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Dr. Ron Paul is a Republican Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas. He attended Duke University School of Medicine and has delivered over 4,000 babies as a prominent doctor of obstetrics and gynecology. Congressman Paul served in the Air Force during Vietnam as a flight surgeon. Ron Paul has been married to the same woman for over fifty years, Carol Paul, and together they have ten children and eighteen grandchildren.
Don't worry about party affiliation - ask yourself what you believe - Ron Paul is unique to the fact that he appeals to Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, and traditional, anti-establishment Republicans. Read some facts about Ron Paul and his platforms to see if he's the right candidate for you.
Ron Paul is a strict constitutionalist. "I will never vote for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
Ron Paul has a non-interventionalist foreign policy and he was the only Republican 2008 presidential candidate to vote against the Iraq War in 2002. He wants to start pulling the troops out of Iraq almost immediately, unlike his opponents in both the Republican and Democratic parties. Ron Paul completely supports all of the U.S. troops and veterans.
Ron Paul supports tighter border security and opposes birthright citizenship, amnesty and wants to end welfare benefits for illegal immigrants.
Ron Paul believes eliminating the federal involvement in healthcare will allow prices to drop, because Ron Paul supports a free market economy.
Ron Paul always votes against all proposals for new government spending, initiatves and taxes. Ron Paul has pledged never to raise taxes, and he never has, as his voting record shows. He opposes inflation and blames the decreasing value of the dollar on excess "printing" of money and consequent devaluation.
Ron Paul firmly believes in the right to bear arms. "You have the right to protect your life, liberty, and property. As President, I will continue to guard the liberties stated in the Second Amendment." - Ron Paul
Ron Paul is a strong states' rights enthusiast to regulate social matters not directly found in the Constitution.
Ron Paul is pro-life, however, believes the legislation laws of abortion should be handled at a state level, as should gay marriage.
Ron Paul also wants to end the federal War on Drugs, and wants to leave the decision of regulating or deregulating drugs, including the medical use of marijuana, to the states.
"Sure, profess to believe in the Constitution, but why have we gone to war since WWII without a formal declaration of war? Why do we have a monetary system that is not designed by the Constitution? Why do we have a welfare state running out of control, not designed by the Constitution? You can't pay lip service to the Constitution without obeying it. And we should have peace and prosperity - that should be our goal.
We in foreign policy, ought to have a golden rule. We ought to treat others as we would want others to treat us. And we don't treat others so fairly. We treat them like we're the bully, that we're the policeman of the world, and we're going to tell them to behave.
If they don't listen to us - we bomb them. If they listen to us, we give them more money. And it's bankrupting this country because we don't live up to our principles, the principles that are embedded in our Constitution."
- Dr. Ron Paul
