Quote Originally Posted by the image reaper
in all seriousness, Ron Paul has a couple of ideas that I agree 100% with (flat tax, pro-guns) :thumbsup: ... but, as a whole, the guy is chasin' UFO's ... besides, he wants to take away my Social Security and Medicare :wtf: ... bullshit, (not, unless he takes away my guns first ) ... it's one thing to have good ideas, and principles, but quite another to make them work in the real world ... I think Paul is a sincere man, and very honest (for a politician), but a bit short on common sense ... good thread, btw :thumbsup:
This is a tragic misrepresentation of Dr. Paul, mostly because he gets very little air time outside of economic or hot topic social issues (like marijuana). First off, most budget outlays are indescretionary, and depend on congressional approval to annex, such as medicare and social security.

Dr. Paul's intention is really quite simple. Put such powers in the hands of the states. The federal government really has no business worrying about whether a woman can terminate pregnancy, if it is ok to ingest a substance that will not kill me, or even how to manage the Alaskan school system (department of education mandates through budgetary ultimatums).

The federal government is supposed to protect the rights of citizens from these states if they happen to overstep their boundary. They are also there to protect citizens from foreign invasion/attack, as well as help with any state budget shortfalls. Remember when governor Wallace from Alabama would not allow black students into "white" schools? That's when the fed's stepped in.