[Vision2020] Fw: Mr. Paul’s Discredited Campaign

[Paul Rumelhart]

A cogent and thoughtful response.  Thank you.

Paul

On 12/30/2011 01:57 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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> Seeya later, Moscow.
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> Tom Hansen
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> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
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> On Dec 30, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>> On 12/30/2011 12:31 PM, Art Deco wrote:
>>> The state's rights v. federal rights is an issue that has been 
>>> argued without resolution for over two centuries.  There is little I 
>>> could add to either side.
>>> However, one big argument against granting states more power is the 
>>> current and recent Idaho legislature and Governor.  Ignorance and 
>>> arrogance rule, not thoughtful fact finding, evaluation of values 
>>> and consequences, and thoughtful, objective consideration.
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>> On the other hand, we're financially better off as a State than a lot 
>> of other ones are.  I would rather the decisions that affect me are 
>> made closer to home, so I can have a better chance of influencing the 
>> outcome.
>>> Ron Paul vetoing everything that in his opinion is unconstitutional 
>>> would make the present Washington gridlock look like a freeway.  We 
>>> are facing enormous, very difficult problems.  We need thoughtful 
>>> consensus builders, not crackpot idealism driven barricaders.  Paul 
>>> doesn't seem to understand that the global scene is full of dog eat 
>>> dog predators which must be understood and dealt with in our 
>>> national interests.
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>> I'd say that "crackpot idealism" is what we need more of right now.  
>> Did you know that in Feb of 2010, when certain provisions of the 
>> Patriot Act were about to expire, that the legislation that extended 
>> it another year was added on as a rider on another bill (something 
>> about medical doctors, I can't remember) and was voted on by voice 
>> vote?  You'll find that there is no record of who voted for or 
>> against this legislation, because no roll was taken.  The Ayes were 
>> louder than the Nays, and no Congressman had to explain to other 
>> Congressmen why they were soft on terrorism or to their constituents 
>> about why they thought their rights meant little.
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>> If Ron Paul can put a stop to that, then it's worth the headaches in 
>> my opinion.
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>> I'm open to other options to stop this kind of thing, but right now 
>> Ron Paul is about all we have.
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>> Paul
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