Recent content by JohnAshman

"In 1997, Rep. Paul had already proposed a constitutional amendment: SECTION 1. The States shall have power to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and Congress shall have the power to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags." Read the article -...

Not a "staffer" at all. What am I making up about Ron Paul?!?!? These are all documented. What specific thing do you think I am making up. I am simply pointing out that buying into Paul fans who claim that somehow their candidate is pure and Johnson is a statist is not based in reality...

I've read how he votes and I've read why he voted that way. That is where the rubber meets the road. Obama writes lots of pretty things, but then does someting entirely different. Just like Ron Paul. Tell me what Rothbard would think of Ron Paul's policies. You're talking about a man...

Ron Paul is more of a statist than Gary Johnson!!!! http://civilliberty.about.com/od/profiles/tp/6-Rights-Lost-Under-Ron-Paul.htm http://www.conservativesnetwork.com/...onsistent-one/ http://thesantaanasentinel.wordpress...-inconsistent/ http://forums.hannity.com/showthread...-Inconsistency...

I have been and what I've found isn't so flattering. For instance, I found out that he has publicly attacked SCOTUS for upholding privacy rights because he wants to be able to legislate bedroom behavior in Texas. And that he wants to ban flag burning. I mean, what would Rothbard say...

Well, keep in mind there are truly a small percentage of drug offenders in jail, precisely because there wasn't enough space. Most of the people doing time on drug charges are doign so because they are violent people who have been arrested for or convicted numerous times of violent crimes...

You seem to be on the side of statist, nationalist, anti-Rothbardian Ron Paul, so how haven't you joined them.

Okay, well, I think Romney, Obama and Paul are all anti-immigration and are for centralized federal power over immigration, while Gary Johnson is for minimal government restrictions. I think Romney likes to punish peiople for burning the flag, though I imagine Obama is close to Gary, so...

That's an interesting theory. Do tell me how that will happen.

So. You're saying that Ron Paul is more PRAGMATIC than Gary Johnson? Because most people are arguing precisely the opposite. The interest on the debt, last I checked, was around $300B, probably close to $400B or so now, but not $1T.

Why? Because growing a natural plant in your backyard and smoking it reduces interstate commerce that has been declared illegal and therefore the government must regulate your behavior so that they can better reduce the illegal trade that you have been reducing? C'mon, that's crystal clear...

Do you know that immigration is not a delegated federal power?

Is this another attempt to claim that Ron Paul is less close to the Robamney twins than Johnson? Because if so, I'd like more back up and less opinion.

Okay, but just so you know, Federal immigration laws are unconstitutional. Unless you can find me the word "immigration" in there somewhere.

Yeah, that must be it :rolleyes: