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By: TruthBlog - WordPress » Why I�m For Ron Paul and Against Mitt Romney

TruthBlog - WordPress » Why I�m For Ron Paul and Against Mitt Romney — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:26:58 +0000

[…] Congressman Paul, on the other hand, has excellent “fruits” that consistently show he is a friend and defender of liberty. As cited on my Why Do Latter-day Saints Ignore Ron Paul? post, we learn: Ron Paul has served as a conservative congressman from Texas for over 16 years. He currently has a 100% rating from The Conservative Index, which is probably the most relevant and accurate reflection of a congressman�s true conservative record out there….In addition, Ron Paul has been the most outspoken defender of constitutional government in the entire congress-bar none. He has often stood virtually alone against federal abuse of power, corruption, and big government. […]

By: Connor’s Conundrums » Why I’m For Ron Paul and Against Mitt Romney

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:58:19 +0000

[…] Congressman Paul, on the other hand, has excellent “fruits” that consistently show he is a friend and defender of liberty. As cited on my Why Do Latter-day Saints Ignore Ron Paul? post, we learn: Ron Paul has served as a conservative congressman from Texas for over 16 years. He currently has a 100% rating from The Conservative Index, which is probably the most relevant and accurate reflection of a congressman’s true conservative record out there. … In addition, Ron Paul has been the most outspoken defender of constitutional government in the entire congress-bar none. He has often stood virtually alone against federal abuse of power, corruption, and big government. […]

By: Connor’s Conundrums » Why Do Latter-day Saints Ignore Ron Paul?

Connor’s Conundrums » Why Do Latter-day Saints Ignore Ron Paul? — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:18:39 +0000

[…] Indeed, any list I’ve recently seen from the larger media networks leaves Ron Paul absent. As the article mentions, he has an exploratory committee and has thrown his hat in the ring. Why, then, does the media refuse to give him any attention? Why is his name ommited from every list of potential candidates? Is such a blatant omission “fair and balanced”? We are fed lines such as “we report, you decide”, but can we truly and accurately decide when the reporting is shoddy and incomplete (if not conspiratorial in its omissive nature)? Ron Paul has served as a conservative congressman from Texas for over 16 years. He currently has a 100% rating from The Conservative Index, which is probably the most relevant and accurate reflection of a congressman’s true conservative record out there. […]

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:25:34 +0000

Actually I should say Big Americans small government.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:10:53 +0000

Disinter-
What about this: “Big-us-little-them” conservatism. Us being Americans and “them” being most politicians and their cronies.

By: Ron Pauls scores perfect 100 in constitution index « disinter

Ron Pauls scores perfect 100 in constitution index « disinter — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:36:17 +0000

[…] February 23rd, 2007 Although it is dubbed the “Conservative Index”, it is really an index that measures “adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements” according to Control Congress; not the more modern (and flawed), big government, big spending, interventionist definition of “conservative.” As you might expect, Ron Paul scored a perfect 100. […]

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00:10 +0000

bb
Taking a chapter from the RNC play book I’ll ask you this: If Ron Paul doesn’t win the Republican nomination what would you think if he stayed in the race under a third party banner after that?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:00:43 +0000

They also explained how each bill that was voted on conflicted or agreed with the stated conservative principles.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:59:39 +0000

I think it’s hilariously outrageous that the GOP candidate needs some outside force to make him follow conservative principles! Talk about the ultimate in personal responsibility! What a joke!

By: bb

bb — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:53:52 +0000

Chris,

Yes I read it and agree with it somewhat…not quite sure about the pacifist statement regarding foreign policy and “entanglements”.

The actual legislation used for 31-40 provides basis for their scoring and that is where the problem arises. Conservatives generally support line item veto, global trade, tough stance against terrorism, incarcerating POWs during war and state rights. I disagree strongly with the criteria used to score legislators as it does not even fit the aforementioned ‘definition of conservatism’ as used by this magazine.

Regarding the suggestion that they (Paul / Jones) would be better off at the top of the LP ticket, that was not written with malice intent. Paul has little to no chance of registering a blip during the GOP primary. But if he and Jones jumped ship to the LP, they would not only secure a position on the 11/08 ballot, but likely draw the highest percentage of vote ever for a LP ticket. Might even persuade the GOP candidate to follow conservative principles.