Ron Paul on Abortion |
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- More laws don’t solve problems on abortion. (Sep 2011)
- Efforts to fund abortion ranks among stupidest policies. (Apr 2011)
- Deregulate the adoption market. (Apr 2011)
- Abortion laws should be a state-level choice. (Apr 2011)
- Abortion causes inconsistent moral basis for value of life. (Apr 2011)
- Day-after pill allows individual moral choice. (Apr 2011)
- Abortion is murder. (Apr 2008)
- Roe v. Wade decision was harmful to the Constitution. (Apr 2008)
- Define life at conception in law, as scientific statement. (Feb 2008)
- Protecting the life of the unborn is protecting liberty. (Feb 2008)
- Get the federal government out of abortion decision. (Nov 2007)
- Delivered 4000 babies; & assuredly life begins at conception. (Sep 2007)
- Nominate only judges who refuse to legislate from the bench. (Sep 2007)
- Save “snowflake babies”: no experiments on frozen embryos. (Sep 2007)
- No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion. (Sep 2007)
- Embryonic stem cell programs not constitionally authorized. (May 2007)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Sanctity of Life Act: remove federal jurisdiction. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
- Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
- Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
- Voted YES on funding for health providers who don’t provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
- Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
- Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
- No federal funding of abortion, and pro-life. (Dec 2000)
- Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 56% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)
- Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans. (Jul 2010)
- Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
- Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood. (Jan 2011)
- Report on Medicaid payments to abortion providers. (Apr 2009)
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Ron Paul on Budget & Economy |
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- Destroying our currency transfers wealth to the rich. (Dec 2011)
- Let Italy fail; or we face 10-year recession. (Nov 2011)
- Let market determine interest rate, instead of Fed price-fix. (Nov 2011)
- Go after crony capitalism; defend real capitalism. (Nov 2011)
- Don’t bail out banks; bail out homeowners. (Oct 2011)
- Auditing the fed revealed $5T loaned to foreign banks. (Oct 2011)
- Housing bubble was predictable; we had too many houses. (Oct 2011)
- We spend $1.5T on wars; start by cutting there. (Sep 2011)
- 1980s had huge deficits, despite Reagan’s message. (Sep 2011)
- Country is bankrupt & we can’t keep spending. (Aug 2011)
- Economic crisis demonstrates that Fed must come to an end. (Sep 2009)
- Security or growth: you can’t have both. (Sep 2009)
- Wall Street is dumping its trouble onto Main Street. (Sep 2008)
- Mortgage & Financial Institutions Trust: more of the same. (Sep 2008)
- There’s payback for guns and butter. (Feb 2008)
- Great nations and empires end for financial reasons. (Feb 2008)
- Live within our means and start paying down the deficit now. (Feb 2008)
- Stimulus package means more printing & devaluing the dollar. (Feb 2008)
- Economic Revitalization Plan: “Prescription for Prosperity”. (Feb 2008)
- We’re worse off than in 2000, due to Bush & Congress. (Jan 2008)
- The people, not government, are supposed to run the economy. (Jan 2008)
- Economic stimulus ok, but not via spending & printing money. (Jan 2008)
- Dollar crashing due to trillions spent on maintaining empire. (Jan 2008)
- Waving a flag the whole time on spending. (Jan 2008)
- Give up American empire; that reduces debt without sacrifice. (Dec 2007)
- Restore GOP by returning to less gov’t & fiscal conservatism. (Dec 2007)
- Weak economy is source of resentment against immigrants. (Dec 2007)
- Can’t legislate economic fairness; so make government small. (Sep 2007)
- Prioritize spending based on Constitution–and lower it too. (Sep 2007)
- Government out of regulating economy & out of our bedrooms. (Jan 2007)
- Oil prices rise in part because of the weak dollar. (Jan 2006)
- We can’t afford a trillion-dollar war in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
- Maintaining American empire diminishes dollar. (Jun 2004)
- We’ve come to accept debt, wealth confiscation, & big gov’t. (Dec 1987)
Federal Reserve
- I’m delighted that auditing the Fed has become mainstream. (Aug 2011)
- If we want to cure the bust, don’t create the boom. (Apr 2011)
- Fed has ominous power with no oversight & no control. (Sep 2010)
- All bets are off if a cataclysmic dollar devaluation occurs. (Feb 2008)
- We owe foreigners $2.7 trillion and more printing won’t do. (Feb 2008)
- Federal Reserve creates money and prints it out of thin air. (Jan 2008)
- Lower interest rates CAUSED housing bubble & can’t solve it. (Jan 2008)
- The longer the Fed delays recession, the worse the recession. (Jan 2008)
- Maintain the value of the dollar, unlike Federal Reserve. (Oct 2007)
- Friedman monetarist policy is better, but still inflationary. (Dec 1981)
Gold & Currency
- Paper money in unconstitutional; only gold is legal tender. (Sep 2010)
- Reagan was very sympathetic to the gold standard. (Jan 2008)
- We spend too much, tax too much, & print too much money. (Dec 2007)
- Currency inflation counterfeits prosperity & destroys poor. (Oct 2007)
