Rock Star Ron Paul
The Man Visits Walter Block's Loyola University

by Jeff Crouere

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If a presidential election were held last night on the campus of Loyola University New Orleans, the winner would not have been the 48-year-old occupant of the White House, but a spry 74-year-old physician from Texas.

U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) enthralled a huge crowd of supporters and students with a one-hour address on topics ranging from the war in Afghanistan to the Federal Reserve. The crowd was so large that the university set up five overflow rooms to accommodate the intense interest in Dr. Paul’s message.

It was amazing to see such an enthusiastic reception for Paul’s message of limited government, freedom and adherence to the U.S. Constitution. The event was mostly promoted on the Internet and, as usual, the mainstream media was nowhere to be seen. Nevertheless, more and more people are learning about Ron Paul and they agree with his message.

Last night, Paul warned that the U.S. foreign policy was creating enemies for this country around the world. He noted that as innocent civilians are killed in war, Muslim families with “long memories” will spend the rest of their lives seeking vengeance against Americans. Paul said that the “easiest place to cut” the federal budget is the defense department and that the U.S. should bring home our troops from not only the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also countries such as South Korea, Japan and Germany.

In keeping with his staunch libertarian principles, Paul advocated an end to selective service and the draft and the war on drugs. He called for an end to all foreign aid and said that if people wanted to help the poor in other countries, they should give handsome donations. Such generosity will be made easier if Paul is successful in eliminating the federal income tax.

The Congressman is delighted with the tea parties and the town hall meetings and the “anger being directed at Washington D.C.” He said that the Congress should “get government off of our backs and out of our lives” and allow individuals to “keep the fruits of their labor.” He said that the government has expanded beyond the “restraints of the Constitution” and there is no constitutional right to medical care, education or free meals.

In Paul’s view, the real problem is the continual devaluing of the U..S. dollar and the resulting inflation which hits the poor and the middle class the worst. Paul noted that it is ironic that our former communist enemies are now our bankers. If the dollar continues to lose its value, the Congressman believes that the result will be higher interest rates and rampant inflation. He said that the only way to improve the value of the dollar is “to restrain the printing press.”

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