Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul (b. August 20, 1935) is a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, a physician, and a 2008 U.S. presidential candidate. He has represented Texas districts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976–1977, 1979–1985, and 1997 to the present. Paul placed a distant third in the 1988 presidential election, running as the Libertarian nominee while remaining a registered Republican. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 428 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 840 pixels, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... TX-14 redirects here. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Gregory H. Laughlin (b. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The current boundaries of the 22nd district. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Judge Bob Gammage Robert Alton Bob Gammage is a Texas politician who was defeated in the 2006 primary for Texas governor by former U.S. Representative Chris Bell. ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Robert Randolph Rob Casey (July 27, 1915 - April 17, 1986) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. ... Judge Bob Gammage Robert Alton Bob Gammage is a Texas politician who was defeated in the 2006 primary for Texas governor by former U.S. Representative Chris Bell. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Green Tree is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Lake Jackson is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... This article lists both declared and potential Republican candidates for the President of the United States in the 2008 election. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on December 11, 1971. ...

Paul is a conservative, a Constitutionalist, and a libertarian.^[2] He advocates non-interventionist foreign policy, having voted against actions such as the Iraq War Resolution, but in favor of force against terrorists in Afghanistan. Having pledged never to raise taxes, he has long advocated ending the federal income tax and reducing government spending by abolishing most federal agencies; he favors hard money and opposes the Federal Reserve. He also opposes the Patriot Act, the federal War on Drugs, and gun control. Conservatism in the United States comprises a constellation of political ideologies including fiscal conservatism, free market or economic liberalism, social conservatism,[1] bioconservatism and religious conservatism,[2][3] as well as support for a strong military,[4] small government, and states rights. ... Constitutionalism is the limitation of government by law. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Nonintervention or Non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct territorial self-defense. ... A countrys foreign policy is a set of political goals that seeks to outline how that particular country will interact with other countries of the world and, to a lesser extent, non-state actors. ... The Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq (H.J.Res. ... Not to be confused with Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        The federal government of the United States imposes a progressive tax on the taxable income of individuals, corporations, trusts, decedents estates, and certain bankruptcy estates. ... Hard money policies are those which are opposed to fiat money and thus usually in support of a gold standard or similar. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Massive mark-ups for drugs, areas/drugs/index. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ...

During his 2008 presidential campaign, Paul places in the top tier in Republican straw polls, but has substantially lower numbers in landline opinion polls. He has strong Internet support and had the largest one-day online fundraiser in U.S. political history.^[3] Ron Paul is a 10th-term Congressman, a physician (M.D.), and a 2008 presidential candidate from the state of Texas, seeking the nomination of the Republican Party. ... // Main article: United States presidential election, 2008 The Republican Party has held numerous straw polls for the United States presidential nomination. ... A landline or main line is a telephone line which travels through a solid medium, either metal wire or optical fibre. ... An opinion poll is a survey of opinion from a particular sample. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fundraising. ...

Early life and education

Paul was born in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, to Margaret "Peggy" Paul (née Dumont)^[4] and Howard Caspar Paul,^[5] son of a German immigrant.^[6] With an eighth-grade education, Howard co-owned Green Tree Dairy with brothers Lewis and Arthur; the small-town farm stood just outside Pittsburgh. Paul was the third of five sons born during seven years in the Great Depression, and shared one bedroom of their four-room house with brothers William (the oldest), David, Jerrold, and Wayne. Paul began working at Harold's dairy at age five,^[7] and later delivered newspapers, worked in a drugstore, and became a milkman on reaching driving age.^[8] One customer on his milk route was baseball legend Honus Wagner.^[9] Green Tree is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... A milk truck A milkman is a person who delivers milk in milk bottles or cartons. ... Johannes Peter Honus Wagner (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955), nicknamed The Flying Dutchman, was an American baseball player who played during the 1890s until the 1910s. ...

Excelling in track and field, he graduated from Dormont [Pennsylvania] High School in 1953 with honors. He ran the 100-yard dash in 9.7 seconds,^[10] was state champion in the 220-yard dash, and placed second in the 440-yard dash.^[11] He also was on the wrestling team, played football and baseball, and was student council president.^[8][9] After surgery on a knee injury, he gave up track and took up swimming as therapy. A major university offered a prestigious full track scholarship, chancing he could regain his prior speed; he declined, refusing to endorse the risk.^[12] Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Dormont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. ... The 100-yard dash is a track and field event. ... Scholastic wrestling is a modification of collegiate wrestling. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Rather, he paid for his first year at Gettysburg College with saved newspaper-delivery, lemonade-sale, and lawn-mowing money. He delivered mail and laundry in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; managed the college coffee shop one year; and joined the swim team. Inducted into the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity,^[13] he served as pledge class president, house manager, and kitchen steward, planning and supervising cooks for all meals.^[8][14] He received his bachelor's in 1957, majoring in biology.^[15] Gettysburg College is a private national four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. ... Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km) south by southwest of Harrisburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seatGR6. ... Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters at more than 300 universities. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...

Family

While a Dormont schoolmate, Carol Wells had asked Paul to escort her to a sweet-16 Sadie Hawkins party, which was their first date. They kept in touch while attending colleges in different states. Over a 1956 park picnic before his senior year at Gettysburg, Paul proposed marriage to Wells; the couple were wedded on February 1, 1957, at Dormont Presbyterian Church before 300 guests. Carol Paul, 20, wore a white Chantilly lace gown; Paul, 21, donned a black tux and white tie; the wedding also featured numerous red roses, a four-tiered cake, and the Lord's Prayer as sung by a Lambda Chi Alpha brother. The married couple first danced to Doris Day's When I Fall in Love and honeymooned in Durham, North Carolina.^[16] For other uses, see Snowball (disambiguation). ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Durham, Orange, Wake Government  - Mayor Bill Bell Area  - City  94. ...

They have five children, who were baptized Episcopalian:^[9] Ronnie, Lori, Rand, Robert, and Joy. There are eighteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.^[11] Three children are also doctors:^[17] Robert specializes in family practice, Joy in ob/gyn like her father, and Rand in eye surgery, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Rand is also founder of Kentucky Taxpayers United and often speaks as Paul's surrogate.^[18][19] Paul supported his children during their undergraduate and medical school years, preventing their participation in federal student loans because the program was taxpayer-subsidized. He has rejected a Congressional pension for the same reason.^[20][21] A general practitioner (GP) or family physician (FP) is a physician who provides primary care. ... Obstetrics and gynaecology (often abbreviated Ob-Gyn in the US and O&G elsewhere) form a single medical specialty and have a combined postgraduate training program. ... Eye surgery in the middle ages. ... This picture is only a teaspoons worth of how many restaurants there are in Bowling Green, but for some reason, the residents pride themselves on the overabundance of fast food places. ... Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Congressional pension is a pension made available to members of the United States Congress. ...

