A fellow constitutionalist recently said to me the other day, “the Democrats actually scare me less these days than the Republicans because of the Republicans desire to inject religion into their policy making.”
He hasn’t really got into the whole Ron Paul phenomenon yet, but I’m trying to convince him to check Ron out. In any case, yesterday, lawmakers proposed a TV violence bill that has been pushed by the FCC chairman Kevin Martin.
This bill, the Family and Consumer Choice Act, would put various restrictions on cable and satellite television operators to promote a more “family friendly” channel lineup. Read More »
This is from watchronpaul.com and is the complete 45 minute speech by Ron Paul at the Hyatt in Reston, Virginia (down the street from where I work). Good wholesome stuff. Take yourself to watchronpaul.com to watch the video.
This one is rather long, but is an excellent Ron Paul appearance / interview from New Hampshire radio the morning of the last debate (6/5/2007). Well worth the almost hour long listen.
According to the new odds at sportsbook.com, Ron Paul is now at 7-1. That is a very close 5th place behind, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson, and Mitt Romney. Read More »
Ron Paul, in speaking about H.R. 4411 (The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act) said the following:
History, from the failed experiment of prohibition to today’s futile “war on drugs,” shows that the government cannot eliminate demand for something like Internet Gambling simply by passing a law.
He, naturally, voted against the act in July of 2006. Fast forward a few months and the bipartisan backed extremely popular SAFE Port Act readies for passage. Bill Frist and other supporters of H.R. 4411 decide to go all in with the SAFE Port act at the last minute in order to push the legislation through. It worked.