- Fiat money causes economic & political imbalances. (Jun 2007)
- Gold standard limits deficit spending. (Dec 1987)
- Depreciating currency is greatest threat to middle class. (Dec 1981)
- Gold standard avoids need for government promises. (Dec 1981)
- Gold standard means minimal inflation. (Dec 1981)
- Dollar as fiat currency only benefits politicians. (Dec 1981)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Wasteful government spending backed by both parties. (Apr 2008)
- Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
- Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on defining “energy emergency” on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
- Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
- Supports Balanced Budget Amendment & on-budget accounting. (Dec 2000)
- Maintain public information about M3 money supply. (Mar 2006)
- Member of House Banking Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Raise small business depreciation to $125,000. (Jul 2009)
- Liberty Candidate: End the Federal Reserve. (Sep 2010)
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Ron Paul on Civil Rights |
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- No federal marriage licenses & no state licenses either. (Aug 2011)
- Let churches marry couples, without government document. (Jun 2011)
- Government is totally unnecessary for gay marriage laws. (May 2011)
- Voluntary associations are better than quotas. (Apr 2011)
- Definition of marriage is free speech. (Apr 2011)
- National ID card is part of fear-based government. (Feb 2008)
- Civil Rights Act was more about property than race relations. (Dec 2007)
- Against ID for immigrants; it leads to national ID card. (Dec 2007)
- Protect all voluntary associations; don’t define marriage. (Oct 2007)
- No affirmative action for any group. (Sep 2007)
- No need for Marriage Amendment; DOMA is enough. (Sep 2007)
- First Amendment was written for controversial speech. (Sep 2007)
- Use power of presidency to restore habeas corpus. (Sep 2007)
- Don’t ask, don’t tell is a decent policy for gays in army. (Jun 2007)
- Tamper-proof I.D. for immigrants is a bad idea. (Jan 2006)
- Gender-equal pay violates idea of voluntary contract. (Dec 1987)
- In times of war, our freedoms are threatened at home. (Dec 1987)
- Rights belong only to individuals, not collective groups. (Dec 1987)
Voting+Sponsorships
- No legislation to counteract the homosexual agenda. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
- Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
- Require “Privacy Impact Statement” on new federal rules. (Apr 2002)
- Rated 67% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 38% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 39% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action. (Dec 2006)
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Ron Paul on Corporations |
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- Inflated currency benefits some industry’s CEO salaries. (Sep 2010)
- Auto company nationalization is fascism. (Sep 2010)
- Big business demand for easy money causes inflation. (Dec 1981)
- Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 46% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
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Ron Paul on Crime |
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- Constitution even protects terrorists, not just citizens. (Apr 2011)
- Replace “hate crime” with equal penalties for equal assaults. (Apr 2011)
- Too many capital convictions have been proven errors. (Apr 2011)
- Eliminate ultimate penalty & incarcerate for life. (Apr 2011)
- Opposes death penalty at state and federal level. (Jan 2008)
- Changed opinion to anti-death penalty due to many mistakes. (Sep 2007)
- Opposes “hate crimes” legislation. (Sep 2007)
- Not appropriate to prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
- Opposes the death penalty. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Rated 60% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
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Ron Paul on Drugs |
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- Cancel the drug war, and cancel its violence. (Nov 2011)
- Our drug war is driving our immigration policy. (Sep 2011)
- We don’t need laws to tell us to not use heroin. (May 2011)
- Drug War allows drug lords to make a lot more money. (Apr 2011)
- Someday we’ll wake up and end the Second Prohibition. (Apr 2011)
- War on drugs is out of control; revert control to states. (Dec 2007)
- Repeal most federal drug laws; blacks are treated unfairly. (Sep 2007)
- Inner-city minorities are punished unfairly in war on drugs. (Sep 2007)
- $500B on War on Drugs since 1970s has been a total failure. (Sep 2007)
- Legalize industrial hemp. (Jan 2007)
- Drug War fosters violence at home & breeds resentment abroad. (Oct 2001)
- Societal inconsistency on alcohol contributes to drug use. (Dec 1987)
- Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
- War on Drugs has abused Bill of Rights . (Dec 2000)
- Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
- Rated A by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated +30 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)
- Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans. (Jan 2008)
- Ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs. (Mar 1999)
- Distribute sterile syringes to reduce AIDS and hepatitis. (Jan 2009)
- Sponsored bill letting states legalize industrial hemp. (Apr 2009)
