Paul presents his case against the Fed to packed McGuire Hall
Tony Levero
Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: News
He has been portrayed as a gold-crazed anarchist by his opponents and as a relentlessly principled visionary by fans. Whatever his reception, Congressman Ron Paul never fails to draw a strong reaction, and he did just that when he spoke to a capacity-filled McGuire Hall last week.
The Republican representative from Texas' 14th District integrated his "Case Against the Fed" as part of the Moral Foundations of Capitalism lecture series led by Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo of the Sellinger School of Business which was funded by a contribution from the BB&T Foundation.
Dr. Paul stressed that he takes every opportunity to speak to young people: "I consider the idea of liberty to be a young idea. Dictatorships, authoritarianism, and kings and tyrants have been around for thousands of years. I feel that the college kids, the young people, are responding so well to this idea of liberty."
He recalled a crowd of 4,000 students that gathered to support him at the University of Michigan during his 2008 presidential campaign. The students began burning dollar bills in protest against the Federal Reserve's policy of inflating money and chanted "End the Fed!" which later became the title of Paul's latest book.
Not one to shy away from controversial topics, he took a surprising stance on same-sex marriage for some Republicans: "I don't think the federal government needs to tell me about marriage. In fact, I sort of like the idea that you don't even need a license to get married." He made the argument that economic liberty is akin to moral liberty.
The Congressman mentioned that he was the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against a measure to send troops and funding to Haiti following its earthquake. He reasoned that the danger of America becoming an occupying force was too great a threat to the struggling nation and that greater good could be accomplished with private contributions: "I believe in charity, and I believe the American people will do that. The best export we could send to a country like Haiti is to introduce them to the ideas of liberty."
The Republican representative from Texas' 14th District integrated his "Case Against the Fed" as part of the Moral Foundations of Capitalism lecture series led by Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo of the Sellinger School of Business which was funded by a contribution from the BB&T Foundation.
Dr. Paul stressed that he takes every opportunity to speak to young people: "I consider the idea of liberty to be a young idea. Dictatorships, authoritarianism, and kings and tyrants have been around for thousands of years. I feel that the college kids, the young people, are responding so well to this idea of liberty."
He recalled a crowd of 4,000 students that gathered to support him at the University of Michigan during his 2008 presidential campaign. The students began burning dollar bills in protest against the Federal Reserve's policy of inflating money and chanted "End the Fed!" which later became the title of Paul's latest book.
Not one to shy away from controversial topics, he took a surprising stance on same-sex marriage for some Republicans: "I don't think the federal government needs to tell me about marriage. In fact, I sort of like the idea that you don't even need a license to get married." He made the argument that economic liberty is akin to moral liberty.
The Congressman mentioned that he was the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against a measure to send troops and funding to Haiti following its earthquake. He reasoned that the danger of America becoming an occupying force was too great a threat to the struggling nation and that greater good could be accomplished with private contributions: "I believe in charity, and I believe the American people will do that. The best export we could send to a country like Haiti is to introduce them to the ideas of liberty."
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Celeste
posted 2/02/10 @ 8:36 AM EST
I pray the American people will wake up to the fact that Ron Paul is the only hope for America.
mike
posted 2/02/10 @ 2:46 PM EST
Celeste
LOL................ fat chance on that. Id say about 80% of the american people, for the most part are brainwashed to vote for one of the two candidates that are chosen from them by the media. (Continued…)
Douglas in Oakland
posted 2/02/10 @ 9:24 PM EST
Mr. Levero,
Thank you for the article on Dr. Paul. The only point I would like to make is that it should be no surprise that Dr. Paul is not against gay marriage. (Continued…)
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