Even if he won, what would get done? What bills has he got passed in his 30 years of being an on again off again member of Congress?
Even if he won, what would get done? What bills has he got passed in his 30 years of being an on again off again member of Congress?
Paul authors more bills than the average representative, such as those that impose term limits, or abolish the income tax[89] or the Federal Reserve; many do not escape committee review. He has written successful legislation to prevent eminent domain seizure of a church in New York, and a bill transferring ownership of the Lake Texana dam project from the federal government to Texas. By amending other legislation, he has helped prohibit funding for national identification numbers, funding for federal teacher certification,[18] International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the U.S. military, American participation with any U.N. global tax, and surveillance of peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens.[90]
During March 2001, Paul introduced a bill to repeal the 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR) and reinstate the process of formal declaration of war by Congress.[91] Later during 2001, Paul voted to authorize the president, pursuant to WPR, to respond to those responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks.[92] He also introduced "Sunlight Rule" legislation, which requires lawmakers to take enough time to read bills before voting on them,[93] after the Patriot Act was passed within 24 hours of its introduction. Paul was one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq War Resolution, and (with Oregon representative Peter DeFazio) sponsored a resolution to repeal the war authorization during February 2003. Paul's speech, 35 "Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq,"[94] was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the Iraq War began.[85]
Paul says his fellow members of Congress have increased government spending by 75 percent during the presidency of George W. Bush.[95] After a 2005 bill was touted as "slashing" government waste, Paul wrote that it decreased spending by a fraction of one percent and that "Congress couldn't slash spending if the members' lives depended on it."[96] He said that during three years he had voted against more than 700 bills intended to expand government.[97]
Paul has introduced several bills to apply tax credits to education, including credits for parental spending on public, private, or homeschool students (Family Education Freedom Act); for salaries for all K–12 teachers, librarians, counselors, and other school personnel; and for donations to scholarships or to benefit academics (Education Improvement Tax Cut Act).[98] In accord with his political opinions, he has also introduced the Sanctity of Life Act, the We the People Act, and the American Freedom Agenda Act.[99]
During June 2011, Paul co-sponsored a bill with U.S. Representative Barney Frank that is intended to end the federal prohibition of marijuana.[100]
How are you measuring standard of living and happiness?
"The reporter from CNN who "interviewed" Ron Paul, Gloria Borger, is married to a LANCE MORGAN. Mr. Morgan is the chief communications and crisis strategist for POWELL TATE. Powell Tate is a Washington D.C. firm that represents and lobbies for the very same MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX flexing it's political influence in our foreign policy that Ron Paul wants to stop. Her husband's firm includes overseeing a coalition to support congressional funds to U.S. Military contractors. She's profiting from the wars that Dr. Paul wants to end. She's got a lot to lose with a Paul presidency...can you say CONFLICT OF INTEREST?"
Who is that guy on TV who draws on the whiteboard with a marker and comes up with a bunch of weird connections between things? Yeah, you sound like the libertarian version of him.
lol good argument
Think it's good enough for me to make a run at the GOP nomination?
Sadly, you were born in Canada, so you cannot. You'd be a much more qualified candidate than any of the folks in the current GOP race, however.