"Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government... can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy, an oligarchy, an aristocracy, or any despotic or oppressive form so long as there is any virtue in the body of the people." -- George Washington
With many Republicans excited about Paul Ryan's being selected as Mitt Romney's running mate, there is one Republican who is less than enthusiastic: Dr. Ron Paul.
Ron Paul's budget plan would balance the budget in three years and lower taxes.
In an interview Mid-March 2012, 2012 on Fox News, Dr. Ron Paul called Ryan's a timid plan that adds to warmongering and money the U.S. spends overseas and cuts social programs, like Medicare. He doesn't like that the Ryan plan might balance the budget in 30 years. Dr. Paul wants to cut overseas spending by first stopping "militarism" (policing the world), which he differentiates from national defense spending.
"In my program... I address that first [cutting overseas military spending] I want to get home so that you don't have to attack child health care or Medicare, even though those programs are bankrupt and you have to deal with them. But even in my first year of cutting a trillion dollars, I don't touch that stuff [child health care or Medicare]."
"I'm not going after the benefits the Medicare, I'm not doing that initially... I would cut the money that they are screaming about, this overseas militarism."
"I see people coming together... 67 percent people now want to come home from Afghanistan... I think the Republican lose the political argument immediately." The Republican plan is "We want more weapons but we are going to deny the elderly for their healthcare."
Rep. Paul has an excellent point.
Our liberty depends on two things, being informed and having virtue.
"Convinced that the people are the only safe depositories of their own liberty, and that they are not safe unless enlightened to a certain degree, I have looked on our present state of liberty as a short-lived possession unless the mass of the people could be informed to a certain degree." --Thomas Jefferson to Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1805.
"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin
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| Obama | Romney | |
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| Electoral Votes (270 to win) |
332 | 206 |
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| Total | 65,899,660 | 60,932,152 |
| Percent | 51.1% | 47.2% |
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| Current Senate | 53 | 47 |
| Seats gained or lost | +2 | -2 |
| New Total | 55 | 45 |
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| Seats won | 201 | 234 |
Finally, ending marijuana prohibition by itself would create thousands of jobs, although that is probably offset by all the cops and prison workers who thrive because of prohibition...
As for the civil rights act, it's a god-given right for people to use their property however they see fit, and if a business owner wants to say they won't serve minorities then that's their decision - they'll probably to out of business but that's what they would deserve and it's their choice. You can't force morality by laws and regulations - it doesn't change people's mindset.
Peace to all
Stephen Schweter
1) The interview cited above did not occur August 11, 2012 but appears to have happened in Mid-March 2012. This link shows a 3/21/12 broadcast date to Youtube but I wasn't able to verify that date.
2) It is not accurate for me to refer to Ryan as the Vice-Presidential Nominee as Romney has not been officially nominated by the GOP. Ron Paul has won the majority in enough states to have a 15 minute speaking slot and be on the list of potential nominees at the Tampa convention the week of August 27, 2012. There is an effort by the GOP to have the Ron Paul delegates thrown out in multiple states where he won the majority of delegates by refusing to seat them. The Maine Governor is threatening to boycott the GOP convention if the Maine Ron Paul delegates are not seated. The GOP efforts also include ignoring Ron Paul and speaking prematurely about Romney and Ryan as the actual nominees.
I have forwarded my comment here to the blog team. and requested that a) the date August 11, 2012 be deleted or corrected. b) "about Paul Ryan's vice presidential nomination", be changed to "about Paul Ryan being selected as Mitt Romney's running mate."
The GOP is threatening to yawn about that. lol
They aren't miles apart in ideology, yet many are trying to get us to believe that.
Second, if you believe we need to do something about Syria, why don't you head over there yourself and help out.
Thirdly, the European Union is a $16 trillion economy sitting right next door to the middle east...and we are a $13 trillion economy sitting half way around the world........why should we spend billions more of our own smaller economy to protect the Europeans...than the Europeans spend. Especially when it would be much cheaper for the Europeans...as they are right there.
Fourthly, if there was a civil war here, would you really want the Russians to come in and pick sides?
Fifthly, since you think we need to be the policemen of the world, I hope you were just as passionate about the United States stopping the genocide between the Hutu's and Tutsi's.
Secondly, I would have most certainly would have answered the call to serve, to carry on family tradition of military service (Dad = US Marines, Dad's Dad = US Navy, Mom's Dad= US Army.) I would have enlisted at 18 (I'm 24 now) if I hadn't cerebral palsy. Also I have talked with military recruiters, I've tried to find other ways I could serve my country, I am also working on inventions that could improve life for everyone.
Thirdly, I think we should send designs for anything needed (tech wise), and possibly food.
Fourthly, The French and Spanish fleets stop the British from escaping at York Town during the 13 colonies revolution to keep the British from escaping. During our civil war the British helped the CSA (at least for awhile). Also If a hate group KKK and/or Neo-Nazi movements gained political and military power to the point where their military might surpassed ours and all attempts to both make new weapons, and/or provide man power for more troops could not be replenished because of a bioengineered air or water-borne illlness causes stillbirth (babies born dead) in 100% of births.
Fifthly, A joint international effort to make the world a safer place, and more research needs to be done better understand, and deal with these problems. We are are after all One SPECIES called humans.
BTW, Chamberlain was opposed to the intervention of a nation-state by another nation-state, what Hitler was ultimately guilty of and actually caused WWII (Poland). Or, he [Chamberlain] could have been a Hitler and invaded Germany in1933, preemptively instigating WWII. In the end, Chamberlain would have been the villain.
And, you are really comparing the internal politics of a 21st Century Syria with the 17th Century politics of a British colony, which really makes no sense. None. Again, I would love to see you quantify your comparison. Try.
I'm voting Ron Paul, even if it's a write in.
The poll count at the end of the night will show that GOP lost because of the write-in vote to Paul or another 3rd party. Hopefully they will get the message
To his credit Ryan now has developed a plan to try and tackle entitlements, but when you keep increasing the military budget which dwarfs the size of every other country and insist on policing the world, it makes it very difficult to be a fiscal conservative. That is why Ryan is not one in reality.