A first for me
Posted on 2007-09-13 at 15:53
I've never donated to a political campaign before. I just donated $50.00 to Ron Paul's campaign.
Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:
- He has never voted to raise taxes.
- He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
- He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
- He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
- He has never taken a government-paid junket.
- He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
- He voted against the Patriot Act.
- He voted against regulating the Internet.
- He voted against the Iraq war.
- He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
- He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
Is he the perfect candidate? No. I don't agree with him on every point. But I do agree on enough to justify my support. He is sincere. He is intelligent. He is right more often than not. In my opinion, we need a few years of that.
See what he's about. Hear him speak. Decide for yourself if he deserves a dollar or two of your money. I think this country has gone about as far downhill as I'm willing to let it go without fighting back. This donation is my first volley. There will be more. When my daughter grows up, I want to be able to tell her I tried to help. Anything else is an excuse and cop out.