No Coercion

That’s the question with which I’ll now launch No Coercion.

Who is Ron Paul?

He’s running for President, and he virtually owns the internet when it comes to presidential candidates. And he’s a Republican. A libertarian Republican (although he often refers to himself as ‘conservative,’ he doesn’t mean it in the modern American sense of the word). He’s dedicated to reestablishing freedom in America. He’s for massively cutting government involvement in the economy, in social issues, and in foreign policy.

Out of all the Republican and Democrat candidates (and wannabe candidates):

He’s the only one who will immediately get us out of Iraq (and all other foreign entanglements).

He’s the only one who has voted strictly according to the Constitution during his time in Congress (17 years in total).

He’s the only one who will actually bring an end to the disastrous and immoral welfare system.

He’s the only one calling for the elimination of unconstitutional entities like the IRS the Department of Homeland Security, the Dept of Education, the Dept of Energy, etc.

He’s the only one calling for the abolition of the Federal Reserve and a return to some kind of gold (or other commodity-backed) standard for our money.

He’s the only one who actually has a good grasp of economics.

He’s the only one who sees the War on Drugs for the tyrannical boondoggle that it is.

He’s the only one calling for the repeal of the totalitarian Patriot Act.

He’s the only one committed to true freedom, both economic and personal.

I’ll go ahead and say that Paul is not a pure libertarian, and there are two issues where I definitely disagree with him: he believes it’s permissible for the states (though not the federal government) to use coercion to prevent women from having abortions; and he is in favor of the federal government using coercion to restrict immigration. But, hey, two issues isn’t that bad given the circumstances.

Does he really stand a chance?
He’s cleaned house in every call-in and online poll conducted after the GOP debates. As of this writing, he’s got more YouTube subscribers than any candidate, he’s got more MySpace friends than anyone but Hillary and Obama, there are far more Ron Paul Meetup groups and members around the country than any other candidate. He’s really caught fire on the net.

But here’s the thing. He’s not one of the mainstream media’s anointed ‘front runners’ so he’s not getting much press. He’s also not polling well in scientific polls because:

1) many polls only include the ‘front runners’ (thus helping to ensure they continue to be labeled as such)

2) most polls only look at currently registered Republicans since it’s for the primary (and many Ron Paul supporters are currently registered Dem, independent, unaffiliated, or not registered at all)

3) most polls are only looking at ‘likely voters,’ which means those who voted in the last election (and there is a growing number of Ron Paul supporters who are so young they’ve never voted, and many who haven’t voted recently because they’ve been so disgusted with the two major parties)

4) every ’scientific’ poll only polls people with land line phone numbers, but many Ron Paul supporters are Nexters (and younger X-ers) who have ditched land lines for cells and VOIP

So, he has a very good chance, but it’s up to each of us as individuals to talk to our friends and family and coworkers about Ron Paul and keep building his momentum. There’s a revolution brewing just under the surface. This country is looking to regain freedom that’s been steadily eroded since the introduction of anti-trust laws, the income tax, the Federal Reserve, and the New Deal.

Ron Paul is the leader who will launch this revolution. He’ll once again make the government afraid of the people instead of the other way around.

Well, this is more than long enough for the inaugural entry on my long-awaited (by me anyway) blog–No Coercion.

So, Who is Ron Paul?
See for yourself: http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/rp-everything.html

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