"governments should never be able to do anything you can't do"
Uh... like establishing a monopoly jurisdiction by fiat, backed by force?
"if you can't steal from your neighbor, you can't send the government to your neighbor to steal for you"
As in ALL taxation?
So basically, if Ron Paul honestly believed what he said, he'd be a libertarian (i.e., an anarchist). But he's not, he's a Constitutionalist (minarchist), a position that requires violating the two quotes above from his speech.
@bdrake529 no one person, politician, or government is truly libertarian, statist, conservative, or liberal.............. it's all a mix of the four. ron paul's political philosophy is mostly libertarian, but also has a conservative, constitutionalist influence. i don't know who you voted for in 2008, but if you hung on every word of what every politician says then you'd only be fooling yourself. it's time for change from the typical american leftist rightist movements. let's move up and down
Thomas Jefferson + over 200 years of American knowledge and accumulated foreign policy, civil rights, and economics experience = Ron Paul, a true servant to the Constitution.
"governments should never be able to do anything you can't do"
Uh... like establishing a monopoly jurisdiction by fiat, backed by force?
"if you can't steal from your neighbor, you can't send the government to your neighbor to steal for you"
As in ALL taxation?
So basically, if Ron Paul honestly believed what he said, he'd be a libertarian (i.e., an anarchist). But he's not, he's a Constitutionalist (minarchist), a position that requires violating the two quotes above from his speech.
bdrake529 1 year ago
@bdrake529 no one person, politician, or government is truly libertarian, statist, conservative, or liberal.............. it's all a mix of the four. ron paul's political philosophy is mostly libertarian, but also has a conservative, constitutionalist influence. i don't know who you voted for in 2008, but if you hung on every word of what every politician says then you'd only be fooling yourself. it's time for change from the typical american leftist rightist movements. let's move up and down
sgisi414 6 months ago
WOW,great speech from a great man.RESPECT!!!
clanut 1 year ago
@clanut
You know that's right!!! :-)
adreamtosome 1 year ago
Great speech, great man!!!
Rcwatson83 1 year ago 2
@Rcwatson83
Nothing short of AWESOME!!! :-)
adreamtosome 1 year ago
RON PAUL REVOLUTION 2012!!!!!
eyesonly2019 1 year ago 2
Thomas Jefferson + over 200 years of American knowledge and accumulated foreign policy, civil rights, and economics experience = Ron Paul, a true servant to the Constitution.
machaeroguy 1 year ago 2
How dare he follow the constitution. How dare he care about personal liberties.
manmanguy 1 year ago 3
@manmanguy
*Gasp* Oh Noes, Not someone who believes AND FOLLOWS the 'Constitution'???
Call DHS...HURRY!!! ;-p
adreamtosome 1 year ago 2