Ron Paul for the Republican Presidential Nomination

I endorse Ron Paul for President

Ron Paul is my choice to be the Republican presidential nominee and ultimately the President of the United States.

This may not come as a surprise to many of you, but you may not be aware of my reasons.

Why Ron Paul?

• His incorruptible character
• His authenticity in speaking plainly and truthfully even when some don’t want to hear it
• His consistent philosophy of government (in the vein of Thomas Jefferson)
• His ability to teach that philosophy and create a movement
• His willingness to campaign for a cause not just a job
• His defense of life, liberty, and property
• His understanding of economic policy and how to fix it
• His perfect record in voting against the growth of government spending and raising of taxes
• His perfect record of defending the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

But what about …

• All of his flip-flops?
• No one has accused him of that :-)
• His record of supporting the growth of government spending?
• No one has accused him of that either :-)
• The fact that the Republican establishment hates him?
• And why is that a bad thing?
• The fact that Goldman Sachs is not supporting Ron Paul like Romney?
• True. Paul has to get by on small donations because the corporate interests realize Ron Paul is not for corporate welfare
• Those nasty inflammatory newsletters?
• No one claims that he actually wrote them
• He has disavowed them but takes responsibility in being negligent in not providing more editorial oversight
• He has decades of speeches and writing that is exactly opposite of those type of remarks
• Check out this fact check on the issue.
• His foreign policy? He is weak on terrorism right? He blamed America for 911, right?
• His is the ONLY sane foreign policy.
• He believes that we should follow the golden rule in our foreign policy. Here is an incredible video explaining what that might look like.
• He believes America should declare war Constitutionally
• He believes in the Just War theory (as Christians for the last 2000 years have) not preemptive war.
• He blames American foreign policy for inciting the hostility that was the motivation for 911.
• He is aware of the history of American foreign interventionism and its consequences
• Unlike some candidates, he realizes that the history of U.S. / Iran conflict did not start with the taking of U.S. hostages in 1979, but actually goes back to the U.S. supported coup in 1953.
• He understands that it is American foreign policy that creates hostility toward us. He actually read why Al Qaeda attacked us. He read the CIA on the topic of blowback.
• He realizes that if we bankrupt our country we will not be able to defend ourselves
• He is the only one proposing that we stop paying for the defense of Germany, Japan, and South Korea (all rich countries). If we can’t stop now, then when?
• He is the only candidate who has actually served in the military.
• He received more contributions from active military than the other candidates combined.
• His desire to legalize drugs?
• It is not in the Constitution for the federal government to be involved outlawing any drugs (e.g., it required a Constitutional amendment to begin alcohol prohibition)
• He would give the issue to the States to decide
• Check out my more complete take on this.
• His weakness in defending traditional marriage?
• What weakness? He believes in traditional marriage and has been married for over 50 years.
• He supports DOMA. He also proposed the “Marriage Protection Act” and the “We the People” act which would have removed this issue and any issue regarding sexual orientation and practice from federal jurisdiction, meaning it would have remained a State matter.
• His wacky economic ideas?
• Guilty.
• He believes that a government should live within its means and only spend on Constitutionally authorized matters
• He believes that gold and silver were intended by our founders to be the currency
• Counterfeiting is wrong … even when the government does it
• He believes that the Federal Reserve should at least be audited to see how it spends 10 times what the federal government spends.
• He also doesn’t think the Fed has done a good job protecting the value of the dollar, given that it has lost 96% of its value since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913.
• He believes that spending more money is not a solution to spending too much money
• He believes that individuals not governments create wealth, and that government intervention almost always makes things worse
• He believes that our system of crony capitalism (e.g., TARP, the military industrial complex, government takeover of the auto industry and health care) needs to stop
• He is for unfettered capitalism, destroying the environment, and letting companies poison us?
• Really?
• He is for the Constitution. The federal government should be about helping commerce, not stifling it.
• He is for freedom and allowing the courts and markets to provide the best regulation
• Government regulators have failed time and again, and the cost of compliance on business is stifling.
• He is unelectable?
• That is what elections are for deciding.
• He and Romney are the only candidates that are on the ballot in all 50 States. Gingrich and Santorum are not even on the ballot in Virgina.
• Numerous polls have Paul doing as well against Obama as the other candidates.
• He has a strong organization that understands the delegate process. He will likely end up with more delegates than the popular / straw votes in Caucus states suggest. Some have estimated that he probably has the 2nd most delegates at this stage of the campaign.
• His numbers continue to grow. Once you are a Paul supporter you are not likely to flip to another candidate as the supporters of Santorum and Gingrich have.
• Who is more likely to make a significant gaffe which will cost him the race: Paul who has been saying the same thing for 30 years, or Romney, Gingrich, or Santorum who haven’t.
• Who has already made significant gaffe’s? Not Paul.
• He brings the most enthusiastic supporters to the Republican side. He wins heavily among young people and independents which helped carry Obama.
• His crazy supporters?
• Well, you got me there :-)

I realize in writing this, I could go on and on about why Ron Paul is the right man for the job.

In summary, the reason I support Ron Paul for President is not just that he is the most fiscally conservative candidate with the most amazing track record. It is not just that he is also on the right side of the major social issues. It is that he has a correct philosophy of government (grounded in the same foundation as the Declaration of Independence) and recognizes the moral issues that the other candidates do not: war, theft and the trampling of freedom.

We need to stop carelessly going to war, bombing and putting sanctions on other countries. It is morally wrong. We have blood on our hands. I am sure that God is not amused.

We need to stop using the force of government to make people do what a minority or even a slim majority thinks is right. Government should be about protecting life and liberty, and providing justice for all. You have no right to tell someone else how they need to spend their money, or live their life. God gave them that right. If you disagree, where in the Bible do you find that justification? As long as they don’t harm someone else, you have no moral authority to intervene. You may plead with them to do what is right and good, and you should.

Obviously, you can find out more about Ron Paul by searching the web. I recommend Wikipedia, Why Ron Paul, Ron Paul’s website, and Tom Woods website. You don’t have to guess at his positions. He is quite clear and consistent.

If you have additional questions or reasons why I shouldn’t support Ron Paul, I would be happy to discuss it.