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October 10th, 2008 8:48 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, BJ Lawson, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Debt, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Ron Paul Republicans, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, fisa, government spending, national debt | 1 Comment
When I heard William “BJ” Lawson speak for the first time in person I said to myself, “This is the Ron Paul Republican who can win”. Then I checked out his opponent David Price and immediately thought, “I know Lawson can win.” At first glance, the problem is the heavily Democratic North Carolina district he is in, but if you dig a bit deeper, Lawson is the perfect candidate for a district of this kind. He is not your normal present day Republican. Lawson has the ability to attract those on all sides of the political spectrum much like Ron Paul did during his own campaign.
Below you will discover the Liberty Maven rankings for BJ Lawson on the Paul-O-Meter, where candidates and current lawmakers can be rated on how closely they are in line with Dr. Ron Paul on the issues. To learn about the Paul-O-Meter methodology please see this article. You may also assign your own rankings or request a candidate be added to the system.
Continue reading to see if BJ Lawson truly deserves the moniker “Ron Paul Jr.”
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September 17th, 2008 8:39 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Debt, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Libertarianism, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Neo-con, Philosophy, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, fisa, jobs, john mccain, law, national debt, rule of law, sarah palin | Comment
Sarah Palin In The Land Of McCain's Oz
It is now time to rate the vice presidential candidates on the Paul-O-Meter. We start with John McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin. The perfect strategic pick for McCain, Palin has little history. She’s been Governor of Alaska for less than two years, but now that McCain’s handlers are pulling Palin’s puppet strings it is difficult to see a difference between the two.
Here we examine Palin on 20 issues to see how she stacks up to Ron Paul. Hopefully this will help some see the lips through the lipstick.
If you’d like to see more ratings or rate Palin or any other candidate or lawmaker head on over to Paul-O-Meter.com and explore the possibilities.
If you want to delve into the question of whether Palin truly is similar to Ron Paul read onward.
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July 24th, 2008 8:53 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Obama, Politics, Polling, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Socialism, Taxes, War, energy, fisa | 8 Comments
The final Presidential candidate we will be rating on the Paul-O-Meter is the Green Party’s nominee, Cynthia McKinney. For a description of the Paul-O-Meter see this article. We have previously completed ratings for John McCain, Barack Obama, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, and Ralph Nader.
You can get in the action too by rating the candidates using our Paul-O-Meter polling application here.
Listed below is our own ratings for Cynthia McKinney.
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July 22nd, 2008 8:34 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Money, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, fisa | 1 Comment
It is now Ralph Nader’s turn to be viewed through the Ron Paul colored glasses of the Paul-O-Meter. The Paul-O-Meter rates the candidates on how closely they resemble Ron Paul on the issues. For a complete description and methodology of the Paul-O-Meter please see this article. Thus far we have rated Barack Obama, John McCain, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin.
You can join in the rating fun by using our web based Paul-O-Meter application here. Feel free to check it out and submit your own ratings for all the Presidential candidates.
Find our own ratings for Ralph Nader below.
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July 15th, 2008 12:44 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Philosophy, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, fisa | 9 Comments
UPDATE: Chuck Baldwin’s Communications Director posted a comment clarifying his position on a few of the issues. This has modified Baldwin’s overall score. Read the comments for more details.
It is now Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin’s turn to be spun through the Paul-O-Meter. So far we have rated Barack Obama, John McCain, and Bob Barr. Will Chuck Baldwin beat Bob Barr’s current high score of 88? Read on to find out.
For a detailed description of the Paul-O-Meter look here.
NEW: If you’d like to rate the candidates on the Paul-O-Meter please do so on our Paul-O-Meter user rating application here.
Continue reading to see our ratings for Chuck Baldwin.
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July 11th, 2008 8:48 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Bob Barr, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Libertarianism, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Politics, REAL ID, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, fisa | 7 Comments
It is now Libertarian candidate Bob Barr’s turn to be spun through the Paul-O-Meter. We rate the candidates on 20 criteria to see how closely they match up with Ron Paul on the issues. Thus far we have rated Barack Obama and John McCain. Read all about the Paul-O-Meter here.
