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Question About Ron Paul
jeromechickenbone:
--- Quote from: They call me Ted on November 17, 2007, 09:32:13 AM ---I know, but if you want to oppose something like this you might as well not vote at all. How is this going to look on his record if he makes it to the general election?
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It goes great with his record that he is principled and won't raise taxes. He doesn't believe congress should mandate things like this. It has nothing to do w/ the fact that it's Rosa Parks its the principle of the idea. Again, he was all for taking contributions from the 535 cats in Congress and awarding her with a medal, but he wasn't going to tax the people to do that.
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: Ron Paul = greatest American since Thomas Jefferson on November 17, 2007, 11:55:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: They call me Ted on November 17, 2007, 09:32:13 AM ---I know, but if you want to oppose something like this you might as well not vote at all. How is this going to look on his record if he makes it to the general election?
--- End quote ---
It goes great with his record that he is principled and won't raise taxes. He doesn't believe congress should mandate things like this. It has nothing to do w/ the fact that it's Rosa Parks its the principle of the idea. Again, he was all for taking contributions from the 535 cats in Congress and awarding her with a medal, but he wasn't going to tax the people to do that.
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It doesn't matter if you're a man of principles, what matters is you're a man of good principales. But that's besides the point.
All I'm saying is this vote can come back to haunt him. People are going to use this to say that he doesn't care about minorities or the civil rights movement. And the whole ghost writer issue is going to reinforce that argument. That's why I'm saying it would have been better for him to not even vote for or against it and just voice argument against that Congressional Gold Medal in general.
Machiavelli:
^then people are fucking ignorant
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: Machiavelli on November 17, 2007, 01:11:57 PM ---^then people are fucking ignorant
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Case in point.
jeromechickenbone:
--- Quote from: They call me Ted on November 17, 2007, 01:01:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ron Paul = greatest American since Thomas Jefferson on November 17, 2007, 11:55:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: They call me Ted on November 17, 2007, 09:32:13 AM ---I know, but if you want to oppose something like this you might as well not vote at all. How is this going to look on his record if he makes it to the general election?
--- End quote ---
It goes great with his record that he is principled and won't raise taxes. He doesn't believe congress should mandate things like this. It has nothing to do w/ the fact that it's Rosa Parks its the principle of the idea. Again, he was all for taking contributions from the 535 cats in Congress and awarding her with a medal, but he wasn't going to tax the people to do that.
--- End quote ---
It doesn't matter if you're a man of principles, what matters is you're a man of good principales. But that's besides the point.
All I'm saying is this vote can come back to haunt him. People are going to use this to say that he doesn't care about minorities or the civil rights movement. And the whole ghost writer issue is going to reinforce that argument. That's why I'm saying it would have been better for him to not even vote for or against it and just voice argument against that Congressional Gold Medal in general.
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But what is good principle vs. bad principle? Thats in the eye of the beholder. A reason why he attracts passionate people is because he is principled, and whether you agree with him or not, you know exactly what you get with him which is a voting record that doesn't contradict itself.
The media has tried to twist every stance he's taken to this date, and it has by and large blown up in their face as it only galvenizes his followers.
Voting to tax people for this reward is unconstitutional and that is why Ron voted the way he did.
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