Carol compiled recipes and photos from the large Paul family into a cookbook, originally for 14th district constituents.^[17] The book reached five editions and inspired a family "Recipe of the Week" on Paul's Congressional campaign website.^[22][23] While Paul is on the road, he frequently brings Carol's homemade chocolate chip cookies, and sometimes talks with her by phone two or three times a day.^[10] He usually goes home to Lake Jackson on weekends to avoid "Potomac fever."^[24]

Military service and medical career

Paul considered becoming a Lutheran minister like two of his brothers^[11] (Jerrold has a doctorate in counseling and attended Princeton Seminary; David pastors Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan).^[7][12] Instead he decided to pursue a medical doctorate at Duke University School of Medicine, attaining it in 1961. He interned and began residency training, both in internal medicine, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit (1961–1962);^[25] Carol also ran a dance school in their basement.^[8] The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... This article or section should be merged with Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Seminary is located in Princeton, New Jersey and was originally a school of Princeton University. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Duke University School of Medicine The Medical School of Duke University. ... For information about a medical intern, see the article on Medical residency. ... Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America and leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. ... Doctors of internal medicine (internists) are medical specialists who focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. ... Henry Ford Health System is one of the nations leading health care providers, offering a seamless array of acute, primary, tertiary, quaternary and preventive care backed by excellence in research and education. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

The training was soon interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Air Force during the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[26] He remained in the military during the early years of the Vietnam War.^[27] He served active duty as a flight surgeon from 1963 to 1965, attending to the ear, nose, and throat problems of pilots in South Korea, Iran, Ethiopia, and Turkey, but was never sent to Vietnam. Based out of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Paul achieved the rank of captain^[9][28] and obtained his private pilot's license.^[14] The experience of performing physicals on helicopter pilot candidates, at a time when he saw many copters being shot down, deeply affected Paul; he later considered his indirect association with the Vietnam War as a catalyst for his rejection of isolationist foreign policies and political intervention.^[29] Conscription in the United States has been employed several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... President Kennedy in a crowded Cabinet Room during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... In the United States military active duty refers to military members who are currently serving full time in their military capacity. ... A flight surgeon is a specialized medical officer in the military, typically the air force. ... Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head & neck disorders. ... Kelly Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... . A Captain in armies, air forces and marine forces, is a rank an army or air force rank with a NATO rank code of OF-2. ... Isolationism is a diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations. ... Interventionism is a term for a policy of non-defensive (proactive) activity undertaken by a nation-state, or other geo-political jurisdiction of a lesser or greater nature, to manipulate an economy or society. ...

Paul received a higher wage from the Air Force than during his initial residency, $700 per month;^[30] he joked that he was "fantastically rich."^[14] While in San Antonio, Paul also moonlighted three nights a week in a local church hospital's emergency room for $3 per hour, and became involved with Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign.^[12] He then served in the Air National Guard while completing his residency (1965–1968), having switched to ob/gyn at the University of Pittsburgh.^[31] He moved to Surfside Beach, Texas, and eventually delivered more than 4,000 babies.^[32] The emergency room is the American English term for a room, or group of rooms, within a hospital that is designed for the treatment of urgent and medical emergencies. ... Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Partys nominee for president in the 1964 election. ... The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... Obstetrics and gynaecology (often abbreviated Ob-Gyn in the US and O&G elsewhere) form a single medical specialty and have a combined postgraduate training program. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Surfside Beach is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas. ...

Assuming the practice of a retiring doctor in Lake Jackson, Texas, in a single day, Paul became the only ob/gyn doctor in Brazoria County,^[14] reportedly delivering 40–50 babies a month and frequently busy with surgery.^[33] His practice refused Medicare and Medicaid payments; he worked pro bono, arranged discounted or custom-payment plans for needy patients,^[21] or otherwise "just took care of them."^[34] Lake Jackson is a city located in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast, due south of Houston. ... President Johnson signing the Medicare amendment. ... Medicaid is the US health insurance program for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. ... Pro bono is a phrase derived from Latin meaning for the good. The complete phrase is pro bono publico, for the public good. It is used to designate legal or other professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment, as a public service. ...

Early Congressional career

During his early days, Paul was influenced by Friedrich Hayek’s Road to Serfdom, which led him to read many works of Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises while still a medical resident in the 1960s. He came to know economists Hans Sennholz and Murray Rothbard well and credits them with his fascination with the study of economics. On August 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon closed the "gold window" by implementing the U.S. dollar's complete departure from the gold standard, he realized what the Austrian School economists wrote was coming true.^[29] That same day, the young physician decided to enter politics, saying later, "After that day, all money would be political money rather than money of real value. I was astounded."^[33] Friedrich August von Hayek, CH (May 8, 1899 in Vienna – March 23, 1992 in Freiburg) was an Austrian-born British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of liberal democracy and free-market capitalism against socialist and collectivist thought in the mid-20th century. ... The Road to Serfdom is a book written by the economist Friedrich A. Hayek and originally published in 1944. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher. ... Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) (pronounced was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement. ... Hans Sennholz is an economist from the Austrian school of Economics who studied under Ludwig von Mises. ... Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an influential American economist, historian and natural law theorist belonging to the Austrian School of Economics who helped define modern libertarianism. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Nixon redirects here. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). ... The Austrian School, also known as the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”, is a heterodox school of economic thought that advocates adherence to strict methodological individualism. ...

Campaigns

In 1974, alarmed at the turmoil he saw predicted by the Austrian school, Vietnam War funding, rampant inflation, and wholesale welfare,^[14] Paul became a delegate to the Texas Republican convention and a Republican candidate for Congress. Incumbent Robert R. Casey defeated him in the 22nd district; Democrats won 1974 heavily. When President Gerald Ford appointed Casey to head the Federal Maritime Commission, Paul won an April 1976 special election to fill the empty seat. Paul lost 6 months later in the general election, to Democrat Robert Gammage, by fewer than 300 votes (0.2%), but defeated Gammage in a 1978 rematch and won new terms in 1980 and 1982. In politics, a political convention is a meeting of a political party, typically to select party candidates. ... Robert Randolph Rob Casey (July 27, 1915 - April 17, 1986) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. ... The current boundaries of the 22nd district. ... For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ... The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is an independent federal agency, based in Washington D.C., responsible for the regulation of oceanborne transportation in the foreign commerce of the U.S. The FMC: • Regulates certain activities of international shipping lines (called ocean common carriers), marine terminals operators, and ocean transportation intermediaries... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Judge Bob Gammage Robert Alton Bob Gammage is a Texas politician who was defeated in the 2006 primary for Texas governor by former U.S. Representative Chris Bell. ...

Paul was the first Republican representative from the area;^[35] his successful campaign against Gammage surprised local Democrats who had expected to retain the seat easily in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Gammage underestimated Paul's support among local mothers: "I had real difficulty down in Brazoria County, where he practiced, because he'd delivered half the babies in the county. There were only two obstetricians in the county, and the other one was his partner."^[36] Watergate redirects here. ...

