by
Ron Paul

Recently
by Ron Paul: Farewell
to Congress

This is extracted
from his Farewell to Congress address.

Excessive government
has created such a mess it prompts many questions:

1. Why are
   sick people who use medical marijuana put in prison?

2. Why does
   the federal government restrict the drinking of raw milk?

3. Why canÂ’t
   Americans manufacturer rope and other products from hemp?

4. Why are
   Americans not allowed to use gold and silver as legal tender
   as mandated by the Constitution?

5. Why is
   Germany concerned enough to consider repatriating their gold
   held by the FED for her in New York? Is it that the trust in
   the U.S. and dollar supremacy beginning to wane?

6. Why do
   our political leaders believe itÂ’s unnecessary to thoroughly
   audit our own gold?

7. Why canÂ’t
   Americans decide which type of light bulbs they can buy?

8. Why is
   the TSA permitted to abuse the rights of any American traveling
   by air?

9. Why should
   there be mandatory sentences – even up to life for crimes
   without victims – as our drug laws require?

10. Why have
    we allowed the federal government to regulate commodes in our
    homes?

11. Why is
    it political suicide for anyone to criticize AIPAC ?

12. Why havenÂ’t
    we given up on the drug war since itÂ’s an obvious failure
    and violates the peopleÂ’s rights? Has nobody noticed that
    the authorities canÂ’t even keep drugs out of the prisons?
    How can making our entire society a prison solve the problem?

13. Why do
    we sacrifice so much getting needlessly involved in border disputes
    and civil strife around the world and ignore the root cause
    of the most deadly border in the world-the one between Mexico
    and the US?

14. Why does
    Congress willingly give up its prerogatives to the Executive
    Branch?

15. Why does
    changing the party in power never change policy? Could it be
    that the views of both parties are essentially the same?

16. Why did
    the big banks, the large corporations, and foreign banks and
    foreign central banks get bailed out in 2008 and the middle
    class lost their jobs and their homes?

17. Why do
    so many in the government and the federal officials believe
    that creating money out of thin air creates wealth?

18. Why do
    so many accept the deeply flawed principle that government bureaucrats
    and politicians can protect us from ourselves without totally
    destroying the principle of liberty?

19. Why canÂ’t
    people understand that war always destroys wealth and liberty?

20. Why is
    there so little concern for the Executive Order that gives the
    President authority to establish a “kill list,” including
    American citizens, of those targeted for assassination?

21. Why is
    patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and
    the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles
    of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a
    willingness to challenge the government when itÂ’s wrong.

22. Why is
    it is claimed that if people wonÂ’t or canÂ’t take care
    of their own needs, that people in government can do it for
    them?

23. Why did
    we ever give the government a safe haven for initiating violence
    against the people?

24. Why do
    some members defend free markets, but not civil liberties?

25. Why do
    some members defend civil liberties but not free markets? ArenÂ’t
    they the same?

26. Why donÂ’t
    more defend both economic liberty and personal liberty?

27. Why are
    there not more individuals who seek to intellectually influence
    others to bring about positive changes than those who seek power
    to force others to obey their commands?

28. Why does
    the use of religion to support a social gospel and preemptive
    wars, both of which requires authoritarians to use violence,
    or the threat of violence, go unchallenged? Aggression and forced
    redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings
    of the world great religions.

29. Why do
    we allow the government and the Federal Reserve to disseminate
    false information dealing with both economic and foreign policy?

30. Why is
    democracy held in such high esteem when itÂ’s the enemy
    of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates
    of the majority?

31. Why should
    anyone be surprised that Congress has no credibility, since
    thereÂ’s such a disconnect between what politicians say
    and what they do?

32. Is there
    any explanation for all the deception, the unhappiness, the
    fear of the future, the loss of confidence in our leaders, the
    distrust, the anger and frustration? Yes there is, and thereÂ’s
    a way to reverse these attitudes. The negative perceptions are
    logical and a consequence of bad policies bringing about our
    problems. Identification of the problems and recognizing the
    cause allow the proper changes to come easy.

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November
17, 2012

Dr. Ron
Paul is a Republican member of Congress from Texas.

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