What's your issue?

[ButchHowdy]

1.) To bring heaven to earth.

2.) Every other candidate scares the crap out of me!

 

[PaleoForPaul]

Govt.

Cutting the size and scope of federal socalism.

None of the other candidates even come close. While everyone and their brother are worried about some idiots in a cave overseas who's best weapons are suicide bombers (ie not so smart bombs) I look at our entitlements system along with our loose immigration policy and see a real disaster in the works.

 

[JaylieWoW]

Liberty

Ditto. As stated above, this one issue (if it could be called that), covers everything else because more than just being a word to describe freedom, liberty also carries with it the weight of personal responsibility.

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

This is why Ron Paul can be successful. His supporters embrace his view of Constitutional government and don't have to fight over wedge issues. We just want much less government and much more liberty. No need to get bogged down in individual issues, because they're all covered under the word "No" (relating to government).

 

[LibertyCzar]

We need to follow the Constitution. I agree that we need to return to having the full slate of civil liberties. I would like to see the Constitution amended to better protect these liberties. I would like to see the first amendment broken up into separate amendments for each liberty, better defined so that they cannot be phased out again when it is convenient.

More generally, by returning to the Constitution, we'll be more likely to have more frequent amendments to the Constitution when new situations arrive.

 

[Swmorgan77]

Guys this thread could be turned into a great youtube video.

A bunch of short statements of Ron Paul supporters talking about why they support him. It would show that Ron Paul's supporters are REAL people and the diversity of their motivations.

I will put it together if you want to PM me the text of your response to this thread and a link to a picture, your first name and location.

Or even better, take a video of yourself making a short statement and sent it to [email protected] via yousendit.com

 

[foraneagle2]

 

[1k9]

His supporters embrace his view of Constitutional government and don't have to fight over wedge issues.

No disrespect intended, but the reason I'm here is because I'm an individual with my own views. Putting Paul into a cookie cutter and saying that one size fits all, belittles those of us that are passionate about certain issues (even if we are the minority).

 

[AMack]

Economic policy, specifically related to unbalanced trade, the federal debt, and the federal reserve. I'd rather not have to experience an economic depression during my twenties

=)

 

[tsoldrin]

Civil Liberties! (I include Constitutional Rights and Habeas Corpus under that heading). For me this is head and shoulders above all else and for two reasons: 1) We NEED these to fight for everything else, plain and simple. 2) We're not getting them back without Ron Paul's help or a whole new civil war/revolutionary war - nobody else has made any noises about restoring our lost freedoms.

The other stuff... can come in time. I am in perfect agreement on foreign policy and always have had that stance. His economics I was skeptical about until I did some research and now I think it's worth a try (someone really has to put his economic policy into words everyone out there can grasp without doing massive research!), small government and low taxes are just icing on the cake.

 

[cottonmouth]

All of the above

1. Liberty, privacy
2. Shrink gov't; end deficit spending
3. Cease foreign interventionism
4. Restore constitutional adherence

I have been following RP's political career since 1984, when I became a temporary Republican in order to vote for him in the primary for US Senator ( he was trounced by that erstwhile Democrat slug Phil Gramm). Voted for him for Pres in 1988. Was overjoyed to see him get back in Congress in 1996 and survive all the subsequent efforts by Dems and Reps to run him off. Now, I will again be a Ron Paul Republican. No other politician has ever spoken for me as RP does. God Bless Texas and RP too.

 

[Bison]

Pro-Life
Stop unconstitutional spending
Stop sending American Jobs over seas.
National Sovereignty
Government off my back
Eliminate IRS

There is more , but thats a good start.

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Is_Ron_Paul_Conservative

Digg it

 

[USAFCapt]

He doesn't subscribe to groupthink.

 

[Brandybuck]

Free market economics. Just about everything in life ties into the economic sphere. It's not a popular issue, however, as it's very misunderstood. Even within the Ron Paul movement, there are many protectionists that want government interference in certain areas of the economy.

Abolish the IRS, slash spending, scrap most regulations, assert property rights, free unmanaged trade with all, no industry subsidies, etc.

 

[Wyurm]

everything.

After all I do agree with the constitution. I believe the constitution is the foundation of our country and if you destroy the constitution, you destroy the whole nation that was built on it. Since Paul's message is the same message as the constitution, then my issue is everything.

 

[BLS]

This is pretty easy really.

He's honest, he's anti-illegal immigration and he believes you are responsible for your own life.

That was enough for me. The war, abortion, and many other issues were not as important to me, and on some issues, I don't share his opinions.
But the fact he talks TO me, and not AT me made all the difference. Why is it that honest politicians never have a chance?

 

[PatriotOne]

While my reasons won't solve all our problems as there is deep fundamental problems to fix, but the most pressing one to me right now is getting out of the war pronto.

 

[TheEvilDetector]

There are a million reasons but the fundamental principle rests on a movement away from collectivistic society.

 

[chopdave]

Abolishing the federal reserve along with abolishing the income tax are my top two issues. I believe a sound currency is one of the most important ingredients to maintain freedom. When a government can print money at will, it can spend endlessly. Our politicians need something to reign them in when it comes to spending. Until we get hold of spending, the inflation tax will continue to rob citizens of their hard earned property. Those who control the money, control the people.

 

[CJLauderdale4]

If the Federal Government were Constitutional, acted by the Constitution, and was limited to the power initially vested it, all other issues would be resolved, or sent to the States for resolution (where it should be).