Ron Paul has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. When a group of candidates were asked in a debate over where to cut programs, all the others hemmed about things they might do. Ron Paul immediately said he wanted to cut the entire Department of Education.
He’s pro-life, avidly constitutional, he’s the most consistently proven small-government-advocate in our nation’s history, and he’s being shredded by the party that claims it is pro-life, avidly constitutional, and small-government. The man was one of the early supporters of Ronald Reagan, remains a consistent supporter of state’s rights, and has shown absolutely no fear of voting against illegitimate expansions of government power. He’d have the same fearless attitude towards the veto power, I suspect. He would probably love the veto.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch, either, a vital concern of the public in the George Bush era of unchecked expansion of executive power. He voted against the Patriot Act. He voted against the Iraqi war. He doesn’t even like immigration.
I don’t think the Republican party knows what it’s doing. They’re trying to destroy the only candidate who stands for what they claim to stand for themselves. Further, I think that the public at large is ready to embrace such an honest and consistent politician. This man isn’t Kucinich. He’s not a crank. He is the quintessential Republican, the man that every Republican claims to be. That the Republican party reacts as it does to their own shining star shows the depths of their dishonesty.
It confirms what I had long suspected about the Republican party, and it confirms that I was right to act on my suspicions and stay away from them. If the Republican party proves that it is what it claims to be by nominating Ron Paul, I will join them immediately. If they continue smearing their most principled advocate… Well, there’s not much I can do besides continue staying away, and pray that they return to the light.