Ron Paul led the Texas Delegation to nominate Ronald Reagan (left to right: Ron Paul, Jack Fields and Ronald Reagan).

Paul continued to deliver babies on Mondays and Saturdays during his entire term as the 22nd district representative.^[33] Paul was also one of only four Republican Congressmen to endorse Ronald Reagan for president against Gerald Ford in 1976,^[32] when Paul led the Texas Reagan delegation at the national Republican convention. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jack Fields Jack Milton Fields, Jr. ... Reagan redirects here. ...

House of Representatives

Paul was the first member of Congress, in the 1970s, to propose term limits legislation in the House,^[37] where he also declined to attend junkets or register for a Congressional pension while serving four terms.^[38] He proposed legislation to decrease Congressional pay by the rate of inflation. In 1980, when a majority of Republicans favored President Jimmy Carter's proposal to reinstate draft registration, he pointed out their views as inconsistent, stating they were more interested in registering their children than they were their guns.^[37] This article is about constitutional law; for the book by Vince Flynn see Term Limits (book). ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... SSS redirects to here, you may also want the Social Security System The Selective Service System, in the United States, is a system to register all males over the age of 18 for the purpose of having information available about potential soldiers in case of war. ...

On the House Banking Committee, Paul blamed the Federal Reserve for inflation,^[32] and spoke against banking deregulation that allowed for the 1980s savings and loan crisis.^[9] The U.S. Gold Commission created by Congress in 1982 was his and Jesse Helms's idea, and Paul's conclusions from the commission were published by the Cato Institute as a book, The Case for Gold;^[29] it is now available from the Mises Institute, to which Paul is a distinguished counselor.^[39] Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services (or House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... The Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s was a wave of savings and loan association failures in the United States in which over 1,000 savings and loan institutions failed in the largest and costliest venture in public misfeasance, malfeasance and larceny of all time. ... Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. ... The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace by striving to achieve greater involvement... The Ludwig von Mises Institute is a foundation, based in Auburn, Alabama, dedicated to research on economics and political economy. ...

Paul's chief of staff from 1978 to 1982 was Lew Rockwell.^[40] Paul was a regular participant in the annual Congressional baseball game.^[35] Lew Rockwell Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. ...

In 1984, Paul chose to run for the U.S. Senate instead of re-election to the House, but lost the Republican primary to Phil Gramm.^[41] He returned to full-time medical practice^[32] and was succeeded by Tom DeLay, formerly a Texas state representative.^[42] In his House farewell address, Paul said, "Special interests have replaced the concern that the Founders had for general welfare. Vote trading is seen as good politics. The errand-boy mentality is ordinary, the defender of liberty is seen as bizarre. It's difficult for one who loves true liberty and utterly detests the power of the state to come to Washington for a period of time and not leave a true cynic."^[40] The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002). ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. ...

1988 presidential campaign

In the 1988 presidential election, Paul defeated activist Russell Means (an Oglala Sioux) to win the Libertarian nomination for U.S. president.^[9] Though an early adopter of Reagan, Paul criticized the unprecedented deficits incurred under Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush, Paul's opponent.^[38] On the ballot in 46 states and the District of Columbia,^[43] Paul placed third in the popular vote with 431,750 votes (0.47%), behind Republican Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis.^[44] Paul was kept off the ballot in Missouri, and received votes there only when written in, due to what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called a "technicality".^[45] Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Russell Means (born November 10, 1939) is one of contemporary Americas best-known and prolific activists for the rights of American Indians. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on December 11, 1971. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Diffusion is the process by which a new idea or new product is accepted by the market. ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ... The Vice President of the United States[1] (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS[2] or Veep) is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... ... This article is about the political process. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ... The St. ...

As the Libertarian Party standard bearer,^[46][47] Paul gained supporters nationwide who agreed with him on many positions—gun rights, fiscal conservatism, homeschooling, and abortion—and won approval from many who thought the federal government was misdirected elsewhere. This nationwide support base encouraged and donated to his later campaigns.^[33] 2008 campaign chair Kent Snyder first worked for Paul on the 1988 campaign—when U.S. Senator John McCain told him, "You're working for the most honest man in Congress."^[12][17] The Bill of Rights in the National Archives Amendment II (the Second Amendment) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, declares a well regulated militia as being necessary to the security of a free State, and prohibits infringement of the right of the people... Fiscal conservatism (also known as economic liberalism) is a term used in the United States to refer to economic and political policy that advocates restraint of government taxation, government expenditures and deficits, and government debt. ... Homeschooling – also called home education or home school – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or guardians, rather than in a public or private school. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... For McCains grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. ...

Paul said he sought more during his presidential run than reaching office—he spread his liberty-minded ideas, often to school and university groups regardless of vote eligibility: "We're just as interested in the future generation as this election. These kids will vote eventually, and maybe, just maybe, they'll go home and talk to their parents."^[43] He traveled the country for a year speaking about issues such as free market economics and the rising government deficits:^[46] "That's why we talk to a lot of young people. They're the ones who are paying these bills, they're the ones who are inheriting this debt, so it's most likely these young people who will move into this next generation in government."^[48] A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy...

After the election, Paul had a coin business,^[49] began his own think tank (the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education), published an investment newsletter,^[46] and continued his medical practice until he returned to Congress.^[9][49] This article is about the institution. ...

Later Congressional career

Paul's Congressional portrait

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1996 campaign controversy

Further information: Texas's 14th Congressional district

In 1996, Paul was re-elected to Congress after a tougher battle than he had faced in the 1970s. Since the Republicans had taken over both houses of Congress in the 1994 election, Paul entered the race hopeful that his Constitutionalist goals of tax cuts, closing agencies, and curbing the UN would have more influence,^[50] but he quickly concluded "there was no sincere effort" toward his goals.^[14] The Republican National Committee focused instead on encouraging Democrats to switch parties, as Paul's primary opponent, incumbent Greg Laughlin, had done in 1995. The party threw its full weight behind Laughlin, including support from House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and the National Rifle Association. Paul responded by running newspaper ads quoting Gingrich's harsh criticisms of Laughlin's Democratic voting record 14 months earlier.^[38] Paul won the primary with support from baseball pitcher, constituent, and friend Nolan Ryan (who served as honorary campaign chair and made ad appearances) and tax activist Steve Forbes.^[9][33] TX-14 redirects here. ... The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1994, in the middle of President Bill Clintons first term. ... Constitutionalism is the limitation of government by law. ... The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ... For other uses, see Democratic Party. ... Gregory H. Laughlin (b. ... Newton Leroy Gingrich, (born June 17, 1943), served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group for the promotion of marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and personal protection firearm rights... Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. ... For the boxer, see Stephen Forbes. ...

Paul's Democratic opponent in the fall election, trial lawyer Charles "Lefty" Morris, lost in a close margin, despite assistance from the AFL-CIO. Paul's large contributor base outraised Morris two-to-one, giving the third-highest amount of individual contributions received by any House member (behind Gingrich and Bob Dornan).^[51] It became the third time Paul had been elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.^[9] For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 54 national and international unions (including Canadian), together representing more than 10 million workers. ... Robert Kenneth Bob Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal pro-life advocate. ...

