Comments on: Ron Paul said the C-word

By: Spudnuts

Spudnuts — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:00:13 +0000

I think that you’re taking him out of context when you are getting stuck on the “Christian philosophy” point. Although the notion of a“just war” goes back before the Christian era, linking it to Christianity is really just recognizing Thomas Aquinas’s additional definition points.

The war was “sold” to the US as being morally justifiable. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to explicitly reference the framework that Bush used as his justification in a debate.

By: Elwar

Elwar — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:43:08 +0000

When I saw the title I thought you were referring to the other C-word that is restricted in use by the Washington Politicians today.

I thought you were talking about the Constitution.

By: Rich Paul

Rich Paul — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:01:33 +0000

Ron Paul has never, AFAIK, been associated with the Constitution Party. He is a Libertarian, and was our candidate for President. As for his association with the Republicans, it does exist, obviously, he is on stage with them. But as you may have noticed, he tramples the party line whenever the party line is wrong. Therefore, you can infer very little about Ron’s positions by reading the Republican platform. An example: the Republican platform probably supports the war. Ron does not.

As for gays in the military, I’m not sure why the disconnect between Ron’s verbal answer (he quotes Goldwater, “you don’t have to be straight to shoot straight”) and says that if conduct is a problem, either heterosexual or homosexual, the conduct should be dealt with. I cannot explain the lack of a raised hand later, but if that is to be my biggest disagreement with Ron, more power to him.

Since Ron is a strict Constitutionalist, there is no reason to believe that he would attempt to impose his religious beliefs on others. This is what matters. Yes, he’s a Christian. So were many of the founding fathers who wrote the First Amendment. I am not a Christian, hell, I don’t even have the faith to be an Atheist, but I will not disqualify a man because of his faith. I would, of course, vote against a man who intended to impose it on me, but that is not Ron Paul.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:24:53 +0000

For the record, when asked by Wolf Blitzer (as a group) if any of the Republican candidates would allow gays to serve openly in the military, Ron Paul stood silent. The military, my states rights friends, is a federal issue, and Ron Paul flunks the discrimination test.

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:26:15 +0000

Keep up the good work Shane. I don’t trust him. He cherrypicks core libertarian values that he knows will appeal to a broad audience, just like Bush. Bait and switch. If you want to know the whole story, read the entire Texas Republican Party Platform, and the Constitution Party Platform. The threat of Theocracy has been carried all the way to DC and this guy will just make matters worse.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:37:42 +0000

Ryan:

Ron paul can continue to say it over and over again, but that doesn’t make him any less wrong.