I think he would be inaugurated on the same day for all of us if he won. But you’d certainly be celebrating earlier than me. I might look forward to Ron Paul’s supreme court nominees though and his spending cuts.Perhaps. Again, he may be my President (and Scott’s) before he is yours (and Ishi’s)
Sometimes in trying to suppress a vice through poor means it can cause greater evils than simply permitting the vice while seeking other ways of treating it. Drugs are a perfect example as prohibition provides a very profitable black market for dangerous thugs to exploit. Since drugs are criminalized it also becomes harder for people to seek treatment, as they may face prison time if their drug use is discovered.
Okay, I was baiting. So here is my scenario. Perry gets so soundly defeated, that his ego is bruised and he is desperate for affirmation. In a bid for attention, he latches onto the secessionist movement and whips it into a frenzy. In the meantime, the re-elected Obama looks at this as a way to get rid of Texas once and for all. In a concillitory measure to Texas Democrats, he negotiates secession, whereby, Austin remains a part of the United States, ala West Berlin, except in this case the wall is built to keep Democrats in. Not that it matters. Texas opens up a generous immigration policy, even with the United States, so that people like Scott flock to the new land of opportunity. Finally, in the new spirit of independence and personal freedom, Ron Paul is the natural shoe-in for President.Not sure how that’s possible. Are you starting a separate country up in Montana?.
Sounds plausible to me. After all of this goes down and Ron Paul becomes the president of this nascent nation, where is he going to govern from, the assisted living facility?
PPS - FedMex takes off and becomes the biggest employer in the country of Tejas.
No imports and no “fake” American mass produced domestics (Anheuser Busch, Miller, Coors).
I already own land in Texas in anticipation of this possibility.
How does incarceration? Is incarceration the best treatment for drug addiction? And not all users of illegal drugs are addicts. Marijuana is not addictive beyond that of any habit. And many, probably most, marijuana users use it and then at some point quit without any treatment including jail time.
Of course Catholic teaching does not say that. But Catholic teaching does say that it might be best to tolerate some vices. None other than St. Thomas said that.
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Are you comparing Ron Paul to the jumping spider or the monkey??!!
I believe you can begin voting in polls when you have amassed 50 posts. The moderator staff here wants to ensure that people who come in are not spammers or internet trolls, joining just to create problems. Get involved in the discussions and voice your opinion. You will find me an ardent supporter of the things that Ron Paul stands for; namely, free markets, sound monetary policy, non-interventional foreign policy, adherence to the Constitution, and solid respect for life and liberty.
Paul has repeatedly stated that he will not run third party.
“Unconventional”? Actually, he would seem to be quite correct. Roe vs Wade simply stated that States could not ban abortion. If Roe vs Wade were nullified, it would be up to the individual states to set the laws. I assume Democratic states would allow abortion and Republican states would not.
If you listen to the video, he makes a pretty good case for what you are saying. I got kind of mad listening to it, because he also makes a case for how millions of lives could have been saved if we had followed the constitution. I’m mad because the GOP controlled the executive and legislative branch for a few years while Bush was president and could have done their duty to keep judicial power in check, overturn Roe V. Wade…and save millions.“Unconventional”? Actually, he would seem to be quite correct. Roe vs Wade simply stated that States could not ban abortion. If Roe vs Wade were nullified, it would be up to the individual states to set the laws. I assume Democratic states would allow abortion and Republican states would not.
True. So you might as well just support Ron for the GOP nomination.
