This house would vote Ron Paul

Well hes defiantly contrarian. I'd like to thank my opponentNow is the winter of our discontentWe can add to that list many more things, multipliers of problems, and proposed solutions that carry problems of their own, its bleak.Are we on the right course? I imagine Hamilton sitting at his desk asking the same thing; Presiding over a collection of states that were hopelessly buried in debt and a federal government with a similar disappointing GDP-to-debt ratio I sense he felt the same despair we feel now. I imagine that many were ready to throw in the towel at that point: farmers who wanted nothing more than a good harvest and healthy kids seeing their entire living threaten over what, politics? bankers and merchants who preferred the stability of the old empire to the constant crisis of the American experiment. Faced with an overwhelming amount of debt that makes our situation look pale in comparison, Hamilton did something unprecedented: he went to the states and said that the federal government would pay 100cents on the dollar of their debts. It would assume the debt of every state in the union at no cost to the states. This ballooned the federal debt, the interest payments alone amounted to half of the federal budget. he did this in the hope of turning a crushing headache of a problem into an asset. He showed the world that this small country could take on massive debt, and through boom and bust, war and peace, and bitter partisan politics not miss a single payment. This is what the full faith and credit of the United States means.This is what gives me hope. These issues are not beyond the capabilities of our statesmen. The willingness to compromise, to bend principles, to put aside ideology for pragmatism; these the stuff of statesmen. Ron Paul is not that kind of man, would you agree? His supporters boast about him sticking to his guns, unwavering in face of everything opposed to his ideology. Of his 35 year tenure in congress, he has proposed 602 bills, of which only 4 made it to a vote, and only 1 became law. This not a statesmanship, this is not somebody willing to put pragmatism before ideology, to get things done. Congressman Paul constantly rails against 'Government inefficiency'.Collectively the taxpayers have paid Congressman Paul over 4 million dollars to produce one law in 35 years, this is the height of government waste. The debt I think the stronger argument isn't so much that he he would relieve it, but under his administration such a debt would have never been accumulated. This is something that you have to grant congressman Paul. His distrust of government would see the prompt dismantlement every government program 'unnecessary' and major reductions to other programs. Unfortunately that would mean tearing down the institution we've spent the last hundred years building. Yes Ron Paul would keep America within its budget and pay down the debt, does anybody find the notion of eliminating everything as a response to our budget as intelligent? I find it be the knee jerk response, something from a child who views the world in black and white and would be all to glad for a simple solutions like cut everything or cut nothing. A teenager can walk into the treasury and cut everything, this is not the idea born of profound thought. An important question, is Ron Paul the only person who is able to pay down the debt? This nation has had a national debt for over 200 years, why would we need to go to such drastic measures now? you might cite that debt is 100% of GDP, well it was 121% of GDP during world war II and we returned to stability without implementing ANY of the measures Congressmen Paul suggests, on the contrary we went the other way. The highest tax bracket was 90% and this was the period where we built those bases abroad. So why now do we need to reverse course? Shutting down all bases abroad and ending foreign aid are not just budget cuts, their shifts in foreign policy; Could you elaborate on this? what would a Paul administration envision as the role of America? Perhaps an example of how a Paul administration would handle a current issue in the world differently than how the obama or past administrations. This debt will be central to our discussion so I imagine we'll be revisiting it every roundThe Fed The Federal Reserve is audited, in fact. Every aspect of the Federal reserve is subject to audit by three(3) different parties. The Federal reserve is audited by Government Accountability Office (GAO),Office of Inspector General (OIG), and an outside auditor that publishes its findings every year. Additionally, on December 1st, 2011 The Federal released all 21,000 loans made during the crisis of 2008 under the mandate of Dodd-Frank, a bill the Fed help to create. Ron Paul supports having been beating a dead horse for some time without knowing what their asking. Those 'secret' loans were part of a program that was created so banks can go to the fed and get a an emergency loan in confidence. This does not mean any bank could get a loan, criteria that ensured the banks solvency had to met like any other loan. On December 1st that information, along with the size and name of lendee were released; All 21,000 loans were paid back with interest.(2) Lets dispel those scary 'secret' loans. The federal reserve ran that program for banks to get a loan in confidence for the simple reason that if bank of America was seen getting an emergency loan, every bank and investment firm would shun bank of America for fear it was in dire straits. Bank of America may be solvent, but if it needs an emergency loan, and all other banks refuse to lend because market conditions are unstable(a panic) then bank of America would risk missing a payment, and that would cause a run on the banks. This otherwise solvent bank would collapse should a panic arise. This avoidable, thus the program. Now if you were to have transparency, it would render the entire program obsolete as no bank would be stupid enough. I believe they used to publish the records after five years, but as I said on December 1st 2011 all 21,000 loans were released, these were included. What about the Federal Reserve does Ron Paul think needs to be changed? American Education I remember when Ron Paul openly talking about the federal goverment having no business in the public school business entirely, but that was last eletion and maybe hes toned down for this election, so i went to his website. You'll find that Ron Pauls plan for education is to give tax credits for 'home schooling'. Now I am puzzled, how is Ron Paul going to make tertiary education in america more afforadable?BusinessWhat taxes and regulations do you speak of? Is Ron Paul in favor of no taxes, smaller taxes? and regulations, I've heard him in debates say that industries were capable or regulating themselves. Could you talk about what Business in america would look like undera Paul administration?America was now once the land of the free 45 years ago a black man could not sit in the same section of a white man, I seriously doubt America has gotten less free. Is Ron Paul unhappy with the progress of civil liberties? was there a period where we had these freedoms, what does Ron Paul view as the period to get back too?Getter' Done In one term The president has staved off a depression, ended a war, and is winding down another. These are huge issues that on their own have thousands of books and experts, these are not small feats. What would congressman paul do to 'get things done'? Examining his record of 35years, I'm skeptical to say the least.I'd like to thank my opponent again. this is alot to cover , You can answer some in different rounds if the characters run short. I hope for an educational next few roundsWith that said, I yeild back The floor is yours (2)http://www.federalreserve.gov...