Ron Paul is a candidate that inspires fervent adulation from his dedicated followers. The two most common narratives they repeat is that he is anti-war, and that he is a strict constitutionalist. I propose he is neither. His words & his legislative record prove quite contrary to what his supporters say he represents.
We can begin with the invasion of Afghanistan. One would expect a person who is anti-war to vote against legislation that authorizes a non-war military action against another country. However, Ron Paul voted
FOR the invasion of Afghanistan.
You can read it all right here. Let me restate this fact:
Ron Paul voted in favor of the invasion of Afghanistan. I don't care what his staffers
say in hindsight. He voted to invade. That is on his congressional record. He voted to invade Afghanistan. Would you like more proof? This is the Ron Paul vote on the very
first Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). It's dated September 14, 2001. Let me make this clear: AMUF is
this:
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