[The Pack Knight]

Perhaps Ron Paul is a Constitutionalist Republican, not a libertarian as many suppose. Not a libertine.

He ran for President on the Libertarian ticket in 1988. He remains closely allied with the Libertarian Party, and has not formally renounced his membership in that party. He addressed their national convention as late as 2004.

The primary two issues he differs from the official LP platform on are abortion and illegal immigration. I believe his position on abortion is a more intellectually honest one than the LP position, as the LP seeks to ignore the rights of the fetus without asserting that the fetus is not a human being. He generally agrees with the LP platform on most other issues.

[The_Eaglet]

The primary two issues he differs from the official LP platform on are abortion and illegal immigration. I believe his position on abortion is a more intellectually honest one than the LP position, as the LP seeks to ignore the rights of the fetus without asserting that the fetus is not a human being. He generally agrees with the LP platform on most other issues.

For these reasons I can support Paul regardless of his Libertarian ties. Given how the GOP has supported planned parenthood with our tax dollars and supported amnesty for illegal aliens in many ways, I can also support Paul regardless of his Republican ties. He has a transpartisan appeal that can win if his campaign markets it properly.