How does Ron Paul plan on passing his extreme ideas through Congress?

Question

I am not debating whether his ideas are good or not, just curious how his supporters think he is going to get other lawmakers to agree to his extreme ideas? Thanks

Answer 1

I will have to agree with the other posters, its not going to happen.

first, we would need to elect a congress that doesn't line its pockets with special interest money and spend the majority of their term working on getting re-elected

Answer 2

That's a good question.

First off, let me state that I am amused by the idea that strictly following the constitution constitutes "extremism."

Next, I'll point out that if elected, Paul doesn't need Congressional approval to bring the troops home from Iraq. As commander in chief, he can just order them home.

While Ron Paul may not be successful in completely shrinking the role of government, he certainly does not have to sign into law any congressional bills that would grow it. That would include, most obviosuly, the budget.

And speaking of the budget, don't expect Paul to sign off on paying for anything that he thinks exceeds the proper role of the federal government. That may mean certain things will shut down, but you see, that will be more than alright with him.

The great thing about his position is, the less that is done, the better. So if everything gridlocks and nothing is done, that is a victory.

I am oversimplifying it, of course. Certainly there are things that Paul believes are within the proper province of the federal government. You will find those things in the constitution.

But the fundamental thing to remember is this: in the unlikely event that Paul is elected President, this will mean a significant change in the thinking of the American people as to the proper role of the federal government. And if that has happened, members of congress who want to keep their seats will adjust to that.

Answer 3

abolishing the income tax is only extreme in the extremely high numbers of citizens and conservatives that support it. Even your boy Obama is (sorta) for ending the war. Atleast 70% of America supports ending the war. Don't know how extreme that is. Most everyone informed about the Federal Reserve and the unstable dollars is in favor of reducing inflation as a tax on the poor. I don't think he'll have any more trouble than any other true republican would with a democratic congress. McCain or Huckabee would get so much done, you wouldn't know where your liberty went.

Answer 4

""Inconceivable. Congress is not going to turn America into a lab-rat for some Libertarian's intellectual experiments."

I imagine someone spat a similar statement at Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock... And yet the experiment continues to play out even if they could not conceive of it.

Answer 5

The Constitution is not extreme, it's congress that needs a little history lesson! It's pretty simple, just follow the constitution. Ron Paul just wants to press the 'reset' button.

Answer 6

He has good ideas, and even if he does not manage to get anything done, he will be able to get the troops home, and he will be holding the veto stamp when congress does try and pass a law the violates the constitution. Congress will need 2/3 votes to get anything passed, which is going to force them to work together with the president, on passing laws that enforce the constitution, not ones that violate it.

Answer 7

He understands that he will not get the Congress to do everything he wants, nor would he want that. He wants to move the country as quickly and dramatically as possible back toward the Constitution. I know many argue this is an outdated document, but it is the ONLY thing that unites Americans. His views on abortion and such he knows are HIS views, and he wants the Federal government to stop making these decisions at all. If a community VOTES to offer free abortions, they may. If the community next door wants to build a hospital that refuses to perform abortions, they may do so. If Idaho wants gay marriage banned, they may do so. If California wants it legal, they may do so. It unites us as a nation by allowing us to divide ourselves by our ideals.

Answer 8

I already answered a question similar to this, so I'll re-post the response I gave.

Ron Paul has already stated in order to implement any of his ideas, he will have to work with Congress in a bipartisan manner.

You have to remember if he gets elected it will be a clear signal to Congress of what the American people want. We elect our representatives and dictate change. Sure some of them have ideologues, but keeping their jobs trumps ideology. Given the number of political opportunists we have in Washington, I'm sure they'd be more inclined to compromise with him.

Aside from that the veto power of the presidency has been used to guide congress in it's bill making. In effect, the president can tell congress what he'll approve and what he won't. He can actually address foreign/border policy and civil liberties without Congress and use the veto pen to freeze government taxation and spending at current levels.

Answer 9

Inconceivable. Congress is not going to turn America into a lab-rat for some Libertarian's intellectual experiments.

If by some wild set of events he were elected, he'd be spending his time in the Oval Office building model airplanes, because he'd have no power whatsoever. He'd even be a weaker president than Bush, who is also very ineffective in terms of creating anything productive for the country.

electing Paul would be a huge mistake.

Answer 10

I don't know who told you the Constitution was extreme but it's not - it is also the document that Congress is sworn to uphold.