Thursday, November 29, 2007

Because He Is Not A Politician!

Why am I voting for Ron Paul?

Because he is not a politician. Ron Paul is a statesman. He is a scholar in classical liberalism.

To further explain my point, do you think of Aristotle or Thomas Acquinas or Thomas Jefferson or Fredrick Bastiat as politicians? Sure they were involved in transforming society but because of principle, not because of ego-driven motives.

Also Ron Paul is faithful to his oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. So rare is this quality that he may be the sole archetype for this distinction. And therefore when he stands before all of us and declares that he is the champion of the Constitution there is no hypocrisy.

These combinations of qualities plus his personal life of service and decency speak volumes about the ethics behind the man, which are the ethics inherent in classical liberalism.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Ron Paul Respects Individual Rights.

The best way to summarize the station of each individual in classical liberalism is to speak out like Ron Paul about individual rights and responsibilities. The subjective nature of humans necessitates honoring individual rights since each individual can be the only one to represent himself or herself. And liberty is what brings about the appearance of justice among us since an individual can fully express himself or herself only as long as it does not harm anyone else. Therefore, responsibility is the just application of liberty for all.

Once we move our thoughts to a system of government we again can turn to Ron Paul for a clear understanding. The Constitution of the United States of America was composed by our American forefathers who were knowledgeable of and influenced by classical liberalism. As emphasized by Ron Paul it was the design of the Constitution to protect the people from the oppressive nature of government, and clearly defining States as independent and sovereign States was an essential element to do just that.

When States rights, as independent and sovereign States, were eroded so too were individual rights. And as individual rights are eroded so too are individual responsibilities. As a result ethics declines.

America has great potential and can be an example for the rest of the world but not without the foundation of its greatness - the Constitution. Ron Paul is the only candidate for President who has never broken his oath to uphold the Constitution. And he is the only one who will return us back to our classical liberalism roots.