Ron Paul talks about Virginia Tech shooting.

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Am I correct in hearing that Thompson supported the Patriot Act? If so I don't care whether he can win or not, the Patriot Act goes against everything I believe. I don't care If Paul can win or not either. I support and share his views and want my vote to be counted for him.
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I have a thread going on Fred Thompson right now. It isn't to bash or boost him, just to get familiar since I didn't know much about him. His voting record is posted in the thread. He voted for both the Patriot Act and the creation of the Department Of Homeland Security. The rest of his record doesn't look as bad so far but PA and DHS are two huge marks against him in my book. Both are anti-freedom and anti-American to the core and neither does a thing to make the country safer though they manage to threaten internal stability by heigtening tensions between freedom loving citizens and the growing authoritarian police state.
 
Wow Ron Paul is a total Nut Job Wacko.

If anyone wants to use my sarcasm that button send me a pm.
 
What if I told you I would rather vote for Obama or Hillary than Fred Thompson and Dick Cheney? Because I would.
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Then, I guess, I would really wonder about you...

...and hope that you are not old enough to vote.

Of course, being from Illinois, your electoral vote is already counted. So don't bother. Please.
 
Beagle-zebub says:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Ron Paul support a return to the gold standard? Plenty reasonable people think that is nutty.
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A return to the gold standard does sound out there a bit, but I think Paul has got the right general idea - that being the abolition of the Federal Reserve. In his own words:

Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow Congress to reassert its constitutional authority over monetary policy. The United States Constitution grants to Congress the authority to coin money and regulate the value of the currency. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to delegate control over monetary policy to a central bank. Furthermore, the Constitution certainly does not empower the federal government to erode the American standard of living via an inflationary monetary policy.
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http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr091002b.htm
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Ron Paul's primary motivation on all issues seems to be a return to the Constitution. It may prove an unpopular position with the general voting public, but it could also be just what America needs right now. I think that he could be the best thing to happen to America in a long time, and I'll support him until he does something to make me think otherwise.

And for those who wondered, yes my previous post in this thread was slathered with sarcasm, as thick as I could lay it on over the internet.
 
I don't think you would have a stronger supporter of the 2nd Amendment than Ron Paul in the race even if Chuck Heston and Wayne Lapierre were also presidential candidates.
 
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