Ron Paul on the ADA?

[Feelgood]

Does anyone know Ron Paul's position on the ADA?

 

[thuja]

no. never heard of it. what is it?

 

[thuja]

oh, i thought of it, maybe. you mean those nuts with the mercury and flouride?

 

[RustyBrewster]

I think he's referring to the American's with disability act. It is unconstitutional and I think Ron Paul would favor this kind of legislation at the state or local level. Where it would hopefully be less arbitrary with less government-coercion.


http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/search/search.php?q=disabilities+ADA&op=or

 

[AmyPA]

AFAIK, he's never addressed it. I emailed HQ with the same question months ago, and recieved no response.

 

[Churchill2004]

He opposes it. I don't even have to look up some confirmation- I know without a doubt that Ron Paul opposes it.

 

[devil21]

Penn and Teller did a good Bullshit! on the ADA. It's pretty much more government to regulate private property while allowing lawsuit happy types to take advantage of the laws. Its on Showtime On Demand series if you have it.

 

[coyote_sprit]

www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A1D17D7D27CDE083

ADA is similar to socialized healthcare in that its a government regulated act of empathy and sympathy and too many people get sued over what should be their right to have handicap parking and ramps in their place of business.

 

[RustyBrewster]

a few short articles on some problems with ADA:

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123805&page=1
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/06/are_you_able_to_obey_this_law.html

 

[Feelgood]

I kind of figured he would oppose the ADA, but I can just see the Dem's using that against him. Like, "OMG if you vote for Ron Paul he will take away your handicap parking space!" or something to that effect.

 

[coyote_sprit]

I kind of figured he would oppose the ADA, but I can just see the Dem's using that against him. Like, "OMG if you vote for Ron Paul he will take away your handicap parking space!" or something to that effect.

the parking spaces also get abused like if you can't use a telephone you can get one, it's quite sad.

 

[Fox McCloud]

thanks for posting on this--I posted about it on the "civil liberties" sub-forum, but it got little attention.

 

[hillertexas]

Penn and Teller did a good Bullshit! on the ADA. It's pretty much more government to regulate private property while allowing lawsuit happy types to take advantage of the laws. Its on Showtime On Demand series if you have it.

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