herman Cain was working with the SPP, Ron Paul was exposing their North American Union.
When they were working for the IRS [Bachmann], managing a presidential campaign for Al Gore [Perry], instituting forced gardasil vaccinations of pre-teen girls in exchange for Merck campaign donations [Perry], and signing into law the state version of Obamacare [Romney], Ron Paul was the lone voice and Nay vote in opposition to government expansion.
Ron Paul is the only candidate who predicted and warned against the economic crisis, who understood and explained the reasons for it, and who offers a viable solution. Herman Cain said don't worry and stop scaring people away from Fannie & Freddie.
Ron Paul is the only candidate who really means it when he says he wants to bring our troops home and conservatively scale down our unsustainable and unreasonable empire.
Ron Paul is the only candidate who is serious about slashing spending and eliminating taxes.
Even though others are now trying to sound like him, there is only one Ron Paul. And there is only one candidate who can beat Obama: Ron Paul.
A truly democratic election in Iraq, without U.S. interference and U.S. puppet candidates, almost certainly would result in the creation of a Shiite theocracy. Shiite majority rule in Iraq might well mean the complete political, economic, and social subjugation of the minority Kurd and Sunni Arab populations. Such an outcome would be democratic, but would it be free? Would the Kurds and Sunnis consider themselves free? The administration talks about democracy in Iraq, but is it prepared to accept a democratically-elected Iraqi government no matter what its attitude toward the U.S. occupation? Hardly. For all our talk about freedom and democracy, the truth is we have no idea whether Iraqis will be free in the future. They’re certainly not free while a foreign army occupies their country. The real test is not whether Iraq adopts a democratic, pro-western government, but rather whether ordinary Iraqis can lead their personal, religious, social, and business lives without interference from government.
The political right equates freedom with national greatness brought about through military strength. Like the left, modern conservatives favor an all-powerful central state – but for militarism, corporatism, and faith-based welfarism. Unlike the Taft-Goldwater conservatives of yesteryear, today’s Republicans are eager to expand government spending, increase the federal police apparatus, and intervene militarily around the world. The last tenuous links between conservatives and support for smaller government have been severed. "Conservatism," which once meant respect for tradition and distrust of active government, has transformed into big-government utopian grandiosity.
Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us. We must reassert that America is a republic, not a democracy, and remind ourselves that the Constitution places limits on government that no majority can overrule. We must resist any use of the word "freedom" to describe state action. We must reject the current meaningless designations of "liberals" and "conservatives," in favor of an accurate term for both: statists.
When Rick Perry was getting Ds in Economics 101, Ron Paul was writing books on Austrian Economics.
Ron Paul is the only candidate who predicted and warned against the economic crisis, who understood and explained the reasons for it, and who offers a viable solution. Herman Cain said don't worry and stop scaring people away from Fannie & Freddie.