NEW: Now you can submit your own ratings using our new Paul-O-Meter web polling service. Check it out here.
Our rankings for Bob Barr are below.
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July 7th, 2008 9:02 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy, john mccain | 15 Comments
In the next installment of our Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter effort to rate the Presidential candidates we hold John McCain to the Ron Paul liberty fire. Previously, we rated Barack Obama. For details about the Paul-O-Meter see the description.
Read on for John McCain’s scores on the issues.
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July 3rd, 2008 9:59 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Debt, Drugs, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Obama, Philosophy, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy | 9 Comments
A few days ago we introduced the Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter. For a description and overview of the Paul-O-Meter, please read the article here.
Today we begin rating the Presidential candidates with our rating for Barack Obama. The Paul-O-Meter will give us a total score on 20 criteria. The closer a candidate gets to 100 points the more that candidate is like Ron Paul. For each criteria we will give the score and a short justification for that score. Read the results for Barack Obama below.
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June 30th, 2008 8:50 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Abortion, Activism, Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Drugs, Economics, Election, Environment, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Free Market, Gambling, Gun Control, Health Care, Humor, Immigration, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Media, Philosophy, Politics, REAL ID, Religion, Ron Paul, Social Security, Taxes, War, energy | 12 Comments
Who needs a Ron Paul endorsement when you have the Paul-O-Meter?
Everyone knows the perfection of Ron Paul. He is already a living legend. All future candidates are damaged goods simply because they are not Ron Paul. There is only one Ron Paul. So to see how other candidates measure up to his perfection we are introducing the “Paul-O-Meter”.
The Paul-O-Meter ranks candidates on a scale from 0 to 100 depending on how closely they are in agreement with Ron Paul on chosen criteria. Since no candidate can possibly equal Ron Paul, the highest score on the Paul-O-Meter attainable for candidates other than Ron Paul is 99. To simplify the ranking, each candidate will be graded from 1 to 5 on each of the 20 criteria. The 20 criteria are listed below, along with a short description for each.
NEW: Now you can submit your own ratings using our new Paul-O-Meter web polling service. Check it out here.
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June 23rd, 2008 8:22 am |
by Marc Gallagher
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Big Government, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Individual Responsibility, Internet Regulation, Liberty, Maven Commentary, Philosophy, Politics, law | Comment
According to the media the big debate over the FISA warrantless wiretapping bill is because the Democrats don’t want retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies and the Republicans do. Indeed this is an important part of the debate, but it is hardly what the real debate should be. It just shows that our lawmakers care little about the rule of law in the Constitution. If they did care the debate would be about whether it is permitted by the Constitution to spy on American citizens without a warrant.
Instead they focus on the telecom immunity portion which is almost just as bad, but from a liberty standpoint focusing on this portion of FISA reeks of political misdirection. The recent so called compromise on FISA by the Democrats clearly demonstrates neither party truly cares about “upholding the Constitution”. Someone needs to remind them of their oath.
It is good advice to always be weary when a lawmaker uses the word “compromise”. A zebra truly is a horse designed by a committee. This FISA zebra like so many others coming from “compromise” just means a bigger and costlier federal government and less freedom for American citizens.
It is close to impossible technologically to guarantee that government eavesdropping as outlined by FISA will only be done when one side of the communication resides outside of the United States. This says nothing of the fact that government required monitoring systems put in place by communications companies give hacker terrorists another method of breaching the system. So it can be argued that FISA is not just unconstitutional but it makes America more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, not less.
In fact this type of attack has already occurred in Greece leading up to the Olympic Games in 2004. That attack and other technological issues regarding FISA are explored in depth in an article by the IEEE Computer Society’s Computer and Security publication earlier this year.
FISA is yet another in the litany of “good sounding” legislation with horrible unforeseen consequences.
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