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Ron Paul on Education |
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- Student loan program is a total failure and unconstitutional. (Nov 2011)
- Stop enforcing No Child Left Behind; allow opt-out of system. (Sep 2011)
- Competition helps, but vouchers invite bureaucratic control. (Apr 2011)
- No-Child-Left-Behind hooks institutions on federal funding. (Apr 2011)
- Evolution doesn’t support atheism nor diminish God. (Apr 2011)
- School prayer is not a federal issue. (Apr 2008)
- Private funds for arts work better than government funds. (Apr 2008)
- Close Dept. of Education, but don’t dismantle public schools. (Dec 2007)
- Encourage homeschooling & private school via tax writeoff. (Dec 2007)
- Don’t impeach judges for decisions on legislature prayers. (Sep 2007)
- Present scientific facts that support creationism. (Sep 2007)
- Equal funds for abstinence as contraceptive-based education. (Sep 2007)
- Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling. (Sep 2007)
- Guarantee parity for home school diplomas. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on “God” in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted NO on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Abolish the federal Department of Education. (Dec 2000)
- Sponsored bill for private scholarships to public schools. (Feb 2003)
- Rated 67% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)
- Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
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Ron Paul on Energy & Oil |
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- No nuclear waste in Yucca Mt.; it’s other states’ garbage. (Oct 2011)
- I can get you a gallon of gas for a silver dime. (Sep 2011)
- Absurd to let global bureaucrats try to manipulate climate. (Apr 2011)
- Big Oil profits ok; Big Oil subsidies are not. (Jun 2007)
- Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
- Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
- Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
- Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
- Repeal the gas tax. (May 2001)
- Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules. (Jan 2009)
- Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Nov 2010)
- No EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. (Jan 2011)
- Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives. (Sep 2010)
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Ron Paul on Environment |
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- Recycling consumes more energy than it saves. (Apr 2011)
- Neglected property rights during the industrial revolution. (Jan 2008)
- Property rights are the foundation of all rights. (Sep 2007)
- Scored 14% on Humane Society Scorecard on animal protection. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
- Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Give tax breaks for start-up farms for 10-year commitment. (Jan 2008)
- Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
- Repeal requirements for compact fluorescent bulbs. (Jan 2011)
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Ron Paul on Foreign Policy |
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- Wartime brainwashing that Islam is inherently warlike. (Apr 2011)
- We’re endangered as a result of our foreign policy. (Apr 2011)
- Foreign aid wastes billions, with unintended consequences. (Apr 2011)
- We manufactured fear about Saddam, Al Qaeda, & Ahmadinejad. (Apr 2011)
- We invested $70B in Mubarak; stop spending on puppets. (Feb 2011)
- Can’t spread our goodness through the barrel of a gun. (Feb 2008)
- We tax people to blow up bridges overseas then rebuild them. (Jan 2008)
- Cut off all foreign aid to Israel & to Arabs. (Dec 2007)
- Get out of South Korea and let two Koreas unify. (Dec 2007)
- Bush humble foreign policy was hijacked into nation-building. (Dec 2007)
- US must obey human rights treaties abroad. (Dec 2007)
- Focus on the Iraq war and foreign policy. (Dec 2007)
- Empires usually end by spending too much to maintain empire. (Dec 2007)
- Stronger national defense by changing our foreign policy. (Nov 2007)
- No constitutional or moral authority for US action in Darfur. (Sep 2007)
- Don’t pressure Israel to give up land for promise of peace. (Sep 2007)
- Not US role to monitor eradication of legal slavery in Sudan. (Sep 2007)
- Our foreign policy is designed to protect our oil interests. (Jun 2007)
- Bush mistake: ran on humble foreign policy; now runs empire. (Jun 2007)
- Avoid double standard–follow international law. (Jun 2006)
- Neutrality on Israel-Palestine; start by defunding both. (Dec 2001)
- $140B to protect Europe creates competitive disadvantage. (Dec 1987)
- Foreign aid helps dictators, not the people of aided country. (Dec 1987)
Non-Interventionism
- We installed Shah in Iran; we should mind our own business. (Aug 2011)
- Worldwide interventionism requires perpetual fear. (Apr 2011)
- Exceptionalism shouldn’t mean using force around the world. (Feb 2011)
- We spend $1 trillion a year overseas; it’s needed at home. (Sep 2008)
- Stop interfering with Latin America; talk & trade instead. (Dec 2007)
- Right to spread our values, but wrong to spread by force. (Aug 2007)
- Interventionism perpetuated by politician’s false patriotism. (Jun 2007)
- No foreign aid; no treaties that commit US to future wars. (Jun 2007)
- Non-intervention is traditional American & Republican policy. (May 2007)
