Last Thursday I went to see Ron Paul in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. I figured this would be a good event for me to go to because I really needed to attend one and he will probably receive my vote when election time comes around.
Ron Paul is a physician, congressman, and presidential candidate from Texas. He advocates for a dramatic reduction in the size of the government and a return to our constitutional principles. He is currently second in most major polls for the Republican nomination. I believe that he is bringing the right mindset to the table.
Being that he really wants to reduce the size of the government, he wants to slash the Federal Reserve and Departments of Education, Homeland Security, Health and Human services, among others. I don't agree with the cutting of some of these such as the Department of Education and Homeland Security, but I do not feel these actions would actually pass a vote. Paul is all for giving the states all rights that aren't explicitly given to the national government, but I'm really not sure the state governments are ready for this undertaking.
While I applaud Paul for his mindset and thinking that our country needs a major overhaul, I don't think we need to go quite as far as he wants. Nor do I think any Congress would allow this, no matter who has the political majority. I feel that he has the potential to really turn things around, even if some of his ideas are somewhat drastic.
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