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So if you have Satan (Obama), and then you have the son of Satan (Romney), I should vote for the lesser of the two to keep Obama (Satan) out of the picture? Most RP supporters will not vote for the lesser evil. Like me, most RP supporters will write RP in on the ballot. Romney will not be any better (if not worse) than Obama. At least I can walk away from the voting station with a smile on my face for making the decision I feel to be right.
Originally posted by xZodiacx
so true!! never looked at it like the way he explains it. He's pretty much just taking votes for the Republican party if he runs as an independent. Only thing is is that if this does happen, then it may split the republican votes and Obama will win...As much as I want him to, I just do not see it. Check this illuminati card out. He is a puppet that will ensure Obama's victory.
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
I like some of Paul's policies but I'm hesitant to vote for him considering his views on gay rights, women's rights, etc...
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
What if Romney takes on Paul as a running mate?
Originally posted by Allenb83
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
I like some of Paul's policies but I'm hesitant to vote for him considering his views on gay rights, women's rights, etc...
His views on gay rights are that he is not gay himself, he has been married for many years, and he believes marriage between homosexual couples (which is the biggest gay rights issue of the day) should be decided by the church and not by the government. I wholeheartedly believe in this. I don't think we can have a free society if we discriminate against people like the way that were doing. And personally he is very much pro life. Although he would not decide himself as president what the law should be against abortion, he does believe it is a state issue. So why would you hesitate to vote for him, and what makes Romney at this point any better?
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
What if Romney takes on Paul as a running mate?
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
Originally posted by Allenb83
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
I like some of Paul's policies but I'm hesitant to vote for him considering his views on gay rights, women's rights, etc...
His views on gay rights are that he is not gay himself, he has been married for many years, and he believes marriage between homosexual couples (which is the biggest gay rights issue of the day) should be decided by the church and not by the government. I wholeheartedly believe in this. I don't think we can have a free society if we discriminate against people like the way that were doing. And personally he is very much pro life. Although he would not decide himself as president what the law should be against abortion, he does believe it is a state issue. So why would you hesitate to vote for him, and what makes Romney at this point any better?
Not everyone goes to church or follows Paul's religious ideologies. Therefore, leaving it to the church is an invalid argument. Although I do believe the government should stay out of personal lives to a certain degree, there needs to be a federal decision to legalize same sex marriage. It's a right everyone deserves.
Paul is also against funding Planned Parenthood aka basic health care rights for women and even men. I understand the value of state rights but federal involvement is also very important and necessary.
This is why I'm hesitant to vote for someone who has some radical ideas.
Also, Paul is for state rights but bashed Rick Perry (who is the douche of the century) for ordering an executive decision for young girls to get the HPV vaccine. Perry is the governor of a state. It wasn't a federal issue, it was a state one. Who cares? I found that to be extremely hypocritical on Paul's part although I understood the doctor's side of the argument completely.
Originally posted by schuyler
Ron Paul will not win the nomination. The only way he could win is for him to pick up every single one of the remaining 770 delegates to be chosen.
Originally posted by Allenb83
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
Originally posted by Allenb83
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
I like some of Paul's policies but I'm hesitant to vote for him considering his views on gay rights, women's rights, etc...
His views on gay rights are that he is not gay himself, he has been married for many years, and he believes marriage between homosexual couples (which is the biggest gay rights issue of the day) should be decided by the church and not by the government. I wholeheartedly believe in this. I don't think we can have a free society if we discriminate against people like the way that were doing. And personally he is very much pro life. Although he would not decide himself as president what the law should be against abortion, he does believe it is a state issue. So why would you hesitate to vote for him, and what makes Romney at this point any better?
Not everyone goes to church or follows Paul's religious ideologies. Therefore, leaving it to the church is an invalid argument. Although I do believe the government should stay out of personal lives to a certain degree, there needs to be a federal decision to legalize same sex marriage. It's a right everyone deserves.
Paul is also against funding Planned Parenthood aka basic health care rights for women and even men. I understand the value of state rights but federal involvement is also very important and necessary.
This is why I'm hesitant to vote for someone who has some radical ideas.
Also, Paul is for state rights but bashed Rick Perry (who is the douche of the century) for ordering an executive decision for young girls to get the HPV vaccine. Perry is the governor of a state. It wasn't a federal issue, it was a state one. Who cares? I found that to be extremely hypocritical on Paul's part although I understood the doctor's side of the argument completely.
Thats the whole idea of liberty. Ron Paul has a religion that he follows. It is something very personal to him. Nobody has to follow his religion or go to church on a regular basis in order to get married. There are many churches out there that would marry same sex couples if the law allowed it, as has happened in areas where it has been legalized. Dr. Paul wants government out of the decision because it should be an individual right. I believe we don't need the government to tell us that something is OK or not OK. It is up to us the people to make the decision of what is best for us.
Health care is not a right, it is something that either you, your children (eventually), or someone else, will have to pay for. At the present moment you do however have the right to choose wether or not you carry health insurance. Give Obama or Romney another 4 years and I wouldn't be so sure.
So please tell me how giving us our freedom to choose, without shouldering the burden of others is a radical idea?
Dr. Paul is for the constitution. Mandating that children and young adults get a vaccine without the freedom of the parent or emancipated minors choice is not following our constitutional rights, and it was a bad idea on Perry's part. So yeah, our rights are being taken away... who cares, right?
Originally posted by fourthmeal
reply to post by SeventhSeal
So very wrong about HPV vaccine.
This is what happens when the mis-informed spout off of things they are not educated on. If you're having difficulty, follow the money, that is the easiest and usually more accurate way to tell how things really go.
You also need to learn what Planned Parenthood is all about, who started it, and what that person believes in. May you not fall out of your chair and hurt yourself once you do.
The rest is just opinion and you're granted that, but you're speaking 1/2 truths the entire time. For shame, something about ATS denying something but I forget.
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
Originally posted by fourthmeal
reply to post by SeventhSeal
So very wrong about HPV vaccine.
This is what happens when the mis-informed spout off of things they are not educated on. If you're having difficulty, follow the money, that is the easiest and usually more accurate way to tell how things really go.
You also need to learn what Planned Parenthood is all about, who started it, and what that person believes in. May you not fall out of your chair and hurt yourself once you do.
The rest is just opinion and you're granted that, but you're speaking 1/2 truths the entire time. For shame, something about ATS denying something but I forget.
Someone disagrees with your opinion and they're called uneducated. Ouch. Well, we know where you how you handle criticism of a politician you like...but I'll bite.
Planned Parenthood has been through much harsh criticism from the right wing media mainly because of abortion procedures, which consists of 3% of Planned Parenthood's services. But we'll pretend it's big bad and evil because it's more fun that way.
ATS used to be about denying ignorance until the Paulbots sailed in and wrecked the place. I agree with the guy's policies to a certain degree, but it's a shame this site is full of Paultards. Oh well.
That's America.