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tenzingnorgay
29-05-2012, 06:16 AM
"The Ten Principles of a Free Society
by Ron Paul - From the the Appendix to his book, Liberty Defined

Rights belong to individuals, not groups; they derive from our nature and can neither be granted nor taken away by government.
All peaceful, voluntary economic and social associations are permitted; consent is the basis of the social and economic order.
Justly acquired property is privately owned by individuals and voluntary groups, and this ownership cannot be arbitrarily voided by governments.
Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group.
Individuals are responsible for their own actions; government cannot and should not protect us from ourselves.
Government may not claim the monopoly over a people's money and governments must never engage in official counterfeiting, even in the name of macroeconomic stability.
Aggressive wars, even when called preventative, and even when they pertain only to trade relations, are forbidden.
Jury nullification, that is, the right of jurors to judge the law as well as the facts, is a right of the people and the courtroom norm.
All forms of involuntary servitude are prohibited, not only slavery but also conscription, forced association, and forced welfare distribution.
Government must obey the law that it expects other people to obey and thereby must never use force to mold behavior, manipulate social outcomes, manage the economy, or tell other countries how to behave."

http://www.dailypaul.com/236252/the-ten-principles-of-a-free-society-by-ron-paul

knightofthegrail
29-05-2012, 06:22 AM
Rights belong to individuals, not groups; they derive from our nature and can neither be granted nor taken away by government.

So, no recognition of the family then, Mr Paul?

All peaceful, voluntary economic and social associations are permitted; consent is the basis of the social and economic order.

So, global free trade is the way to go then?

All forms of involuntary servitude are prohibited, not only slavery but also conscription, forced association, and forced welfare distribution.

So, no work in prison then?

....And that is just off the top of my head. Ron Paul is a globalist free-marketeer. That is why he draws on the same economists as did Thatcher (ie: Von Mises and Hayek). Wipe the sleep from your eyes and stop falling for the nonsense.

bikerdruid
29-05-2012, 06:36 AM
So, no recognition of the family then, Mr Paul?


a family is made up of individuals, all with personal rights.
simple.

knightofthegrail
29-05-2012, 06:48 AM
a family is made up of individuals, all with personal rights.
simple.

Wrong. The family is the fundamental unit of society - without it there is no next generation. It has rights in itself that supercede the individual rights.

bikerdruid
29-05-2012, 07:33 AM
Wrong. The family is the fundamental unit of society - without it there is no next generation. It has rights in itself that supercede the individual rights.

not possible.
each child in the family must have the same rights as each parent.
individual rights trump all others in a free society.
i acknowledge no greater authority than myself.
anyone who does, is a slave.

knightofthegrail
29-05-2012, 07:40 AM
each child in the family must have the same rights as each parent.

Utter insanity - the parent is over the child, they are not equals except in the lunatic delusions of the insensibly liberal. But then I expect no better of you.