Ron Paul's Stance on...
Iraq
War
Health Care: Role of Government
Taxes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Federal Marriage Amendment
Immigration
Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court
IRAQ
WAR – THE TROOPS
“This war
has cost more than 3,000 American lives,
thousands of seriously wounded, and
hundreds of billions of dollars. We must
have new leadership in the White House
to ensure this never happens again.
…Under no circumstances should the U.S.
again go to war as the result of a
resolution that comes from an unelected,
foreign body, such as the United
Nations.”
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HEALTH CARE: ROLE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
“You take care of poor people by turning
the medical care back into the system,
where people have some choices… I say
take care of these poor people. I’m not
against that… long term you have to move
toward the marketplace. You cannot
expect socialized medicine of the
Hillary brand to work.” 2
TAXES: INHERITANCE TAX AND TAX CUTS
“Working Americans like lower taxes. So
do I. Lower taxes benefit all of us,
creating jobs and allowing us to make
more decisions for ourselves about our
lives…”
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Conference Report on HR 4297, Tax Relief
Extension Reconciliation Act, which
would extend President Bush’s first term
tax cuts through the end of the decade.
Roll Call Vote #135, 5/10/06,
Congressman Paul voted - YES
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
HR
3, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act,
which would have amended the Public
Health Service Act to provide for human
embryonic stem cell research- utilizes
human embryonic stem cells in accordance
with this section (regardless of the
date on which the stem cells were
derived from a human embryo). Roll Call
Vote #20, 1/11/07, Congressman Paul
voted – NO
FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
Proposed amendment to the U.S.
Constitution defining marriage as solely
between a man and a woman: H.J.
Res. 106, Roll Call Vote #484, 9/30/04
Congressman Paul voted – NO
“…It’s
better to allow these things to be left
to the state… to amend the Constitution
is totally unnecessary to define
something that’s already in the
dictionary.” 4
IMMIGRATION
“This is
my six point plan:
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Physically secure our borders and
coastlines…
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Enforce visa rules.
Immigration officials must track
visa holders and deport anyone who
overstays their visa or otherwise
violates U.S. law…
- No
amnesty...
- No
welfare for illegal aliens…
taxpayers should not pay for illegal
immigrants who use hospitals,
clinics, schools, roads, and social
services.
-
End birthright citizenship... ”
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HR 418:
REAL ID Act of 2005, would have
increased security standards for
obtaining a driver’s license, including
prohibiting illegal aliens from
obtaining them for federal ID purposes.
It also would have reformed asylum laws,
making it harder for terrorists to claim
asylum and included provisions for
completing the San Diego border fence.
Roll Call Vote #31, 2/10/05, Congressman
Paul voted – NO.
ROE v. WADE AND THE SUPREME COURT
“…Instead of viewing federal judicial
nominees as liberals or conservatives,
we ought to be viewing them as activists
or originalists… the Constitution
prohibits the federal government,
including the federal judiciary, from
doing all kind of things. Until we have
federal judges who understand this, it
matters little what political stripes or
experience they bring to the bench…”
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SOURCES:
1.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/war-and-foreign-policy/
2. Republican Presidential Debate
transcript, Orlando, FL, 10/21/07
3.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/debt-and-taxes/
4. Republican Presidential Debate
transcript, Orlando, FL 10/21/07
5.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/
6. Our Political Federal Courts” by Ron
Paul, October 11, 2005
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul279.html
