from the republican to an independant ticket, would you vote for him. and would you join a movement of veterans to get him elected to office?
2007-11-01 14:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by rebel with a cause 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. He previously ran as the Libertarian Party candidate for President and got nowhere. I've honestly made an attempt to listen to the man. But, some of his ideas make no sense and others might violate treaties we have ratified.
Maybe I'm different than most veterans. I want a President who will be able to carry out the duties prescribed for that office in Article Two of the Constitution. Maybe that comes from my having served in the Navy where the Watch, Quarter and Station Bill laid out what your duties in just about every exigency. I don't want a "Federal Wizard King" who has the answer to every problem which besets us. And I extend that to the other candidates seeking the office.
There was an independent candidate who did quite well in 1992. H. Ross Perot. In fact, most of his state campaign leaders were retired military officers. But, in terms of attracting votes from the "enlightened folks" of the eastern and western seaboards, he had the same problem which George W. Bush had: that Texas accent. The same elitist attitude reared its ugly head as it did when Lyndon Baines Johnson succeeded John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Ron Paul represents a district in Texas but doesn't sound Texan. That's a plus. But, he has attracted a lot of tin-foil hat wearers who worship the idols of conspiracy theories and he has yet to disavow them. He needs to do that. He needs to tell me he is ready to do the things mentioned in Article Two of our Constitution. Then I might take another look at him.
2007-11-01 15:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not fully grasp. Ron Paul does not desire susceptible security. In reality his plan will nonetheless have through the a long way the biggest security spending on the earth, however he does not desire to battle useless undeclared wars within the Middle East. So he's going to preserve America, however no longer increase it. Okay, so say he legalizes meth is everybody going to come to be meth people who smoke? No! Actually it is simpler for younger children now a days to get the unlawful weed then the authorized (beneath 18 yr historic,) alcohol. The Drug War is dull that's costing lot's of cash and arresting folks for now factors and you have got the liberty of option. If you get stuck smoking pot most effective 3 instances your arrested for existence, at the same time murderers and rapists are jogging loose. He opposes the demise penalty, considering that practically the folks with cash run loose so deficient folks get killed and wealthy folks run loose. The patriot act is unconstitutional, considering that the 4th modification says you cannot be searched with out a warrant. Yeah and Ron Paul desires to reduce one thousand billion greenbacks from the finances. The GOP is making excuses not to reduce vain spending behavior. Also Ron Paul isn't liberal. Obama isn't liberal. If you had been a truly conservative you need Obama. Ron Paul may be a libertarian on which the nation used to be constructed on, so if you do not just like the US Constitution, discover a nation with the legislation you aid.
2016-09-05 07:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by susswein 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would Vote For Ron Paul As An Independent or on any ticket of any party
2007-11-02 08:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by mjones76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heck no. He would be worse for the military than even Hillary.
2007-11-01 14:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