Voting for Ron Paul -- and Against the GOP Establishment

To do what he promises, Ron Paul would have to trample all over the Constitution he claims to love so much. The power to make the changes he keeps promising is granted to Congress, NOT the President. You decide, is he a liar just saying what his supporters want to hear, or is he really this delusional?

but he hasn't.

it isn't in his power to kill the Fed, adopt the gold standard, or eliminate five cabinets. These are all matters of law, and he'd need congress on his side and isn't going to get it as president.

Markh, that's not entirely accurate. As the Chief Executive, the President can fire anyone in his cabinet. He doesn't have to rehire anyone else. Eliminating five cabinet positions can be done by executive order. The Federal Reserve is a private institution, but Ron Paul can order the Treasury to quit cooperating with it (again by executive order). As Commander in Chief, he can order the military to be wherever he wants, and can shut down bases as appropriate. Since there is no formal declaration of war currently, the President is under no complulsion to keep troops overseas. So most of Dr. Paul's actions can be taken without needing Congress's help. You are accurate, however, about needing Congress to get on the gold standard.

I agree that the president has a lot of latitude regarding bases, although some may be dictated by law in the form of treaties. I won't claim to be sure about that.

But as for cabinets, it isn't the cabinet appointments that he claims to eliminate, it's the cabinets themselves. Take Interior: you have a department created by law (that is over 150 years old). It will take congress to dissolve Interior. Within Interior, you have the National Park Service: created by law (almost 100 years old). The President can fail to appoint a cabinet head, in which case someone else will act in place. But he can't dissolve the Department, or dissolve congressionally authorized agencies by EO. He can mess them up, screw the employees, but that sure is not going to get Congress or the public on his side. To me, Paul seems to have grand schemes but no practical plans for reducing the size of government in a way that will work for all Americans. I'm sick of hearing about impractical sweeping changes to government that I know will not happen and would not work.

You didn't hear about that? ALLEGEDLY, GOP honchos received an email claiming the caucus would be disrupted. So, in their infinite wisdom they decided to move the vote tallying to a SECRET, and UNDISCLOSED location. This totally destroys what caucuses are supposed to be about in the first place.

Ron Paul has NOT lost yet, as the media would like people to belive. Ron Paul does have all of the other canidates scared to death! Their store bought media is afraid to even mention his name in the news! We can still put Dr. Ron Paul in office, just keep voting for him! Dr. Ron Paul for President in 2012! He can and will beat obama!

There was no federal reserve when Lincoln was president, the conspiracy theory you are referring to has to do with Lincoln's green backs, which were a government issued currency that was both debt free and interest free, and which the new paper articles of the day were quoted as saying;
"If that mischievous financial policy, which had its origin in the North American Republic, should become indurated down to a fixture, then that Government will furnish its own money without cost. It will pay off debts and be without a debt. It will have all the money necessary to carry on its commerce. It will become prosperous beyond precedent in the history of the civilized governments of the world. The brains and the wealth of all coun­tries will go to North America. That govern­ment must be destroyed, or it will destroy every monarchy on the globe.”

While the federal reserve act hadn't been passed, money was still issued thru the banks, in order to obtain interest, and to produce debt. The same family that helped to set up the Federal Reserve however had also been in control of the banking institutions for nearly 200 years, even at this point.

"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws."
Mayer Amschel Rothschild

"I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire, ...The man that controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire. And I control the money supply."
Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild

And well with quotes like this dating back thru the families history it is easy to see why they wouldn't want any government issuing it's own currency, however Lincoln had just declared Civil War to free the slaves, something that wasn't particularly popular even in the north.

Great post Aaron.

This is how far the U.S. has fallen into fascism.

if you think there is anything fascist about our country you have totally lost your perspective.

Obama is the most fascist of any President ever.
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