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Libertarian Ron Paul is running for President
On the Republican ticket that is, here is the story. Here are many more stories.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on March 12, 2007 at 10:15 PM in Current Affairs | Permalink
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Eciting! A proponent of the gold standard. Perhaps the first to run for President since Grover Cleveland?
Posted by: The Hook at Mar 12, 2007 10:50:17 PM
Of course he has no chance in hell of winning. It would be nice, though, if he could get in on the Republican debates, just get a libertarian viewpoint out there.
By the way, most people who support the Gold standard don't have a basic knowledge of monetary economics. I think people typically give too much credit to monetary policy, but generally it is better to increase the country's monetary base at a low rate.
Posted by: Matthew at Mar 13, 2007 1:00:32 AM
Looks like I'm going to have to switch my party affiliation to Republican for the first time in about 18 years.
Don't worry about the gold standard thing, there is no way he could get that law passed. The important thing is the only budgets he sends to congress would be ones with huge spending cuts, he'll veto spending increases, he'll veto tax increases, he'll veto anti-free market legislation, he'll use the bully pulpit to bring freedom to the average American in both economic spheres and "civil" spheres, as well as gray areas that are in both camps.
He'll be the beltway establishment's worst nightmare. Oh yes, he also has to get elected first.
Posted by: happyjuggler0 at Mar 13, 2007 1:34:58 AM
You want Ron Paul to get mainstream media coverage? Do what all the big money front runners do, Controversy !!! and lot's of it. That's all Dr. Paul needs. Say something bad about someone else and then cover with the real Issues. people love drama, mainstream love's drama. Can anybody say TV ratings! Obama, Clinton, Giuliani, McCain, Let them bang each others heads with there drama. I have a better idea straight out of Bill Clinton's book of tricks. Who needs the mainstream media when you got : The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Jay Leno Late night show, David Letterman, BET, VH1, MTV........ write a new book or something. My point is you need to make waves to win. Call somebody a name or something.
Posted by: James at Mar 13, 2007 3:41:14 AM
"By the way, most people who support the Gold standard don't have a basic knowledge of monetary economics."
Don't be so quick to reject the gold standard. I can't speak for "most people" but I was a convinced monetarist, having read most works on the subject, until I was introduced to ABCT.
Also watch what Ron Paul actually says about how he would return to the gold standard, he would not change legal tender, only allow competition.
Posted by: flix at Mar 13, 2007 5:54:37 AM
He's "pro-life" and voted for the stem cell research ban. I'm not a fan of this part of his agenda.
Posted by: J. at Mar 13, 2007 9:33:16 AM
J, he voted not to federally fund stem-cell research. They don't call him Dr. No for nothing.
Posted by: Matt at Mar 13, 2007 9:44:59 AM
"Libertarian Ron Paul is running for President on the Republican ticket." Only fitting, I suppose, since Republican Bob Barr is now a Libertarian (although he says he's not running for anything...).
Posted by: eddie at Mar 13, 2007 12:45:58 PM
Anti-immigration, pro-choice? I'm not sure "libertarian" fits.
Posted by: asparagus at Mar 13, 2007 4:52:51 PM
sorry. I meant pro-life; he is not pro-choice. oops.
Posted by: asparagus at Mar 13, 2007 4:54:14 PM
He is a doctor (MD) who is anti-abortion, and I suppose he might also be construed as pro-life. But he is definitely infavor of having the states decide the issue, not the federal government, nor a SCOTUS that has chosen to create laws out of thin air.
I am adamantly prochoice and have no trouble with Roe vs Wade being overturned, so long as the gorunds for overturning it are that it is federal/court overreach.
Posted by: happyjuggler0 at Mar 13, 2007 6:28:24 PM
Pro-life? Yes. He's one of the founders of Libertarians for Life. Their basic premise is that human beings become human beings at conception. But regardless, it would be nice to get back to a discussion on when personhood begins, rather than this continual argument about how many federal dollars must go to fund abortion.
Anti-immigration? No! An open door policy does not mean you get to sneak in through the bedroom window. Ron Paul wants to make legal immigration easier.
Posted by: David Johnson at Mar 13, 2007 7:47:04 PM
Wow, a libertarian who realizes we can't have open immigration. I might actually vote again.
Posted by: Bill at Mar 13, 2007 7:54:41 PM
If I didn't think voting was irrational, Ron Paul would be the only person I'd be willing to vote for. But I do so he isn't. I happen to agree with him on immigration and I don't care much about abortion, so all the better.
In the absence of Ron Paul "Divided We Stand United We Fall" argues that Chuck Hagel would be a good candidate for libertarians. I don't see why so many libertarians (or Republicans for that matter) like Giuliani, but that might be because they don't lean to the paleo side like me.
Posted by: TGGP at Mar 13, 2007 9:44:42 PM
Bill:
All libertarians know that inmigration and the welfare state are incompatible.
Most make the difficult choice between open borders and welfare on the side of open borders.
Ron Paul emphasizes the restricting inmigration message, but what he really advocates is "removing incentives"--> reducing welfare.
Posted by: flix at Mar 14, 2007 7:59:45 AM
Ron Paul isn't good looking enough to win.
Posted by: kablamo at Mar 14, 2007 4:12:06 PM
Any guesses to where all that money Hillary has so far came from? I sincerely doubt it came from average hard working americans. Lets show support for Ron Paul and send him 10 bucks each if thats all you can afford.
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Posted by: woshiwo at Dec 3, 2007 1:40:25 AM
I am not a huge fan of the pro life stance, however he would return this right to the states to make their own decision on the matter. So some conservative states would ban it and others would legalize it. Not a huge deal.
Posted by: Jim at Jan 4, 2008 9:53:27 PM
I am not a huge fan of the pro life stance, however he would return this right to the states to make their own decision on the matter. So some conservative states would ban it and others would legalize it. Not a huge deal.
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