Posted by bounddragon on 16th September 2007
The GOP has released the results of the recent Republican Straw Poll in Manchester, New Hamsphire. Here they are:
The results of the Presidential Straw Poll were:
Ron Paul 66%
Fred Thompson 10%
Rudy Giuliani 9%
Mike Huckabee 7%
Mitt Romney 3%
Tom Tancredo 2%
John Cox 2%
John McCain 1%
Sam Brownback .5%
Ron Paul pulled in more votes than all the other candidates COMBINED!!! Unelectable, huh? Not a chance, huh? We’ll see… I suspect the Israelites were saying the same thing about David when they looked across the valley to Goliath.
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Posted by bounddragon on 16th September 2007
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Posted by bounddragon on 16th September 2007
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
So we have an enumerated guarantee of free religion, free speech, free press, peaceful assembly, and Government petition.
A willingness to do away with one should warn us of a person’s willingness to do away with any other. John McCain has done just that. He has proclaimed that those who exercise their right of free speech to denounce the government’s involvement in this war should be “thrown out” of this country. Whether you agree with the war or not, shouldn’t Americans be allowed to express their view on it? What will McCain be so willing to do away with next?
See the video of his pronouncement here.
(HT: LewRockwell)
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