Morris ran numerous attacks, including publicizing issues of the Ron Paul Survival Report (published by Paul since 1985) that included derogatory comments concerning race and other politicians.^[52][53] Alluding to a 1992 study finding that "of black men in Washington ... about 85 percent are arrested at some point in their lives",^[54][55] the newsletter proposed assuming that "95% of the black males in Washington DC are semi-criminal or entirely criminal", and stated that "the criminals who terrorize our cities ... largely are" young black males, who commit crimes "all out of proportion to their numbers".^[56][57]

In 2001, Paul took "moral responsibility" for the comments printed in his newsletter under his name, telling Texas Monthly magazine that the comments were written by a ghostwriter and did not represent his views. He said newsletter remarks referring to U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan (calling her a "fraud" and a "half-educated victimologist") were "the saddest thing, because Barbara and I served together and actually she was a delightful lady."^[58] The magazine defended Paul's decision to protect the writer's confidence in 1996, concluding, "In four terms as a U.S. congressman and one presidential race, Paul had never uttered anything remotely like this."^[33] In 2007, with the quotes resurfacing, the New York Times Magazine concurred that Paul denied the allegations "quite believably, since the style diverges widely from his own."^[9] Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine published in Austin, Texas. ... For other uses, see Ghostwriter (disambiguation). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Campaigns as incumbent

Further information: Texas's 14th Congressional district

In 1998 and again in 2000, Paul defeated Loy Sneary, a Democratic rice farmer and former Matagorda County judge, by running ads warning voters to be "leery of Sneary."^[24][33] Paul accused Sneary of voting to raise his pay by 5%, increasing his travel allotment by 400% in one year, and using increased taxes to start a new government bureaucracy to handle a license plate fee he enacted. Sneary's aides said he had voted to raise all county employees' pay by 5% in a cost-of-living increase. Paul countered that he had never voted to raise Congressional pay.^[50][59] The current boundaries of Texas District 14. ... Matagorda County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... // Introduction A license plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ... For other uses, see The Cost of Living. ...

Between 2001 and 2003, an online grassroots petition to draft Ron Paul for the 2004 presidential election garnered several thousand signatures.^[60] On December 11, 2001, Paul told the independent movement he was encouraged the petition had spread the message of Constitutionalism, but did not expect a White House win at that time.^[61] Further prompting in early 2007 led Paul to enter the 2008 race. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held on November 4, 2008, will be the 55th consecutive quadrennial president and vice president of the United States. ...

Paul continued to be re-elected to Congress, entering his 10th term in 2007.^[62] In the 2008 Congressional primary, he has been challenged by Chris Peden, a Friendswood city councilman,^[63] and by NASA contractor Andy Mann.^[64] Friendswood is a city located in Galveston County in Texas. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (IPA [ˈnæsə]) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ...

Relationship with district

Paul continued delivering many of his constituents' babies as an obstetrician in Brazoria County, even while serving in Congress. In 2001, he was one of only eight doctors in the House (including dentists); even fewer continued to practice while in office. He is occasionally approached by younger area residents to thank him for attending their births.^[33] This article needs cleanup. ... Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas located on the Gulf Coast, due south of Houston. ...

After 2003 Texas redistricting, Paul oversees a district larger than Massachusetts,^[65] with 675 miles (1,100 kilometers) of Gulf of Mexico coastline between Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, covering some 22 counties. Even so, Paul opposes programs like federally funded flood insurance, legislation typically supported by coastal and rural representatives: it requires those outside flood zones to subsidize those within, but prohibits those within flood zones from choosing their own insurers. In an overwhelmingly rural region known for ranching and rice farms,^[29] Paul opposes farm subsidies because they are paid to large corporations rather than small farmers.^[66] Despite voting against heavily supported legislation like farm bills, Paul's contrarian nature and devotion to lowering taxes continuously appeals to 14th district voters:^[33] when he surveyed them, 54% of his constituency agreed with his goal of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.^[67] The 2003 Texas redistricting refers to a highly controversial congressional redistricting plan appealed to the United States Supreme Court in League of United Latin American Citizens v. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... Houston redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Nueces, San Patricio Government  - Mayor Henry Garrett Area  - City 460. ... The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created by Congress in 1968. ... A farm bill in the context of the politics of the United States is a comprehensive piece of legislation in the Congress dealing with agriculture and agricultural policy, typically determining the course of that policy for the next several years. ... The United States Department of Education was created in 1979 (by PL 96-88) as a Cabinet-level department of the United States government, and began operating in 1980. ...

While Paul votes against most spending bills, he has diverted funds that have already been authorized by other bills into his own district.^[68] Paul spends extra time in the district addressing constituents' concerns, to compensate for "violat[ing] almost every rule of political survival you can think of,"^[33] sometimes three to four days a week, often accompanied by grandchildren. He attends graduations, civic ceremonies, and Boy Scouts of America honor ceremonies. In an expansive district, he often logs over 300 miles (500 kilometers) daily, visiting constituents or handling their concerns. He reaches out to 14th district voters on veterans' issues, such as procuring medals for war veterans who lost or never received their medals, and holding medal ceremonies for those whose medals are being presented. His staff has helped senior citizens of the district get free or low-cost prescription drugs through a little-known drug company program; is known for its effectiveness in tracking down Social Security checks; and sends out birthday cards to constituents, as well as condolence cards on the deaths of family members.^[33][68] For the Boy Scouting program within the BSA, see Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). ... Social security primarily refers to social welfare service concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. ...

Legislation

Main article: Legislation sponsored by Ron Paul

Paul sponsors many more bills than the average representative, such as those that would abolish the income tax^[69] or the Federal Reserve; many do not escape committee review. Nevertheless, he has been named one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress" by Congressional Quarterly.^[70] He has sponsored successful legislation to prevent the Department of Housing and Urban Development from seizing a church in New York through eminent domain, and a bill transferring ownership of the Lake Texana dam project from the federal government to Texas.^[33] By successfully amending other legislation, he has also barred International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the U.S. military (2002), American participation in any U.N. "global tax" (2005), and surveillance on peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens (2006).^[71] U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        The federal government of the United States imposes a progressive tax on the taxable income of individuals, corporations, trusts, decedents estates, and certain bankruptcy estates. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ... Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia) or expropriation (Canada, South Africa) in common law legal systems is the inherent power of the state to seize a citizens private property, expropriate property, or rights in property, without the owner... Lake Texana is a reservoir on the Navidad River, 8 miles (13 km) east of Edna, in Jackson County, Texas, USA. The reservoir is formed by the construction of Palmetto Bend Dam, begun in 1968 and completed in 1979. ...

