Liberty Maven

Give “Government can’t create a moral society” a read.  It’s not long, and it’s worth it. 

From the article Ron Paul says:

The federal government can’t force families to come together and treat their children better. That is a spiritual issue, and the government’s responsibility is mainly to maintain order and punish violence.

I could not agree more.

A good pair of clips that are actually about issues, much unlike the Neil Cavuto fiasco.

According to this CNET News article there is some serious support for repealing the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, that was tacked on to the SAFE Ports act last year.

We are already aware of Ron Paul’s stance on this issue from the previous post. Now we have a wonderful quote from Rep. Barney Frank:

“In the end, adults ought to be able to decide for themselves how they spend the money they earn themselves.”

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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.

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