Ron Paul supporters will not vote for Romney or Obama in the general election, they will either write-in Dr. Paul, vote 3rd party, or stay home.

Are you saying that because I don’t want the GOP to be more open to moderate and centrist nominees and because I’m so stubborn that I won’t except and vote for the lesser of two evils, the liberals will continue to be in power?

My answer to that accusation is that I don’t really care if an elected official has an R or D next to their name if they’re both liberal. Voting for a RINO because he ‘has the best chance at beating the Democrat’ is doing nothing more than watering down the GOP and it is making it a party that does not have candidates worth voting for. Why do you think more and more people are becoming Independents, Libertarian or Constitution party members?

Glenn there used to be conservative democrats, in fact the second most conservative representative to be elected between 1930 and 2005 was a Democrat named Larry McDonald. Those Democrats are all but long gone. I do know one Democrat named Mike who used to attend Campaign for Liberty meetings in York, but when asked he could tell me he didn’t vote for Obama, Hillary or give money to liberal Democrat politicians. When Smith is asked, he doesn’t know. The man is double minded and unstable in all of his ways.

Of course there are variations with the Democrat party – centrist to socialist – but I do not buy the story that authentic conservatives are still in the party. Democrats who call themselves conservatives are moderates at best. You say you know people who are ‘very conservative’ and registered Democrat because their parents were Democrats. I strongly suspect that your definition of conservative varies from my definition. And my message to your friends would be this: be a little more individualistic and think for yourself. If you are truly a conservative join a party that aligns (a little) closer to your views, whether that’s the Republican party, the Libertarian party, the Constitution party, you could even be an Independent!

I have attended and watched many of the debates that took place this primary season and was not impressed with much of what he had to say. Sure, he’s good on some issues – almost every politician is okay in a few areas – but he was definitely not the best man for the job.

Your citation of how he did in Armstrong/Indiana counties is not that impressive, people voted for their hometown guy just like Rohrer won Berks/Lancaster counties and Welch won Chester/Delaware counties.

I recommend you stop being a Smith apologist and admit that he does not stand a very good chance against Casey. Hopefully in 6 years when the GOP primaries for the seat again, we elect a real lifelong conservative….but that probably won’t happen considering the strong grip the establishment has on all political activity in the Commonwealth.

Bochepus, I believe its, “White Tail Bucks”

Keep up good work, Brother.

JimBo

The fact that Rohrer used the word “managing” within the same context as the word “printing” while answering your question furthered this concern, as it seems to imply that he was indeed referring to the establishment of a fiat system. “Managing” sounds indicative of the monetary policy tools that would be used with an elastic-value system rather than an affixed-value system of hard money such as gold or silver. Considering the history of state-operated fiat currencies under the Articles of Confederation, I would not care to see such a policy revisited.

Maybe I am overreacting; I hope I am. I hope Sam Rohrer understands Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution, and I hope he does not believe in the merits of any monetary system that would be permissible without it. Nonetheless, I cannot help but feel as though something is terribly out of place with his answer.

As for a state ‘printing’ their own money – that would be quite pointless. Creating reserve-less paper currency at a state level would not solve any problems as that is what we are doing nationwide with the Federal Reserve. I listened to the segment of the show you are referring to and Rohrer does use the term ‘printing’, I will assume that it was a misnomer – paper money has been the fiat for so long that ‘printing’, ‘coining’ and ‘creating’ have become synonymous terms (as much as it perturbs me). But once again, I cannot speak for Rohrer.

A great example of a state leading the charge is Washington state. Their House Bill 2731 is a step in the right direction – it does not coerce citizens into accepting silver/gold as tender, but it gives them the option, and it removes penalties (taxes) from these commodities.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2731.pdf

That section, dealing with powers denied to the states, reads in part: “No State shall[...]coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; [or] make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” Rohrer’s claim that states “printing and managing” their own currencies would not be “illegal, unconstitutional, or unlawful” seems to directly contradict the text of the Constitution.

As for Dr. Paul taking a position in an opponent’s cabinet – I kind of doubt one would be offered…but to be honest, if he doesn’t win the nomination and someone offered him a position as Secretary of the Treasury, personally I’d love to see him take it, I would not consider it selling out. Now if he took some lowly or figurehead position, then I might be a little upset.

Furthermore, I’m looking forward to a Rand Paul presidential run years down the road and I think the petty individuals in the GOP would use his dad’s “abandonment” and the GOP’s subsequent 2012 loss against him, and I would hate to see that happen.