There is no issue more serious than war. Wars result in the loss of life and property. Wars are also expensive and an enormous economic burden. Our Founders understood that waging war is not something that should be taken lightly, which is why Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress — not the president — the authority to declare war. This was meant to be an important check on presidential power. The last thing the Founders wanted was an out-of-control executive branch engaging in unnecessary and unpopular wars without so much as a Congressional debate
Are the gold bars in Fort Knox really made of the precious metal? Or has the U.S. government secretly sold off the nation’s stockpile and replaced it with metal bars that are only painted gold? Ron Paul wants to find out.
Jan Mickelson: Let’s go right to our Newsmaker Line and Congressman Ron Paul is joining us. Good morning, welcome back to Iowa, sir.
Ron Paul: Good morning, good to be with you.
Jan Mickelson: You’re a busy fellow. I’ve been watching you all weekend long. I don’t understand where you get your energy from.
Ron Paul: Well, all I know is I am blessed and I feel good and I feel very energetic. So I feel very lucky.
Jan Mickelson: And probably because you’re a doctor, you can get some really, really interesting drugs too, right?
Ron Paul: Oh, that’s it. But my theory is that you do need to do a lot of exercising, both physically and mentally. It helps me.
Jan Mickelson: Yea, you do a lot of writing, too. I’ve got a copy of your most recent endeavor, you’ve put a number of your think pieces and speeches in it, and it’s extremely well done. And people ought to read that book before they start considering you and anybody else for presidency, because you expended a great deal of your life pondering on how stuff should work.
Ron Paul: Well, thank you for saying that, and I hope people will take your advice.
It might be harder for Ron Paul to beat his fellow Republicans for the opportunity to face Barack Obama than defeating the president himself, the Texas Republican said today.
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