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Ron Paul Won’t Run 3rd Party – But That Doesn’t Matter

By On January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Editorials

Many pundits are worried that if Ron Paul doesn’t win the Republican Primary he will split off and run as a 3rd party candidate. He has said over and over again that it isn’t something he’s thinking about, he doesn’t want to do it, and he thinks it would be a bad decision, yet he [...]

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A balanced budget amendment is a waste of time

By On August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Editorials

One of the issues that wasn’t covered very much in the recent fraud referred to as the debt ceiling debate was the balanced budget amendment. Several Tea Party favorites like Rand Paul touted adding such an amendment to the compromise so that we “didn’t find ourselves in this same situation later on down the road.”

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Sen. Paul and Sen. Lee on Averting a Government Shutdown | Bastiat Institute

By On July 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Clips

Sen. Rand Paul discusses his bill which ensures Social Security, interest on the debt, and soldiers’ salaries are funded regardless of whether or not a debt ceiling compromise is made:

Senator Lee explains that the U.S. has enough revenue to pay Social Security recipients whether or not an agreement on the debt ceiling is made:

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