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By RonPaul.com on July 28, 2010
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on the Fair Sentencing Act July 28, 2010 Ron Paul: Madam Speaker, I rise in reluctant support for S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act. My support is reluctant because S. 1789 is an uncomfortable mix of some provisions that reduce the harms of the [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Fair Sentencing Act, S. 1789 |
By RonPaul.com on July 25, 2010
On the Bloated Intelligence Bureaucracy by Ron Paul I have often spoken about the excessive size of government, and most recently how waste and inefficiency needs to be eliminated from our military budget. Our foreign policy is not only bankrupting us, but actively creating and antagonizing enemies of the United States, and compromising our national [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged 9/11, Intelligence, Security, Surveillance, Top Secret |
By RonPaul.com on June 24, 2010
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on H. Res. 1422 June 24, 2010 Ron Paul: Madam Speaker, the House of Representatives recently considered H.RES. 1422, honoring the 140th anniversary of the Department of Justice. I voted against this resolution because of the Justice Department’s history of violating individual rights. It [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Abuse, Justice Department, Spying, Waco, Wiretaps |
By RonPaul.com on April 15, 2010
Ron Paul supports the complete elimination of the income tax and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On April 30, 2009, the Congressman introduced the Liberty Amendment, a bill to repeal the 16th Amendment to the Constitution: Ron Paul: I am pleased to introduce the Liberty Amendment, which repeals the 16th Amendment, thus paving the way [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Legislation, Tax Freedom | Tagged 16th Amendment, H.J.RES. 48, Income Tax, IRS, Liberty Amendment |
By RonPaul.com on March 22, 2010
You have a right to your life, your liberty, working hard and keeping what you earn. People who believe they also have a “right” to a job, healthcare, welfare, etc. tend to overlook that in order to deliver such services, the government has to violate someone else’s rights. Channel: CNN.com Date: 03/19/2010 Transcript Ron Paul: [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul 2012, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged CNN.com, Constitution, Healthcare, Liberty, Life, Rights, Ron Paul 2012 |
By RonPaul.com on March 10, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul explains on Fox News why he is opposed to a national ID card. Channel: Fox News Date: 03/10/2010 Transcript Megyn Kelly: With President Obama taking on not only health care reform but another controversial issue: immigration reform, and the key meeting at the White House tomorrow could be the first step toward [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Fox News, Illegal Immigration, Megyn Kelly, National ID Card |
By RonPaul.com on February 25, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul warned on the House floor that the assassination of American citizens by their own government is setting a dangerous precedent for the rest of us. Location: Congress Date: 02/24/2010 Transcript Ron Paul: My topic for this evening is “now, it’s assassinations”. What have we allowed ourselves to become? Are we no longer [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Assassination, Secret Rendition, Terrorism, Torture |
By RonPaul.com on February 4, 2010
Date: Jan/Feb 2010 Location: unknown Transcript: Ron Paul: The post 9/11 atmosphere that really worries me. It worries me about how much our CIA is involved overseas. And this week I could not believe a headline that said the president was considering the legality of assassinating an American citizen. No, it’s true. It’s true. He [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Assassination, CIA |
By RonPaul.com on January 22, 2010
Show: AntiWar Radio Host: Scott Horton Channel: KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, Texas Date: 01/22/2010 Download the interview as an MP3 file here. (29:49 minutes) Transcript Scott Horton: Alright, it’s Anti War Radio, KAOS 959 in Austin Texas, streaming live worldwide on the internet at
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Antiwar Radio, Antiwar.com, CIA, Coup, Scott Horton, Terrorism, Torture |
By RonPaul.com on January 22, 2010
In his 2010 State of the Republic address, Ron Paul outlined the following 8 point plan for a transition to a free society: Balance the budget by reducing spending Change our foreign policy to that of non-intervention A full audit and more supervision of the Federal Reserve leading to abolishing the Federal Reserve Legalize competition [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economy, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged State of the Republic |
By RonPaul.com on August 14, 2009
Show: The Ed Show Host: Ed Schultz Date: August 12, 2009 Ed Schultz: One protester at Obama’s townhall meeting got a lot of attention when he showed up at the rally with a loaded gun, a side arm. Quite an interview on Hardball last night with Chris Matthews. But he mentioned that he was a [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Guns, MSNBC, Obama, Ron Paul, The Ed Show, William Kostric |
By RonPaul.com on July 6, 2009
In his latest column, Ron Paul honors the American spirit of freedom and self-reliance and encourages all patriots to continue the good fight for freedom. Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:18 minutes). Celebrating the Fight for Freedom on the Fourth by Ron Paul Every year on the Fourth of July we remember [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Founding Fathers, Freedom, July 4th, Sound money |
By RonPaul.com on July 2, 2009
This Wednesday afternoon, Ron Paul joined John McManus, David Bruckner, Mary Ruwart and Jim Babka for an insightful discussion of the latest political and economic developments, including the “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act”, a bill that would expand the 1969 US federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Audit the Fed, Freedom of Speech, Freedom Watch, Hate crimes, HR 1207, HR 1913, Jim Babka, John McManus, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Mary Ruwart |
By RonPaul.com on May 21, 2009
Ron Paul talks with Air America’s Richard Greene about the legalization of hemp and marijuana. Download the interview as an MP3 file here (18:45 minutes). Show: Clout! Host: Richard Greene Channel: Air America Date: 5/13/2009 Transcript: Richard Greene: It is my great pleasure to have on the line one of the most clouty politicians in [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged HR 1207, HR 1866, Industrial Hemp, Legalization, Marijuana, States' Rights |
By RonPaul.com on April 17, 2009
DHS Report Says “Disgruntled Military Veterans” Might Be “Rightwing Extremists” by Chuck Baldwin, the 2008 Presidential candidate who was endorsed by Ron Paul On the heels of the now infamous Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just released an “assessment” report entitled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties | Tagged Chuck Baldwin, DHS, Extremism, Report, Rightwing, Veterans |
By RonPaul.com on March 30, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul points out that the War on Drugs is unconstitutional, can’t be won, and only makes things worse for almost everyone involved. The only beneficiaries are the drug barons, smugglers and dealers who enjoy exorbitant profits, and those dark forces in government who try to further suppress our freedoms under [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Legalization, Mexico, Violence, War on Drugs |
By RonPaul.com on March 14, 2009
In Friday night’s debate with Stephen Baldwin on Larry King Live, Ron Paul makes the case for ending the failed War on Drugs, legalizing marijuana, and allowing individual states, as opposed to the federal government, to regulate drugs. Poll: Who won the debate on ending the War on Drugs? Ron Paul: 1,540 votes (95%) Stephen [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Debates, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Joy Behar, Larry King Live, Marijuana, Stephen Baldwin, War on Drugs |
By RonPaul.com on March 2, 2009
Watch the video in high definition at RonPaulReloaded.com Watch Ron Paul’s original “What if” speech. Transcript: Ron Paul: “Madam Speaker, I have a few questions for my colleagues. What if our foreign policy of the past century is deeply flawed and has not served our national security interest? What if we wake up one day [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Reloaded, What If |