Nautilus....do you disagree with
1 Audit the Fed
2 Abortion on demand
do you agree with
3 Going to war without a congressional declaration of war
4 Central banks printing money as a solution to economic crisiies brought about by government promoted debt.
I know you asked Nautilus, but I would like to answer each of these. Naut's answers were fine, but incomplete.
1. Audit of the Federal Government:
Every program of the Federal Government is ALREADY audited on a regular basis, based on its budget size. Findings of these audits are published and available to the public. What a brilliant campaign policy, to say "I think we should..." and then list something that's already in place. There's one promise you know you can keep.
2. Abortion on Demand
Abortion is a horrible answer to a tragic question, and sometimes a necessity. The only person who can decide when it is necessary is the woman, in consultation with her doctor. I can hope and pray that she would also ask God for guidance, but we cannot make that a national law, as we have a separation of Church and State.
And I can tell you from first-hand experience, that women who do ask God that question, sometimes God's answer is "yes." If God's answer is "yes," who are you to say "no?"
You, nor any government official, has any right to step into that decision.
3. Going to war without a congressional declaration of war
I do not agree with this. This is the ONE issue where Paul and I are in agreement. Obama, by the way, did have congressional support, so, while it seems clear he doesn't care if he has "permission" from the other branches of government, in this case (unfortunately) he does.
4. Central banks printing money as a solution to economic crisiies brought about by government promoted debt.
This is a far more complex issue than you're making it seem. First of all, to say that our economic crisis is "brought about by government-promoted debt" is disingenuous at best. More on that later. The fact is, we are in an economic crisis. You can assign blame if you like, but that won't get you out of the crisis.
I'm not sure if you've ever taken a course in economics. Economics is a branch of mathematics. There are formulas and proofs and statements as easily verified as "3x3=9" or debunked as "2+2=5." Among Economists, there are VERY few who don't agree that the Keynesian model is one of the best ways to respond to a recession. It worked in the 1930s, the last time the US faced a similar crisis. And it's working now. Part of Keynesian economics includes "stimulus spending." Bush was doing this before Obama became president, and Obama has continued the trend. Now, there are smart ways to stimulate the economy, and then there are less smart ways to do it. Generally, the two parties (dems and reps) disagree about which stimuli are best. But both parties agree that stimulating the economy is necessary. Your guy Paul is the lone wolf who says the way to get out of debt is to stop paying your bills. Let those debts just keep on accruing and building up. Ignore those "Second Notice" "Past Due" and "Final Warning" notices as they come in. Just don't spend another dime on them. Yeah, that'll work. </sarcasm>
So on the final exam, Mr. Paul gets 50%. Which is still a failing grade. Sorry. The sad thing is, NONE of the candidates do better than 75%, so at best we're stuck with a "C" president.