Lubbock here. That's how we normally do it. Thinking about it though, I think it's set by each county's bylaws. Though, I'm not sure what other process would be very effective, especially in larger counties. The county conventions would take days if each person had to be voted in as...
Oh, I believe the existence of aliens is quite possible, if not certain. Them visiting Earth and communicating with us via crop circles, though, I find quite hard to believe. The problem with documentaries such as these are that they discredit the liberty movement by mixing it with irrational...
Hmm, I always considered deists from the 18th century as modern day atheists. Between evolution and our understanding of the universe now, I think a lot has been learned over the past two centuries.
And as having read Paine, I can say that with little hesitation. While he was an avid deist...
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Man, I was so close. I just had Paul and Santorum switched. I'm telling you, Texas is not a hospitable place for Paul. Outside of his district and Austin, he's not well received. We need to do better to educate the GOP here.
I hate to say it (and I hope I'm dead wrong), but I don't see him in the top 3 here in Texas. Outside of Austin and his home district, he doesn't poll very well. You have to remember, Texas is HUGE. I live in Lubbock, which is about a 9 or 10 hour drive to Ron Paul's district. And I believe he...
I'm sure most of you already know this, but just like general forms of politics, libertarianism encompasses a wide range of beliefs. I'd say many, if not most, Ron Paul supporters fall into the paleo-libertarian camp. However, on the other end of libertarian spectrum is left libertarianism (or...
http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/28/gary-johnson-goes-full-libertarian-i-am
I'm half excited and half upset. I'm excited to have a decent candidate (provided he wins the Libertarian nomination) to vote for in the general election if Ron Paul doesn't win the GOP nomination.
However, if Ron Paul...