Ron Paul at Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho. Today Ron Paul spoke to a crowd of over a thousand people at the Twin Falls Senior High School in Twin Falls, Idaho. This was Congressman Paul’s first visit to the Gem State during the 2012 presidential campaign. To an enthusiastic crowd, Congressman Paul spoke about the need to obey the Constitution and the need to return America to the principles of the founding fathers.
Congressman Paul implied that America is no longer a republic, but is now a pure democracy. He reasoned that free countries are richer than those that are oppressed by excessive taxation and regulation. Paul said “We have to recommit ourselves to believing what a free country is all about. And in a free country you always have more wealth.” He also said, “We need more defenders of liberty in Washington and less lobbyists.”
Paul said “When the republic comes back we won’t have an income tax any longer. And with respect to our Constitution, we will have sound money, we will have a gold and silver standard, we will not have bills of credit, and we won’t have a federal reserve system.” He also said, “If it is our life and our liberty, we ought to have the ability and the right to keep the fruits of our labor.”
After calling the many wars the United States has been involved in recently illegal, Paul made the point that we have been trumping up charges against our opponents to justify invading them. About the Patriot Act, Paul said, “I was pretty annoyed when they passed the Patriot Act, and I voted against it. Now if they would have given that bill a proper name like “Repeal the Fourth Amendment Act” it probably would not have passed. You can be pretty sure that whatever name Congress gives a bill, it probably does the opposite.”
Paul talked about the plight of the poor, and noted that all American’s are getting poorer and poorer. According to Paul, this is a result of the inefficient spending on the part of a government that has grown too large while spending a huge part of our GDP unwisely and crowds out private enterprise.
The Congressman encouraged the crowd to educate themselves on the principles of limited government, on economics, on banking and on the ideals of our founding fathers. He told the crowd that they were on the winning side as many people across the country are becoming interesting in the foundational principles of freedom and liberty and that these concepts are getting more and more popular.
For the next few days, Congressman Paul’s Pacific Northwest visit includes the following event locations in Idaho and Washington:
Friday, February 17, 2012
4:00 p.m. PST
University of Idaho Moscow Rally
U. of Idaho Commons – Student Union Ballroom
Moscow, ID 83884
7:30 p.m. PST
Spokane Washington Rally
Spokane Convention Center – Ballroom 100ABC
334 West Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
Saturday, February 18, 2012
12:30 p.m. MST
Boise Rally
CenturyLink Arena
233 South Capitol Boulevard
Boise, ID 83702
