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By RonPaul.com on April 16, 2012
by Ron Paul Last week President Obama made some rather shocking comments at a press conference regarding the Supreme Court’s deliberation on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. His comments belie a grasp of constitutional concepts so lacking that perhaps the University of Chicago Law School should offer a [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Constitution, Obama, Obamacare, Supreme Court |
By RonPaul.com on April 2, 2012
by Ron Paul Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Obamacare law, focusing on the mandate requiring every American to buy health insurance or pay fines enforced by the IRS. Hopefully the Court will strike down this abomination, but we must recognize that the federal judiciary has an abysmal record [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Constitution, Mandates, Obamacare |
By RonPaul.com on January 9, 2012
by Ron Paul This week, partisan games in Washington reached a fevered pitch as Congress acted to prevent recess appointments, yet the administration made them anyway. Congress has been gaveling into session for less than a minute every three days for the express purpose of technically staying in session. The 40 second “pro forma” sessions [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Congress, Constitution, Consumer Financial Protection Board, Gridlock |
By RonPaul.com on October 9, 2011
by Ron Paul According to the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution, Americans are never to be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Constitution is not some aspirational statement of values, allowing exceptions when convenient, but rather, it is the law of the land. It is the basis of [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Al-Awlaki, Assassination, Constitution |
By RonPaul.com on August 12, 2011
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: constitution). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! Ron Paul: Thank [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Constitution, Des Moines Register, Fiat Money, Inflation, Iowa, Liberty, Printing Press |
By RonPaul.com on June 30, 2011
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: war). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! News Anchor: Congressman [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Constitution, Obama, War Powers |
By RonPaul.com on May 29, 2011
Date: 05/30/2011 Enabling a Future American Dictator by Ron Paul These are truly troubling days for liberty in the United States. Last week the 60 day deadline for the president to gain congressional approval for our military engagement in Libya under the War Powers Resolution came and went. The media scarcely noticed. The bombings continued. [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Constitution, Libya, War, War Powers |
By RonPaul.com on January 23, 2011
Understand, Respect, Follow and Uphold the Constitution by Ron Paul I am pleased that the Constitution has received a lot of attention in recent weeks, thanks to the Tea Party movement. The 112th Congress kicked off with a reading of the Constitution on the floor of the House. It goes without saying that members of [...]
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By RonPaul.com on January 20, 2011
Ron Paul welcomes the increased attention to the Constitution in Congress and wonders whether this newly professed appreciation is just lip service, or motivated by genuine respect for the rule of law that will lead to the end of all unconstitutional policies and departments: Will there be no more wars without an actual Congressional declaration? [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Constitution |