Paul has introduced bills that would apply a $5,000 tax credit per child towards spending on any type of children's education–related expenses, public, private, or homeschool. He has introduced the Family Education Freedom Act in every Congressional session since 1997; the bill currently has six co-sponsors.^[72][73] He has also introduced companion legislation in the form of the Teacher Tax Cut Act, which would provide all elementary and secondary school teachers with a $1,000 tax cut, and the Professional Educators Tax Relief Act, which would give all K–12 school librarians, counselors, and other personnel the same $1,000 tax credit.^[74] He has also introduced the Education Improvement Tax Cut Act, which would allow $5,000 deductions for any type of donations to scholarships or to benefit academics at any school.^[75] // Public spending on education in 2005 Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. ... Private schools are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public funds. ... Homeschooling (also called home education) is the education of children at home and in the community, in contrast to education in an institution such as a public or parochial school. ... The Family Education Freedom Act is a bill initially introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) in 1998. ... The Teacher Tax Cut Act is a bill initially introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) in 1999 and introduced in every Congressional session since including in 2007 as H.R. 1059. ... For other uses, see K12 (disambiguation). ... The Teacher Tax Cut Act is a bill initially introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) in 1999 and introduced in every Congressional session since. ...

In March 2001, Paul introduced the "Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2001," which would repeal the 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR) and thus prohibit presidents from initiating a war without a formal declaration of war by Congress.^[76] Later in 2001, Paul voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, which authorized the president, pursuant to WPR, to respond to those responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks.^[77] In order to prevent Congress from yielding its Constitutional authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not Constitutionally hold that power, Paul introduced legislation in October 2002 giving Congress the opportunity to declare war on Iraq, rather than merely "authorizing" the president to deploy forces without a declaration of war. He said he would not vote for his own bill, but if his fellow members of Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the Constitution and declare war. As one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq War Resolution, Paul inspired the founding of a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a resolution he and Oregon representative Peter DeFazio sponsored to repeal the war authorization in February 2003. His speech, 35 "Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq,"^[78] was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the Iraq War began.^[68] March 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21. ... The War Powers Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-148) is also referred to as the War Powers Resolution (Sec. ... A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation, and one or more others. ... Note: AUMF may refer to several authorizations granted by the United States Congress. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Congressman Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is a Democratic U.S. representative from Oregon, representing that states fourth congressional district (map) in Eugene. ...

Paul says his fellow members of Congress have increased government spending by 75% during George W. Bush's administration.^[69] After a 2005 bill was touted as "slashing" government waste, Paul wrote that it decreased spending by a fraction of one percent and that "Congress couldn't slash spending if the members' lives depended on it."^[79] Paul said that between 2001 and early 2004 he had voted against more than 700 bills intended to expand government.^[80] George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Paul charged his fellow legislators with voting for the Patriot Act without reading it first; more than 300 pages long, it was enacted into law less than 24 hours after being introduced. In response to such Congressional actions, Paul introduced "Sunlight Rule" legislation, which would not allow votes on legislation to occur until ten days after its introduction, with the intent of giving lawmakers enough time to read bills before voting on them. The bill requires allotting 72 hours for House members and staff to examine the contents of amendments.^[81]

In 2005 and 2007, Paul introduced the Sanctity of Life Act, which would remove federal court jurisdiction over abortion cases arising from state laws and effectively negate Roe v. Wade as binding legal precedent. Also, for the purposes of statutory construction, the bill declares that "human life shall be deemed to exist from conception," although that definition of life would only apply to the jurisdictional limitation placed on the federal courts.^[82][83] Paul has also introduced a Constitutional amendment with similar intent. Such laws would permit states to declare abortion to be murder and to outlaw new fetal stem cell research and some contraception and fertility treatments.^[84][85] Also in 2005 and 2007, Paul introduced the We the People Act, which would forbid all federal courts from hearing cases on abortion, same-sex marriage, sexual practices, and government display of religious symbols, texts, and images. The Act would make federal court decisions on those subjects nonbinding as precedent in state courts,^[86] and would forbid federal courts from spending money to enforce their judgments.^[87] Holding Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights. ... Rules of construction or statutory construction is a phrase used to distinguish the rules of statutory interpretation from other rules or aids for the interpretation of law in the common law. ... The acrosome reaction for a sea urchin, a similar process. ... The We the People Act (H.R. 4379) is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) on November 17, 2005. ... One of four newly wedded same-sex couples in a public wedding at Taiwan Pride 2006. ...

On October 15, 2007, Paul introduced the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007, which would "bar the use of evidence obtained through torture; require that federal intelligence gathering is conducted in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); create a mechanism for challenging presidential signing statements; repeal the Military Commissions Act, which, among other things, denies habeas corpus to certain detainees; prohibit kidnapping, detentions, and torture abroad; protect journalists who publish information received from the executive branch; and ensure that secret evidence is not used to designate individuals or organizations with a presence in the U.S. as foreign terrorists."^[88] is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Affiliations

Paul serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (having been on the Western Hemisphere and the Asia and Pacific subcommittees); the Joint Economic Committee; and the Committee on Financial Services (as Ranking Member of the Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology subcommittee, and Vice-Chair of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee).^[89] The U.S. House Committee on International Relations (also known as the House International Relations Committee, the House Foreign Relations Committee or the House Foreign Affairs Committee), is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which is in charge of bills and investigations related to the foreign... The Joint Economic Committee is one of only four joint committees of the U.S. Congress. ... Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services (or House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. ...

Paul served as honorary chair of, and is a current member of, the Republican Liberty Caucus, a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party.^[90] He also hosts a luncheon every Thursday for the Liberty Committee, a group of liberty-minded representatives from both sides of the aisle.^[91][9] Paul is a founding member of the Congressional Rural Caucus, which deals with agricultural and rural issues,^[70] and the Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus. The logo for the Republican Liberty Caucus // The Republican Liberty Caucus is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party by: A. Promoting these ideals among Party officials and its various organizations; B. Identifying and supporting candidates... The Liberty Committee (also called the Liberty Caucus) is a group of liberty-minded Republican and Democratic United States representatives. ... The Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus (CWRC) is a large bi-partisan Congressional Member Organization in the U.S. House of Representatives formed to support the National Wildlife Refuge System through legislation, funding, and education. ...

Unlike many political candidates, Paul receives the overwhelming majority of his campaign contributions from individuals.^[92] In 2005 and 2006, individuals contributed 96.8% of the funds he raised. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show Paul accepts money from political action committees (PAC's), although much less than most of his counterparts in Congress. Paul received PAC money during the 1998 (5.7%), 2000 (4.5%), 2002 (1.8%), 2004 (5.8%), and 2006 (2.1%) Congressional electoral cycles.^[93] In a special report, the group Clean Up Washington listed Paul as taking the seventh-lowest amount of PAC money of all House members, as well as accepting one of the lowest amounts of lobbyist money and taking the fourth-highest percentage of contributions from small donors. Their data studied contributions from the 2000 election cycle to midway through 2006.^[94] Of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates, he has accepted the lowest percentage of PAC money.^[95][96] The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the campaign finance legislation in the United States. ... In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the groups special interests. ...