- No nation-building; no world policeman; no pre-emptive war. (Jan 2006)
- UN membership leads to impractical military conflicts. (Feb 2003)
- Policy of non-intervention, neutrality, & independence. (Dec 1987)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Avoid ratifying Law of the Sea Treaty. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
- Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
- Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
- Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
- Allow Americans to travel to Cuba. (May 2000)
- Foreign aid often more harmful than helpful . (Dec 2000)
- Ban foreign aid to oil-producers who restrict production. (May 2001)
- Sponsored bill invalidating International Criminal Court. (Mar 2003)
- Sponsored bill to end the Cuban embargo. (Apr 2003)
- Sponsored resolution to withdraw from UNESCO. (Jun 2004)
- Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
- Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable. (Sep 2010)
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Ron Paul on Free Trade |
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- Trade sanctions never worked on Cuba, and won’t work on Iran. (Aug 2011)
- Fast-track cedes power from Congress to President. (Apr 2011)
- I oppose trade organizations because of flawed fast-track. (Apr 2011)
- Market can sort out mess created by central banks. (Sep 2010)
- Inflation is regressive & results in protectionism. (Sep 2010)
- Free trade agreements threaten national sovereignty. (Apr 2008)
- FactCheck: NAFTA Superhighway not a conspiracy; it’s I-35. (Feb 2008)
- Look at the monetary system and deal with the trade issues. (Dec 2007)
- Block international highway from Canada to Mexico. (Dec 2007)
- No North American Union; no WTO; no UN. (Sep 2007)
- Inappropriate to impose sanctions for persecuting Christians. (Sep 2007)
- China trade not contingent on human rights & product safety. (Sep 2007)
- No NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico. (Sep 2007)
- NAFTA superhighway threatens widespread eminent domain. (Sep 2007)
- IMF empowers politicians by causing inflation. (Dec 1981)
- Allow Americans to own gold; end large-scale foreign sales. (Dec 1981)
- Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
- Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on ‘Fast Track’ authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
- No restrictions on import/export; but maintain sovereignty . (Dec 2000)
- End economic protectionism: let dairy compacts expire . (Aug 2001)
- Rated 76% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Block NAFTA Superhighway & North American Union. (Jan 2007)
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Ron Paul on Government Reform |
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- Veto every single bill that violates the 10th amendment. (Sep 2011)
- Some Executive Orders are legal; but power has been abused. (Sep 2011)
- I believe in market regulation, but not federal regulation. (Sep 2011)
- Everything government does is a mandate. (Sep 2011)
- Don’t use Executive Orders for controversial laws. (Sep 2011)
- FEMA just conditioned people to build where they shouldn’t. (Sep 2011)
- Government investment in ANY business is malinvestment. (Jun 2011)
- Enough bipartisanship; gridlock can be the friend of liberty. (Apr 2011)
- Tax-funded elections are worse than campaign finance reform. (Apr 2011)
- People shouldn’t be able to vote to take away others’ rights. (Apr 2011)
- Government “insurance” is really just a transfer payment. (Apr 2011)
- I vote for term limits, but they won’t solve anything. (Apr 2011)
- Paper money makes Congress believe it has no spending limit. (Sep 2010)
- Introduced Federal Reserve Transparency Act with Sen.Sanders. (Sep 2010)
- The “living Constitution” is the death of democracy. (Apr 2008)
- Constitution defines much smaller government. (Feb 2008)
- Received the most campaign contributions from the military. (Feb 2008)
- Dismantle agencies that have no Constitutional role. (Dec 2007)
- Supports compulsory term limits, not voluntary for himself. (Dec 2007)
- DC voting representation should be determined by Amendment. (Sep 2007)
- No federal voter ID card; but state ID cards ok. (Sep 2007)
- Constitution was written to restrain the federal government. (Sep 2007)
- We are drifting rather rapidly into a totalitarian state. (Sep 2007)
- Disallow lawsuits that stop public officials invoking God. (Sep 2007)
- End government secrecy; restore openness of information. (Aug 2007)
- With neocon philosophy, Cheney is more powerful than Bush. (Aug 2007)
- Signing statements erode constitutional balance. (Jul 2007)
- Conservatives support big government war policies. (Jun 2007)
- Close departments of Energy, Education & Homeland Security. (May 2007)
- Judges have become legislators by de-emphasizing juries. (Dec 1987)
- Our government routinely lies to us. (Dec 1987)
- Federal abuses today worse than King’s in 1776 revolution. (Dec 1987)
- Spending without taxation causes inflation. (Dec 1981)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Put 65 projects into 2006 bills, worth $4B to his district. (Dec 2007)
- No on all earmarks, even those he proposes for his district. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
- Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on limiting attorney’s fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
- Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
- Limit federal power, per the 10th Amendment. (Dec 2000)
