An essay about Ron Paul, after having watched the debate last night...

I watched the debate last night with my wife, her sister and my sister. My wife is a pretty solid Ron Paul supporter, my sister doesn't get much about politics but did vote RP with me at the DC Value Voter Summit in 2011, my wife's sister is one of those instinctive "D" voters, but I don't think she knows why. She argues with my posisions but I'm not sure she knows why...

When Ron Paul got into the abortion subject the three of them kind of shut up and listened, and then afterward a discussion broke out. My sister in-law thought it was absurd that Ron Paul would want to let the states decide the legality of abortion. I tried to explain, but don't think I got through. After a few seconds the baby started crying upstairs so I had to go get him and when I came back down the discussion was over.

This morning I heard the clip of that part of the debate again on YouTube. I wanted to share it with them, but got inspired and started writing. It got pretty long. I'm posting it out here, "just cuz". Feel free to comment if you want...Here is what I wrote (with link):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNXJB_rG ... e=youtu.be

Four minute clip of Dr. Paul from last night (on abortion). (discussion ends at 3:48…but keeps on going for another minute in a replay you don’t need to hear)

For many years I didn’t know what my position was on the issue of abortion but knew I was disgusted by it and leaned pro-life more and more each year. Neither case being presented by the either side of the abortion debate made sense to me (both sides seeking all-or-nothing, one size fits all mandates at the federal level). I didn’t know how the federal government could mandate abortions either be legal or illegal and not violate somebody’s rights, so I chose to avoid doing much speaking or thinking about the issue. I saw the light when I came to understand Dr. Paul’s position: It’s not a federal issue at all, duh! (I shoulda had a V8)…

Dr. Paul has a view on the matter that is so simple and traditional that it seems to be lost on most people. Listen to Dr Paul (an OBGYN who delivered 4000 babies and is pro-life) in the clip above. He believes abortion is an act of “violence” against a human being, just like assault, rape or murder. He also believes that the forces for “Life” and “Choice” are fighting the issue at the wrong level; that because of Roe v. Wade there has been a false narrative that this *must* be resolved at the federal level, when it really shouldn’t be. According to the Constitution, the power to regulate/criminalize acts of violence rests only with the states and is not given to the Federal Government. Roe v. Wade unconstitutionally took that power away from the states under the banner of “privacy”. Ron Paul wants to give that power back to the states. That is all. To do that Roe v. Wade must be thrown out. (He also wants government money out of healthcare to ensure no taxpayer money funds abortions).

He has a chapter on Abortion in his book “Liberty Defined” that XXXXX gave me for Christmas. He hates the idea of abortion, but he understands that it is a result of lack of morality, not necessarily lack of laws. He says the best way to get the number of abortions down is to stop operating under the false premise that the *Federal* Government should be the level for this debate, and return the legitimate power to legislate on abortion back to the states where it belongs – and then to bring morality back to America (knowing that it cannot be imposed or legislated). Each state would be able to make its own laws restricting abortion if it so chooses. Let the people in each state decide what the laws should be based on the *morality* of the people in those states. No, it is not going to completely eliminate every abortion in America, but it will allow states that believe abortion is an act of violence against a human being to criminalize it, just as they have rape and murder. (Imagine if the Federal government told the states they could not outlaw rape!)

Once you start to understand *why* Dr. Paul thinks the way he does it becomes pretty easy to understand his positions, and defend them. Paul and Santorum both want to end abortion. Unlike Dick Santorum, Dr. Paul is so principled that even on this life or death issue, he chooses to fight about it correctly, by first correctly labeling it as “an act of violence” against a human being, and then determining the correct level of government for the regulation of that behavior is the states. He does not just try to unconstitutionally impose his morals on the entire country like Dick Santorum would, and most others on both sides of the abortion debate would. *THAT is why he is a true statesmen.*

We can’t create a nation-wide utopia because people are imperfect and so is the government, thus any attempt to do that will only result in nationwide tyranny, ignorance and poverty. But, we can allow the many states to be “Petri dishes of democracy”. Sure, you will have states that have better statistics than others in certain areas (like education, crime, unemployment, health) because of their self-governance, but that is okay. Sure, people will cross state lines to access jobs, liberty, goods and services (including abortions) that are scarce or illegal in their home state. Still I’d rather let people have that freedom than to have a Federally imposed moral standard restricting all behavior according the some DC bureaucrat’s idea of right and wrong.

Anyway, it’s another good example of a highly principled man choosing to fight an issue the correct way, instead of the dictatorial way, even though it requires more brain cells to understand and may be attacked by charlatans attempting to appeal to simpletons. (Santorum and his supporters respectively). Ron Paul hasn’t wavered in the face of those attacks, or tried to avoid them. *THAT is why he has my trust and admiration 100%.*

If you are tired of the two parties trying to sell you on their respective *brands of big-government oppression*, please consider learning more about Ron Paul. The Constitution is what guarantees our liberties, and he is the only candidate who will fight for the Constitution. He doesn’t owe his allegiance to a party, but to liberty.

If you read this, thanks for hearing me,

Pupton

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Comments

[VeryInterested]

Thank you for putting into words  my opinion on the subject of abortion; and, I am probably not the only individual who agrees with you and Ron Paul on this highly charged issue.  It is an issue to be settled by the states, and only on the state level do the people have any control.

Shared this with several groups, again, Thank you.

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I appreciate you taking the time out to explain your view.   This, to me, really sums up the appeal of Ron Paul.   The return of states rights and smaller, smaller, smaller federal government.   We don't need a department of education; we don't need Roe v. Wade.    We need the feds to get out of the states business.   This flies directly in the face of globalization!   This is one reason Paul is the Black Sheep of the caucus.