January 2012
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“I am supportive of all voluntary associations and people can call it whatever...”
– Ron Paul on marriage
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Highlights from Paul's 'Liberty Defined'
andygoesforth:
I’m 58 pages in to Ron Paul’s new book, and I’ve highlighted some passages that I liked:
“Indefinite detention without charges or a right to counsel is now an established precedent for anyone in the world, including an American citizen, declared “an enemy combatant” by a single U.S. official.”
“Tyranny always begins with oppression of unpopular minorities.”
“If two parties...
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“Ron Paul is vilified for missing a few paragraphs out of hundreds of newsletters...”
– Hosanna Myers (via fuckyeahemergence)
December 2011
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“One only dies once and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and...”
– José Rizal, Letter to Mariano Ponce, 1890
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Ron Paul Nears Top Of Iowa's GOP Presidential... →
by DON GONYEA for NPR
December 30, 2011
The latest Republican presidential candidate to move to the front of the pack in Iowa is Texas Congressman Ron Paul. That position has made him a target for most of the other candidates as each makes a closing run across Iowa. What sets Paul apart from his rivals is how much of the time he focuses U.S. foreign policy.
Congressman Ron Paul has a dedicated...
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Fla.'s Economic Pain, Anger Could Shape 2012 Race →
by GREG ALLEN for NPR
December 30, 2011
Florida is once again poised to play an important role in selecting the president in 2012. Its Republican primary on Jan. 31 is the nation’s fourth nominating contest.
But Florida is a very different state than it was four years ago. It is reeling from the housing collapse — more than 200,000 homes are facing foreclosure — and suffering from an...
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2012 Primary Schedule →
The 2012 GOP primary/caucus schedule is nearly set in stone. The calendar dates below are believed to be accurate unless last minute changes occur to the schedule. Always check with your local board of elections to verify election dates, times and locations ahead of time. Note that “Super Tuesday” in 2012 falls on March 6th, however, it is a little less “super” than it...
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“One of the problems with liberalism in this country is that it’s headquartered...”
– Thomas Frank (via azspot)
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Ron Paul Has Already Won →
from the Daily Bell Friday, December 30, 2011
The Internet Reformation is a process not an episode. US GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul shows us the accuracy of this statement. Ron Paul and his libertarian allies are winning the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans by the millions. In fact, they have already won. More on this below.
It is not too much of an exaggeration to say...
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“A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to...”
– Lewis Mumford (via bagdhadbop27)
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“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder...”
– George Orwell
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How the National Media decided to report that Ron...
Re-imagining recent American History to win a nomination. Don’t believe the lies. The elites are running scared and will grasp at anything to dissuade a vote for Ron Paul. Show them you are capable of thinking for yourself.
lifeofanowl92:
National Media Reporter #1: Dang, we can’t find anything bad about Ron Paul’s policies. National Media Reporter #2: I actually don’t...
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Devil Deals →
This entire editorial is worth reading. Just a short intro follows.
By Bill Bonner 12/27/11
Occasionally, when we’ve had too much to drink, we lull ourselves to sleep with the notion that someone like Ron Paul might succeed. Maybe America won’t become a police state after all. Maybe it will abandon its empire and its imperial death-wish before it’s too late. Maybe it will cut its budget...
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Libertarianism and Americanism →
Monday, December 26, 2011 – by Tibor Machan
Given that in the main the American political system is still the closest to protecting varieties of individual liberty – regarding speech, commerce, religion, due process, etc. – most of those who peddle political ideas want to hitch their wagon to the ideas of the American Founders. Socialists, conservatives, populists, agrarians and...
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Child Soldiers and Perpetual War
6/12/2011
The Child Soldiers Protection Act of 2008 was designed to restrict military and security aid to countries that use child soldiers. President Obama granted waivers last year, to allow countries time to end the conscription of children under the age of 15 into armed conflict. However, another series of waivers has been issued, despite the United...
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How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology →
The United States has found itself in a seemingly endless series of wars over the past two decades. Despite frequent opposition by the party not controlling the presidency and often that of the American public, the foreign policy elite operates on a consensus that routinely leads to the use of military power to solve international crises.
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Propagandizing for Perpetual War →
According to the Congressional Research Service, the United States has appropriated $806 billion for the direct cost of invading and occupying Iraq. Including debt service since 2003, that sum rises to approximately $1 trillion. The White House estimates the number of U.S. military wounded at 30,000; the web site icasualties.org states that U.S. military fatalities from the Iraq war now stand at...