- Unlimited campaign contributions; with full disclosure. (Dec 2000)
- Reduce the salary of Members of Congress. (Jan 2011)
- Require all laws to cite Constitutional authorization. (Jun 2009)
- Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises. (Jan 2009)
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Ron Paul on Gun Control |
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- FactCheck: Terroristic shootings do occur with guns around. (Aug 2011)
- Gun-free zones don’t make any difference. (Apr 2011)
- Let airlines make rules about passenger guns to fight terror. (Sep 2007)
- Opposes the DC Gun Ban; it’s not just a “collective right”. (Mar 2007)
- Ease procedures on the purchase and registration of firearms. (Nov 1996)
- Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms. (Nov 1996)
- Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
- Support the Second Amendment . (Dec 2000)
- Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored bill against United Nations taxation on firearms. (Sep 2003)
- Require video recording of every firearm test by ATF. (Jan 2011)
- Individual right to self-defense at home and as self-defense. (Jan 1999)
- Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
- Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can’t access. (Sep 2010)
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Ron Paul on Health Care |
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- Government should not protect you from yourself. (Dec 2011)
- Markets instead of lobbyists writing drug laws. (Sep 2011)
- Vaccinating 12-year-olds against HPV is bad medicine. (Sep 2011)
- States CAN mandate insurance, but it’s a bad idea. (Aug 2011)
- Let people opt out of Medicare. (Jun 2011)
- Legalizing prostitution is about protecting liberty. (May 2011)
- ObamaCare is only as socialized as Bush’s & Nixon’s reforms. (Apr 2011)
- Replace Medicaid with volunteer pro-bono medical care. (Apr 2008)
- Private medical savings accounts, not government meddling. (Apr 2008)
- Insurance companies & gov’t make healthcare unaffordable. (Oct 2007)
- Transfer funds from debt & empire-building to healthcare. (Oct 2007)
- Socialized medicine won’t work; nor managed care. (Oct 2007)
- Managed care is expensive and hasn’t worked. (Sep 2007)
- Not government’s role to protect people like Terri Schiavo. (Sep 2007)
- Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol, obesity. (Sep 2007)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states. (Dec 2000)
- Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
- Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)
- Prohibit mandatory mental health screen for students. (May 2007)
- Remove restrictions on estriol (menopause medication). (Jun 2008)
- Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
- Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
- Expedited licensing for biosimilar products. (Mar 2009)
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Ron Paul on Homeland Security |
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- The Patriot Act is unpatriotic; it undermines our liberty. (Nov 2011)
- Waterboarding is torture: illegal, uncivilized, and immoral. (Nov 2011)
- Enhance national security by slashing military spending. (Oct 2011)
- We can blow up the world 20 times and we can’t cut a penny? (Oct 2011)
- Guantanamo prisoners are just suspects; not terrorists yet. (Oct 2011)
- Military spending is not necessarily defense spending. (Sep 2011)
- Abolish the TSA; let airlines establish security. (Sep 2011)
- Many terrorists have been properly tried in US courts. (Aug 2011)
- Assassination policy targeting citizens is unconstitutional. (Apr 2011)
- Conscription is not part of Constitution nor free society. (Apr 2011)
- Hated for freedom? No, hated for invading their countries!. (Apr 2011)
- Patriot Act is radical departure from 4th Amendment. (Apr 2011)
- 100 detainees have died of torture under US custody. (Apr 2011)
- Politically convenient wars are not at all necessary. (Sep 2009)
- Conscription is unconstitutional–including National Service. (Apr 2008)
- FactCheck: US spends $572B on foreign operations, not $1T. (Feb 2008)
- Military is not in good shape; we have a de facto draft. (Feb 2008)
- We don’t need any troops abroad–they don’t help our defense. (Dec 2007)
- Suicide terrorism stops when we stop intervening abroad. (Dec 2007)
- In wartime, people willing to sacrifice liberty for security. (Dec 2007)
- No presidential power for secret surveillance. (Dec 2007)
- Habeas corpus always applies, even to Guantanamo. (Dec 2007)
- We have a de-facto draft; we can achieve more in peace. (Dec 2007)
- Protect against terrorism by understanding their motivations. (Dec 2007)
- Violating habeas corpus will be used against us. (Sep 2007)
- Protect military chaplains’ right to pray in preferred faith. (Sep 2007)
- Eliminate FBI & DHS; interpret intelligence intelligently. (Sep 2007)
- Governments orchestrate fear to throw their weight around. (Jun 2007)
- DHS is unmanageable bureaucracy–eliminate it. (May 2007)
- Be cautious about warrantless searches & habeas corpus. (May 2007)
- Criticizes use of war on terror to curtail civil liberties. (Jan 2007)
- We’d be as furious as Muslims are, if our land was occupied. (Jan 2006)
- Grouping terrorists together damages relations with Muslims. (Jan 2006)
- We can’t fight for freedom if we impose Patriot Act. (Sep 2005)
- Conscription is forced servitude–no draft for illegal wars. (Nov 2003)
