Election ‘08: Ron Paul (All You Need to know)
Ron Paul’s policies on upholding the constitution, for the most part, are perfect. He recognizes that the federal government has overstepped its powers drastically and wants to draw it back. I would 100% endorse Ron Paul except for the one, absolutely vital issue that he is dead wrong on: national defense.
His reasoning behind his position is rational, but not in-depth enough. His stance is its not the governments business to be defending nations across the pond; he says we should not intervene. We should not be at war unless we are attacked. Here’s an example… if you looked out your window, and saw your neighbor piling rocket launchers and rockets in a pile in the garage next to a poster that said “Death to [you],” Ron Paul would tell you its not your place to intervene unless he attacks you. This is SUICIDAL.
I REALLY like his other politics (see these videos); he makes bold statements that ignore typical knee-jerk reactions and stand up to scrutiny. He argues to get rid of the Department of Education. What a silly thing, get rid of education? No, no. Not education… the DEPARTMENT of education. He says they’ve proven themselves inefficient, citing that D.C. is the one city they’re totally in charge of, and it costs $13,000 a year per student for schools filled with guns and violence and a terrible education.
Ron Paul would defend us once we were attacked, but I fear he would allow an attack that George W. Bush, so far, has prevented, and I believe the rest of the republicans and even Hillary Clinton would most likely prevent. Close, Mr. Paul, but no cigar.