tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361014580076478425.post7350543626294247825..comments2022-04-30T05:44:38.153-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.peguy.net">Cahiers Péguy</a>: Ron Paul and My Educationclairityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361014580076478425.post-58259832617460096602008-10-10T09:30:00.000-05:002008-10-10T09:30:00.000-05:00Like Sharon, I have a lot of sympathy for Ron Paul...Like Sharon, I have a lot of sympathy for Ron Paul as well. Heck, I donated money to his campaign and did volunteer work for it before I got nervous by some of the characters that surround him. But I remain respectful of the man and think he is one of those few statesman politicians we all long for. I first discovered him nearly 9 years ago, btw, when I was in law school. I was working on an analysis of the history of executive orders and aghast how both parties have systematically expanded their usage and moved into legislative domains. The only congressman I could find who had ever thought enough of this to introduce legislation to codify the practical standards Chief Justice Taft had implemented in one of the few times the supreme court overturned an exeutive order: Ron Paul. I knew then that this guy was a little different than the rest as he actually took separation of powers seriously. But I didn't look deeper, and thus didn't rediscover him until this election cycle.<BR/><BR/>I don't think he has everything right, nor that libertarianism (especially in some of its more extreme forms) is fully right. But my sympathy has grown for the position of folks like Ron Paul and their brand of libertarianism, at least as limitedly applied to the federal government.<BR/><BR/>The irony is that amongst my circle of friends who all used to consider ourselves conservative Republicans, with each passing year, we are being drawn more and more to the libertarian's view. And it isn't some natural affinity for the extreme markets are godly crowd. It's the possibility of finding more folks like Ron Paul, who actually believe what they say and have humility, in that crowd than in the Democrat or Republican party.JACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906522110937079913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361014580076478425.post-85886059212645219942008-10-10T08:01:00.000-05:002008-10-10T08:01:00.000-05:00What you say here is true. There is a conspiracy,...What you say here is true. There is a conspiracy, but it is not a conspiracy of people, it is a conspiracy of ideals, and that, I believe makes it much more insidious. As Christians, we should know who the originator of these ideas and easily recognize his trademark deception. He once offered his earthly governments to Christ and Christ turned him down.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672447584057520986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361014580076478425.post-28974494807669994162008-10-10T07:03:00.000-05:002008-10-10T07:03:00.000-05:00I appreciate your view here. I also have a lot of...I appreciate your view here. I also have a lot of sympathy for Ron Paul (aside from the immigration question) and as a person found him the far preferable candidate. I think what you said about the totalitarian tendencies is so true and going unnoticed in general.clairityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.com