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Oh, he told me why. And I pretty much knew why, but was glad to hear him say it.

He was raised in a libertarian household where the Constitution is revered. Every July 4th, we read the Declaration of Independence aloud and discuss it, and the American Revolution. We read the Constitution, and discussed its meaning and how far current political events have strayed from the Constitution.

This will be the first time that he has been able to vote, and he is excited by that. He takes it very seriously. He has been using the internet and talking to other students to find out about the candidates. The Republicans, I mean. He immediately ruled out any Democrat.

He told me that the reason that he decided on Ron Paul is that none of the others are even discussing the things that he holds dear -- the Constitution, limited government, taxes, spending, etc. (I know that some others like Hunter and Tancredo have spoken on some of these issues, but I was not there to debate him but to hear what he had to say.)

Oh, yes, I think that the personal attacks on Ron Paul really got his dander up. The "all Ron Paul supporters are liberal nutjobs" attacks didn't sit well with him at all.

I am glad that you are dialoguing with your son. I just worry about alot of other things Paul stands for. Having my son in the military is just one of them. Our military already had to recover from the shabby treatment that they had under Clinton. Pay, equipment, medical care etc. It was a disgrace. Under Bush its much better. much better. Pauls attitudes scare me. For my son ...for our nation underfire from terrorists.