Ron Paul Never Did Squat As A Congressman

[Waldo]

He became a beacon of principle and truth that will shine brighter as the country edges towards darkness.

 

[notagain]

He wasn't bought by the countless lobyists runing around DC. A man of integrity, a symbol of freedom, waking up millions of people, changing our country! Thats what he has done pal!

 

[BigRedBrent]

All that he could. Voted the way he said he would more consistently then anyone else in congress. He also introduced a lot of legislation. Much more then the others do.

Looks like he did more then any of the other congressmen as far as I am concerned.

Those that do what they should do but fail are better then those who don't do what they should yet succeed.

And what are you trying to get at? Ron Paul is the only one looking for monetary reform, so all other issues are almost pointless in comparison. If you knew anything about the way our monetary system is being handled, you would be mad as hell and looking for someone who will help you do something about it. Why do you think we fight so vigorously for Ron Paul? Look into it if you want to know what is really at stake here.

 

[homah]

You think "accomplishing" something necessarily means doing something instead of *not* doing something. He consistently votes against overspending. That is an accomplishment. He voted against funding the Iraq war. That is an accomplishment. He has tried to talk our government out of numerous things that turned out to be failures. That is an accomplishment, even if those who "accomplished" those things didn't listen. Accomplishing something usually means doing something good, not just doing something for the sake of doing it.

 

[762x54r]

Sometimes it is what you DON'T do that matters.

Do? that is half the freakin' problem with the legislature...they think they need to make a law for everything. Fix everything. Make a bloviated speech and pass a resolution of everything.

Do?

I want to UNDO.

 

[JimInNY]

That he accomplished "nothing" is more a testament to the complete and total corruption of the congress than it is to Ron's capablity as a representative.

Go screw yourself.

 

[justinc.1089]

Who can name one actual thing Ron Paul accomplished via his membership in congress since he first was elected in 1976?

I ask this because I, as a longtime supporter of Ron Paul, who was there long before there was an internet, am seriously bothered by the blather of MOST on this forum, who seem to think of Ron Paul as some kind of infallible god, who CANNOT think for themselves (there are list moderators for that) and who somehow, STUPIDLY, thought Ron Paul actually had a chance to get nominated as the GOP presidential candidate.

So, again, who can name ONE THING Ron Paul ever accomplished as a congress critter.

Doesn't have to be anything major, but does have to be something...NAME IT!

When you cannot name it (cause he never accomplished a damn thing) join those of us who want to chuck the whole GOP thing.

1. Inspired me so much that my life is changed forever.

2. Became a hero to thousands of people.

3. Sparked a revolutionary movement the same as our founders.

4. Stood bravely against the entire establishment doing wrong despite everything being against him and knowing full well he would probably accomplish little by standing for what is right, yet he did so anyway when most people would have thought it would have been smarter to go along with some wrongs in hope of gaining favor to maybe be able to influence a wrong decision to a right decision later in the future. But Paul had the insight and moral fortitude to stand for what is right without compromise for any reason.

5. Showed that being conservative does not mean you have to be neo-conservative and/or warmongering.

6. Became influential enough to gain a position to give the ideas of liberty a platform to speak from that has not been seen for a long time in this country. My entire life in fact although I'm only 19, but its still my entire life that I have only heard the ideas of liberty from history books and not from a real person's mouth asking to be our leader.

7. Never voted to raise taxes. Thats a HUGE accomplishment to me! Seriously how many people can say that?

8. Represented the wisest voting people in the country very well, even if thats doing nothing but saying no.

9. The most important thing, he did NOT do anything. "The 9 most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'" -------- Ronald Reagan


Ron Paul has done more for this country than most of the leaders of the 20th century combined have done.

 

[blakjak]

Ron Paul Never Did Squat As A Congressman

And if every other politician followed suit, we'd live in a much better country.

