Ron Paul spoke with the editorial board of The Nashua Telegraph Nov 7, 2007. 60 minutes.
Posted with permission, courtesy of The Nashua Telegraph.
www.nashuatelegraph.com
Topics covered: economy, abortion, immigration, stem cell research, Iraq war, Iran, Afghanistan, foreign policy, nation building, the monetary system and destruction of the dollar, 911-what he would have done different, civil liberties, open government and privacy, ethics in government, marijuana and the war on drugs-legalization, Alternative energies (ethanol, hemp, solar, nuclear)-free market solutions, health care, homeschooling and private education, corrupt government, the primary system
On the issues:
IRAQ WAR: Only Republican member of Congress to vote against war in 2002 and would withdraw all U.S. troops in three to six months.
IMMIGRATION REFORM: Supports strengthening borders with more federal patrols and enforcing laws against employers who hire illegal aliens. Opposes guest worker or any form of amnesty to the 12 million people who got here illegally.
HEALTH CARE: Supports free market solutions such as health savings accounts and transitioning a refundable tax credit so more families can afford health-care coverage; voted to let citizens buy and bring cheaper drugs from Canada into the U.S.
EDUCATION: Voted against No Child Left Behind; supports $3,000 tax credit for families who participate in school choice. Opposes school vouchers as philosophically that means other taxpayers are subsidizing another family's schooling. He supports home schooling.
FEDERAL BUDGET/TAXES: During 19-year congressional career, Paul said he's never voted for a bill to raise taxes and voted against most federal budget spending bills. Would dismantle the Internal Revenue Service, repeal the federal income tax and is open to a national sales tax in its place, but only if the Congress made deep cuts in federal spending first.
ABORTION: Has an anti-abortion voting record, but opposes a constitutional amendment to ban abortion and instead favors letting states restrict the procedure as they see fit. Urges supporters to contend the federal judiciary that outlaws abortion restrictions lacks jurisdiction to take up the issue.
GLOBAL WARMING: Restrictions on pollution should be done at the state rather than federal level. He favors federal tax credits for research of alternative energy sources and says expansion of nuclear power is a "safe, clean" way to cut back use of fossil fuels.
GAY MARRIAGE: Would let the states set restrictions on marriage and voted against federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2004. Says marriage is a religious institution, but would not oppose states issuing licenses that recognized the union of same-sex partners.
STEM-CELL RESEARCH FUNDING: Supports expansion of research, but opposes federal funding for it.
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Channel: News & Politics Uploaded: November 8, 2007 at 7:19 am Author:fagan411
yea.. so now that obama beat her, what do you say to that? maybe YOU should get a better grasp on politics. Ron Paul is the only candidate this time around who was actualy worth anything and the media ignored him and thus he was forgotten.
sunnygirl213(Wednesday 20th of August 2008 07:18:26 AM)
You have to deal with the people across the pond to opt out of the IRS, by the way.
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This was an excellent video series. Like many other Paul supporters, I don't agree with everything he says, but getting to see him rationalize his opinions is a privilege American voters deserve to have for EVERY candidate. I really wish that I could see this exact same interview conducted with Obama and McCain; I feel like I just don't know where they stand on anything the way I do in the case of Paul.
Write-in Ron Paul 2008. We can't make him win, but if every one of those of us who support him wrote his name down on the ballot, we'd at least be sending a strong message to the powers that be who decided long ago that Ron Paul would not win the election: that we weren't fooled by the mainstream media's portrayal of who the real candidates are, that we are capable of thinking for ourselves, at that we aren't too stupid to decide who should be the president of our nation.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happens when education fails and Fox news is taken seriously. We get idiotic comments from people like Cosmo1pug.
PLEASE take the time to study this subject before you go around making an ass out of yourself.
wow, somehow has no clue how debt or the economy works. "printing money" is what causes inflation. Inflation causes the devalueing of the currency. This causes the collapse of global markets as other nations reject the weak currency. This causes businesses to go out of business. It's not so simple as saying "fuck you, we're not paying you"...
