Who should I vote for if I am against the war, illegal immigration, and high taxes?

Question

It is funny some people mentioned Romney. He supported the troop surge. He said "I believe securing Iraqi civilians requires additional troops. I support adding five brigades in Baghdad and two regiments in Al-Anbar province. Success will require rapid deployment." http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Iraq_Statement_1_10_07

Answer 1

Ron Paul..

An overview of his record:
He voted against the Iraq war.
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 is a strong advocate of free trade.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He opposes invading Iran.
He opposes amnesty for illegals.
He will drastically reduce the debt the United States is in, by reducing government spending.. taking the burden off taxpayers.
He voted NO to the amendment banning gay marriages.
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.

source: www.ronpaul2008.com

On immigration:
Ron Paul has stated that he wants very strong borders and he was appalled that our government had taken border guards off of our borders to send them to Iraq.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/haman3.html

This is his six point plan:
Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake complicated immigration reform proposals.
Enforce visa rules. Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law. This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11 terrorists had expired visas.
No amnesty. Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward
for breaking our laws.
No welfare for illegal aliens. Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules. But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services.
End birthright citizenship. As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong.
Pass true immigration reform. The current system is incoherent and unfair. But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation. This is insanity. Legal immigrants from all countries should face the same rules and waiting periods.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform

The war in Iraq: Paul didn't support it to begin with, but isn't advocating a drop and run policy.. He said it will be a process, that may take up to three - six months, but he is going into office with the intention of bringing our troops home and having a stronger national defense to protect us from terrorists.. And how will Romney or anyone not raise taxes when they are advocating going on with the war? We are in debt and if they keep going, they will have to raise taxes, for funding.. PAUL IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT WILL NOT RAISE TAXES.. he will reduce government spending to pay off our debt, so taxpayers do not have the BURDEN


EDIT: paper mage, stop giving out the wrong information, Romney IS FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE ONE IN IRAN..

Please check your facts, before you make statements..

CIA/FBI: There are over 100 different intelligence gathering agencies. He wants to end the bureaucracy and consolidate.. not abolish them.. this actually strengthens our central intelligence by gathering intelligence and making it more effective

Answer 2

I didn't have much of a problem with McCain up until the last couple months. I've watched McCain fight in the Senate against the special interests, I've watched him cross party lines to ensure that needed legislation passed and was not blocked. I've watched him stand up to the members of his own party who were more concerned with politics then serving the American people. However of the past few months, in an effort to gain the support of his party which he was not able to obtain in 2000 he has accepted and promoted the Bush agenda. Considering the low, approval ratings for George Bush, I'm not so sure this was the best strategy for McCain. McCain is currently stating he will continue Bush's policy in Iraq, Bush's energy policy, Bush's detrimental enviromental policy, etc. McCain has aligned himself with the Bush Agenda. We don't need more of the same and the people dont' want more of the same.

Answer 3

People list Mitt Romney because he's against illegal immigration and against high taxes. He's also, believe it or not, against the war in Iraq.

I heard what Ron Paul said when asked what his strategy was for ending the war in Iraq. He said: "Just come home." It's a spectacular sound bite, and it earned him a nice bump in the polls. On the other hand, it's simply not practical. We created a mess in the Middle East, and we have a moral responsibility to do something about it before we cut out and leave other people to clean up after us. Do we really want to leave Iraq open to a hostile (and I mean that literally) takeover by fundamentalist regimes?

Speaking of practicality, Ron Paul also said in the debates that he wants to eliminate the CIA and the FBI because "they've caused mischief". Allowing for the moment that that statement's true, shutting down the country's intelligence communities while we're the target of terrorists is not the way to end the war on terror. I just don't think Ron Paul has what it takes to safely and effectively protect this country.

Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has one style of dealing with problems: surround himself with people who know what they're talking about, gather as much information as humanly possible, listen to all sides, and then make a decision. He did it as a business man, which is how he became a multi-millionaire, he did it in the 2002 Olympics, which is how he saved them, he did it as Governor of Massachusetts, and he'll do it as president.

Answer 4

Listen to all of the candidates and pay close attention to what they are not saying. Watch the news and pay attention when they discuss the candidates. Read the papers about the candidates.

Go to the web sites of each candidate and study their key issues.

Then you need to vote for the candidate whom more closely shares your POV not mine nor anyone else in this forum.

Do not become a lemming and blindly follow the media polls as they are terribly flawed. They poll 538 people then by the answers to the loaded questions, they exponentially project how the entire state or nation will vote.

Answer 5

The Republican candidate Ron Paul fits your description 100% percent.

Ron Paul never voted to raise taxes, since it violates his Libertarian beliefs

Ron Paul voted against the Iraqi war, and promises to bring the troops home immediently

Ron Paul will ofcourse focus on illegal immigration as one of his major issues. Infact, he was apart of Tom Tancredo's anti-illegal immigration group in congress.

Answer 6

Ron Paul

Answer 7

Ron Paul would be a good choice but it would be a wasted vote. It's going to come down to Giuliani and Hillary.
Giuliani is against raising taxes and wants controls on the illegal immigration problem, but supports the war on terror.
Hillary promises higher taxes and open borders. She SAYS she is against the war but voted for it and for each war budget. She also says she would pull out the troops but would leave some in Iraq to help protect the Iraqis and to train their troops.

Answer 8

Ron Paul!

Answer 9

Ron Paul is the only one that fits those qualifications

Answer 10

Ron Paul. He is against all these things as well, and he also wants your money to be worth something in the future as well.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/

Check out what he has to say.