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The Ever-Growing Federal Budget
Leave a responseby Ron Paul The Bush administration released a proposed 2007 budget last week that increases federal spending to a staggering $2.77 trillion, a sum that is 4 times larger than the Reagan-era budgets of the early 1980s. With a public angry about useless earmarks and bridges to nowhere, and a Republican congressional delegation promising to [...]
The Real Washington Scandal
Leave a responseby Ron Paul Supreme Court nominations, congressional ethics scandals, and insider politics dominated the Washington headlines in recent weeks. But perhaps the most important story, in terms of its impact on average Americans, has gone virtually unreported. Later this month our Treasury once again will hit the “debt ceiling,” a figure based on federal law [...]
Federalizing Social Policy
Leave a responseby Ron Paul As the Senate prepares to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito this week, our nation once again finds itself bitterly divided over the issue of abortion. It’s a sad spectacle, especially considering that our founders never intended for social policy to be decided at the federal level, and [...]
New Rules, Same Game
Leave a responseby Ron Paul Last week I mailed each of my congressional colleagues a copy of a speech outlining my views on the lobbying and ethics scandals engulfing Washington. I’m afraid many of them won’t like my conclusion: to reduce corruption in government, we must make government less powerful– and hence less interesting to lobbyists. I [...]
Federal Courts and the Growth of Government Power
Leave a responseby Ron Paul The Senate hearings regarding the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court demonstrated that few in Washington view the Constitution as our founders did. The Constitution first and foremost is a document that limits the power of the federal government. It prevents the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court from [...]
Scandals are a Symptom, Not a Cause
Leave a responseby Ron Paul The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. — James Madison The Washington political scandals dominating the news in recent weeks may be disheartening, but they cannot be considered surprising. We live in a time when the U.S. [...]
Peace and Prosperity in 2006?
Leave a responseby Ron Paul The ongoing war in Iraq, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and congressional scandals all served to make 2005 a tough year for America. We can hope and pray that 2006 is a happier and more peaceful year for our nation. All Americans, regardless of their views on the Iraq war, can share the [...]
Domestic Surveillance and the Patriot Act
Leave a responseby Ron Paul Recent revelations that the National Security Agency has conducted broad surveillance of American citizens’ emails and phone calls raise serious questions about the proper role of government in a free society. This is an important and healthy debate, one that too often goes ignored by Congress. Public concerns about the misnamed Patriot [...]
Small Steps Toward Immigration Reform
Leave a responseby Ron Paul Congress passed an immigration bill last week that takes some small steps toward asserting control over our nation’s porous borders. I supported the bill despite its lack of substance, in the hope that it will move America in the right direction on the critical issue of illegal immigration. Some measures in the [...]
