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Originally Posted by Steve
Just a couple of problems I have with Ron Paul are these votes he's made and positions he's taken:
Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China (Jul 2005)
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Why is it our business to stop foreign arms from going to China?
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Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
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Why is it the government's job to research embryonic stem cell lines? I like the topic, it is interesting and looks useful, but why should it be the government's job? If you like it, invest your own money.
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Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
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Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research.
To provide for human embryonic stem cell research. A YES vote would:
* Call for stem cells to be taken from human embryos that were donated from in vitro fertilization clinics
* Require that before the embryos are donated, that it be established that they were created for fertility treatment and in excess of clinical need and otherwise would be discarded
* Stipulate that those donating the embryos give written consent and do not receive any compensation for the donation.
Did you read the bill's description?
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Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
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So? Why is it your business where they perform abortions?
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Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
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Okay, you have a point there.
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Opposes the death penalty. (Jan 2007)
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Given the way it is carried out, it wastes a shitload of money. Amend the death penalty first.
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Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
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So? Do you want to subject people to tests that tell whether they drank coffee in the morning, too?
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Voted NO on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Vote to pass a bill that would authorize $22.8 billion in education funding, a 29 percent increase from fiscal 2001. The bill would require states to test students to track progress.
Looks like an issue with big government, as Paul likes a small one.
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Abolish the federal Department of Education. (Dec 2000)
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Uh, yeah. Let people pay for their own education.
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Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Uh...what's wrong with it? Is it your opinion that people should be banned from saying prayer or forced to pray?
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Voted NO on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
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You want child porn DRAWINGS to be illegal?
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Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
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I don't know what Ron Paul meant by that. IMO I don't really see a reason to fund them at all, but I can see what he means by "don't manipulate foreigners with money."
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Close departments of Energy, Education & Homeland Security. (May 2007)
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Yeah. Why do we need them? Energy needs to be privatized, education needs to be privatized, and DHS is a waste of money, anyway.
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Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
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Even though I can imagine most of such lawsuits would be bullshit, the solution is not to ban them, but to look at them rationally at the individual level. Believe it or not, if they lie about the ingredients and that results in someone becoming obese, that would sound like a rational reason to sue.
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Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
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A yes vote would: "Prohibit the manufacture, import, sale or delivery of armor piercing ammunition"
I can see where RP was torn, given that the bill would make illegal something that should remain legal.
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Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
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While it makes sense at first, the question remains: why should SUING for something be made illegal? Shouldn't the courts decide?
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DHS is unmanageable bureaucracy--eliminate it. (May 2007)
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Why do we need them, again?
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Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
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This is simply big-government bullshit, anyway. If someone is a terrorist, and has been convicted, wouldn't he be in jail anyway? What is the point of making it illegal for people behind bars indefinitely from getting licenses? WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO DRIVE? LOL! Clearly, they are wording it "against terrorists" to try and excuse that authoritarian bill.
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End draft registration; all-volunteer forces . (Dec 2000)
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We have enough to babysit and oppress Iraqis. It's clear that we don't need anymore.
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Immediately work to phase out the IRS. (May 2007)
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Yeah. Why do we need them?
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Trusts the Internet a lot more than the mainstream media. (May 2007)
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Mainstream media is driven by money. Period. Do you think bribed and money-hungry people are going to be more focused on honesty than would sources not greedy or money-driven?
You mentioned the FBI and CIA would get phased out. Where did RP say that? I couldn't find it.
Judging from your statements, it appears that most of your gripes about Ron Paul stem from your belief that we need a bigger, much more liberal government. It looks as though you support an authoritarian, almost all-powerful government that acts somewhat like a mother or father. I know you probably won't change your opinion. So, perhaps you should consider picking a democrat for which to vote? They, too, support authoritarianism.
I mean, if you're going to be liberal, stop lying to yourself and go democrat.