- Explore reasons behind terrorist attacks on US. (Oct 2001)
- Reassess “mutual security” treaties; our allies never aid us. (Dec 1987)
- Military Keynesianism? Blowing up bombs is economic negative. (Apr 2011)
Imperialism
- Islamists attacked us for US bases on Arab lands. (Sep 2011)
- Neither Dems nor GOP will cut one nickel from militarism. (Aug 2011)
- American Empire is big government war & militarism. (Apr 2011)
- We can’t keep troops in 135 countries & 900 bases forever. (Feb 2011)
- We’re broke and we just can’t continue to police the world. (Feb 2008)
- Stop policing the world and we can get rid of income tax. (Dec 2007)
- Bring all troops home from abroad & save $100B’s every year. (Dec 2007)
- 9/11 resulted from blasphemy of our bases in Saudi Arabia. (Dec 2007)
- Pre-emptive war policy is a grave mistake. (Jun 2007)
- Pre-emptive war is not part of the American tradition. (Jun 2007)
- Military aggressiveness weakens our national defense. (May 2007)
- Jihadists attack because we have bases in their countries. (Jan 2006)
- Costs of war always higher than expected & go on for decades. (Jun 2005)
- Conscription is a trait of totalitarian government. (Dec 1987)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Opposes Patriot Act & Iraq War. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
- Voted NO on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
- Voted NO on supporting new position of Director of National Intelligence. (Dec 2004)
- Voted NO on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
- Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
- Voted NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
- End draft registration; all-volunteer forces . (Dec 2000)
- Federal duty to provide missile defense . (Dec 2000)
- Rated 67% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues. (Dec 2003)
- Terminate Selective Service. (Jan 2007)
- Appoint chiropractors as commissioned officers. (Apr 2008)
- Free postage for soldiers serving abroad. (Jan 2009)
- Military spouses don’t lose voting residency while abroad. (Feb 2009)
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Ron Paul on Immigration |
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- Incentives like benefits create illegal alien problem. (Nov 2011)
- Data banks for illegal aliens keep track of us too. (Sep 2011)
- Pay attention to US borders, not international borders. (Aug 2011)
- Let churches provide services for immigrants, not state. (Jun 2011)
- Give illegals limbo status: a green card with an asterisk. (Apr 2011)
- Sending 12M illegals home won’t & shouldn’t happen. (Apr 2011)
- If economy were good, there’d be no immigration problem. (Dec 2007)
- Amend Constitution to remove aliens’ birthright citizenship. (Dec 2007)
- Those who attack bilingualism are jealous & feel inferior. (Dec 2007)
- No amnesty, but impractical to round up 12 million illegals. (Sep 2007)
- Immigration problem is consequence of welfare state. (Sep 2007)
- No amnesty, but border fence isn’t so important. (Jun 2007)
- We subsidize illegal immigration, so we get more. (Jun 2007)
- Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
- End all incentives and amnesty for illegal immigrants. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Sponsored bill banning student visas from terrorist nations. (Jan 2003)
- Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 83% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance. (Dec 2006)
- Government services in English only. (Mar 2008)
- Rated C by the ALI, indicating an acceptably anti-amnesty stance. (Nov 2010)
- Declare English as the official language of the US. (Feb 2007)
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Ron Paul on Jobs |
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- Government destroys jobs; the market creates jobs. (Sep 2011)
- Printing & inflating money ships jobs overseas. (Jun 2011)
- Mandated wages & unions hurt unprotected workers. (Apr 2011)
- Right to organize; but no special benefits for unions. (Oct 2007)
- Minimum wage takes away opportunities, especially for blacks. (Sep 2007)
- No “sexual orientation” in Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (Sep 2007)
- Voted NO on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted NO on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
- Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA’s Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
- Rated 47% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a mixed record on union issues. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller’s Union. (Jan 2006)
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Ron Paul on Principles & Values |
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- Freedom is based on tolerance and non-violence. (Dec 2011)
- Routinely skips presidential speeches as “a bunch of fluff”. (Sep 2011)
- Congress should never prohibit Christian faith in public. (Jun 2011)
- Government today threatens the American dream itself. (Apr 2011)
- Patriotism means NOT being blindly obedient to the state. (Apr 2011)
- 1971 dropping of gold standard prompted first run for office. (Sep 2009)
- Just about everything Congress does is unconstitutional. (Jul 2009)
- OpEd: Genuine convictions, no matter the audience. (Nov 2008)
- OpEd: Faux-con libertarians like Paul worship Ayn Rand. (Nov 2008)
- Contract with America was a toothless cop out. (Apr 2008)
- 11/5/07: Set fundraising record of $4 million in single day. (Apr 2008)
