Brother Ron Paul

eli_the_chopper · #1 10-15-2007, 08:28 AM

Your thoughts?

le996 · #2 10-15-2007, 09:54 AM

I believe that his ideas are exactly what America needs. We really need to recenter our nation on the beliefs that we were founded upon if we wish to maintain our current status as world leaders.

EM1843 · #3 10-15-2007, 10:36 AM

Ron Paul is who most identify with. Unfortunately he's not going to win. He doesn't thump enough bibles. The Republican party is now beholden to the evangelicals. Even Rudy Guliani is trying to make peace with them.

Albert109 · #4 10-17-2007, 12:45 AM

How did Mitt get elected in such a heavily liberal/Democratic state? I've always wondered this

GammaZeta · #5 10-17-2007, 06:27 AM

How did Mitt get elected?

He lied.

He lied on abortion. He lied on taxes. He lied on gay marriage.

You think Mitt is a Republican? You should should have heard the guy back in 96' running against Kennedy for Senate.

GammaZeta · #6 10-21-2007, 12:06 AM

The second part of my platform:

Chapter Management:

1. Abolish the chapter vs. colony crap. If a single active brother at a university or college wants to start a chapter, then it will be considered a chapter. We are supposed to be equal in all aspects, and we will no longer classify chapters or colonies based on numbers. If it's 5 or 500 brothers at a school, we should all be the same regardless of size.

2. Abolish political boundaries. No longer will chapters be able to go on like other chapters don't exist. If there is more than one chapter in a city (Here's looking to you Boston) all chapters will work together instead of being exclusive. Even if the ELC will force them to sit down together at a table and work it out.

3. ELC roles. No longer will it be random ELC's to different chapters. Each ELC will be assigned a group of chapters in a region that they are responsbile for.

4. Give chapters the freedom to determine which chapter government works best for them.

HONKY660 · #7 10-21-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GammaZeta

The second part of my platform:

Chapter Management:

1. Abolish the chapter vs. colony crap. If a single active brother at a university or college wants to start a chapter, then it will be considered a chapter. We are supposed to be equal in all aspects, and we will no longer classify chapters or colonies based on numbers. If it's 5 or 500 brothers at a school, we should all be the same regardless of size.
There is no colony vs. chapter. Being a colony is more than just numbers. There's finances, scholastics, campus involvement, and about 5 other requirement that must be met. The size a colony should be is either the campus average or above 20 I believe. You have to more than at least 11 to even function as chapter because there is 11 offices. Plus colonies have the same rights as chapters, they can vote, receive resource from IHQ, and they send delegates just like every other chapter does. But just like AM vs. Active, the active has proven he belongs by fullfilling his brotherly duties
2. Abolish political boundaries. No longer will chapters be able to go on like other chapters don't exist. If there is more than one chapter in a city (Here's looking to you Boston) all chapters will work together instead of being exclusive. Even if the ELC will force them to sit down together at a table and work it out.
If one chapters is great, and the other a bunch of dutche bags, I doubt you would have anything in common other than our ritual, so you wouldn't probably want to hang out or deal with them. Every chapter is different, you can't force people to co-exist. If they have the same common goal and people, good chance you will be able to coexist.
3. ELC roles. No longer will it be random ELC's to different chapters. Each ELC will be assigned a group of chapters in a region that they are responsbile for.
ELC's have regions now, the same ELC will visit you in the fall and spring, unless he leaves his post as an ELCS.
4. Give chapters the freedom to determine which chapter government works best for them.
You need to elaborate more on what you mean on this one.

GammaZeta · #8 10-21-2007, 08:48 AM

I disagree Honkey.

Our chapters/colonies need the peace of mind that if their numbers drop a little, they aren't going to have their charter or colony yanked.

Every chapter hits a rough spot now and then. No need to put added pressure on them.

As far as political boundaries, I thought we were ALL the same regardless of chapters. Our chapters need to support each other.

GammaZeta · #9 10-30-2007, 05:50 PM

I wasn't referring to R.P. individually, but the libertarian movement as a whole.

I won't be watching tonight....not because I don't like R.P., but because I can't stand Leno!

RACooper · #10 10-31-2007, 02:03 AM

No offense to Brother Ron Paul but I fervently hope that he crashes and burns - we have enough of the Libertarian scourge destroying the Conservatives up here as it is, I don't want any more ideas spreading up here...

JonoBN41 · #11 11-07-2007, 06:55 PM

Not that this has anything to do with Ron Paul, but it does have to do with the local elections held in my town yesterday. For the office of town supervisor, the incumbent got 3,193 votes and the challenger 3,185, the difference being only eight votes.

Naturally, there will be a recount, but it just goes to show that no one can afford to slack off thinking so-and-so is "sure to win", or that there's no sense in voting for an opponent who "can't win". Anyone can win, and anyone can lose.

Just keep this in mind if you ever get the notion your vote doesn't count. All the votes count - that's why they count them.

GammaZeta · #12 11-07-2007, 07:39 PM

It's true Jono.

In my area a 10 year Mayor lost by 44 votes, a Prop. 2 1/2 (which allows a city to raise taxes more than 2.5%) won by 4 votes, and a question to allow cainos won by less than 100 votes.

Moral of the story: VOTE DAMNIT!!!!

Tom Earp · #13 11-08-2007, 02:52 PM

Seems like Ron Paul did very well on Jay Leno show.

Also picked up a @ 4 Mil. worth of campaign money in one day and has some of the old line GOPers cocerned?

I would like to get more info on him!

He may sound like a nut case to some and his ideas may not float in D C, but he may be worth looking at!

Yes, G Z, I voter every election and have since I turned old enough to vote!

For those that do not should not complain!!!!!!

Tom Earp · #14 11-09-2007, 02:49 PM

Thanks eli, I really enjoyed reading what his thoughts and voting record was on many of the issues.

I can get with him over many if not all of what the other candidates propose.

They seem to propose just the same old crap warmed over and doing not a darn thing about changing anything.

I just wish he was better known.

I think I will at voting for him after reading the article you linked. I will also take a closer look at him and see where he is going. At least his ideas are close to how I feel about many federal govt. deals!

We are becoming a society of under the thumb of federal regualations and the incumbents are using this a job for themselves.

Know any legislatures who have come away poor?

Cube TX · #15 09-03-2008, 06:45 PM

Interestingly enough, Ron Paul is BACK in the headlines. No he's staging his own personal convention in Minneapolis while the Republican National Convention is in St. Paul.

Not to turn this into a political debate, but is Paul still running for the presidency as an independent?

Hey, was Sarah Palin in a sorority?