Paul remains on good terms with the Libertarian Party and addressed its 2004 convention.^[97] He also was endorsed by the Constitution Party's 2004 presidential candidate, Michael Peroutka. Paul is a potential nominee of both parties, independent of the Republican National Convention's nomination.^[98] The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on December 11, 1971. ... The Libertarian National Convention is held every two years by the United States Libertarian Party to choose members of the Libertarian National Committee, and to conduct other party business. ... Michael Peroutka Michael Anthony Peroutka (born 1952) is a Maryland lawyer, the founder of the Institute on the Constitution, cohost of The American View, and once held a position in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Actions in Congress

Paul was on a bipartisan coalition of 17 members of Congress that sued President Bill Clinton in 1999 over his conduct of the Kosovo war. They accused Clinton of failing to inform Congress of the action's status within 48 hours as required by WPR, and of failing to obtain Congressional declaration of war as specifically required in the Constitution. Congress had voted 427–2 against a declaration of war with Yugoslavia, and had voted to deny support for the air campaign in Kosovo. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that since Congress had voted for funding after Clinton had actively engaged troops in the war with Kosovo, legislators had sent a confusing message about whether they approved of the war. Paul said that the judge's decision attempted to circumvent the Constitution and to authorize the president to conduct a war without approval from Congress.^[99] For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

2008 presidential campaign

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On February 19, 2007, Paul formed an exploratory committee to gauge support for a run in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.^[26] Saying he was "pleasantly surprised" by the committee's findings, Paul formally declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination on March 12, 2007, as a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.^[26][100] Prior to his campaign, in a February 2007 CNN telephone poll, Paul was the candidate with the least name recognition besides John Cox.^[101] Image File history File links Ballot_box_current. ... This article is about the political process. ... Ron Paul is a 10th-term Congressman, a physician (M.D.), and a 2008 presidential candidate from the state of Texas, seeking the nomination of the Republican Party. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... In the election politics of the United States, an exploratory committee is an organization established to help determine whether a potential candidate should run for an elected office. ... Presidential electoral votes by state The 2008 United States Presidential election will occur on November 4, 2008. ... The 2008 Republican primaries will be the selection process by which the Republicans elect delegates who will then elect the GOP candidate in the 2008 election for President and Vice President of the United States. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Washington Journal is a political call-in and interview television program running daily on C-SPAN. It usually runs live 7-10 AM Eastern Standard Time with no commerical interruption (as C-SPAN does not sell advertising or tabulate viewer ratings), with exceptions when special events preempt all or part... February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... An opinion poll is a survey of opinion from a particular sample. ... John Cox is: a player in the National Basketball Association, and uncle of Kobe Bryant the birth name of American actor John Howard a British bird artist an Australian ornithologist, after whom the shorebird Coxs Sandpiper was named ...

Campaign finances

By May 2007, Paul had come in second in fundraising in Montana and at the head of the pack of then–second-tier candidates in 14 other states.^[102] As of July 6, Ron Paul had the third most cash on hand of the Republican candidates with $2.4 million, putting him ahead of John McCain.^[103] Over 99% of Paul's funds had come from individuals,^[104] with almost half (47%) raised from small contributions ($200 or less).^[105] Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in-kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For McCains grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. ...

FEC reports indicate that Ron Paul had topped all other presidential candidates in campaign contributions from employees of the armed services for the second and third quarters of 2007.^[106][107] In the second quarter, Paul received 26.2% of military donations, roughly equal to the support received by all other Republican candidates combined.^{[108][109][110][111]}

Fundraising strengthened in third quarter 2007, with an August competition among Paul's local volunteer meetup groups, then numbering over 700,^[112][113] and a fundraising drive the last week of September with a goal of raising $500,000 online by midnight, September 30.^[114] When the initial goal was well-surpassed after only three days, Paul raised the goal to $1 million,^[115] telling supporters, "Frankly, I'm floored. And very, very grateful."^[116] The drive raised $1.2 million in one week, and third-quarter total fundraising was $5.1 million coming from myriads of small donors, giving Paul a quarterly 114% fundraising increase (the top three second-quarter candidates each reported summer decreases);^[117][118] Paul had $5.3 million cash on hand.^{[119][120][121]} Paul's fourth-quarter goal was initially set at $12 million.^[119] Meetup. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Several online donation drives aim to coordinate donations to the Ron Paul campaign. Grassroots activists at ThisNovember5th.com hoped to get 100,000 subscribers to donate $100 each on November 5, 2007, Guy Fawkes night: they raised contributions from over 37,000 donors in that 24-hour time period, netting over $4.2 million, the largest documented one-day online fundraising record in political history.^[122][123] His daily average of $65,000 was reached in just under 20 minutes, with donation sizes hovering at $150 per person.^[124] Three other popular donation drives are the RonPaulMoneyBomb.com, a longterm email list aiming to launch brief "moneybombs" with a goal of 40,000 people donating $25 every week; ThisNovember11th.com, a Veterans' Day fundraiser, brought in $230,000; and TeaParty07.com, planned for December 16, 2007, the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, reprising the goal of $10 million. These moneybombs, and most of Paul's fundraising campaigns, are completely volunteer-based, with no coordination with the official Ron Paul campaign. Ken Bryan, a Democratic consultant to some of Paul's opponents, has said Paul "has one of the largest contributor bases in Congress, outside of the leadership." Most of Paul's contributions are given in small amounts by individuals.^[33] is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes Night (more commonly known as Bonfire night and sometimes Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. ... Moneybomb advertising often makes use of inverted political messages, as in the cases of ads for Ron Paul (pictured) and Mitt Romney. ... There are 24. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about a 1773 American protest. ...

Ron Paul's official campaign site informs volunteers running donation drives of their need to comply with federal regulations and popular methods used by volunteers to raise money.^[125]

Polling

Ron Paul at the Iowa State Straw Poll

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In a Zogby phone poll released on May 17, Paul drew 3% of the respondents determined as "likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters", fifth place among Republican contenders.^[126] By October–November, Paul's support had risen to 7% in this early-primary state, according to three polls,^[127][128] as well as 6% in his home state,^[129] 5% in early-primary Michigan,^[130] and 5% in super-Tuesday Arizona.^[131] In November Rasmussen polled Paul at 6% nationwide among likely Republican voters,^[132] affirming earlier polls putting Paul at 5% nationwide.^{[133][134][135]}. In a November 13th CBS-New York Times poll, Paul polled at 8% within New Hamphshire, surpassing Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee^[136], and this result was replicated by a CNN/WMUR poll, which placed him fourth among the contenders.^[137] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 432 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ron Paul at the Iowa State Straw Poll on August 11, 2007 in Ames, Iowa. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 432 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ron Paul at the Iowa State Straw Poll on August 11, 2007 in Ames, Iowa. ... Main article: Opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008 This is a collection of scientific, nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Republican presidential candidates. ... Main article: United States presidential election, 2008 The following sections collect local-event-based public straw polls, representative of the American voter base, among Democratic, Republican, and other appropriate candidates for the 2008 presidential election. ... John Zogby (born 1948) is a noted American political pollster. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... There are several people with the surname Rasmussen: Alis Rasmussen, a writer known by the name Kate Elliott . ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article is about the actor/politician. ... Huckabee redirects here. ...

