Posted on 05/31/2007 8:18:49 AM PDT by The_Eaglet
A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked.
This is Congressman Ron Paul's six-point plan: 1. Physically secure our borders and coastlines. ... 2. Enforce visa rules. Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law. ... 3. No amnesty. Estimates suggest that 10 million to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That's a lot of people to reward for breaking our laws. 4. No welfare for illegal aliens.
(Excerpt) Read more at nctimes.com ...
His votes are public. Do you not know how to look up votes?
Do you? Then provide the link or quit whining. LOL
This was your statement. The burden of proof is on you to back it up.
Would you like some links on the fallacy of "guilt by association" arguments?
LOL All I said was that the folks over at DU love him. You can untwist your panties now.
Indeed.
“Our enemy today, as formidable as he is, cannot compare to the armed might of the Soviet Union in the fall of 1962.
Wisdom and caution on Kennedy’s part in dealing with the crisis was indeed “a profile in courage.” But his courage was not only in his standing up to the Soviets, but his willingness to re-examine our nuclear missile presence in Turkey, which if it had been known at the time would have been condemned as an act of cowardice.
President Bush now has the challenge to do something equally courageous and wise. This is necessary if we expect to avert a catastrophic World War III. When the President asks for patience as he and his advisors deliberate, seeking a course of action, all Americans should surely heed his request.
Mr. Speaker, I support President Bush and voted for the authority and the money to carry out his responsibility to defend this country, but the degree of death and destruction and chances of escalation must be carefully taken into consideration.
It is only with sadness that I reflect on the support, the dollars, the troops, the weapons and training provided by US taxpayers that are now being used against us. Logic should tell us that intervening in all the wars of the world has been detrimental to our self-interest and should be reconsidered.
The efforts of a small minority in Congress to avoid this confrontation by voting for the foreign policy of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and all the 19th century presidents went unheeded. The unwise policy of supporting so many militants who later became our armed enemies makes little sense whether it’s bin Laden or Saddam Hussein. A policy designed to protect America is wise and frugal and hopefully it will once again be considered. George Washington, as we all know, advised strongly, as he departed his presidency, that we should avoid all entangling alliances with foreign nations.
The call for a non-interventionist foreign policy over past years has fallen on deaf ears. My suggestions made here today may meet the same fate. Yet, if truth is spoken, ignoring it will not negate it. In that case something will be lost. But, if something is said to be true and it is not and is ignored, nothing is lost. My goal is to contribute to the truth and to the security of this nation.”
http://rxpaul.townhall.com/Default.aspx?mode=post&g=c0fa09f6-4644-49df-8c92-c142422a5778
Ah but Dr. Paul we aided the Soviets also in WWII did we not?
Dr. Paul’s solution for 9/11? place a bounty on their heads (we did that, no?) and let the private industry sort it all out. None of this nasty war business. When the Cole was hit we should have ran away. We did not listen, and not look.
Appeasement president? no thanks, we had that with Billy-Jeff.
Saddam Hussein had said that Americans do not have the patience for war. So true.
Paul never blamed the US for being attacked.
You really need to stop listening to the Giuliani's camp spin.
you stop spinning and face it I heard it with my own ears and so did everyone else who was watching, he belongs on the view with that blame usa nonsense and not running for prez ,
“Physically secure the borders” - Yes. “More border troops” can be recalled or not deployed at all.
Good fences make good neighbors.
“REP. RON PAUL, R-TEXAS, GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: They attack us because we’ve been over there, we’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years. We’ve been in the Middle East. I think Reagan was right. We don’t understand the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273343,00.html
Ron Paul
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/18/martin/index.html
He didn't say we were responsible for 9/11.
He explained why they attacked us.
I agree. Bush is a nut on immigration.
Let's do both.
He was a flight surgeon during Viet Nam.
Heard him on Miller too. The world according to Ron Paul:
1) Arabs really really want peace and want to make peace treaties with us and Israel.
2) Suicide bombing was not a tactic employed until we entered Iraq (hmmm….guess her forgot about those 3000 New Yorkers?)
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