If we, as Americans, fail to appreciate our personal freedoms, it will not be surprising to see our liberties vanish, as we sit back in our mock security!
GOP Presidential Debate: Candidates Receive an “F” for Patriot Act Question. (Except Ron Paul).
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Ron Paul is the only one who stands up for absolute liberty and never waivers from it no matter how unpopular his views are at times.
The Patriot Act has always been my pet peeve, it is the most egregious violation of constitutional rights ever and I’m so disappointed that my own Senator and Tea Party favorite, Jim DeMint voted for the extension.
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom, it is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.” Welcome to the land of the happy slaves.
It is his foreign policy that removes him from my consideration. His fiscal and social understanding is good … I just don’t think we can afford to bury our head in the sand @Iran, N. Korea, etc.
I’m still formulating … looking for the appropriate balance, so the jury is still out! 🙂