In November 2007, Zogby International conducted a nationwide phone poll on behalf of Alex Jones, a radio host, which asked respondents to choose among blind biographies of four Republican candidates: Rudy Giuliani, Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. Paul's biography was favored by 33% of the 1,009 likely voters, first place among the four candidates. However, he received just 13% of the Republican subset of respondents (389 voters), for fourth place. ^[138][139] --Shanel 02:55, September 4, 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Notable men called Alex Jones: Alex Jones (U.S. journalist) Alex Jones (British playwright) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III, (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, businessman, and Republican politician from the state of New York. ... Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...

Paul's support at local-event–based Republican straw polls consistently outstrips his landline poll performances. Nationwide, he is the most recent winner of a straw poll in fourteen states (and South Korea), in first place, ahead of Mitt Romney, who is the most recent winner in eight states (and D.C.). At the Utah GOP convention on June 9, 2007, Paul placed second behind Romney.^[140] On July 28, Paul received 18% and placed second only to then-undeclared candidate Thompson in a Georgetown County, South Carolina, Republican Party straw poll.^[141][142] In the larger Iowa straw poll on August 11, Paul received 9% and fifth place.^[143][144] In the Springfield, Illinois, Republican Straw Poll of August 16, Ron Paul won 19% of the vote, third behind Romney and Thompson.^[145][146] // Main article: United States presidential election, 2008 The Republican Party has held numerous straw polls for the United States presidential nomination. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgetown County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... The Ames Straw Poll is a straw poll that takes place in Ames, Iowa on a Saturday in August of years in which the Republican presidential nomination is undecided (that is, in years without an incumbent Republican President). ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 18, 2007, Paul appeared in two notably favorable straw polls, conducted by the Strafford County, New Hampshire, Republican Party, and by the West Alabama Republican Assembly. In New Hampshire, Paul received first place with 73% while his closest rival, Romney, received 9%.^[147] In Alabama the same day, Paul also placed first with 81%, and Romney took second again with 5%.^[148] Paul's overall head-to-head performance at Republican straw polls is comparable only to that of Romney or Thompson: the three politicans place similarly by the number of total wins and by the Condorcet method.^[149] is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Strafford County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. ... // Main article: United States presidential election, 2008 The Republican Party has held numerous straw polls for the United States presidential nomination. ... A Condorcet method is a single winner election method in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. ...

Internet popularity

Paul has participated in seven 2008 GOP debates, six of which he won according to the sponsors' own online or text-message phone polls.^[150] After the first debate, ABC News noted Paul's robust online presence: "His supporters have mastered the art of 'viral marketing,' using Internet savvy and blog postings to create at least the perception of momentum for his long-shot presidential bid."^[151] U.S. News reported his increasing online popularity: "His supporters have flocked to the Internet with such enthusiasm that Paul is now showing up among the much richer candidates in various measures of Internet traffic".^[152] USA Today calls Paul an "online natural", citing as one reason, "Libertarians love the web."^[153] The 2008 Republican Presidential Debates are political debates before the 2008 Republican Primaries. ... ABC News logo ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... Example graph of web traffic at Wikipedia in December 2004 Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. ... USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ...

Paul's Internet presence has been measured by his ranking as a top Web search term by Technorati,^[152] Hitwise,^[154] and Alexa Internet,^[155] which compare popularity in the blogosphere. While Sean Hannity of Fox News claims a small number of supporters intentionally inflate Paul's rankings and skew the statistics,^[156][157] Technorati spokesman Aaron Krane affirms his company's position that Paul's search popularity is genuine to the best of their knowledge.^[152] Paul claims the most YouTube views of all presidential candidates, over 6.8 million,^[158] and the most subscriptions of all candidates, having surpassed Barack Obama on May 20, 2007.^[159] Paul's YouTube channel is among the Top 40 most subscribed of all time, achieving 36,000 subscribers in October 2007.^[160][161] The Ron Paul Girl is an internet video not originally generated from the campaign, but which has amounted to hundreds of thousands of viewings and is thought to have contributed materially to internet fundraising.^[162] The success of the Google search engine was mainly due to its powerful PageRank algorithm and its simple, easy-to-use interface. ... Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs, competing with Google, Yahoo and IceRocket. ... Hitwise provides insights into the performance of websites within the selected industry. ... Alexa Internet, Inc. ... Blogosphere is a collective term encompassing all blogs and their interconnections. ... Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961, in New York City, New York) is an Irish American, conservative broadcaster and political pundit. ... Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... “Barack” redirects here. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ...

Supporters "guard [Paul's] image against what they see as a purposeful marginalization by the media",^[163][164] and cite his victories in 2008 GOP debate sponsors' online and phone text polls to argue he deserves more mainstream recognition.^[165][166] The 2008 Republican Presidential Debates are political debates before the 2008 Republican Primaries. ...

Political positions

Paul at the 2007 National Right to Life Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, June 15, 2007

Main article: Political positions of Ron Paul

Paul's nickname "Dr. No"^[33] reflects both his medical degree and his contrarian insistence^[167] on "never vot[ing] for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."^[32][168] Paul adheres deeply to Austrian school economics and libertarian criticism of fractional-reserve banking, opposing fiat increases to money in circulation;^[36] he has authored six books on the subjects, and has pictures of classical liberal economists Friedrich Hayek, Murray Rothbard, and Ludwig von Mises hanging on his office wall.^[20][169] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 787 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 780 pixel, file size: 411 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please retrieve OTRS information for this image. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 787 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 780 pixel, file size: 411 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please retrieve OTRS information for this image. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... // Main article: Ron Paul The political positions of Ron Paul have been called conservative,[1] Constitutionalist,[2] and libertarian. ... The Austrian School, also known as the “Vienna School” or the “Psychological School”, is a heterodox school of economic thought that advocates adherence to strict methodological individualism. ... Fractional-reserve banking refers to the common banking practice of issuing more credit than the bank holds as reserves. ... Ronald Ernest Ron Paul (b. ... Liberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. ...

