Congressman Ron Paul Speaks Out on National Security
May 8th, 2008 . by HSLEADER
Washington, DC - At a packed meeting of the American Conservative Defense Alliance on Wednesday, Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-TX) addressed a wide range of national security issues.
During the meeting he expressed serious concerns about what the Patriot Act has meant to the liberty of Americans stating, “What’s left of the 4th Amendment? Not much really.”
He called on Americans to unite behind candidates who support the Constitution, conservative fiscal policies and limited government.
He also expressed concern that President Bush would attack Iran before leaving office. He believes a conflict with Iran would lead “overnight” to $200 a barrel oil prices and a cascading collapse of the American economy.
Congressman Paul also said that the President is provoking Russia by attempting to place missiles in former satellites of the USSR, an act he compared to Russia placing nuclear arms in Mexico.
Finally, he expressed concern over the expanding number of lobbying ”complexes” that wield enormous power in Washington. Congressman Paul said in addition to the traditional lobbying power of the Defense Industrial Complex, that other special interest alliances representing the healthcare, insurance and finance industries have garnered massive amounts of power in recent years.
Congressman Paul details these and other issues in his best selling book, The Revolution: A Manifesto.
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