The Presidential Preference Election is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28th. You must be a registered Republican to vote tomorrow. If you are not registered to vote, you may do so for future elections by going to www.servicearizona.com. Your polling place may be found calling 602-506-3535 or by entering your address at recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace/. If you received an early ballot, but have not yet mailed it in, you can drop it off at any polling place. The polls are open from 6AM to 7PM on Election Day. If you have any questions about elections, voting, or registration, you may call the Election Office at 602-506-3535, or contact me at 480-232-5305.
My second purpose for writing this letter is to tell you why I am supporting Texas Congressman Ron Paul as our next President, and to ask you to consider voting for him on Tuesday. Our country is in a desperate economic situation, as many of you have experienced. I believe this is the most important issue facing us today. I believe that Ron Paul is the best man to get us on the right course economically because he understands how the economy works, has a consistent 30-year record of fiscal conservatism, and he bases his decisions on Constitutional principles.
Many people don’t know this, but Ron Paul predicted the housing collapse back in 2001. He gave a speech on the House floor warning members of Congress and advising them to withdraw the endless line of credit the Federal Reserve gave to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that promoted the bad loans given, causing a false “bubble” that eventually collapsed. Obviously, they did not listen. It’s time we listened. He advocates a free market, not the corporatism we have today in which certain businesses get special treatment from the government like we saw with the bailout of the big banks, auto industry, and housing industry. As we can tell, these bailouts have not worked and have mostly profited the people who caused the collapse in the first place. Ron Paul is currently serving on the House Financial Services Committee and advocates an audit of the Federal Reserve System which controls the printing and lending of the dollar with no Congressional oversight. The recent printing of billions of dollars out of thin air by the Federal Reserve, (Quantitative Easing or Q.E.), has caused the dollar to become less valuable and therefore we have seen an increase in prices of food, gas, and other necessary goods. No other candidate has fought to restrict the Fed from devaluing the dollar like Ron Paul has, and both Romney and Gingrich supported and/or benefited from the banker bailouts (interestingly, Romney’s top three campaign contributors are employees from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley, all three of which received billions from the banker bailouts).
Ron Paul has never had to apologize for his record as a 12-term Congressman. He has never voted to raise the debt ceiling. Unfortunately, Rick Santorum has voted to raise it 5 times, perpetuating the endless spending. We wouldn’t need a balanced budget amendment if members of Congress were as principled as Paul because he has never voted for an unbalanced budget. He also has never voted to raise taxes. He is quite different from the other typical politicians in Congress which currently has a dismal 9% approval rating. He does not take part in the lucrative Congressional pension plan because he believes it is an immoral use of taxpayer dollars. He has never voted to raise his own income, and has pledged that if elected, he will accept a salary of $39,336 per year, equal to the average US worker’s earnings, instead of Obama’s $400,000 salary. What other politician would do that?? Even people who strongly disagree with him policy-wise admit that he is consistent, principled, and honest. While the other three candidates spend their time in the debates making excuses for their records and bickering about previous positions, Paul is able to discuss the real issues facing our country without wading through a mucky past. We need someone who tells the truth and does what they say they will do to lead our country, not someone who says whatever they think will get them elected. Congressman Paul has a 30-year pristine record to prove that he will get our fiscal house in order.
America is an exceptional nation with an exceptional legacy. Our Founding Fathers were brilliant men who studied history, lived through tyranny, and helped craft a divinely inspired document to ensure freedom for their posterity. In these perilous times, the Constitution is our greatest protection. The only candidate who has consistently stood up for the Constitution and our American traditions even before it was “cool” (with the rise of the Tea Party), is Ron Paul. He believes in protecting life, liberty, and your pursuit of happiness, not controlling these things. He stands up against legislation that “sounds good” like the USA PATRIOT Act, but has hidden abuses of power, like the ability of the federal government to search your bank account records without a warrant. He believes in defending our country against enemies, and that we should only go to war when the Congress declares war, as the Constitution prescribes. The troops support this position; Ron Paul’s top contributors are the US Navy, the US Army, and the US Air Force, and he receives five times more donations from active duty military than all other candidates combined. He also is the only veteran running for president. Paul believes that we can greatly improve the state of our nation by cutting those things which are unconstitutional, and putting that money towards things the federal government is supposed to do, like protect the border and defend our country.
I urge you to learn more about Ron Paul, because I have not listed everything about him that I could have (by the way, he is a doctor, and practiced OB/GYN for many years, and yes, he is pro-life). Many resources are available online via Youtube or Google that you can use to find out more about him and his message. I also have literature available you are welcome to have. Even if you have already voted for someone else with an early ballot, please listen to the things he says about the role of government. If you have not yet voted, please consider doing so on Tuesday. Ron Paul is currently in second place in the delegate count; the candidate with the majority of delegates becomes the Republican nominee, so he has a real shot at winning the nomination, and he is the only one who could garner enough support from Independents and Democrats to beat Obama. America would be in a lot better shape if more principled men and women were elected; please don’t cast your vote for the lesser of two evils. If you are registered, but don’t plan on voting, I would ask you to consider voting for Ron Paul. He cured my apathy towards politics because unlike other politicians, he’s been saying and doing the things I have believed in and have been taught my whole life. Thank you for your time.
