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Former Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul on the use of drones and how the growth of government impacts Americans' freedom.
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The answer is in the constitution I happen to have what Guillermo was struck by how -- it is compared to the laws that we now must abandon.
-- you -- in congress 35 years.
Any -- get better.
Now it all in all got works.
You know this spending always went out -- and government got bigger and and more wars and.
And and -- printing of money and and more power to the -- had more central economic planning.
That.
That's what you see on the surface and in the 1930s.
West most of things you saw on the surface surface was defense of liberty and even Roosevelt ran on a balanced budget and a gold standard 1830 -- So I think the reverse is the case now everything on the surface looks like is welfare is around my hand out warfare -- forever.
But I think underneath there's this smoldering desire that is growing by leaps and bounds and saying -- a lot of those people in this country have had enough of it.
And I think tonight you know they -- he talked about lot of buying gun control.
-- the American.
And I I think.
The this awakening is commenting is is it is on its way so I would like to do my share and try and the narration -- awakening.
I he did talk a lot about gun control but he never mentioned the word -- wants.
To him and that's the -- we ought to really control.
I think the drone missile is and an hour drone warfare is one of the most dangerous thing you know -- -- -- when I left congress I listed my speech at.
Attack on civil liberties -- our most serious threat.
But then the other the other thing was.
They killing.
Of foreigners in foreign countries like that we do an analyst countries you know by drones and civilians they kill them.
And Americans -- killed and it's it's so over the top and that there's not enough talk about that and that.
That -- -- 8080 you don't have a civil liberty they do say they are keeping us safe kill them there -- so they don't you know is here.
Yeah that's what they say but die every time they -- civilian there you probably get -- more.
That are dedicated to the principles of what the al-Qaeda stands for.
Keep foreigners out of -- -- and punish those who come here to kill us.
And and in the end the day the -- the -- -- -- even that is build out the need right now saw statistic where.
We are actually putting troops in two.
Probably about 35 countries in Africa because we're competing.
With China.
The China his earn some money you know we've -- stuff -- they're going of their investing in natural resources to worry investing by buying more weapons and going over there and putting more troops in Africa.
And now they say well we've had this victory in Iraq and Afghanistan who we're gonna move to the Far East and into Africa and -- those lands as well.
And it.
Is going to backfire.
Because we will go bankrupt in these things will have to stop and there's going to be a lot of pot and not this is not the way -- win friends and influence people.
By -- dropping drone missiles on them constantly.
Doctor hallway have a largely young audience here of it has some questions for you but just before I go to the one more I realize I mentioned these young congressman you introduce -- Left out someone named Rand Paul whose son is because he is libertarian as you.
We'll have to -- -- man he's the most libertarian -- -- senate you know I think that that's pretty good so.
-- and he's.
He's been exposed to all the good idea as well I'm -- courage to do the comparison.
-- let's go to the audience who has a question for doctor Paul.
-- doctor -- how you doing tonight.
My -- thanks thanks my questions -- is what did you learn from running for president.
That she ought to have enough people of the double checking on -- on the boats and can't -- make insurance that you get a fair shake.
Now about mostly what I've learned is that liberty is alive and well and like I mentioned early I just love the fact that young people will respond.
To a libertarian message and self reliance and responsibility.
And sound money yeah.
And especially the young people were especially excited.
About having a different foreign policy of bringing our troops home and not -- looking for wars -- fight.
So I learned that the country is a lot better off and I thought.
And you know five years ago before the first time I've read on highways pessimistic to think that.
I might not reach hardly anybody and it turned out.
A did meet.
You know a significant number.
Two point one million -- who's next.
A doctor bought a question for you.
We have.
Former -- four more years of Obama and we've seen his record on civil liberties and the constitution.
And it really doesn't seem like the trend is our friend.
What does it take for Obama supporters to start to realize and start to protest.
Like they -- when the last Republican was an office.
Then they're not going to this is gonna continue both for Republicans and Democrats.
As long as the money functions because right now the world.
The world market is all foreign countries are still willing to take dollars the dollar.
Perception -- still looks better than holding.
Foreign currencies so we get to print the money run up our debt.
And then -- -- our.
Our current season they finance our debt.
So nobody's gonna complain.
Obama's promise all this extra spending and in Republicans are going to cut the welfare to the military industrial complex.
It won't stop until the dollar quits working and that could come any time but it probably isn't going to happen next week or two.
That we're.
-- -- on that.
Because there's no real serious intent to cut.
The argument in Washington is -- you increase something by 90% or by 20%.
1% different and they say all the ones who won 19%.
88 increased this -- the slashing the budget.
So they are fought so far out of grew out of touch that it's gonna take the bankruptcy for -- -- anybody to wake up and say enough is enough.
Thank you doctor Paul and -- should point out generally when the interest rates.
Coop they go up very suddenly sell their -- now -- -- guarantee of anything.
Thank you so much for your service you were so alone for so many years thank you for fighting the good fight.
Thank you John.
