We Agree

Over at The Campaign for Liberty, it is posted that the other parties -- not the Dems, not the Reps -- but Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party, Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party, and Ralph Nader(Independent) agree with Ron Paul (Republican) on these four principles that make so much sense to me that I am puzzled why the two main parties don't get it.

Foreign Policy: The Iraq War must end as quickly as possible with removal of all our soldiers from the region. We must initiate the return of our soldiers from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire Middle East. We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a blockade and plans for attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Georgia. We must be willing to talk to all countries and offer friendship and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must take off the table the threat of a nuclear first strike against all nations.

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations – entangling alliances with none. Thomas Jefferson ~ March 4, 1801

Privacy: We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons under US jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must reject the notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus, secret tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for corporations that spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the government. We must reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of signing statements and excessive use of executive orders.

The National Debt: We believe that there should be no increase in the national debt. The burden of debt placed on the next generation is unjust and already threatening our economy and the value of our dollar. We must pay our bills as we go along and not unfairly place this burden on a future generation.

This seems like a no-brainer to me. Individually and corporately, we have got to start living within our means.

The Federal Reserve: We seek a thorough investigation, evaluation and audit of the Federal Reserve System and its cozy relationships with the banking, corporate, and other financial institutions. The arbitrary power to create money and credit out of thin air behind closed doors for the benefit of commercial interests must be ended. There should be no taxpayer bailouts of corporations and no corporate subsidies. Corporations should be aggressively prosecuted for their crimes and frauds.

You do realize, don't you, that the Federal Reserve is not a government bank, but a private business with the power to print money at will?

election 2008, ron paul, got liberty?