Ron Paul Personifies Iowa GOP Party Platform.Verbatim (No really he does)

[coastie]

While reading the article linked here http://www.scribd.com/doc/75142221/River-Cities-Reader-Issue-793-December-8-2011,I ran into another article in the same issue(there's 3-4 total in there) by the editor, Kathleen McCarthy, starts on page 3 and continues on through the magazine.

Ron Paul Personifies Iowa GOP Party Platform

....Most controversial, according to establishment Republicans and the MSM, are Paul’s positions on foreign policy, defense spending, and homeland security. The Iowa GOP platform planks read in part: “9.04. We support the repeal of the Patriot Act”; “9.08. We believe that the federal government should reduce the threat of terrorism by securing the United States borders at all points of entry”; “11.01. We insist on a national defense policy and a foreign policy that is in the sole interest of the United States”; “11.02. We believe in a strong national defense. We believe that one of the Government’s primary roles is to maintain an adequate military force to secure the borders of the U.S. To accomplish this, we believe the U.S. should provide adequate funds to maintain a military force capable of protecting U.S.Sovereignty”; “11.12. We believe the United States must not adhere to or abide by any treaties that compromise the sovereignty of the United States or that are prohibited by the Constitution”; “11.13.We believe our servicemen should serve only the United States, our Constitution, and the American Flag. We are adamantly opposed to United Nations oversight of our military units, ceding national sovereignty to any foreign body, or to the establishment of a one world government”; “13.04.We oppose any taxes being placed on the United States by the United Nations."

It goes on and lists a BUNCH more of the planks, and they sound like Ron Paul freaking wrote them!!! This needs to be exploited by the campaign, and NOW!

read more:http://www.scribd.com/doc/75142221/River-Cities-Reader-Issue-793-December-8-2011


HOLY CRAP.

 

[Dr.3D]

Great find.

 

[Austin]

You know, we've got a few members on the state central committee. I reckon that has something to do with it.

Becoming active in the GOP has its merits. I wish more people would get involved.

 

[coastie]

You know, we've got a few members on the state central committee. I reckon that has something to do with it.

Becoming active in the GOP has its merits. I wish more people would get involved.

Was not aware of that, thanks.

Makes me wonder now...how many other State GOP Official Platforms sound like Ron Paul wrote them???

 

[dblee]

infiltrated.

 

[Austin]

Was not aware of that, thanks.

Makes me wonder now...how many other State GOP Official Platforms sound like Ron Paul wrote them???

Iowa has been a focus through C4L for a couple years now, and they've had great success. I remember hearing about a few counties adding planks that reflect our ideas of limited constitutional government, but I believe Iowa is the only one to get it done at the state level. I may be wrong though.

This is why everyone should look into becoming both precinct committeeman and delegates.

 

[coastie]

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[coastie]

Bump with more from the article.

Other planks that mirror Paul’s positions include: 2.20 – Abolish the federal Department of Agriculture; 2.22 – Farm subsidies should be phased out; 3.03 – Oppose government subsidies and bailouts that distort free markets; 3.25 – Oppose government control of the Internet; 4.16 – Eliminate both the Iowa and federal departments of education; 4.19 – Oppose No Child Left Behind; 5.04 – Global warming is a scientific fraud; 5.04-05 – Oppose any fines, taxes, laws, regulations, etc. related to climate change; 5.11 – Oppose cap-and-trade (American Power Act); 5:12 – Abolition of the Department of Energy; “12.12. We strongly oppose the diabolical collusion of the United Nations in establishing the unconstitutional ‘sustainable development agenda 21’ in our local communities, our state, and our nation”; 8.17 – Due to imminent failure of these programs, to abolish Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security over time; 8.14 – Parents decide which vaccinations their children receive, if any; 10.25 – Jury nullification; 13.09 – Support the abolition of the IRS; 14.02 – Vetoing all earmarks and pork spending; 13.32 – Require a balanced budget; and 13.35 – Support auditing the Federal Reserve Bank.

From:http://www.iowagop.org/platform.php

 

[J_White]

nice find, now tell us who is a real republican ?

 

[gerryb]

Was not aware of that, thanks.

Makes me wonder now...how many other State GOP Official Platforms sound like Ron Paul wrote them???

maine, nh, louisiana, nevada i believe -- of the ones i remember from 08..

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Wow, that is really close. Ron's not a closed-border type, but man.

 

[jacmicwag]

You know, we've got a few members on the state central committee. I reckon that has something to do with it.

Becoming active in the GOP has its merits. I wish more people would get involved.

Yep - RP will not get it done by himself.

 

[Uriah]

I believe the platform committee was a 12 person committee 4 years ago. I know one of the people that made it onto that committee. He said that the platform was nearly perfect, or at least really good. I never saw it. Haven't thought about it much. Here is a site for my friend that was on the Republican party of Iowa platform committee. http://www.commonsenserevisited.com/

 

[JoshLowry]

Wow, that is really close. Ron's not a closed-border type, but man.

Ron has said many times that we should have a strong national defense.

"Our borders should be guarded instead of the one between pakistan and afghanistan."

Paraphrasing.

 

[ronpaulhawaii]

Wow, that is really close. Ron's not a closed-border type, but man.

?

Ron most certainly is a "Secure Our Borders" type.

"As long as our borders remain wide open, the security and safety of the American people are at stake."

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/immigration/

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Ron has said many times that we should have a strong national defense.

"Our borders should be guarded instead of the one between pakistan and afghanistan."

Paraphrasing.

Right, but he's stated multiple times that he sees no reason why we shouldn't move in the direction of free trade and travel of both goods and labor, with the ideal being pure free trade and travel - and has said as much as recently as a couple months ago. That's not a closed-border position. There's a huge difference between "worry about our borders instead of the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan" and "seal the border," which is what "secure the border at all points of entry" means.

 

[Kodaddy]

Let's get this out there...this is gold!

 

[OneLife33]

I lived in the Quad Cities areas where this newspaper is from and was lucky enough to get to know the publisher of this paper. They have been writing excellent articles like this ever since I started reading it about 4 years ago.

 

[Sola_Fide]

Wow! We need to exploit this.