Voice of the People

Drug War:

2011-10-22T10:06:00.001-07:00

Ron Paul has recognizes the utter failure of that which is our drug war. He recognizes it's easier for children to find and purchase drugs than it is for them to get alcohol. He also recognizes that keepin drugs illegal creates a black market and puts money into the hands of people who wish to be illegitimate. He also understands that deciding which drugs are legal and illegal is neither moral for the federal government, as you cannot legislate morality, and thinks the federal government doesn't have jurisdiction of what people do with their own bodies. He thinks the money from the drug wars would be better used as rehabilitation centers for those who would like to quit but can't easily (but won't necessarily do this).

Pros: Freedom to vote on your own state's drug policy. Federal government out of the issue.

Cons: Skepticism over letting people control their own habits.

My take: The libertarian view is, as long as it's not hurting me directly, I don't care what you do. I personally enjoy marijuana as it's less dangerous and more helpful than tobacco an alcohol, and I feel violated when people think I'm doing something wrong when I use it. More state's rights makes a more prosperous nation.

Civil Liberties:

2011-10-21T09:10:00.000-07:00

Ron Paul believes every America should have at least the ultimate freedom of voting for their own state's policy.

There always comes up the argument that Paul is against women's right because he wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade, or that he's pro discrimination because he want's citizens to have strong personal property rights. But this is a tool of distraction to keep you from seeing why we wants to do these things. Ron Paul believes the federal government does not have the authority to decide the civil policy for all of it's states.

This means he believes the federal government should not overrule the state's laws, not matter what they are (as long as they don't violate the constitution). Some laws put into place by the federal government, for example, are drug prohibition laws, and of course the law of making abortions legal nation-wide.

He sees both of these laws as illegal, because they overrule any legislature the state had put into on it's own.

Why are state laws more important than federal laws, you may ask? It's simple. At a federal level, the law has to be vote on by congress, and then agreed upon by the president. At state level, the laws have to be vote upon by the citizens of the state (you and I). Therefore, a state can become a land of custom laws made by it's own citizens. This is not possible when federal government overrules these laws.

The Pros: Custom states. Every state could come up wither their own entire laws, from health care, to drug laws, to abortion laws, to gay marriage laws.

The Cons: Not every state is going to be the same, and not every state is going to recognizes the same laws of other states.

My take: This will let states compete with each other through their laws, and will allow each state to be custom according to the people who reside there. Much better for liberty.

Giving Aid to foreign countries

2011-10-20T08:51:00.001-07:00

Giving Aid to foreign countries: Ron Paul says giving our taxpayers money to other countries is not in our best interests as Americans. He calls this process taking money from poor people in America, and giving it to rich people in other countries. He says a lot of the money we give to other countries either ends up being taken by greedy governments for their own use, taken by corrupt officials, used for weapons that are turned around and used on us or our allies, or other countries. Ron Paul says we should stop giving countries free foreign aid, and this include Israel. He hold no bias towards them, or any country.

Pros: Save lots of money, stop other countries from being dependent on our generosity, lets countries solve their own problems.

Cons: Other countries might not like us if we stop giving them money, or they may not be as able to defend themselves.

My POV: Get the kid off the teet cause mama's out of milk. We are broke, and we can't keep charging the credit card so other countries will do better, while our own country is falling apart.

The Pro and Cons of Ron Paul's Policy

2011-10-19T21:48:00.000-07:00

I want to give you readers as accurate of a window to Paul's policy as I can, while point out some pros and cons, and letting you decide if he's worthy of the presidential position of the United States of America.

Military: Ron Paul says this should be one of the easiest departments to cut from the budget. We spend approximately $1,500,000,000,000 on our military every year, and about half of that is supporting our wars. Paul has been against these wars for the past 10 years and says we should end them as soon as possible. Since they were technically illegal to begin with, and our occupation of their countries does nothing for either us or the country we're occupying, $500B+ a year spending is not worth taxpayer's money. He say we need to leave them alone, and bring our troops to our own boarders.

Pros: Save (lots) of money, other countries will be ultimate relieved, and our American soldiers will be out of harms way.

Cons: Some believe this will cause us to be at risk of more terrorist plots.

What do I think: I say trying to prevent war by going to war is a paradox.

More Ron Paul insight

2011-10-17T21:09:00.001-07:00

Along with the Departments of Energy and Education, Paul also proposes eliminating the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, and Interior. Paul would also abolish the Transportation Security Administration, leaving security at airports and other transportation systems up to the private sector.

Paul's plan would set the budget for most other departments at 2006 levels, which for some agencies would mean eliminating certain programs. For instance, Paul says he would cut all funding for the Justice Department's "Community Oriented Policing Services" (COPS) program, which provides grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to hire and train officers.

Paul also proposes reducing the federal workforce by 10 percent, slashing congressional pay and bringing down the president's salary to $39,336 — "approximately equal to the median personal income of the American worker," his campaign says.

Highlights of Ron Paul

2011-10-17T20:56:00.001-07:00

Some highlights of Paul's plan:

Cuts $902 billion in spending during the first year of a Paul presidency compared to current spending levels, or $981 billion compared to President Obama's budget request

Eliminates five federal departments: Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, Interior, and Education

Lowers the corporate tax rate to 15 percent

Makes a 10 percent reduction in the federal workforce

Eliminates all U.S. foreign aid

Allows younger citizens to opt out of Social Security

Converts the federal Medicaid program into block-grants distributed to states

Over its first four years, Paul's plan would cut over $4.1 trillion in spending while bringing in $2.9 trillion less revenue, reducing the projected deficit by $783 billion according to the Paul campaign's own comparison to the Congressional Budget Office's baseline projections of current spending levels

I'm all for the protests, but some protesters are doing more harm then good to the cause

2011-10-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

now come on! why do these protesters have to act like children and tip over trash cans, throw bottles and dump a police scooter on its side? are they protesting the trash needed to be empty? are they protesting the amount they get for recycling the bottle? are they protesting the police scooter wasn't American made?

seems more like most of them are protesting nothing at all. they are there to cause controversy and being a public nuisance. take for instance the fat people in the background. are they something and employer would be interested in hiring? i think not. how about that cameraman trying to get a piece of the action like a blood hungry wolf.

story so you cant say it was for nothing:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-14/wall-street-protesters-arrested-in-lower-manhattan-police-s
ay.html

you people that are protesting are nothing short of being childish criminals. why don't you egg the house of the mayor of NY? why don't you toilet paper the whole downtown? you really need to grow up. act like adults because employers aren't interested in your little child games and antics.

If you continue to act like this, you are going to discredit a nationwide movement...we know the media would be happy to show every negative aspect possible

DECLARATION OF THE OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK CITY

2011-10-12T21:38:00.000-07:00

As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

9/11 results

2011-10-12T21:32:00.001-07:00

R.I.P. the 2,976 innocent Americans who lost their lives on 9/11; and R.I.P. the 37,000 Pakistanis, 48,644 Afghans and 1,690,903 Iraqis who paid the ultimate price for a crime they did not commit.

Ron Paul

2011-10-12T20:24:00.000-07:00

I'm for Ron Paul in this election

the only reason the other candidates are saying the same things as RP is because they see the people pulling their heads out of the sand and agreeing with the truth that RP has been stating for the last 30 years and they want to look like it was their idea....vote for honesty....vote Ron Paul. Or, just put your head back in the sand and enjoy your tea and crumpets.

Great Lupe Video

2011-10-12T19:16:00.000-07:00

Lupe Fiasco has never been shy about his anti-establishment stance. The lyrics are amazing in his newest release.