Ron Paul Speaks Out About Immigration Bill, Readies Himself for Iowa
Although he was not the only Republican to come out against the immigration bill (Immigration Bill is Defeated), Ron Paul may have come out the strongest against it, decrying not only the immigration bill, but the political process itself: "Today, we had good news from the US Senate-not exactly a normal occurrence-when the president's immigration bill went down in flames. Here we had a vastly expensive piece of legislation that would have made the immigration problem worse, and put more controls on the economy. So naturally, the entire establishment was behind it. It was a slam-dunk, or so they thought."
Paul proceeds to discuss how the American people helped to defeat the immigration bill through actively speaking out against it, saying that if he became president, Americans would have more influence in the political process: "If our campaign succeeds, this will happen on a whole range of issues. The politicians will hear from the people on foreign wars, high taxes, Fed inflation, and all the other plagues visited on us by DC. And listen they will."
Paul also discusses Saturday's Iowa rally, which will counter the Presidential Candidates Forum sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance, which Paul was not invited to attend (Ron Paul Will Go to Iowa After All). Paul spoke to the frustration that many of his supporters voiced when Iowans for Tax Relief representative Ed Failor said that Ron Paul would not be invited to the forum because he was not deemed to be a "credible" candidate (Iowa Forum Snubs Ron Paul, Accuses Supporters of Hacking into Website): "Of course, the Iowa Christian Alliance and Iowans for Tax Relief had the right to exclude the most pro-life, anti-tax candidate in the race. But when they did so, people rose up. So we are holding a rally that will reverberate around this country."
Ron Paul supporters are hoping for a large turnout for the event to demonstrate their candidate's popularity. The Eventful "event" for the Ron Paul rally shows 72 people signed up thus far.
With the June 30 deadline looming for the collection second quarter campaign contributions, all of the candidates, including Ron Paul, are striving to increase their campaign resources. Paul's website states that he is looking to move from his current 348 square foot office to the "second floor of a modest, older, two-story building in Arlington, Virginia" and is asking supporters to help defray the $54,000 initial cost to move to new campaign headquarters.
Sources:
http://blog.ronpaul2008.com/ron_paul_2008/2007/06/ron-paul-on-imm.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003767408_immig29.html
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5 Comments
Post a CommentIn response to Mr Musall's comment: Surprised that you hold Ron Paul in high esteem and respect and cannot vote for him. Please say why you would not vote for the fine Congressman. You cannot waste anymore time looking for the other candidate that says with conviction more than Dr.Ron Paul because so many of us know there aren't any. He has stood alone for many terms in his beliefs on the Constitution of America which we all know has made this country unique and great. With many true Americans behind him, you will see the America it was and still should be. Who else would you trust and promote? I challenge you sir.
The question I ask, is if Ron Paul does not get the nomination, then we are left with
two candidates that are the same breed. We have no choice BUT to get Ron Paul nominated.
So let's do it!
I am glad both of the previous commenters respect Dr. Paul, but I would hope they would be more inclined to vote for him. See, Dr. Paul is a Constitutuionalist. And by being that, he believes that the most divisive issues facing our country, like that of abortion, should be left for the states to decide. Ron Paul may be pro-life, but he is by NO means pro federal law against abortion. Federal laws against divisive issues of this kind, only make the nation more divided, because everyone has to follow Federal law. This is precisely why the Constitution mandates this authority to the states, avoiding this dilemma. This country is NOT one size fits all, and therefore we should NOT have federal laws or bans that treat us as such. Let the people decide how they want to live, in their own respective areas. VOTE RON PAUL!!
While I disagree with Ron Paul on many issues, he is a man I respect and believe. There is no other republican candidate that I could even say anything like that about. Ron Paul is a person of honor. Ron Paul is against the immigration bill for good reasons, not because he wants to hop on the hate machine of the religious right. Ron Paul will not have my vote, but he will have my respect. Alyce talks about those who break the law and are "rewarded" What about a p.o.s. pres and vp who routinely break the law and then claim "exec privilege" or that they aren't part of that branch, or that they can give a "signing statement" to excuse themselves from laws. Should any of us respect "laws?" Don't harm others or the environment. Follow that, and screw the rest of the laws.
Good for him. Senator Obama (and others)also know that a general amnesty is giving the green-light to break laws as a path to citizenship. When people know they can break one law and be rewarded it insults those that who obey laws. Only a miscogynist would tell a 13 year old girl that was raped by her father that she is not allowed to legally and safely terminate her pregnancy if she chooses to do so. If men want to take away a female's liberty, they must also legalize castrating rapists, to be fair to both genders.