November 5th, Ron Paul Options

[jonathan83]

http://thisnovember5th.com/

just curious if anyone is actually planning on donating $100?
there seems to be a lot of Ron Paul support on here, so are you putting your money where your mouth is?

see the video Lance posted for more info here: http://www.techsans.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4810

[Spectatrix]

Oh and for those who don't know, getting rid of the Department of Education is not a new idea. From Wiki:

President Ronald Reagan promised during the 1980 presidential election to eliminate the Department of Education as a cabinet post,[1] but he was not able to do so with a Democratic House of Representatives. In the 1982 State of the Union Address, he pledged, "The budget plan I submit to you on Feb. 8 will realize major savings by dismantling the Department of Education."[2] Throughout the 1980s, the abolition of the Department of Education was a part of the Republican Party platform, but the administration of President George H.W. Bush declined to implement this idea.

In 1996, the Republican Party made abolition of the Department a cornerstone of their campaign promises, calling it an inappropriate federal intrusion into local, state, and family affairs.[2] The GOP platform read: "The Federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in school curricula or to control jobs in the market place. This is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end federal meddling in our schools, and promote family choice at all levels of learning."[2][3] During his 1996 presidential run, Senator Bob Dole promised, "We're going to cut out the Department of Education."[3] A 1997 survey conducted by Congressman Ron Paul found that 54% of his constituency wished to abolish the federal Department of Education.

Historic GOP opposition... yet ironically, it's President Bush who has dramatically expanded the scope of the department, with NCLB....

[blaarg]

Historic GOP opposition... yet ironically, it's President Bush who has dramatically expanded the scope of the department, with NCLB....

Yeah that is another thing that Ron Paul hits hard on is how he is running on a platform which other republicans have had the same position (no world policing, fiscal responsibility, etc...) in the past (most noticeably Reagan). It's kind of funny how people think of his ideas as "extreme" especially in the republican party...