Paul: vote third party
Published: 09/10/2008
Ron Paul is set to urge Americans to vote third party candidates for president, including Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader.
The Republican primary bid of U.S. Rep. Paul (R-Texas) drew favorable attention from libertarians and anti-war groups although he failed to make a dent in the process.
According to an Associated Press report, Paul is inviting third party candidates to a press conference Wednesday so he can endorse them.
"The strongest message can be sent by rejecting the two party system," Paul said in prepared remarks obtained by the AP. "This can be accomplished by voting for one of the non-establishment, principled candidates."
Paul is a prominent opponent of aid for Israel, a position stemming from his isolationism. McKinney, the former Georgia congresswoman fronting the Green Party this year, and Nader, a consumer advocate who has led multiple third party runs, are also critics of the current U.S.-Israel relationship.
Hhhmmmm! now why doesn't Israel like Third Party candidates? - Johnny
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Ron Paul Statement to the National Press Club
The American Majority
The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to the doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy.
Carroll Quigley – Author of Tragedy & Hope
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