Why not Ron Paul for President?!?!?!?!

The current two party system will never cease to be. On both sides you have extremely powerful, power hungry entities that are essentially two sides of the same coin. Although I do respect Ron Paul, his is just an exercise in futility until true revolution can come.

ZINN: Well, you're not going to break the paralysis of the two-party system within the party system. In other words, you're not going to break it in the electoral system by putting up a third-party candidate whose showing will inevitably be pitiful and will therefore only be a demonstration of the weakness of the movement outside of the electoral arena. If you choose to go into the electoral arena, you'd better go in with strength. If you're going with weakness, you are not doing a progressive movement any good.

Correction: Chuck Baldwin is a valid candidate for President, in which Dr. Ron Paul has endorsed. Dr. Ron Paul is on the ballot in my state (Montana) and Louisiana, however, he has choice not to run for President and continue in his Cogressional seat.
Now for the non-believers or misled...'
From "Ron Paul Speaks", In Congress, Paul has never voted to increase taxes. He has voted for an unbalanced budget. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. He has never takes government-paid junket. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch. He voted against the Patriot Act. He voted against regulating Internet. He voted against the Iraq War. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. Treasury every year."
I will be sure to add more information later... i'm cooking dinner.

Ron Paul didnt make it because the govt. and congress doesn't want someone like him, someone who is honest, logical, who actually cares about people, someone who would actually clean up the mess thatt congress has created,, get rid of the federal reserve and all the corruption. who wants that? not the people who work in D.C.. because they want to make all ther money they can get while keeping everyone back and creating debt. and more debt. and controlling us and continue to enslave us, but who wants someone like that to free us. land of the free my balls!!!
i would vote for Ron Paul any election. But they will never put a person like Ron Paul up for election.

I feel like voting for Paul, only because he wants to do away with the federal reserve.

he also endorses cynthia mckinney and ralph nader!

This is an important point you should all read before writing in Dr. Paul... (Vote Chuck Baldwin if you want to support Ron Paul)

RazorLazer posted:
I have ties to someone who works in a local voting office. He told me write-in candidates must be registered correctly. Because Ron Paul ran as a Republican he is NOT a viable write-in (the party chose McCain). If you decide to vote for Ron Paul, your vote will not be counted (for president, for all other positions/issues your vote will be valid).

*Don't* throw away your vote this way, find another suitable candidate.

I agree with jh64487. For every two things he says that are brilliant and just, there is one so far outside of the box that they are dangerous. But he shows just how much we need a third party in our politics and government.

i believe i heard that he didn't want to run as he wanted to keep his CONgressional seat (Possibly run for senator?). I believe he is for nuclear power, which I am against.

would it still make sense to write him in... to make a statement ??

He's right, but even though his policies are sound and would probably have kept us out of this disaster, they are too extreme of a change to incorporate even over an 8 year term. Not to mention he doesn't really have the public speaking skills like Obama. He's so passionate about his ideas that he comes off a bit kooky to people who don't know or understand who he is. It's too bad...

BTW.. Ron Paul has officially endorsed Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party. A vote for Chuck is a vote for Ron Paul!

the problem with ron paul is this. While he has some really interesting things to say, he also has some outrageously daffy policies. He's excellent where he is, as a voice of reason in Congress, but he'd make a disastrous president.