So? You don't think Ron Paul would drastically reduce the size of the US army? And has he suddenly stopped being a religious ultra-rightwinger who claims that the constitution DOESN'T say that state and religion should be separate, that, in fact, he says religion should be more important than the state in society? Because, you know, I have citation if you want it.
I agree. Ron Paul is the man that has rekindled the torch of liberty and limited government, but he won't ever be elected President.There are other possibilities though and Gary Johnson is probably the best alternative.<a class="user" href="http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/</a>
how many racist people voted this election that didn't before, just because the opponent was black? The papers were all talking about a huge voter turnout in PA even in areas where as much as 75% of votes went to McCain. Surely it's possible that all these new people liked McCain's message, but judging by McCain's age and his platform I can't imagine that many people heard it for the first time.
covertbadger - I think you missed the point, that people can vote with their feet by moving to different states. You could live in a state with legalized abortion! I'm sure many of them would.Moving to a different country, on the other hand, is a much larger commitment. And besides, right now we have the most repressive exit taxes and policy. In fact, we are the third nation in history with these repressive taxes and laws that strip those who don't want to pay expat taxes of their citizenship. The other two were Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.
My guess is that the vast majority of voters in PA who voted for McCain knew nothing about him other than that McCain is white and Obama is (half) black
@secrity that was my point. Voter turnout was up, even in county's that were predominantly McCain and his message wasn't that different from the GOP message in 2004.
Closed AccountNov 30, 2009
So? You don't think Ron Paul would drastically reduce the size of the US army? And has he suddenly stopped being a religious ultra-rightwinger who claims that the constitution DOESN'T say that state and religion should be separate, that, in fact, he says religion should be more important than the state in society? Because, you know, I have citation if you want it.
Closed AccountDec 1, 2009
I agree. Ron Paul is the man that has rekindled the torch of liberty and limited government, but he won't ever be elected President.There are other possibilities though and Gary Johnson is probably the best alternative.<a class="user" href="http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/</a>
phillaholicDec 1, 2009
how many racist people voted this election that didn't before, just because the opponent was black? The papers were all talking about a huge voter turnout in PA even in areas where as much as 75% of votes went to McCain. Surely it's possible that all these new people liked McCain's message, but judging by McCain's age and his platform I can't imagine that many people heard it for the first time.
Closed AccountDec 1, 2009
Well, there are 313 co-sponsors in the House, which would be more than enough needed to over-ride a veto in that body.
Closed AccountDec 1, 2009
covertbadger - I think you missed the point, that people can vote with their feet by moving to different states. You could live in a state with legalized abortion! I'm sure many of them would.Moving to a different country, on the other hand, is a much larger commitment. And besides, right now we have the most repressive exit taxes and policy. In fact, we are the third nation in history with these repressive taxes and laws that strip those who don't want to pay expat taxes of their citizenship. The other two were Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.
secrityDec 1, 2009
My guess is that the vast majority of voters in PA who voted for McCain knew nothing about him other than that McCain is white and Obama is (half) black
phillaholicDec 3, 2009
@secrity that was my point. Voter turnout was up, even in county's that were predominantly McCain and his message wasn't that different from the GOP message in 2004.