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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 05:01 PM Jan 2012

Ron Paul isn't really for limited government.

He's only for limiting the Federal government, and its civil liberties laws. He's fine with an overbearing, intrusive state government. That's how he manages to square his Libertarianism with his social conservatism.

His "Libertarianism" is just a revamped version of the old "states rights" credo, which was one of the underpinnings of slavery and continues to justify states' interference with civil rights.

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Ron Paul isn't really for limited government. (Original Post) pnwmom Jan 2012 OP
Face it, the man is half a bubble off. He can't even be shimmed to shraby Jan 2012 #1
That's how I read him. n/t Little Star Jan 2012 #2
Exactly right... Spazito Jan 2012 #3
You are quite right. He's Mister States' Rights on steroids. nt MADem Jan 2012 #4

shraby

(21,946 posts)
1. Face it, the man is half a bubble off. He can't even be shimmed to
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 05:03 PM
Jan 2012

be on the level...come to think of it,
neither can all the rest of the republican candidates.

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