Ron Paul does not hold true to the Republican Agenda in this country of lower taxes, less government, peace through strenght, free trade, and perhaps most importantly engaging al queda over seas rather then here. Since he, Ron Paul, rejects the Republican Agenda as we know it and pretends to be making his own "Republican Agenda" why doesn't the party kick him of their ballot?
2007-09-06 17:05:02 · 12 answers · asked by netjr 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Glenn I think you are right about neither party holding true to principles any more...
Email there is a lot more to the Republican Platform to reducing government agencies - and Dept of Homeland Security is not one of the Dept's the Republican Party would eliminate (nor the CIA or FBI).
2007-09-06 17:20:38 · update #1
Craig is an embarrassment, Paul is just nutty. The party took care of Craig, the voters will take care of Paul.
2007-09-06 17:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because Ron Paul has won his district many times... an if the GOP kicks him out he will most likely win his district without them... or worse yet they will lose the seat to a Democrat because Ron Paul will still run as an independent and split the Republican votes in that district. The GOP does not want to lose another seat. It's that simple.
BTW, Ron Paul has held the old-style of the Republican ideals... Reagan and now W. Bush have turned the GOP ideals upside down from what they once were. I am not a big fan of Ron Paul (but I don't dislike him either) but this is historical fact of the Republican party (fiscally conservative, socially moderate and at times very progressive in the days before Reagan).
2007-09-07 00:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by cattledog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that the Democrats keep Kucinich on theirs. He's really fun to watch!!!
Honestly, kicking him out would give the impetus to a third party run. Not that Ron Paul could win but he could screw things up on the R's side. If you think that can't hurt ask Al Gore how happy he was that Nader ran for the Greens. Or then again, ask Bill Clinton how happy he was that Perot ran.
He's inside the tent because they hope that once he goes down in the primaries that he will go away. It will be too late to ramp up the kind of effort necessary to get on the ballot.
2007-09-07 00:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by Matt W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no master list of who is a member of the Republican Party. It's a self-declared thing. So there are no rulers to kick anybody out. Craig was not tossed out of the party, he was pressured to leave the Senate, which is club-like group with a formal membership and club rules.
The Republican voters will toss Paul out at the ballot box. Then he will run as the libertarian that he really is, get his 450,000 votes in '08 and the world will move on.
2007-09-07 00:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by nileslad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the Republicans have a "big tent". Are you saying that a candidate that doesn't pass the litmus test on certain issues should be kicked out of the Republican Party?
2007-09-07 00:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by wyldfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He wants to get rid of the IRS, the Dept of Homeland security, the Dept of Education, and many other useless bureaucratic institutions. How is this not for less government?
He stands by the Constitution, wants more power to the states.
2007-09-07 00:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not necessarily a Ron Paul supporter, but you have it all wrong about Paul not wanting to cut taxes and spending. They call him Dr. No in congress, cause he votes against nearly all spending bills.
2007-09-07 00:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by - 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
[sarcasm] Yeah.. the idea of smaller government is horrible, right? Hiss...boo. [/sarcasm]
Bush's father state government, the right-wings answer to Stalinism, is a sad showing of the downfall of conservatism. Saying Bush represents conservatism is the saddest thing I've heard.
2007-09-07 00:25:58 · answer #8 · answered by IK 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the neo-soviet wing of the Republicans don't have 100% domination. Not all Republicans want us to become the new USSR.
2007-09-07 00:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Hoosier Daddy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quite possibly because he's a libertarian. He adheres to a few conservative values. He's a fresh voice that I enjoy listening to. He made some damn good remarks on the Pub debate.
Edit; one other thing. I don't think either party holds true to their party anymore.
2007-09-07 00:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by Glen B 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