ron paul says it all…

Folks - remember Divide and Conquer.  Before you go fighting the other wing of the Greed party (Rep/Dem), read a little.  Think Third Party.  It’s our only chance.   And let’s face it: it can’t be any worse.

Ron Paul Urges Americans to Vote Third Party

In a dramatic speech at the National Press Club on September 10, libertarian Republican Congressman Ron Paul called on U.S. voters to back a third-party candidate for president.

Paul rejected overtures by the Republican Party to endorse John McCain. He denounced the current presidential race as a “charade” with voters faced with choosing “the lesser of two evils” between two pro-war statists.

Instead, Paul urged voters to choose among four candidates who will be on enough state ballots to, in theory, win the presidency: Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr, Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney, independent candidate Ralph Nader, and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin.

Further, Paul announced that all four candidates have signed onto a policy statement drafted by Ron Paul’s new Campaign For Liberty organization.

The policy statement addresses what it calls “four key principles central to the health of our nation … that should be key in the considerations of every voter this November and in every election.”

Those four principles are of huge importance to libertarians, as well as principled liberals and conservatives. Here they are, from the statement:

FOREIGN POLICY: The Iraq War must end as quickly as possible with removal of all our soldiers from the region. We must initiate the return of our soldiers from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire Middle East. We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a blockade and plans for attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Georgia.
We must be willing to talk to all countries and offer friendship and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must take off the table the threat of a nuclear first strike against all nations.

PRIVACY: We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons under U.S. jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must reject the notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus, secret tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for corporations that spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the government. We must reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of signing statements and excessive use of executive orders.

THE NATIONAL DEBT: We believe that there should be no increase in the national
debt. The burden of debt placed on the next generation is unjust and already threatening our economy and the value of our dollar. We must pay our bills as we go along and not unfairly place this burden on a future generation.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE: We seek a thorough investigation, evaluation and audit of
the Federal Reserve System and its cozy relationships with the banking, corporate, and other financial institutions. The arbitrary power to create money and credit out of thin air behind closed doors for the benefit of commercial interests must be ended. There should be no taxpayer bailouts of corporations and no corporate subsidies. Corporations should be aggressively prosecuted for their crimes and frauds.

Paul said a strong vote total for the third-party candidates who have united in endorsing these four principles would be a dramatic statement in favor of liberty.

“I have no doubt that the majority is on our side,” Paul added, citing public opinion polls. “We represent the majority of the American people.”

Libertarian writer Anthony Gregory nicely summed up why so many are excited by
this ideologically broad anti-statist consensus:

“I’ve dreamed of this: The good leftists and good rightists all agreeing on gutting the empire, dismantling the national security state and ratcheting back the profligate corporatism. Anti-Fed and anti-war, a wonderful, cross-spectrum, short-term American populist program that would do away with the worst of the national leviathan.”

Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty