Recent content by campaignjunkie

Bump

Or would that be too late? Maybe for the primaries, but not for raising some advance funds for the general election! We could call it the I Love You Ron Paul Money Bomb.:D

I wonder just how long he'll remain a "longshot White House hopeful"?

Interest Rates, for One Instead of interest rates being controlled or influenced by one central bank, local banks would be free to set their rates based on free competition. Rates would also reflect local conditions, leading to a more efficient allocation of money within the economy. By the...

The Income Tax is Unnecessary The original system of taxation written into our Constitution by the Founding Fathers is still in place. The only change is that Congress may now collect taxes on incomes, and may do so without resorting to an enumeration or census. The original plan went...

Thumbs Down A few weeks ago during rush hour I had a guy honk at me and give me a really strong "thumbs down." But I take it as a sign that at least he knew who Ron Paul was! We still have loads of people who haven't even made it that far.

Founding Fathers Were Conservative, Not Liberal A conservative values his heritage. For a conservative in the Western world, liberalism forms a part of that heritage. It does not constitute the whole of it. The Founding Fathers were, on the whole, conservatives. The War of Independence was a...

Why Do We Need Any Official Government Time? Before the Standard Time Zones were introduced, each community went by local astronomical time. When Standard Time was enacted (in 1883, I think), it helped the railroads by making it easier to plan train routes. Congress presumably has power to do...

Minnesota elects its presidential candidates by caucus. This is great in that it allows the political activists a lot more clout in getting delegates elected for their candidate. Unfortunately, it also means we need a huge grass roots effort to make sure Ron gets every delegate he's entitled to...