Thread: Ron Paul on the Issues

Ron Paul Campaign Raises $4.5 Million in January Preparing Candidate for Long Road Ahead

$1.6 million in cash on hand, and on pace to exceed Q4 contributions—excluding ongoing ‘money bomb’ that has already netted over $1.7 million

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – The campaign of 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul raised $4.5 million in the month of January and is on track to exceed its Q4 fundraising of about $13.3 million. The Paul campaign has $1.6 million in cash on hand. The amount raised in January excludes more than $1.7 million that the campaign has so far raised via its online fund-raising event, or ‘money bomb.’

Taken together, the fundraising totals position Ron Paul as a candidate fully prepared for the expense and rigors of the next few Republican nominating contests, and indeed beyond.

“Naturally we’re pleased that our growing support base continues to generously support Ron Paul, so in turn he can spread his message of constitutionally-limited government, sound money, and a foreign policy that keep America safe,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton. “Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate who can defeat Barack Obama. And, he is the only one prepared for an exhaustive 50-state campaign in terms of organization, ballot access, and fundraising stamina.”

Ron Paul Campaign Raises $4.5 Million in January Preparing Candidate for Long Road Ahead*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Ron Paul Endorsed By Three GOP Leaders from Across Washington State

Party officials at many levels back Paul—the latest hailing from Pierce, Stevens and Thurston counties

BELLEVUE, Washington – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul was endorsed today by several more GOP leaders of county party organizations, adding to an already-formidable list of Washington State endorsements the 12-term Congressman from Texas has received.

Today’s additions hail from Pierce, Stevens, and Thurston counties, geographic dispersion that strengthens the Ron Paul campaign grip on each corner of the Evergreen State.

The first endorsement comes from GOP State Committeeman Ezekiel Lyen of Thurston County, which is the home of Washington’s capital city of Olympia. Mr. Lyen stated, “I support Dr. Paul because I think he is the only candidate that has a solution to our current economic problems. It is impossible to balance our budget spending a trillion dollars a year on involvements overseas. Our country spends almost as much as the rest of the world combined on the military.”

After earning his degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Management, Mr. Lyen was a civil engineer from 1974 until 2007 when he transitioned into math and science teaching. A resident of Thurston County for 34 years and counting, he has been active in his party a long time, having attended his first Thurston County Convention 32 years ago.

A general contracting small business owner for six years and former campaign manager, Mike Munch of Stevens County also currently holds the position of Treasurer for his county Republican Party. In endorsing, Mr. Munch said, “I endorse Ron Paul and have done so for many years. He is the only Republican candidate that has never had to retract his positions or votes, which tells me he is who he says he is. Dr. Paul has been a true fiscal conservative since he entered public service. Ron Paul knows the Constitution and does not just pay it lip service. Every time he votes he checks what the Constitution says before he decides.”

Endorsing Ron Paul as his choice to make President Obama a one-term President, Sergeant-at-Arms for the Pierce County Republican Party Mark Stewart put forth the following statement:
“Ron Paul has been promoting freedom and self-responsibility as the answers to America’s challenges for decades now, and has had the courage to stand by that message even when it seemed the unpopular thing to do. While Congress was passing unconstitutional legislation and running up more and more debt he was there voting no, at times doing so alone.

“There are so many reasons to support Ron Paul. He correctly predicted the housing bubble. He wants to spend our money protecting our borders, not the borders of Iraq or Afghanistan. He wants sound money and to protect those people who have become most dependent on the government for assistance. Only Ron Paul wants to bring our troops home, victorious, to their families.

“In short – unlike other candidates – Ron Paul wants to spread freedom and honesty, not gifts and regulations. That puts me soundly in Ron Paul’s camp.”

Mr. Stewart is a committed, proud father and a truck driver by trade, serving in his capacity in the Pierce County Republican Party since 2009.

Providing a strong boost to Ron Paul’s Washington State organization, such endorsements present Ron Paul as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. They also demonstrate that the 12-term Congressman from Texas has the only campaign organization capable of maintaining a 50-state competition with the moderate-establishment Romney.

Ron Paul Endorsed By Three GOP Leaders from Across Washington State*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Ron Paul Hits the Campaign Trail in Michigan

Makes three-day visit to the Great Lakes state

LAKE JACKSON, Texas– The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign announced today the candidate’s schedule. Congressman Paul will make a three day visit to Michigan ahead of the state’s primary on February 28^th.

On February 26^th Dr. Paul will address small business owners at an event in Hudsonville hosted by Terry Bowman, founder and chairman of Union Conservatives, a group of union members who are opposed to being forced to pay unions dues as a condition of employment. The following day Paul will address students and supporters at Michigan State University. Details of the events are as follows. All times Eastern.

Sunday, February 26^th
4:00 p.m.
Speech to small business owners
The Pinnacle Center
3330 Highland Drive
Hudsonville, MI 49426

Monday, February 27^th
4:00 p.m.
East Lansing Rally
Concert Auditorium
Michigan State University
149 Auditorium Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824

*Please note a more detailed schedule will follow as more events are added.

Ron Paul Hits the Campaign Trail in Michigan*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Ron Paul Leads in Defense Contributions

Reports Defense News:

Ron Paul may not support increasing defense spending, but he is certainly receiving the support of those who work in the defense industry.

U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) contribution records analyzed by Defense News showed that the GOP presidential hopeful received both the most contributions and the largest total amount of cash among Republican candidates from employees of the world’s top 100 defense companies.