- We lost because we’re neither compassionate nor conservative. (Feb 2008)
- Liberty promotes peace, and peace promotes prosperity. (Feb 2008)
- Tyranny and inflation are ancient, Bill of Rights isn’t. (Feb 2008)
- Would not have appointed Justice O’Connor. (Jan 2008)
- The Republicans don’t act like Republicans anymore. (Jan 2008)
- Reagan ran on limited government, but increased its size. (Dec 2007)
- Called Bush 41 a “bum”; didn’t vote for Bush 43. (Dec 2007)
- 99% no intention to run as independent if he loses GOP race. (Dec 2007)
- Breaks one-day fundraising record: $6M at “Boston Tea Party”. (Dec 2007)
- All political action’s goal should be to preserve liberty. (Dec 2007)
- The term “revolution” was coined by the supporters. (Dec 2007)
- Broke fundraising records by spontaneous support on Internet. (Dec 2007)
- Blogosphere hails Paul/Gravel ticket with cross-party appeal. (Nov 2007)
- Only support GOP nominee if they end war & reduce spending. (Oct 2007)
- Washington shouldn’t dictate to us our personal behavior. (Sep 2007)
- GOP will continue losing elections with current Iraq policy. (Sep 2007)
- The champion of the Constitution. (Jun 2007)
- Congress should write fewer laws regarding church & state. (Jun 2007)
- Given epithet “Dr. No” by colleagues in Congress. (Jan 2007)
- Neocons believe in secrecy, deceit, & imperialism. (Jul 2003)
- Appears that American republic is in its waning days. (Dec 1987)
- Religious affiliation: Protestant. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Republican Liberty Caucus. (Dec 2000)
- Rated 17% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
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Ron Paul on Social Security |
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- System is broke; allow young people to get out. (Sep 2011)
- Abolish Social Security, but not overnight. (Jan 2008)
- Let people get out of Social Security; it’s a failure. (Jan 2008)
- Never voted to spend one penny of Social Security money. (Dec 2007)
- Allow young people to get out of the system. (Oct 2007)
- Personal retirement accounts allow investing in one’s future. (Sep 2007)
- Federal government won’t keep its entitlement promises. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
- Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
- Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security. (Jul 2000)
- Sponsored bill to put Trust Fund into market certificates. (Jan 2003)
- Rated 30% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Ron Paul on Tax Reform |
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- Tax code is the symptom; spending is the problem. (Nov 2011)
- You don’t “pay for” tax cuts; they give people’s money back. (Sep 2011)
- Disastrous tax code contributes to underground economy. (Sep 2009)
- AdWatch: Taxpayer’s best friend: never supported an increase. (Feb 2008)
- Repeal 16th Amendment and get rid of the income tax. (Feb 2008)
- Spending money doesn’t stimulate economy; reduced taxes do. (Jan 2008)
- Get rid of IRS; get rid of income tax; get rid of spending. (Dec 2007)
- The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax. (Dec 2007)
- I have never voted for a tax increase; and never will. (Nov 2007)
- GovWatch: Zero income tax reverts to 1990 budget, not 2000. (Nov 2007)
- Immediately work to phase out the IRS. (May 2007)
- Get rid of the inflation tax with sound money. (May 2007)
- Campaign slogan in 2004: The Taxpayers’ Best Friend. (Jan 2007)
- 1986 tax simplification made tax code more incomprehensible. (Dec 1987)
- Inflation is a form of taxation on poor & middle class. (Dec 1981)
Voting+Sponsorships
- Doesn’t want flat tax or consumption tax. (Dec 2007)
- Voted NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
- Voted YES on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
- Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
- Voted YES on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
- Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax (“death tax”). (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on eliminating the “marriage penalty”. (Jul 2000)
- Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
- Overhaul income tax; end capital gains & inheritance tax. (Dec 2000)
- Phaseout the death tax. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 89% by NTU, indicating a “Taxpayer’s Friend” on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Repeal the Death Tax. (Jan 2009)
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes. (Aug 2010)
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Ron Paul on Technology |
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- WikiLeaks only released true but embarrassing information. (Apr 2011)
- Surveillance cameras are out of control; safety is no excuse. (Apr 2011)
- We need more WikiLeaks so we know the truth. (Apr 2011)
- No Fairness Doctrine: no equal time if morally objectionable. (Sep 2007)
- Don’t apply broadcast indecency rules to cable networks. (Sep 2007)
- Militarizing outer space impoverishes America. (Jun 2007)
- Trusts the Internet a lot more than the mainstream media. (May 2007)
- Gov’t computer snooping makes National ID Card inevitable. (Dec 1987)
- Voted YES on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on establishing “network neutrality” (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on promoting commercial human space flight industry. (Nov 2004)
- Voted NO on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing telephone monopolies to offer Internet access. (Feb 2002)