Paul's foreign policy of nonintervention^[170] made him the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the Iraq War Resolution in 2002.^[171][172] He advocates withdrawal from the UN and NATO for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.^[170][173] He supports free trade, rejecting membership in NAFTA and the World Trade Organization as "managed trade". He supports tighter border security and ending welfare benefits for illegal aliens,^[174] and opposes birthright citizenship and amnesty; he voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006. He voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks,^[77] but suggested war alternatives such as authorizing the president to grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal targeting specific terrorists. Nonintervention or Non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct territorial self-defense. ... This article lists both declared and potential Republican candidates for the President of the United States in the 2008 election. ... The Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq (H.J.Res. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... This article is about the military alliance. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... WTO redirects here. ... // Illegal immigration to the United States refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. ... Under the currently accepted reading of the U.S. Constitutions guarantee of birthright citizenship, any person born within the United States and subject to its jurisdiction is now automatically a U.S. citizen, regardless of the legal status or the citizenship of that individual’s mother or father. ... Look up Amnesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... President George W. Bush signs the Secure Fence Act of 2006, in the Roosevelt Room on October 26, 2006. ... Note: AUMF may refer to several authorizations granted by the United States Congress. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... A letter of marque and reprisal was an official warrant or commission from a national government authorizing the designated agent to search, seize, or destroy specified assets or personnel belonging to a party which had committed some offense under the laws of nations against the assets or citizens of the...

Paul regularly votes against almost all proposals for new government spending, initiatives, or taxes.^[24] He has pledged never to raise taxes,^[32][175] and states he has never voted to approve a deficit budget. Paul would abolish the individual income tax by scaling back the federal budget to its 2000 spending levels.^[69][176] Rather than taxing personal income, which he says assumes that the government owns individuals' lives and labor, he prefers the federal government to be funded through excise taxes and/or uniform, non-protectionist tariffs.^[177] He would eliminate most federal government agencies, calling them unnecessary bureaucracies.^[178] Paul is also vocal in his opposition to inflation, arguing that the longterm erosion of the dollar's purchasing power arises from its lack of commodity (such as gold) backing, which would restrain excess "printing" of money and consequent devaluation. Paul says he "wouldn't exactly go back on the gold standard,"^[179] but would push to legalize gold and silver as legal tender and remove the sales tax on them, so that gold-backed notes (or other types of hard money) and digital gold currencies^[180] can compete on a level playing field with fiat Federal Reserve notes, allowing individuals a choice whether to use "sound money" to protect their purchasing power or to continue using fiat money.^[181] He advocates gradual elimination of the Federal Reserve central bank for many reasons, believing that economic volatility is decreased when the free market determines interest rates and money supply.^[182] He favors allowing workers to opt out of Social Security to protect the system for everyone.^[183] Government spending or government expenditure consists of government purchases, which can be financed by seigniorage (the creation of money for government funding, at a heavy price of high inflation and other possibly devastating consequences), taxes, or government borrowing. ... initiative, see Initiative (disambiguation). ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        The federal government of the United States imposes a progressive tax on the taxable income of individuals, corporations, trusts, decedents estates, and certain bankruptcy estates. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        For other uses of this word, see tariff (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). ... Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ... Hard money policies are those which are opposed to fiat money and thus usually in support of a gold standard or similar. ... Digital Gold Currencies are a form of Internet money denominated in gold weight. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy... Social Security, in the United States, currently refers to the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. ...

Paul strongly supports Constitutional rights, freedom of the Internet,^[184] the right to bear arms, jury nullification,^[185] and habeas corpus for political detainees.^[186] Civil liberties concerns have led him to oppose the Patriot Act, a national ID card, federal government use of torture, domestic surveillance, presidential autonomy, and the draft. Paul defers to states' rights in areas not addressed by the Constitution. Paul calls himself "strongly pro-life,"^[187] "an unshakable foe of abortion,"^[83] and believes regulation of medical decisions about maternal or fetal health is "best handled at the state level."^[188][189] (He says his years as an obstetrician lead him to believe life begins at conception;^[190] his pro-life legislation, like the Sanctity of Life Act, is intended to negate Roe v. Wade for ethical reasons and to get "the federal government completely out of the business of regulating state matters.")^[191][192] He also opposes federal regulation of the death penalty,^[188] of education,^[193] and of marriage. He has voted against federal funding of joint adoption by unmarried couples (including same-sex adoption); he also supports revising enforcement of the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy to focus on disruptive behavior and include members with heterosexual as well as homosexual behavior issues.^[194][195] He defers to private property rights in relation to environmental protection and pollution prevention.^[196] He also opposes the federal War on Drugs, wishing to leave the decision on whether to regulate or deregulate drugs, including medical marijuana, to the states. Paul advocates for the elimination of federal involvement and management of health care, which he argues would allow prices to drop due to the fundamental dynamics of a free market. A constitutional right is a right granted by a governments constitution (on the national or sub-national level), and cannot be legally denied by that government. ... The right to bear arms refers to the right that individuals have to weapons. ... Jury nullification refers to a rendering of a not guilty verdict by a trial jury, disagreeing with the instructions by the judge concerning what is the law, or whether such law is applicable to the case, taking into account all of the evidence presented. ... For other uses, see Habeas corpus (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ... The REAL NOID Act of 2005 is Division B of an act of the United States Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005. ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ... In American political and legal discourse, the unitary executive theory is a theory or doctrine of Constitutional interpretation that holds it is unconstitutional for Congress to create independent agencies, authorities, or other entities that exercise executive, and sometimes quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial, powers, governed by officials the President may... The United States has employed conscription (mandatory military service, also called the draft) several times, usually during war but also during the nominal peace of the Cold War. ... States rights refers to the idea, in U.S. politics and constitutional law, that U.S. states possess certain rights and political powers in relation to the federal government. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... LGBT adoption refers to the adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered people. ... This article is about the US military policy. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Environmental movement is a term often used for any social or political movement directed towards the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of the natural environment. ... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... Massive mark-ups for drugs, areas/drugs/index. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ... A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy...

Books authored

A Foreign Policy of Freedom

• Paul, Ron (1981). Gold, Peace, and Prosperity: The Birth of a New Economy (PDF), Lake Jackson, Tex.: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
• Paul, Ron, and Lehrman, Lewis (1982). The Case for Gold: a Minority Report of the U.S. Gold Commission (PDF), Washington, DC: Cato Institute, September 1982; Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007. ISBN 0932790313. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
• Paul, Ron (1983). Abortion and Liberty. Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. ISBN 0912453028. 
• Paul, Ron (1983). Ten Myths About Paper Money. Lake Jackson, Tex.: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. ISBN 11765863. 
• Paul, Ron (1984). Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View (PDF), Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
• Paul, Ron (1987). Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200 Years (PDF), Lake Jackson, Tex.: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education; Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.  (Book distributed with permission from Ron Paul.)
• Paul, Ron (1990). Challenge to Liberty: Coming to Grips with the Abortion Issue. Lake Jackson, Tex.: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. 
• Paul, Ron (1991). The Ron Paul Money Book. Plantation Publishing. 
• Paul, Ron (2000). A Republic, If You Can Keep It. House of Representatives. 
• Paul, Ron (2002). The Ron Paul - Liberty In Media Awards - 2001. Jersey City, New Jersey: RP/LIMA. ISBN 1-893958-84-1. 
• Paul, Ron (2007). A Foreign Policy of Freedom. Lake Jackson, Tex.: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education. ISBN 0912453001. 

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