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Ron Paul and the Progressives |
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Saturday, 02 February 2008 |
Some progressive academics and activists are still scratching their heads, wondering how Ron Paul came to be such a phenomenon that could transcend party lines. I don't think it should too confusing, or even seen as a threat for the progressive movement. If anything, it might be their best ally against corporate-sponsored Democrats and Republicans. There is a distinct possibility that local progressive initiatives would have a better chance of success under a libertarian national policy.
- Consider the effect of returning military budgets to local school authorities and the ability of states and cities to set their own social agendas.
- Our federal government has accomplished many of the stated goals of the progressive era, and yet it has become a net limiting force for progressive social change.
- Frankly, Ron Paul is more electable than his progressive counter-parts Gravel and Kucinich, because the agenda of state sovereignty caters to competing interests and political diversity - without promising a uniform vision of utopia.
- The first, fourth, and fifth amendment are by default meaningless if the second, ninth, and tenth amendments are made meaningless. The constitution and bill of rights is not a set of options, it is an all or nothing deal. It can be legally changed if the people come to disagree with parts of it, but ignoring one section will inevitably lead to rendering the entire document powerless.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 April 2008 )
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