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Re: What is wrong with Ron Paul?
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Originally Posted by drgoodtrips
That's the rub - a lot of the GOP's base, these days, views the government as a vehicle for legislating decency and morality, which makes libertarian candidates struggle with that same base. Personally, I get annoyed with the prevalence of "who cares" wedge issues like gay marriage and abortion - I'd rather vote for candidates based on things that actually affected everyone, such as economic policy or civil liberties. In this case "fight for moral values" seems to be a euphemism for "legislate my take on morality".
Should the federal government be in the business of mediating the domestic squabbling over such notions? I don't think so, personally - leave that to the states or local governments. I don't know a lot about Ron Paul, but I like what I've seen.
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I don't know if you saw this link when I posted it earlier, but if you are interested in finding out more about Ron Paul, this is probably the best link.
Ron Paul Library
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