A couple of days ago, I participated in a Tallahassee area forum for undecided voters. My friend Catherine, who works tirelessly and without any compensation on many constitutional and liberty issues, set up the event. The idea was to have campaign representatives of the four Republican presidential contenders speak for 5 minutes FOR their candidate, then someone would speak for 5 minutes AGAINST their candidate. Each would then be given 2 minutes for rebuttal, and then the remaining time would be for questions from the audience.
Two things stood out to me, and one leads to the other- the first one was a gentleman in the audience during the question and answer portion stated that the anti- Ron Paul person (whom I know and he does not support Dr. Paul) had convinced him to consider Ron Paul based on Dr. Paul's record as articulated. The second was the polling- a poll was done by secret ballot before and after the event. Mr. Gingrich (whose representative could not answer a question with a yes or no or even stay on point) and Mr. Romney stayed the same. Mr. Santorum picked up 10 percent. Ron Paul picked up 100 percent, and ended up in second place- behind Mr. Gingrich! Mr. Santorum took third, and Mr. Romney was a very distant last.
Today I clicked a link that gave an unbiased look at how the four men stood on immigration. Consider the following:
Mandate E-Verify: Only Ron Paul is "bad" on this issue. President Obama is good for "first steps".
All Republicans want to secure the border, so this is moot.
End birthright citizenship- i.e. "anchor babies" that are born here to illegal immigrants? Dr. Paul received a "good", while the other three Republicans were "unhelpful".
This one is most telling as to who supports an expanded federal government: Punish business violators- Dr. Paul goes beyond "bad" to "abysmal".
By their scoring, Dr. Paul gets a D-, so he is between Mr. Gingrich with a D and Mr. Obama with an F-.
I have to wonder how they would score our Constitution on these matters? I'm sure Dr. Paul's opposition to E-Verify sunk him for this group, as they look to the federal government for an "easy button" for illegal immigration regardless of the consequences for the rights of the citizens and businesses of the USA- numbers any politician should have as a primary concern. Government mandated health insurance? Terrible idea, unconstitutional! Government approved employment in the private sector? It's the only way to fix illegal immigration!
About Paul Henry
Paul has a law enforcement background, having served as a Florida Deputy Sheriff and State Trooper for over 25 years until he retired. He worked many levels and positions within the FHP, from road patrol trooper to lieutenant in criminal investigations, where he investigated numerous criminal cases. After retirement, Paul wished to pursue his automotive hobby and be left alone, but saw an increasing amount of waste in government as well as the government's increasing involvement in our private lives and liberty, so he became politically active. Paul is the founder of the non-partisan citizen's group Floridians Against REAL ID, and authored two bills for the 2012 Florida legislative session: REAL ID partial repeal and Motorist Rights (red light cameras). Paul is the 2013 Legislative Action Committee Chair for The Tea Party Network, a network for constitutional and Tea Party groups to do more than just complain about issues. Paul works as the Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs with the Florida Campaign for Liberty and lives in the Tallahassee, Florida area.
Endorsements of Ron Paul… Even if They Don’t Realize It
A couple of days ago, I participated in a Tallahassee area forum for undecided voters. My friend Catherine, who works tirelessly and without any compensation on many constitutional and liberty issues, set up the event. The idea was to have campaign representatives of the four Republican presidential contenders speak for 5 minutes FOR their candidate, then someone would speak for 5 minutes AGAINST their candidate. Each would then be given 2 minutes for rebuttal, and then the remaining time would be for questions from the audience.
Two things stood out to me, and one leads to the other- the first one was a gentleman in the audience during the question and answer portion stated that the anti- Ron Paul person (whom I know and he does not support Dr. Paul) had convinced him to consider Ron Paul based on Dr. Paul's record as articulated. The second was the polling- a poll was done by secret ballot before and after the event. Mr. Gingrich (whose representative could not answer a question with a yes or no or even stay on point) and Mr. Romney stayed the same. Mr. Santorum picked up 10 percent. Ron Paul picked up 100 percent, and ended up in second place- behind Mr. Gingrich! Mr. Santorum took third, and Mr. Romney was a very distant last.
Today I clicked a link that gave an unbiased look at how the four men stood on immigration. Consider the following:
Mandate E-Verify: Only Ron Paul is "bad" on this issue. President Obama is good for "first steps".
All Republicans want to secure the border, so this is moot.
End birthright citizenship- i.e. "anchor babies" that are born here to illegal immigrants? Dr. Paul received a "good", while the other three Republicans were "unhelpful".
This one is most telling as to who supports an expanded federal government: Punish business violators- Dr. Paul goes beyond "bad" to "abysmal".
By their scoring, Dr. Paul gets a D-, so he is between Mr. Gingrich with a D and Mr. Obama with an F-.
I have to wonder how they would score our Constitution on these matters? I'm sure Dr. Paul's opposition to E-Verify sunk him for this group, as they look to the federal government for an "easy button" for illegal immigration regardless of the consequences for the rights of the citizens and businesses of the USA- numbers any politician should have as a primary concern. Government mandated health insurance? Terrible idea, unconstitutional! Government approved employment in the private sector? It's the only way to fix illegal immigration!
About Paul Henry
Paul has a law enforcement background, having served as a Florida Deputy Sheriff and State Trooper for over 25 years until he retired. He worked many levels and positions within the FHP, from road patrol trooper to lieutenant in criminal investigations, where he investigated numerous criminal cases. After retirement, Paul wished to pursue his automotive hobby and be left alone, but saw an increasing amount of waste in government as well as the government's increasing involvement in our private lives and liberty, so he became politically active. Paul is the founder of the non-partisan citizen's group Floridians Against REAL ID, and authored two bills for the 2012 Florida legislative session: REAL ID partial repeal and Motorist Rights (red light cameras). Paul is the 2013 Legislative Action Committee Chair for The Tea Party Network, a network for constitutional and Tea Party groups to do more than just complain about issues. Paul works as the Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs with the Florida Campaign for Liberty and lives in the Tallahassee, Florida area.