413-1: Ron Paul lone dissenter again

[quezkittel]

I hope Dr. Paul releases a statement on why he voted against this soon. I honestly don't see why it's that terrible, other than that it is political grandstanding, and that is probably why Dr. Paul voted against it.

Personally, I will always support an abused tortured minority that joined a communist state against their will in the mid last century, and accordingly I will boycott of Chinese products (This one's gonna be hard to do and probably worthless, but at least I don't go against my principles!)

 

[akforme]

Here's the way it was originally written, and thanks to RP supporters it got changed.

http://digg.com/politics/Ron_Paul_Refuses_To_Condemn_China_Over_Tibet

 

[BeallCanbe]

Lead by Example

I applaud Dr. Paul's vote on this issue. The US should lead by example, not by intervention.

 

[RothbardianBoy]

Congressman Paul’s Communications Director responds:

"Congressman Paul voted against it for the same reasons he has voted against recent measures on Burma and Turkey. In keeping with his non-interventionist foreign policy positions, he feels it is not the place of the US Congress to be making statements such as these about other countries. The US Congress is charged with looking after the freedom of its own people. This is not to say he has no sympathy for the plight of Tibetans, or that private US citizens shouldn’t express their views on the matter. He feels it is just not the role of Congress or the government to do so."

http://studentpa.info/spip.php?article653

Ronpaublican citizens against China.. Private citizens, not Government. Thats jeffersonism. Thats libertarianism

Greetings of a Spaniard

 

[quezkittel]

Thank you for posting that. I'm glad he got a message out there saying that he is not unsympathetic towards Tibet. I fear most in this forum look upon that vote as a good thing and I think it is too, but it does make him appear to be more "extreme" and even "heartless" to most people. I hope more people who dislike China's actions in Tibet will figure out how to act without using the u.s. government as liason.
It does seem incredibly laughable that the government is trying to boss around its lender.

Congressman Paul’s Communications Director responds:

"Congressman Paul voted against it for the same reasons he has voted against recent measures on Burma and Turkey. In keeping with his non-interventionist foreign policy positions, he feels it is not the place of the US Congress to be making statements such as these about other countries. The US Congress is charged with looking after the freedom of its own people. This is not to say he has no sympathy for the plight of Tibetans, or that private US citizens shouldn’t express their views on the matter. He feels it is just not the role of Congress or the government to do so."

http://studentpa.info/spip.php?article653

Ronpaublican citizens against China.. Private citizens, not Government. Thats jeffersonism. Thats libertarianism

Greetings of a Spaniard

 

[Aratus]

there is this interview. Ann Curry and the Dalai Lama
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24073087/ its ongoing.
he talks about his hopes for the future. he's trying to
tell the activists to "cool it" because things are tense!!!
ron paul's lonesome vote in this context has him being more
level headed than the 'grasshopper" antics of richard gere.
the Dalai Lama is trying to seek out a non-violent path!!!

 

[RCA]

They fixed it.

 

[Theocrat]

A National Shame

It just makes me especially proud to be a Ron Paul supporter.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/house.olympics/index.html

Don't our congressmen have better things to do than to meddle in the affairs of other countries? Shouldn't our government set a good example for others?

Maybe the Chinese government should pass a resolution denouncing the Patriot Act, supporting the Lakotah Indians, denouncing the human rights abuses at Guantanamo, noting the thousands of Iraqis killed, the millions killed by our government's foreign intervention, etc...

I'm not condoning the Chinese government actions, but this is just absolutely ridiculous... Thank you Dr. Paul for being the lone voice of reason.

Thanks for sharing this, zzzz8. I don't know what's more disturbing: the fact that 413 members of our Congress voted for another unconstitutional resolution, or the comments written on the Digg website in opposition to Congressman Paul's bold and wise "Nay" vote. Our nation is under judgment for sure, in my opinion, for its ignorance and arrogance. May God save these United States from themselves.

 

[SeanEdwards]

The federal U.S. government has succeeded in screwing up practically every attempt at foreign policy. I just want them to stop. I don't want the country to have a foreign policy anymore. What foreign policy does Switzerland have? That's what our government should be doing.

In fact, at this point I would definetly vote to have our entire federal government outsourced to Switzerland. Let the USA become just another canton in the Swiss confederation, and let them dictate our foreign policy out of Bern.

And then raze Washington DC to the ground, and send all the politicians (save one) home on a rail, covered with tar and feathers.

 

[FreeTraveler]

In fact, at this point I would definetly vote to have our entire federal government outsourced to Switzerland. Let the USA become just another canton in the Swiss confederation, and let them dictate our foreign policy out of Bern.

And then raze Washington DC to the ground, and send all the politicians (save one) home on a rail, covered with tar and feathers.

Undoubtedly the BEST idea I've ever seen you post. Wouldn't you LOVE to see the looks on their faces at the joint session when told THEIR jobs have been outsourced???

One caveat; the Swiss government is bound by OUR Constitution, not theirs.

 

[SeanEdwards]

One caveat; the Swiss government is bound by OUR Constitution, not theirs.

I'm not sure about that. At least the Swiss seem to respect their Constitution. Ours just gets laughed at and ignored.

 

[The_Ruffneck]

haha yeah , cos pissing the chinese off is a REAL good idea LOLLERS!