Are you voting for Ron Paul? Why or why not?

Question

Explain, if your not voting for him then who and why?

Answer 1

No..I do not agree with his foreign policy and think that his attitude toward the War and other Foreign issues puts the USA at great risk.

I do however commend all Americans who are trying to learn more about the candidates before the 2008 election. In my opinion, a uniformed voter is down right dangerous. I am supporting the Republican Ticket for their stance on Foreign Policy.

The following website will provide you with party information, candidate detailed information as well as voting records, public statements and pretty much anything you need to help YOU decide!

It will also show you information about the State Primary Dates, How the Primary Process works, Electoral College, and other internet resources with respect to registration and voting.

http://www.vote-smart.org/election_president.php

http://www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefwab.html

Answer 2

Univee - I'm proud that you recognize that this whole this is REALLY controlled by somebody, or something.

That's part of the reason I feel Ron Paul would be GREAT for president. He's not controlled by ANYTHING

The man has held the SAME views his whole political career, and those are based on his ideas on Government and the Constitution.
That being said... I think he's a GREAT American in Congress

The only position he's changed his voting on, is the DEATH PENALTY, and he used to be for the DP, but now he's against the DP, because he said that with DNA now adays... it's clear that we have been wrong TOO many times in the past.

He changed his opinion... told his supporters he was, and the reason why, and now votes AGAINST Capital punishment

How honest of a man can you ask for

P.S. Great site to get his ideas, and kind of where he comes from is WIKIPEDIA.ORG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul

Answer 3

Who

Answer 4

Yes, I am voting for him in the primaries.. Why? because I'm sick of lobbyists, corporations and interest groups dictating the actions of our candidates.. Paul is a man of integrity and he has the consistent track record to prove it..

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.



Edit: To the other claims that some of you have made, isolationist? Paul supports free trade and handling situations with diplomacy. Going to war should be a last resort, because war is costly in lives and money, there are other alternatives to resolving global issues... In extreme cases he wouldn't object to intervention, After 9/11 Paul voted to go into Afghanistan and find Osama Bin Laden.. he also is an adamant supporter of the Letter's of Marque to counter terrorism..

Answer 5

He can't win the republican primary... so what's the point of even going along that road?

Giuliani Vs. Clinton is the race that's been settled on by the power brokers.

AnywayI am fairly certain that the election is a bought and paid for event at this point.

Otherwise, I like the guy, with the exception of the fact that I disagree with him that ALL regulations are bad.

Personally, I'm glad for fire safety standards, environmental laws against toxic waste dumping and cops, when they are doing their real job. I can't digest the Libertarian thing that seems like Paul's main appeal. It's idealistic and impracticable.

Answer 6

YES!!!! Ron Paul brings honesty, integrity, and a great productive track record and experience in the U.S. Congress. Ron Paul is not, and cannot be bought by the big corporate criminals who buy and control the other candidates of both parties.

Answer 7

I'm going to be voting for him. He is the only serious opponent of the war that has a chance (the top-tier Democrats want to keep the war going for at least the first 4 years of their term), so he is the only candidate that will stop the war. He also is the only candidate who can be trusted to lower taxes.

Answer 8

If possible yes. Unfortunately the primaries will be more or less decided by the time my state has them. That is the bad thing of the last half of the primaries.

Why? Because he is a non interventionist. Let's trade education and economy and not military. We are horrible nation builders, it is not what we do.

Answer 9

Yes, I'm going to simply because he never voted for any of the mess were now in!

Answer 10

I won't be voting for him, and neither will anyone else, because he won't be nominated. Maybe the successful Republican candidate will consider him for VP, and he will have 4 years to show if he is credible.