Topic: Politics
McCain-Paul: That's the Ticket by Freedom Writer
(Libertarian)
Saturday, May 31, 2008
McCain-Paul...
Imagine if John McCain chose Ron Paul as his VP running mate. What a ticket that would be. A ticket like that would definitely cover all of the bases... You couldn't have 2 more different views on the same ticket than a McCain-Paul ticket...
It might as well be Satan-Jesus, that's how different their views are.
But, what if we can't get a McCain-Paul ticket. Then why not have a Hillary-Paul ticket or an Obama-Paul ticket? There wouldn't be that much difference with any of those combinations.
And here's why:
Pre-emptive war:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama believe that preemptive war without following the constitution is an acceptable practice.
Ron Paul is against preemptive war and believes that the constitution should always be followed, thereby restricting the power of the President to initiate (and instigate) wars.
Intervention in foreign countries:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are interventionists.
Ron Paul believes that we should stay out of other countries affairs.
Taxation:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are for taxation without representation. They wholeheartedly support the IRS and the Federal Reserve.
Ron Paul is for abolishing the IRS and the Federal Reserve since both are unconstitutional.
Council of Foreign Relations (CFR):
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are members of the CFR.
Ron Paul is not a member of the CFR (and never would be).
Political Philosophy:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are liberal socialists.
Ron Paul is a libertarian conservative.
Double-Speak (otherwise known as political chameleons):
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are masters at double-speak.
Ron Paul is a straight-talkin' Texan.
Climate Change:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama want the government to have a major role in placing restrictions on industry to curtail "global warming".
Ron Paul thinks the government should stay out of the "global warming" issue as enough hot air comes out of most (of the aforementioned) politician's mouths.
Education:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama want the federal government to have a major role in education.
Ron Paul supports local control over education and strongly supports home schooling.
Health Insurance:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are for government intervention (and more taxes) to assist in health insurance.
"Dr." Ron Paul supports a free market, consumer-based system.
Gun Control:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are for gun control/restrictions.
Ron Paul opposes gun control.
Immigration:
McCain, Hillary, and Obama are for establishing pathways for illegal aliens to become citizens.
Ron Paul opposes allowing illegal aliens to become US citizens.
So, now, what do you think of the possibility of:
McCain-Paul? Hillary-Paul? Obama-Paul?
What a ticket that would be...
NOT!
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A McCain-Paul ticket would be the best Republican strategy for winning the White House. Paul is not a strict non-interventionist or an isolationist - That's why he supported routing out terror camps in Afghanistan. Ron Paul supports a strong defense knowing the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. He feels it is the government's role to work with the airlines and pilots to safeguard civil aviation.
Like most Americans, John McCain said he had no idea the terrorists had the capability to do the amount of damage they did on 9/11. Paul and McCain believe we must provide adequate security if we wish to preserve our liberties at home and avoid unnecessary conflict abroad.
The threat posed by radical extremists is real and must be countered militarily as needed, financially when appropriate, politically when possible, and educationally from sun up to sun down. Israel has not had a hijacking in over 30 years, the last major airport attack occuring 35 years ago by the Japanese Red Army.
I think a McCain-Paul ticket could be just the kind of bold move the Republican Party needs for the sake of ending it's dreadful love affair with the Neocon crew who lowered our defenses before 9/11. I think there is an oppurtunity to build some bridges that hasn't been explored until just recently.
When the facts are all laid on the table like this it is easy to see who will provide the radical changes the country so desperately needs.
Not many people, whoever they may support, deny the black hole the America seems to be getting pulled into. Now do you really think that the candidates supporting all of the decisions that have led to this current state are going to make any difference whatsoever?
Let's see what happens in the coming days. Things are just becoming interesting.
I LOVE this article! It's so easy to see how all three "viable" candidates are all cut from the same cloth,and only one candidade has the peoples' interest first & foremost...
I wish people would stop likening Ron Paul to Obama. Some clueless idiots think he's the next choice to vote for. Talk about complete and utter ignorance for the things that Ron Paul stands for! Obama stands for communism which Ron Paul stands AGAINST.
I think you're off the mark here, for a number of reasons:
The Republican Party cannot win the 2008 election unless a true conservative is nominated for Vice President.
RON PAUL IS THAT TRUE CONSERVATIVE.
Is Ron Paul better off staying in Congress? Let's see... vote after vote of 434-to-1... or President of the Senate, with a bully pulpit, franking privileges, and the tie-breaking vote?
Imagine it: Ron Paul playing the same influential role as Dick Cheney has, but in an honest, Constitutional way.
And remember, John McCain doesn't have to pick Ron Paul in order for Paul to be the VP nominee. Since he probably won't, then the delegates themselves should elect Ron Paul as the Vice Presidential nominee.
Can they do that? Yes.
Usually, the presidential nominee picks a running mate, and asks the delegates attending the national convention to vote for his choice.
But they don’t have to.
The presidential nominee and the vice presidential nominee are not voted on together, and delegates are not bound to vote for the VP choice of the presidential candidate they may otherwise be bound to support. RNC rules say that the vice presidential nominee is voted on in the same manner as the presidential nominee (but in a separate vote). So, should McCain win the nomination, if a majority of delegates at the convention do not vote for his pick for VP, his pick cannot win the nomination for VP.
In fact, if a majority of the delegations from as few as five states support another vice-presidential candidate, they can force a floor vote on that alternative (see Rule No. 40b). So, should someone other than Ron Paul win the presidential nomination, and should the majority of at least five state delegations force a floor vote on Ron Paul for VP, and should Ron Paul then receive a majority of total delegate votes...
Ron Paul can win the VP nomination.
By the way, take a look at this recent quick interview with Ron Paul himself -- he’s asked about the Republican National Convention and, specifically, “do you want to see us all there in big numbers?” His reply? “It looks like that will be the plan... It looks like right now we are going to look to get big numbers out there... I think there are going to be a lot of people who will want to have a presence in Minneapolis come September. So I think that’s going to happen.” (He also refuses to rule out serving as Vice President!)
Help get Ron Paul delegates to the GOP National Convention -- and help get him elected as the VP Nominee:
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