Ron Paul gave quite the speech on November
4. In it, he called for nullification of the federal government. He also subtly flat-out
stated that we would have to resort to the Second Amendment to stop Obama’s
“tyranny.” Remember the good old days when Republicans didn’t threaten violent
revolution every couple of days?
In his short but rambling speech,
Ron Paul fed secessionist red meat to
the eager and clueless crowd:
I’ve been working on the assumption
that nullification is going to come. It’s going to be a de facto nullification
if it’s not legalized. Because pretty soon things are going to get so bad that we’re just going
to ignore the feds and run our own lives and our own states.
Ron Paul Ah. Let’s just ignore the
federal government, because what could possibly go wrong
there? It’s not like conservative states would immediately move to
disenfranchise millions of minority voters or strip away women’s reproductive
rights or anything, right, Ron Paul? Right?!
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At least, they’d ignore “the feds” right up until they need federal money to pay for all the government services conservatives claim to loathe so much. And when a natural disaster strikes? “President Obama? All those states that seceded are on line one begging for help.”
At least, they’d ignore “the feds” right up until they need federal money to pay for all the government services conservatives claim to loathe so much. And when a natural disaster strikes? “President Obama? All those states that seceded are on line one begging for help.”
But Ron Paul is just talking about
nullification, right? He wasn’t saying people should take up arms against their
legally elected government, was he?
You don’t listen to Ron Paul much,
do you?
Can’t spell Tea Party without G U N S.
Ron Paul did indeed end on a call
for people to get ready to get their guns to fight the evil gub’mint:
The Second Amendment was there, and they [the Founders]
explicitly said, you know, when you have an overly intrusive government and when
tyranny comesthen that is a problem…but believe
me, the McAuliffes and the Obamas of the
world will come and they undermine our liberties. They’ve been doing it and it’s going to take strong
people to stand up and say “enough is enough we don’t want anymore overbearing
government!”
Got that? Obama and this Terry
McAuliffe fellow are coming to take away your freedoms! Probably by ensuring
you have decent medical insurance. Tyranny! They might even allow Negroes to
vote in fair elections. More tyranny!
The importance of the state is very very important. –Ron
Paul
If I were a cynical person, I would
say that Ron Paul set out to give such a ridiculous, bizarre rant in order to
provide some cover for his son. Rand Paul, of course, is currently flailing
about in his own controversy concerning
plagiarism.
Said controversy made worse by his refusal to take personal responsibility. Also, something about duels? And Rachel Maddow? I don’t know, the whole thing is just as sad as Ron Paul yapping about taking on the government over the dreaded Obamacare.
Said controversy made worse by his refusal to take personal responsibility. Also, something about duels? And Rachel Maddow? I don’t know, the whole thing is just as sad as Ron Paul yapping about taking on the government over the dreaded Obamacare.
Whatever the reason, Ron Paul is
just the latest in a long line of right wingers pushing the idea that of a
second Civil War. Because to the right, temper tantrums are the order of the
day. It’s easier to whine bout how unfair the world than it is to govern like
an adult.