Thread: Ron Paul Will Re-Legalize the Constitution

Published in the Davenport, Iowa River Cities Reader Newspaper:

Ron Paul Will Re-Legalize the Constitution
Written by Todd McGreevy
Wednesday, 19 December 2007


Ron Paul, the 10-term Republican congressman from Texas, is running for president, and his candidacy warrants much more exposure than the mainstream media has afforded the voting public. Dr. Paul, an OB/GYN and former Air Force flight surgeon, has a sterling conservative, limited-government voting record over 20 years. The Wall Street Journal wrote last week, "As the GOP front-runners address crowds of dispirited primary voters, Mr. Paul has been tearing across the country, leaving a trail of passionate devotees in his wake."

Last month supporters donated more than $4 million to Ron Paul's campaign in one 24- hour period, a record for any GOP candidate ever. On December 16, the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, more than 50,000 supporters donated more than $6 million in one day. His campaign has received more donations from active military personnel than any other candidate. He is the only GOP candidate to increase campaign cash every quarter and has raised more in the fourth quarter than any so called "front-runner." All of this without one dollar from PACs or corporate interests - all from individual voters.

His is the most-searched-for name among presidential contenders on Google, more than Hillary or Obama. He has more than 63,000 video clips on YouTube, four times as many as Hillary. He has more than 40,000 subscribers and more than 6.4 million channel views. Romney is the next most popular GOP candidate with 3,500 subscribers and 900,000 channel views. Remember the song lyric "The revolution will not be televised"? Well, maybe not on broadcast television, but the Internet and YouTube are to grassroots politics what the Gutenberg press was to 16th Century church reformists.

So if Ron Paul is so popular, why is he not leading in the polls, and why is he not getting more media coverage as the grassroots phenomenon that he is? Because his message undermines the very establishment that supports traditional mass media. This status quo, gorging at the trough of public subsidies, quietly enjoying the benefits of big government, costly wars, and an unconstitutional central banking monetary system would much rather not have to contend with the likes of Dr. Ron Paul. That's why the same Wall Street Journal editorial that begrudgingly lauds his success as "holding lessons for leading Republican candidates" prefaces this with: "Mr. Paul isn't going to be president."

Ron Paul has stated that he has his own faults but his campaign's message is flawless, and he's right. Ron Paul's message is that American government has lost its way entirely. It has encumbered future generations with trillions in debt to support an interventionist foreign policy resulting in illegal, unconstitutional foreign wars while simultaneously unduly empowering the executive branch and eroding our civil liberties with such unconstitutional laws as the PATRIOT Act and the Military Commissions Act. Ron Paul is the only GOP candidate running on peace as a platform, citing George W's kinder, gentler non-nation-building promises. Much to the dismay of pundits and his fellow candidates, Ron Paul repeatedly refers back to the Constitution as the fountainhead for solutions to America's chronic big-government problems. He reminds us that the Department of Education, the IRS, the CIA, NAFTA, and the Federal Reserve are all unconstitutional. To date no one has refuted any of these factual statements. The results of these unconstitutional institutions can no longer be called successful or effective.

Ron Paul reminds us that the Constitution's intent was to restrain the role of government in our personal lives, not the opposite. Ron Paul reminds us that America can spread the merits of democracy throughout the world by practicing what it preaches first here at home - rather than through unconstitutional foreign aid and occupational wars. Ron Paul's formula for success consists of a non-interventionist foreign policy, cutting spending and the size of the government back to what it was 10 years ago, and thus having no need for the unconstitutional IRS.

And Ron Paul is not just staying on-topic and nailing down his talking points. He walks the walk and has a 20-year voting record to prove it. He has never voted to raise taxes, has never voted for an unbalanced budget, has never voted to raise congressional pay, has never taken a government-paid junket, has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch, has never voted to regulate the Internet, and does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program. He voted against the PATRIOT Act and NAFTA and any legislation that robbed the Social Security fund.

Lobbyists avoid Ron Paul. They know that he won't forsake his sworn duty to uphold the Constitution in exchange for special favors or campaign cash. Ron Paul is the real deal. He doesn't skirt issues, or spin answers, and he's a wealth of knowledge on every single topic that is thrown at him ... when the media takes the time to actually ask him questions, that is.

Do yourself and America's next generations a favor, and get to know Ron Paul before the January 3 caucuses. Is there a downside to re-legalizing the Constitution?

Visit http://www.freeme.tv or http://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaul2008dotcom for online video clips and more info on Ron Paul.

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Hmmm........nothing on illegal immigration, border security, or mandatory employer verification. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Originally Posted by MW

Hmmm........nothing on illegal immigration, border security, or mandatory employer verification. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Hmmm ... www.google.com

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/borde ... on-reform/

Border Security and Immigration Reform
The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked. This is my six point plan:

Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake complicated immigration reform proposals.

Enforce visa rules. Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law. This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11 terrorists had expired visas.

No amnesty. Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward for breaking our laws.

No welfare for illegal aliens. Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules. But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services.

End birthright citizenship. As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong.

Pass true immigration reform. The current system is incoherent and unfair. But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation. This is insanity. Legal immigrants from all countries should face the same rules and waiting periods.

This is it FOLKS your last stand to save your country, a man who will listen to the people because he believes in OUR contitution, OUR Bill of Rights and "WE THE PEOPLE" . EDUCATE YOURSELF!!! NOW! BEFORE IT IS TO LATE!!! Remember when you hear rumors, look for facts.....Paul is a threat to corporate elites and the North American Union....also the WAR that is breaking America!! Remember when people are talking about Iraq's freedom, the billions of missing dallors of your money all in the name of WAR and FREEDOM for a country who needs to stand and protect themselves.



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MW said:

Hmmm........nothing on illegal immigration, border security, or mandatory employer verification. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

This will all be null and void if the North American Union is allowed to go forth. There will be open borders in all three countries for people to come and go as they please.

There will be no such thing as an illegal alien from North or South of the border, we will all be one big happy America.

Ron Paul is the only one that will not let this happen. He will protect our sovereignty and our Constitution.

Ron Paul is the only candidate the Shadow Government, Fed Reserve, CFR, CoC, the Business and Corporate elite, State Department, Homeland Security, Republican leadership, Democratic leadership and Illegal Aliens and their support groups FEAR.

The more I learn of this man and his history, the more I like him. His record is impeccable in comparrison to the other candidates.

Originally Posted by kneemow

The more I learn of this man and his history, the more I like him. His record is impeccable in comparrison to the other candidates.

And this is the reason the main stream media will not give him the time he deserves in the debates or otherwise! It would make the other top candidates look weak in comparison and expose them for what they are...just an another politician following the money trail. Ron Paul is still the man that I will be voting for, despite what some here have submitted in attempt to decrease his stance on immigration. He states "close the borders" and that's the first step in controlling the illegal alien invasion in our country.

Originally Posted by RuralCountryVeteran

Originally Posted by kneemow

The more I learn of this man and his history, the more I like him. His record is impeccable in comparrison to the other candidates.

And this is the reason the main stream media will not give him the time he deserves in the debates or otherwise! It would make the other top candidates look weak in comparison and expose them for what they are...just be a another politician following the money trail. Ron Paul is still the man that I will be voting for, despite what some here have submitted in attempt to decrease his stance on immigration. He states "close the borders" and that's the first step in controlling the illegal alien invasion in our country.

AND.....STOP the North American Union, corportate elites, pro-illegal activists!!

I worry about Dr. Paul's safety because those who oppose "We The People" will go balistic if it looks like Dr. Paul may win.

I hope he has a security detail or aquires one very soon.Does anyone know if he has security ?