Those employees contributed a total of $177,413.39 to Paul’s campaign in 2011, spread over 824 individual contributions for an average of $215.31.

Mitt Romney, whose platform includes an increase in defense spending, barely trails Paul in the total value of contributions, with $173,835. But Romney, who is battling Rick Santorum for the lead in national opinion polls, received only 198 contributions. The resulting average — $877.95 — far outpaced any other candidate, more than doubling the next highest, Santorum’s $409.25…

Paul’s support, given his position that defense spending needs to be reined in, would seem to run contrary to the economic interests of the defense company employees donating to his campaign.

Thompson said the numbers reflect a wider political reality about contractors. “There’s a strong libertarian streak among many in the sector,” he said. “Just because people work in the defense industry, doesn’t mean that they always vote their economic interests.”

Gary Howard, a spokesman for the Paul campaign, cited the support of members of the military as evidence of Paul’s broad base.

“Those in the defense community, like other supporters, likely find that Dr. Paul’s common-sense foreign policy and the serious attention he pays to our nation’s number one security threat — our debt — are the most vital issues a presidential candidate must address…”

Paul is also receiving a majority of the contributions from members of the armed services, a Feb. 9 report by Military Times found…

Ron Paul Leads in Defense Contributions*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Ron Paul and His Movement Cannot Be Stopped

The idea that America is in trouble and needs saving is nothing new. Liberals have thought this for sometime and have continuously sought salvation by growing government. Conservatives have argued that what America needs saving from is liberals and their destructive policies. Yet the Republican Party has been equally as complicit in expanding government as the Democratic Party. This is what Rick Santorum says about Mitt Romney’s big government policies. It’s what Romney says about Santorum’s big government policies. And both men are right. The difference between both men and Obama is one of margin, not method. Romney and Santorum simply think they can do a better job of managing big government than Obama. Only Paul actually wants to dismantle big government.

This is of particular importance because the rising generation now demands that the politics of old be challenged. As the media continues to concentrate on the GOP horse race amongst candidates who represent the same establishment consensus, it is Paul who is playing to packed houses at every stop and who continues to attract the masses based purely on the power of his ideas rooted in the American founding.

This overflowing event in Vancouver, Washington last week is another prime example:



For the Barack Obamas, Mitt Romneys and Rick Santorums of the world, this is just another election to determine who gets to kick the can further down the road toward national demise. For Ron Paul, 2012 is about saving America from the destructive policies of everyone else in this race.

This is not just another election. This is a revolution. Whether the establishment wants it or not.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/02/2...ot-be-stopped/

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Ron Paul Believes Social Issues are Winning Issues if They Are Constitutional Issues

The current headline on Drudge reads: “Ron Paul: Social conservatism ‘a losing position.”

This is what Paul said, but is misleading once you understand the context. From the CNS News story Drudge links to:

“Do you–are you uncomfortable–certainly Rick Santorum is the one who has been in the forefront of some of this talk on social issues, but there have been others in the race,” Crowley asked Paul. “Are you uncomfortable with this talk about social issues? Do you consider it a winning area for Republicans in November?”

“No,” said Paul. “I think it’s a losing position.

“I mean, I talk about it because I have a precise understanding of how difficult problems are to be solved,” Paul continued. “And they’re not to be at the national level. We’re not supposed to nationalize these problems. The founders were very clear that problems like this, if there needs to be legislation of sorts, the state has the right to write the legislation that they so choose. And that solves a lot of our problems.”

What Paul is talking about here is federalism–the notion that the powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states. Abortion, gay marriage, religious expression–to the degree that the Founders ever thought that these would become controversial issues, they most certainly believed they should be handled by the states. States have their own murder and assault laws, for example. Before Roe vs. Wade, different states had different laws regarding abortion. Overturning Roe vs. Wade means getting the federal government out of what the Founders intended to be a state issue. The same is true of marriage, in which the states have diverse rules on what age you can marry, common law marriage and a host of other issues regarding marriage. On religious expression, the Constitution explicitly says that Congress “shall pass no law” abridging citizens right to free expression of religion. These were also to be matters handled at the state level.

As a constitutional conservative, this is also what Ron Paul believes. As a social conservative, this is also what Paul believes can best advance social conservatism in a real and meaningful way.

What social conservatives like Rick Santorum who want new federal legislation for everything are really saying is this–that one day they will convince states like Vermont and Massachusetts to become pro-life, to oppose to gay marriage and to support public prayer. What a social conservative (and constitutional conservative) like Ron Paul is saying is this–that we will never convince liberal states like Vermont and Massachusetts to agree with us on social issues, but this should not prevent social conservatives from saving the lives of unborn children, or defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, in states where a culturally conservative consensus already exists. Vermont should not dictate social policy to Alabama and vice versa. Ron Paul believes the best way to advance social conservatism is to get the federal government out of the way, as the Founding Fathers originally intended.

Ironically, it is federal intervention into state business on cultural issues that first gave rise to a conscious social conservatism in the United States. First, when the federal courts decided that school prayer was unconstitutional and later when the federal courts declared Roe Vs. Wade the law of the land, overturning each state’s individual laws regarding abortion in one fell swoop.

There is little doubt that both Paul and Santorum are earnest in their socially conservative views. The only difference is Paul’s constitutional approach could finally give social conservatives real victories for the first time in memory.

Ron Paul Believes Social Issues are Winning Issues if They Are Constitutional Issues*|*Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

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