 

[virginiakid]

I guess by doing something for the country, I guess he means, Bigger Government, Higher Taxes, Amnesty, Taxes on Social Security, Undeclared Wars, Borrowing Trillions of Dollars, bringing in socialized medicine, etc.... I guess we have a LOT to thank CONGRESS and those WHO SERVED for the wonderful things that THEY have DONE.

As for Congressman Paul? Well, he voted and tried to stop these thin, but got laughed at because most of those in Washington have been paid off.

 

[bdmarti]

I can think of several things he did...

He got people like Bo Thompson the medical care and benefits, as well as medals, that they deserved. Many people can't cut through the red tape of Washington without the help of their congressmen, and Ron Paul is one of the best.

He also requested funding on behalf of his constituents for many projects within his district. He voted against the funding, but it requires a congressperson to make the request for earmarked spending.

There are 2 concrete things that one could supply literally hundreds, if not thousands, of real examples for that Ron Paul has done to help real people while a congressman.

 

[faisal]

Who can name one actual thing Ron Paul accomplished via his membership in congress since he first was elected in 1976?

I ask this because I, as a longtime supporter of Ron Paul, who was there long before there was an internet, am seriously bothered by the blather of MOST on this forum, who seem to think of Ron Paul as some kind of infallible god, who CANNOT think for themselves (there are list moderators for that) and who somehow, STUPIDLY, thought Ron Paul actually had a chance to get nominated as the GOP presidential candidate.

So, again, who can name ONE THING Ron Paul ever accomplished as a congress critter.

Doesn't have to be anything major, but does have to be something...NAME IT!

When you cannot name it (cause he never accomplished a damn thing) join those of us who want to chuck the whole GOP thing.

He voted against the Iraq war and brought economic crisis up to Bernanki when no one else did...

 

[piotr1]

If we had more congressmen that did nothing we'd be much better off.

QFT

 

[Bradley in DC]

Sure, lots of things.

Initiated and lead the opposition to the Know Your Customer banking proposal to have financial institutions spy on their customers more intrusively--successfully generated 300,000 comments to the regulators against it forcing them to withdraw the proposed regulation. And that was after he was the only Congressman on record opposing it! (this was my baby :o)

Lots of things for his Congressional district (weren't my areas but things about nets for the shrimpers, waterways, returning some Federal lands or something back to local jurisdiction, etc.).

The "Church Protection Act" was redrafted as an amendment and passed on the House Floor. It was co-sponsored by Rep. Kilpatrick and promoted by the Congressional Black Caucus!

Lots of spending limitation amendments became law. Notably, Dr. Paul single-handedly stopped the National ID for years every year by denying it funding.

As you probably know, Congress is more of a team sport than individual medals. In committees, etc, he often offers amendments to legislation that have no chance of passing: not because they're pointless or just because he likes to educate the other Members (well, he does), but because they are part of choreographed plays as part of the legislative compromises. For example, a D (or socialist R) would want to increase funding on some wasteful program 20% which would otherwise sail through, Dr. Paul introduces an amendment to eliminate the program (and takes a lot of heat for it), then a "compromise" is offered by one of our friends to cut the increase to 5% or kill the increase entirely. It's not glamorous or make headlines, but he serves a useful role routinely.

These are just a few of the examples from the four years I was there.

 

[nullvalu]

 

[LibertyEagle]

He damn sure did accomplish something. He stood up against this totalitarian cesspool, we now have in Washington, D.C. He voted against the Patriot Acts and every other bit of trash. Tell me, what would you have had him do?

Then, let's consider the many pieces of legislation he has introduced. Such as getting us out of the stinking UN. Is it his fault, that the majority of our Congress critters have sold out our country to the highest bidder? Not in my book.

 

[notagain]

now do you know what he has done in congress? are these answer sufice for you??????? please respond, we'd like to hear your rebuttal!

 

[louisiana4liberty]

He didn't participate in looting the treasury and wealth of the taxpayers like the rest. That was a huge accomplishment.