Feb 18 2008
Ron Paul and Thomas Jefferson are brothers from other generational mothers
According to an article by the Independent Institute, Ron Paul would have fit right in with the founding fathers. The writer draws parallels between Paul’s “policy prescriptions of more limited government at home and military restraint abroad” and the mindset of the drafters of the Constitution.
Apparently Paul’s foreign policy ideas “put him far closer to the spectrum of opinion at the founding than any other candidate in the 2008 race.” Here are some of the highlights from the article that showcase why George Washington would have wanted to buy Paul a Sam Adams back in the day:
“The Washington Post, in an op-ed dedicated entirely to undermining Paul’s candidacy, argued that Paul is an “isolationist” who would withdraw from Iraq immediately, wouldn’t defend South Korea if it were attacked by the North, and has attempted to understand why Osama bin Laden attacks the United States. Yet the nation’s founders were not isolationists, and neither is Paul. Like the founders, he wants to avoid unneeded and unconscionable military attacks on other countries that pervert the republic at home.”
“Paul understands the oft-neglected domestic ill effects of a quixotic and overly broad “war on terror,” including the war in Iraq. He grasps that the erosion of the Constitution and civil liberties, which make the United States unique among nations, may be the war’s most important negative consequence.”
“Paul has astutely realized that the republic’s founding principles have never been more relevant to today’s world. No matter what the outcome of the 2008 election, Paul’s participation in the campaign and its debates has been a huge plus in highlighting the long-forgotten founders’ policies of limited government and military restraint and in advocating their relevancy and renewal in today’s world.”
Let’s get this man on some currency, stat!