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Niets mis met extremisme als de norm verkeerd is.SavaB zei:
Het voordeel bij Paul is dat hoewel hij op een aantal vlakken een conservatieve mening heeft, hij tegelijk ook geen voorstander is van overheidsbemoeienis op die vlakken. Dus hij is geen voorstander dat scholen verplicht worden creationisme te leren, geen voorstander van een verbod op homohuwelijk, geen voorstander van een verbod op abortus en euthanasie.
Hier een aantal progressieve elementen in het programma van Paul waar ik wel achtersta:
bron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul
-cut the Department of Defense budget by total 15%; eliminate all foreign war funding
-Paul broke with his party by voting against the PATRIOT Act in 2001; he also voted against its 2005 enactment.[122] He has spoken against federal use of what he defines as torture and what he sees as an abuse of executive authority during the Iraq War to override Constitutional rights
-Paul has spoken against the domestic surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency on American citizens. He believes the role of government is to protect American citizens' privacy, not violate it.
-Paul is opposed to reintroducing the draft.
- He has also said he doesn't want to interfere in the free association of two individuals in a social, sexual, and religious sense.[141][142] When asked if he was supportive of gay marriage, Paul responded, "I am supportive of all voluntary associations and people can call it whatever they want.
-Paul says that government, especially at the federal level, should not be involved in medical matters, including contraception
-Paul has said that the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do not grant the federal government any authority to legalize or ban abortion, stating that "the federal government has no authority whatsoever to involve itself in the abortion issue.
-Paul favors the right to use marijuana as a medical option. He was cosponsor of H.R. 2592, the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act.[287] He is currently a supporter of the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008. He also believes marijuana should be completely legal at the federal level.
-Paul contends that prohibition of drugs is ineffective and advocates ending the War on Drugs.
-Paul's stance on foreign policy is one of consistent non-intervention,[308][309] opposing wars of aggression and entangling alliances with other nations.[310] Paul advocates bringing troops home from U.S. military bases in Korea, Japan, and Europe, among others
-Paul was the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate who voted against the Iraq War Resolution in 2001
-Paul rejects the "dangerous military confrontation approaching with Iran and supported by many in leadership on both sides of the aisle".[327] He claims the current circumstances with Iran mirror those under which the Iraq War began,[328] and has urged Congress not to authorize war with Iran.
-Paul advocates ending the United States embargo against Cuba,
-Paul broke with his party by voting against the PATRIOT Act in 2001; he also voted against its 2005 enactment.[122] He has spoken against federal use of what he defines as torture and what he sees as an abuse of executive authority during the Iraq War to override Constitutional rights
-Paul has spoken against the domestic surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency on American citizens. He believes the role of government is to protect American citizens' privacy, not violate it.
-Paul is opposed to reintroducing the draft.
- He has also said he doesn't want to interfere in the free association of two individuals in a social, sexual, and religious sense.[141][142] When asked if he was supportive of gay marriage, Paul responded, "I am supportive of all voluntary associations and people can call it whatever they want.
-Paul says that government, especially at the federal level, should not be involved in medical matters, including contraception
-Paul has said that the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution do not grant the federal government any authority to legalize or ban abortion, stating that "the federal government has no authority whatsoever to involve itself in the abortion issue.
-Paul favors the right to use marijuana as a medical option. He was cosponsor of H.R. 2592, the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act.[287] He is currently a supporter of the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008. He also believes marijuana should be completely legal at the federal level.
-Paul contends that prohibition of drugs is ineffective and advocates ending the War on Drugs.
-Paul's stance on foreign policy is one of consistent non-intervention,[308][309] opposing wars of aggression and entangling alliances with other nations.[310] Paul advocates bringing troops home from U.S. military bases in Korea, Japan, and Europe, among others
-Paul was the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate who voted against the Iraq War Resolution in 2001
-Paul rejects the "dangerous military confrontation approaching with Iran and supported by many in leadership on both sides of the aisle".[327] He claims the current circumstances with Iran mirror those under which the Iraq War began,[328] and has urged Congress not to authorize war with Iran.
-Paul advocates ending the United States embargo against Cuba,
Nu de keuze ligt tussen Romney en Obama heb ik een voorkeur voor Obama omdat ik denk dat Romney toch meer oorlogszuchtig is en zijn conservatief gedachtengoed en de samengaande beperkingen op de vrijheid van bovenaf wil opleggen. Mijn voorkeur voor Obama had wel duidelijker geweest als hij de Patriot Act had teruggeschroefd in plaats van uitgebreid. Imo toont dat aan dat er buiten een paar symbooldossiers er weinig verschil is tussen republikeinen en democraten.
