Ron Paul's farewell speech

[Bigblue1]

[truthwolf1]

That is about as clear and true as you will ever hear from any politician in possibly our lifetimes.

[Bigblue1]

That is about as clear and true as you will ever hear from any politician in possibly our lifetimes.

I swear I shed a tear. This speech will go down in either history or infamy. It's up to us, Now, To decide which one. It's too bad that up to this point his son has shown himself to be a ladder climbing, disingenuous and insincere poor excuse for a son of our last chance at a REAL person in politics. Ron has served served 36 years and never got the gold ring. It's all quite telling. But in my Heart and Soul and I believe History this man will be venerated. If your American and can't find it in your best interest to watch this speech you will be denying yourself a lesson in what it is to be American...

[Crow]

While we disagree on most things, he was a unique character in Congress. Respect due for having the courage to sponsor legislation (with Barney Frank) to end cannabis prohibition at the federal level.

Also, thanks for this farewell gift:

Dear Mr. President,

We urge you to respect the wishes of the voters of Colorado and Washington and refrain from federal prosecution of the inhabitants of those states who will be following their states’ laws with regard to the use of marijuana.

We have sponsored legislation at the federal level to remove criminal penalties for the use of marijuana because of our belief in individual freedom. We recognize that this has not yet become national policy, but we believe there are many strong reasons for your administration to allow the states of Colorado and Washington to set the policies they believe appropriate in this regard, without the federal government overriding the choices made by the voters of these states.

Respect for the rights of states to set policies on those matters that primarily affect their own residents argues for federal noninterference in this case, as does respect for the wishes of the voters – again, on matters that primarily affect those in the relevant electorate. Additionally, we believe that scarce federal resources – law enforcement, prosecutorial, judicial, and penal – should not be expended in opposition to the wishes of the voters of Colorado and Washington, given the responsibility of all federal officials to find ways to withhold unwise or unnecessary expenditures.

We believe that respecting the wishes of the electorates of Colorado and Washington and allowing responsible state authorities to carry out those wishes will provide valuable information in an important national debate. Our request does not mean any permanent waiver of the ability of the federal government to enforce national laws should there be negative consequences of these state decisions – which we do not believe are at all likely – and thus we have as a result of these two states’ decisions a chance to observe in two states the effect of the policy that we continue to believe would be wise for the country as a whole. Those who disagree with us should welcome the opportunity to put their theories to a test.

Respect for the principles of democracy; respect for the states to make decisions on matters that primarily affect the residents of those states; the chance to conserve scarce federal financial resources – these we believe are many strong reasons for you to defer to the state decisions, and we believe that even those who do not share our view that personal liberty should dictate this result should have no objection to your acting on these principles in this case.

[Bigblue1]

Crow your making an assumption that you and I disagree on most things. We agree on far more things than not, I would bet dollars to donuts on that. Watch the video and you might see.....

[Crow]

Crow your making an assumption that you and I disagree on most things. We agree on far more things than not, I would bet dollars to donuts on that. Watch the video and you might see.....

Not you, bud. I was talking about Ron Paul.

[Bigblue1]

But seriously what do uou know about Ron Paul? I think you're a bright guy, but If you think you know Ron Paul from some terrible sources you need to take 45 mins and watch the video, He is not the man he is portrayed to be by the right or the left, He is their worst enemy. Like TW said there is a good chance you will never see this again. Hell it was JFK who last challenged the Federal Reserve and the status quo...... Thank God they don't need to assassinate people anymore. The General Public is dense enough that they can win it thru mind control......

[Crow]

I don't need the media to tell me what to think (left or right). I've observed his platform and proposals over the years, and I simply do not agree with his method.

Individual liberty? Absolutely. But I do not agree with shrinking the government down, and abolishing departments and programs as a way of achieving that goal.

[Bigblue1]

I don't need the media to tell me what to think (left or right). I've observed his platform and proposals over the years, and I simply do not agree with his method.

Individual liberty? Absolutely. But I do not agree with shrinking the government down, and abolishing departments and programs as a way of achieving that goal.

So what do you propose my friend? You do realize that someone who relies on someone else to support them will never have liberty, individual or otherwise...

[Crow]

So what do you propose my friend? You do realize that someone who relies on someone else to support them will never have liberty, individual or otherwise...

I don't think you want to go down this road... I can already see this turning into a heated debate

[lxskllr]

Finally got to listen to the rest of this. I fell asleep listening last night. That man should have been our next president. It would have done wonders for my mental state. Instead, we're going into our 13th year of Bush :^S