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U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul.
Ron Paul with Lew Moore (center) at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Ron Paul, a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas and 2008 U.S. presidential candidate, sponsors many more bills than the average U.S. representative, such as those that abolish the income tax[1] or the Federal Reserve; many do not escape committee review. Nevertheless, he has been named one of the "50 Most Effective Members of Congress" by Congressional Quarterly.[2] Except where indicated, all named bills below were originally authored and sponsored by Paul.

Foreign policy

Nonintervention

  • Constitutional War Powers Resolution of 2007. September 2007. Repeals the 1973 War Powers Resolution (WPR) and thus prohibits presidents from initiating a war without a formal declaration of war by Congress.[3]
  • Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (voted in favor). Authorizes the president, pursuant to WPR, to respond to those responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks.[4]
  • Declaration of war in Iraq. October 2002. In order to prevent Congress from yielding its Constitutional authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not Constitutionally hold that power, gives Congress the opportunity to declare war on Iraq, rather than merely "authorizing" the president to deploy forces without a declaration of war. Paul said that he would not vote for his own bill, but that if his fellow members of Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the Constitution and declare war.
  • Repeal of Iraq War Resolution. As one of six Republicans to vote against the Iraq War Resolution (which authorized military force for stated purposes without declaring war), Paul inspired the founding of a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a resolution he and Oregon representative Peter DeFazio sponsored to repeal the war authorization in February 2003. His speech, 35 "Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq",[5] was translated and published in German, French, Russian, Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the Iraq War began.[6]
  • Iran and Syria: H.Con.Res. 43, 2007-01-23. Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report. Urges the President to implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report, recommending direct engagement with Iran and Syria toward constructive results.

Free trade

Borders and immigration

  • Birthright citizenship: H.J.Res. 46, 2007-06-13. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States. Clarifies the Fourteenth Amendment in accord with Paul's opposition to birthright citizenship.

Terrorism

Economy

Taxes

  • Abolition of income tax: H.J.Res. 23, 2007-02-07. Proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens. Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment, income tax, estate tax, and gift tax, and limits the government only to Constitutionally authorized enterprises.
  • Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2007. H.R. 1095, 2007-02-15.
  • Tax Free Tips Act of 2007. H.R. 3664, 2007-09-25.

Inflation

Sound money

Social Security

Limited government

  • Eminent domain: Prevented the Department of Housing and Urban Development from seizing a church in New York through eminent domain.
  • Lake Texana dam: Transferred ownership of the Lake Texana dam project from the federal government to Texas.[7]
  • International Criminal Court (ICC): Barred ICC jurisdiction over the U.S. military (2002 amendment).[8]
  • Global tax: Barred American participation in any U.N. "global tax" (2005 amendment).[8]
  • Surveillance: Barred surveillance on peaceful First Amendment activities by citizens (2006 amendment).[8]
  • American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. October 15 2007. Proposes to "bar the use of evidence obtained through torture; require that federal intelligence gathering is conducted in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); create a mechanism for challenging presidential signing statements; repeal the Military Commissions Act, which, among other things, denies habeas corpus to certain detainees; prohibit kidnapping, detentions, and torture abroad; protect journalists who publish information received from the executive branch; and ensure that secret evidence is not used to designate individuals or organizations with a presence in the U.S. as foreign terrorists."[9]
  • To repeal the Military Selective Service Act. H.R. 424, 2007-01-11, originally H.R. 1597, 2001-04-26, cosponsored since H.R. 2421, 1997-09-05. Abolishes the Selective Service System, prohibits reestablishment of the draft, and forbids denial of rights due to failure to register.
  • Checks and balances: H.R. 3835, 2007-10-15. To restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
  • See also the limited government and income tax abolition amendment.

Constitutional rights

Freedom of religion

Freedom of association

Right to keep and bear arms

Habeas corpus

States' rights

  • We the People Act. H.R. 300, 2007-01-05, originally H.R. 3893, 2004-03-04. Forbids all federal courts from hearing cases on abortion, "same-sex marriage", sexual practices, and government display of religious symbols, texts, and images. Makes federal court decisions on those subjects nonbinding as precedent in state courts,[10] and forbids federal courts from spending money to enforce their judgments.[11]

Abortion

Capital punishment

Education

Health

Ballot access

Other

References

  1. ^ Paul, Ron (September 2007). "Ending the IRS". Ron Paul 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ [http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/ronpaulis.html "Ron Paul Is�"]. Ron Paul for Congress. Retrieved 2007-06-15. {{cite web}}: replacement character in |title= at position 12 (help)
  3. ^ Dougherty, Jon (2001-03-13). "Bill would restore Congress' war powers". WorldNetDaily. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  4. ^ "Key Vote (How all members voted): Authorization for Use of Military Force". Project Vote Smart. 2005-02-03. Retrieved 2007-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Paul, Ron (2002-09-10). "Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq". Congressional Record. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  6. ^ Murray, Shailagh (2003-03-10). "A Far-Right Texan Inspires Antiwar Left". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  7. ^ Gwynne, Sam C. (2001-10-01). "Dr. No". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2007-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b c Bresnahan, John (2007-10-10). "Paul says Americans' freedoms under siege". Politico. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  9. ^ "Tell your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the American Freedom Agenda Act". American Freedom Campaign. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  10. ^ Rhodes, Randi (2007-08-16). "Ron Paul interview battles Air America Randi Rhodes Show". Air America. Ron Paul Audio. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  11. ^ "We the People Act of 2007". Thomas.
  12. ^ "Sanctity of Life Act of 2007". Thomas.
  13. ^ Paul, Ron (2007). "Life and Liberty". Ron Paul 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Sealover, E (2007-07-16). "Ballot initiative would outlaw abortion". Colorado Springs Gazette.
  15. ^ Stevens, A (2007-06-10). "'Missing angels' or misogyny?". Women's eNews. Connect Savannah.
  16. ^ "H.R. 368 -- Family Education Freedom Act of 2001". Home School Legal Defense Association. 2002-06-27. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  17. ^ "H.R. 1056, The Family Education Freedom Act of 2007". Washington Watch. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  18. ^ "Rep. Paul Introduces Education Package". Education Exchange. Education Policy. 1999-03. Retrieved 2007-09-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Teacher Tax Cut Act". Congressional Record. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  20. ^ Paul, Ron (2007-09-16). "The Sunlight Rule". Texas Straight Talk. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

See also

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