Ron Paul for President 2008
WASHINGTON - Ron Paul, America's nine-term Republican congressman from Texas formally announced on Monday he will seek the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Ron Paul has strong appeal to Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and the Green party - in short, practically all Americans. Like no other candidate before, he is most definitely the only candidate with such broad appeal.
Paul, a longtime Libertarian who frequently strays far outside the Republican mainstream, said he was surprised by the level of encouragement he received after forming a presidential exploratory committee in January.
"I was pleasantly surprised to find a number of people who responded and the fund raising went very well," Paul said on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal." Look for Ron Paul as one candidate who can not be ignored.
"The amount of money raised so far isn't competitive with those so called ‘established’ candidates that will raise $100 million," he said. "With the Internet, the amount of money and enthusiasm, I think we can become very competitive."
America has come to love Ron Paul. America does not want another President who can be bought and all signs suggest that Ron Paul cannot be bought.
Paul frequently crosses or ignores Republican leaders in Congress, where he has voted against defense spending bills, called for a speedy withdrawal of troops in Iraq and proposed a diminishing of the power of the Federal Reserve. But America may finally have wised up to being "bought" at the polls. A majority now seems to want to speak for themselves, and that could be why Ron Paul's appeal is so broad.
Ron Paul believes the federal government should be limited to the duties specified in the Constitution, Period.
"I'm confident the Republican Party has gone in the wrong direction," Paul said. "We used to be a party of small government. Now we are the party of big government….But most importantly, we need to be a united America."
In a crowded Republican presidential field headed by far too many 'wannabes', Paul, an obstetrician-gynecologist from the Houston area, might be considered a long shot by neo-conservatives and mainstream media, but Ron Paul has far greater knowledge of America's needs, both domestic and foreign, than any other candidate seeking the presidency.
He has questioned the highly controversial NAFTA Super Highway, the America union of Mexico, Canada and the United States, not to mention the Patriot Act. He is the candidate that many feel is much needed to restore the American freedoms which have slowly been eroded over the last 7 years. He is a man of his word and well respected in his congressional district, in Washington and throughout America. Americans appreciate his no nonsense approach and his ability to stand on his own when others won't stand at all. He is what America needs now more than ever - a President for, of and by the People.
He ran for president in 1988, drawing more than 400,000 votes nationwide. But now, it's a different time and a whole new playing field. Ron Paul will, without question, surprise all politicos just as he has done in the past. He is an individual. He is not a flip flopper and he makes no false promises. He is truly all American.
Paul said he would run for the presidency and for re-election to his seat in Congress at the same time, which is allowed under Texas state law.
Ron Paul is the true candidate of Choice for America. Americans have come to admire and respect Congressman Ron Paul.
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Political Power and the Rule of Law
By Ron Paul
by Ron Paul
With the elections over and the 110th Congress settling in, the media have been reporting ad nauseam about who has assumed new political power in Washington. We're subjected to breathless reports about emerging power brokers in Congress; how so-and-so is now the powerful chair of an important committee; how certain candidates are amassing power for the 2008 elections, and so on. Nobody questions this use of the word "power," or considers its connotations. It's simply assumed, in Washington and the mainstream media, that political power is proper and inevitable.
The problem is that politicians are not supposed to have power over us – we're supposed to be free. We seem to have forgotten that freedom means the absence of government coercion. So when politicians and the media celebrate political power, they really are celebrating the power of certain individuals to use coercive state force.
Remember that one's relationship with the state is never voluntary. Every government edict, policy, regulation, court decision, and law ultimately is backed up by force, in the form of police, guns, and jails. That is why political power must be fiercely constrained by the American people.
The desire for power over other human beings is not something to celebrate, but something to condemn! The 20th century's worst tyrants were political figures, men who fanatically sought power over others through the apparatus of the state. They wielded that power absolutely, without regard for the rule of law.
Our constitutional system, by contrast, was designed to restrain political power and place limits on the size and scope of government. It is this system, the rule of law, which we should celebrate – not political victories.
Political power is not like the power possessed by those who otherwise obtain fame and fortune. After all, even the wealthiest individual cannot force anyone to buy a particular good or service; even the most famous celebrities cannot force anyone to pay attention to them. It is only when elites become politically connected that they begin to impose their views on all of us.
In a free society, government is restrained – and therefore political power is less important. I believe the proper role for government in America is to provide national defense, a court system for civil disputes, a criminal justice system for acts of force and fraud, and little else. In other words, the state as referee rather than an active participant in our society.
Those who hold political power, however, would lose their status in a society with truly limited government. It simply would not matter much who occupied various political posts, since their ability to tax, spend, and regulate would be severely curtailed. This is why champions of political power promote an activist government that involves itself in every area of our lives from cradle to grave. They gain popular support by promising voters that government will take care of everyone, while the media shower them with praise for their bold vision.
Political power is inherently dangerous in a free society: it threatens the rule of law, and thus threatens our fundamental freedoms. Those who understand this should object whenever political power is glorified.
February 6, 2007
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