Dr. Ron Paul is the only decent person in congress, or in any of the three branches of the fe(de)ral government for that matter. That isn't to say he is right on every issue; he's not. He is also irrefutable proof that "the system" does not work.
You can't convince me that his district in Texas is the most "libertarian" district in the nation, yet even with his largely libertarian stance he keeps getting re-elected.
Nor is he the most libertarian candidate who has run for national office. The others can't seem to get elected. I seriously doubt he is just the perfect "balance" of libertarian and authoritarian that "the voters" prefer. If he ran for office anywhere else in the country, such as in Albuquerque, especially against the local incumbent, I doubt he could win. This is the negative chaos that I have spoken out against that comes from allowing a government to exist.
I'm not saying it is bad that Dr. Paul got elected, I am just saying it shows a flaw in "the system". In the swamp of "red state/blue state" nonsense, there is no "gold (libertarian) state" where someone who rejects the authoritarian status quo can expect to win office, yet he did. The system is broken beyond redemption.
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"The others can't seem to get elected"
Don't forget that the government laws stop Libertarians (LP) from getting elected because they can't get on state ballots.
It's probably to allow only the "good" parties to get elected (no "anarchists", etc).
Seems to me that part of the problem is that there is a congress, rather than who is in it. Seriously, why a legislature if the ideal is for limited government-all of the important things, the legitimate laws-were in existence for a thousand(if not a hundred thousand)years before the constitution was written. Murder, rape, theft, assault, and even a system of personal liability(plus lots of other crap thanks to parliament) already were there, along with a well functioning system for victims to find recompense for crime(that did not involve prisons, btw). So, why have congress at all, unless the goal is to impose new restrictions on behavior at the supposed will of the mob, to the benefit those able to buy congressmen?
I like Ron Paul as well, but there is nothing congress can do to undo what they have already done.
How dare you besmirch Ron Paul! Blasphemer! Heretic! Gather the [word removed because Examiner doesn't like it - it means bundle of sticks, you dolts] and light the torches! Ye shall be burned!
I have to disagree with you for once. Kucinich is wrong on most issues, but he is also one of the few decent ones.
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