While I have strong political feelings, at the same time, I also try to distance myself from the corruption that plagues modern-day politics. As you may notice, I do not associate with just one political party or belief system, and protest it by remaining abstinent from participation.

However, there is one candidate that may break my non-voting cycle. I agree on many issues with the Republican Congressional Presidential candidate from Texas, Ron Paul.

10. He is Pro-Life
As Dr. Paul was a medical doctor before he began his career in politics, he is in opposition to abortion, and believes the political choices concerning abortion, adoption, and marriage should be decided by the states, not the federal government.

9. His support for Privacy and Property rights
Since he believes the government is the biggest threat to people’s privacy, a limited government is one of his strongest concerns.

Paul perceives the NAFTA superhighway, currently under design, as another important concern. This 12-lane theoretical highway would destroy homes and other private property in its path.

8. Views on 9/11
Although he has been asked relentlessly about his position on the U.S.’s involvement in the September 11th attacks, he denies that they were personally responsible for carrying out mass murder against their citizens. He is definitely not foolish enough to throw away his political career by adding his name into the 9/11 conspiracy movement.

7. Military Service
Paul served in the U.S. Air Force before completing his medical training. He stayed with the Air Force throughout the Vietnam era before running for congress. Along with his previous medical experience, he served as a flight surgeon in the military during the 1960’s to aid injured pilots and aircraftmen.

6. He opposed the War in Iraq
Ever since the beginning of the war back in 2002, Ron Paul voted to not take military action against Iraq. He believes that congress should be the only body to have the power to declare war, as written in the constitution.

5. He supports Free Trade
Many trade issues and organizations he opposes include NAFTA, the WTO, national ID cards, along with withdrawal from global organizations such as the United Nations and NATO. All these groups, in Paul’s opinion, discredit U.S. sovereignty and weaken American trade as a whole.

4. Never had a congressional pension
Throughout Paul’s entire political career, he has never voted to raise congressional pay and or participate in the pension program. The “immoral” program pays congressmen based on how long they have served in the legislative body of the federal government.

He also returns a portion of his salary back to the people during his military career, along with never accepting medicaid or medicare.

3. He Annihilates at the Republican Debates
Not only has hew won four of the last five Internet polls, he uses common sense and the United States Constitution as his basis for making decisions and taking stances on the political issues.

2. He opposes the IRS, the Federal Reserve, and the Income Tax
If Representative Ron Paul were to be elected president of the United States in 2008, he pledges that he will work for major reform concerning our currency and taxation issues. He believes that the 16th amendment was never properly ratified, and wants to abolish the Federal Reserve and the IRS. Instead of paying loads of money to those organizations in loads of taxes, Paul will reduce federal spending (the loss of income would be covered through federal downsizing and reformation) and want to return to the “gold and silver standard” of hard currency.

These new ideas will also pave way for Social Security reform. The congressman would give workers a choice if they wish to participate in the program or not.

1. Impressive Voting Record
According to Paul’s 2008 Presidential Campaign website:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

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