- Permanent ban on state & local taxation of Internet access. (Oct 2007)
- Dedicated funds for harbor maintenance. (Jan 2011)
- Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
- No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)
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Ron Paul on War & Peace |
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- Let locals settle Israel-Palestine issue; no world police. (Dec 2011)
- No Israeli nor US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. (Nov 2011)
- No war propaganda against Iran; learn from Iraq. (Nov 2011)
- Of course Arab countries retaliate against US presence there. (Sep 2011)
- Cut $20B in Green Zone air conditioning to force troops home. (Sep 2011)
- Of course Iran wants nukes; talk to them like we did USSR. (Aug 2011)
- I worry about war propaganda will lead to war against Iran. (Aug 2011)
- Out of Iraq; stay out of Libya; stop bombing Yemen. (Jun 2011)
- Sanctions are precursor to war, not an alternative. (Apr 2011)
- World ignores Israel’s 200 nukes yet pressures Iran’s 1 nuke. (Apr 2011)
- Century of war correlates with century of central banking. (Sep 2010)
- Terrorism is just like any other murder: you look for motive. (Apr 2008)
- War in Iraq was senseless invasion of sovereign state. (Apr 2008)
- Mandate declaration of war before military aggression. (Apr 2008)
- The Iraq war was not worth the price in blood and treasure. (Jan 2008)
- If Iran invaded Israel, it’s up to Congress to declare war. (Dec 2007)
- Israeli government & the neocons want US to bomb Iran. (Dec 2007)
- Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have. (Dec 2007)
- No presidential authority to bomb Iran without Congress. (Dec 2007)
- Non-intervention means Congress declares war when threatened. (Dec 2007)
- Congressional authorization needed to attack Iran’s nukes. (Oct 2007)
- Radicals come to kill us because we occupy their lands. (Sep 2007)
- Talk to Iran like we talked to Soviets during Cold War. (Sep 2007)
- US has fought 70 engagements since 1945. (Jun 2007)
- Limit wars debunking glorification of war. (Jun 2007)
- Terrorists attack us for our actions abroad, not our freedom. (Jun 2007)
- Ronald Reagan had the courage to turn tail & run in Lebanon. (May 2007)
- Intervention abroad incites hatred & attacks like 9/11. (May 2007)
- When we go to war carelessly, the wars don’t end. (May 2007)
- Iran not in violation of NPT–so talk without preconditions. (Jun 2006)
- Same false arguments for invading Iraq now applied to Iran. (Apr 2006)
- 1991 Gulf War was a UN war, not a US war. (Feb 2003)
- We believe Osama’s threats, so why not believe his reasons? (Jan 2003)
- Congress is abdicating its responsibility to declare war. (Oct 2002)
- 2002: No evidence of Iraqi nukes nor al Qaeda ties. (Sep 2002)
- Internationalists favor perpetual war by fear-mongering. (Dec 1987)
- 1980s Libya bombing was an unauthorized act of war. (Dec 1987)
Iraq War
- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11; Al Qaeda was not in Iraq. (Feb 2008)
- How many men are you willing to let die in Iraq? (Jan 2008)
- The Iraq war is driving the US into bankruptcy. (Jan 2008)
- Bush in 2000 had same humble policy that I propose in Iraq. (Jan 2008)
- Terrorists do not attack us because we’re free or prosperous. (Jan 2008)
- Congress can defund war, but not micromanage it. (Dec 2007)
- Different view on war because I adhere to the Constitution. (Dec 2007)
- Iraq is not Nazi Germany; WWII opposition did not cause WWII. (Dec 2007)
- Anger abroad at US for planning 14 permanent bases in Iraq. (Dec 2007)
- Mercantilist oil dependency was reason for war. (Oct 2007)
- We went into Iraq under false pretenses of WMD and 9/11. (Sep 2007)
- Preemptive war is against Christian doctrine of just war. (Sep 2007)
- No US role in autonomy for Christians in Iraq Nineveh region. (Sep 2007)
- People saying “bloodbath” said “cakewalk”: listen to dissent. (Sep 2007)
- Take marching orders from Constitution; not from al Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
- How many more lives lost just to save face? (Sep 2007)
- Neocons hijacked our foreign policy to invade Iraq. (Sep 2007)
- Iraq war is illegal; undeclared wars never end & we lose. (Aug 2007)
- Neocons promoted Iraq war for years; not about Al Qaida. (Aug 2007)
- We’re more threatened now by staying in Iraq. (Jun 2007)
- Stop policing Iraq’s streets; have Iraqis take over. (Jun 2007)
- We should have declared war in Iraq, or not gone in at all. (May 2007)
- Opposes Iraq war and opposes path toward Iran war. (Jan 2007)
Voting Record
- Voted for going after Al Qaeda, not invading Iraq. (Feb 2008)
- Voted against war because Iraq was not a national threat. (May 2007)
- Voted YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
- Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
- Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011. (Aug 2011)
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Ron Paul on Welfare & Poverty |
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- Churches used to take care of ill without insurance. (Sep 2011)
- Welfare state isn’t in the Constitution. (Sep 2011)
- Moral hazard permeates a welfare state. (Sep 2010)
- Bush’s faith-based initiative is “a neocon project”. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
- Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
- Abolish federal welfare; leave it all to states. (Dec 2000)
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