Maverick
Ron Paul is running for president to promote the cause of individual liberty and limited government. Dr. Paul voted against going to war in Iraq in 2002, and strongly opposes any military action against Iran. His number one issue is the war in Iraq, because it gives him an opportunity to talk about a noninterventionist foreign policy, which he has written about and talked about for many years.
The internet has been overwhelmingly favorable to his campaign. Paul’s support is coming from Independents who are frustrated with the war, Republicans who have left that party and Democrats who are angry that congressional Democrats have not cut off funding for the war.
The Republican debates were very helpful, because it drew attention to Rep. Paul’s argument, that you can be a conservative and still be opposed to the war.
Paul is a strict constitutionalist, who says that we shouldn’t go to war under a UN resolutions, unless there’s a declaration of war by Congress. On the Democratic side Congressman Dennis Kucinich is the most vocal antiwar critic in the Democratic debates. Paul considers Kucinich a close friends and they end up voting together on war issues.
These mavericks have found that if you challenge the status quo on foreign policy, the establishment will twist it around and attempt to paint you as being un-American.
The Michigan GOP started a petition to kick Paul out of the Republican Party, but within 48 hours they back away. They tried to silence him for pointing out that the Republican Party is not as conservative as it claims.
Paul insists that the primary system in America is stacked to support the establishment candidates in both parties, so there can’t really be a groundswell of support for a maverick. They’re bunching up the primaries so people with big money have the advantage. It’s impossible for third party candidate to succeed, because the two established parties make it so difficult to even get on the ballot. Dr. Paul finds it ironic that we go around the world using force to spread democracy, while stifling the democratic process at home. Today, we have become less democratic, while allegedly fighting overseas to promote democracy.
The internet has been overwhelmingly favorable to his campaign. Paul’s support is coming from Independents who are frustrated with the war, Republicans who have left that party and Democrats who are angry that congressional Democrats have not cut off funding for the war.
The Republican debates were very helpful, because it drew attention to Rep. Paul’s argument, that you can be a conservative and still be opposed to the war.
Paul is a strict constitutionalist, who says that we shouldn’t go to war under a UN resolutions, unless there’s a declaration of war by Congress. On the Democratic side Congressman Dennis Kucinich is the most vocal antiwar critic in the Democratic debates. Paul considers Kucinich a close friends and they end up voting together on war issues.
These mavericks have found that if you challenge the status quo on foreign policy, the establishment will twist it around and attempt to paint you as being un-American.
The Michigan GOP started a petition to kick Paul out of the Republican Party, but within 48 hours they back away. They tried to silence him for pointing out that the Republican Party is not as conservative as it claims.
Paul insists that the primary system in America is stacked to support the establishment candidates in both parties, so there can’t really be a groundswell of support for a maverick. They’re bunching up the primaries so people with big money have the advantage. It’s impossible for third party candidate to succeed, because the two established parties make it so difficult to even get on the ballot. Dr. Paul finds it ironic that we go around the world using force to spread democracy, while stifling the democratic process at home. Today, we have become less democratic, while allegedly fighting overseas to promote democracy.
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