Urgent - Pass This On Immediately

[Jerome Scuggs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ylk69fDO4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1l0e5Q2nGA

2-part interview with paul where he lays it all out in his own words. the second part deals more with the income tax and other domestic issues, the first is mainly about iraq and other foreign issues

[Cops]

Honestly, the more I hear about Ron Paul the more I want to write in his name on the 08 ballot.

The country's ready for radical change by someone that genuinely wants to make a positive difference.

But then again, I see a lot of the same qualities in Obama as well.

I agree, they both have the capacity to make huge significant changes.

[PaulOakenfold]

Ron Paul is a joke.

Well no he's not, but just because a lot of the internet follows him, it won't win him the presidency.

He does as great a job on the internet as Obama. Perhaps 2012 the internet can win a majority of votes, but not yet.

[Kolar]

He's a social conservative but too outlandish for the mainstream GOP, much less "liberal hippies" or moderates. I have a feeling the 2008 vote is going to goto whoever can produce and back a plan for leaving Iraq within a reasonable time frame. Paul isn't going to win nomination so it will be a democratic victory in '08.

[Reaver]

I'll do more research on him and other candidates before I commit to voting for him or someone else, but he's the best candidate I've considered so far.

[Jerome Scuggs]

here's his file, an aggregation of articles he's written as well as speeches he's given in congress

edit: poking through it, i found an article where he basically predicted what just happened with our dollar:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul319.html

he seriously knows his shit, he's the closest to a "philosopher king" we might have for quite some time

[DoTheFandango]

I've never read anything about him being fully legalizing, just medical, and just that he was against the War on Drugs. It doesn't take a MD to see that the War on Drugs is all but a waste of money anyhow.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Ron Paul needs to stay where he can only vote on laws, because he'll veto anything that Congress will ever put out. Plus, the GOP will never back him because he doesn't believe in a standing army.

How can you be for personal liberty and against amnesty for illegal aliens? Fuck that. And abolishing the income tax? What the hell?

Sure I agree with some of the stuff, but I'm not going to let the Digg republic sway me into blindly following some internet god.

He does believe in a standing army, just not a pre-emptive, interventionist one.

Ron Paul's goals are definitely not going to be possible in 4 years, but he'll definitely cut back heavily on spending, agencies, and taxes.

If ron paul wins, it's going to speak volumes about the peoples' choice about how the government should be ran, and I think he'll have enough political capital to at least get the ball rolling. If he faces a hostile congress, they'll probably face getting elected out of office. Paul's election will single to Congress that the American people are back into real politics and being represented, especially since he's a Federalist... he believes states should have control over alot of things that are federally regulated now (abortion, etc), and local politicians and people will definitely be on board for that.

I predict in his first four years he's going to try to implement a strategy not unlike what Ireland did back in the 80's - hacked away everything that wasn't incredibly necessary, which then allows for taxes to be lowered, and then worked on aconomic reform (most of the regulations and laws are completely voluntary but businesses comply, especially since they're taxed pretty low, compared to alot of other countires)

Paul's views on personal liberty and his views on (illegal) immigration are not contradictory... he believes in individual sovereignty, and believes the government is an extension of that sovereignty (a la the Social Contract) - ie, a government of the people, not for the people. Illegal immigrants violate our personal property and sovereignty rights by entering the united states.

Paul wants to legalize drugs, get rid of NAFTA, and get rid of protectionist policies like tariffs. This will open our borders economically, and as a result, Mexico won't have any illegal immigrants coming over - one, immigration itself will slow down when they get the full benefit of foreign capital from American business, and two, immigrating will become less restricted - on-par with our border with Canada, perhaps, because of strong economic ties.

So basically, he is against illegal immigration, but what people never realize is, he's still for legal immigration, and the net effect of his policies will be to open our borders - economically.

[DoTheFandango]

Ron Paul needs to stay where he can only vote on laws, because he'll veto anything that Congress will ever put out. Plus, the GOP will never back him because he doesn't believe in a standing army.

How can you be for personal liberty and against amnesty for illegal aliens? Fuck that. And abolishing the income tax? What the hell?

Sure I agree with some of the stuff, but I'm not going to let the Digg republic sway me into blindly following some internet god.

[Ronn]

Obama for president

[Vykromond]

You watch some cheesy-ass videos, T0NE. "The Sound of Silence"?

[Squeezer]

Honestly, the more I hear about Ron Paul the more I want to write in his name on the 08 ballot.

The country's ready for radical change by someone that genuinely wants to make a positive difference.

But then again, I see a lot of the same qualities in Obama as well.

[D1st0rt]

Wasn't he winning media polls so they took him out of them?

[Edify]

Why is he so old.. Probably have a stroke when he gets elected over surprise.

[za gophar]

i think i am for him. i like the guy a lot, i just dont know if it would work. he definitely realizes that the US is sinking, though.