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    Policy & Law

    The pros and cons of Ron Paul

    By Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
    Published: Feb. 8, 2012

    Sherri Greenberg is lecturer and director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. She served for 10 years as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, completing her final term in January 2001. Her expertise includes state and national campaign politics, electronic government, and public finance and budgeting.

    In this video, Greenberg discusses the pros and cons of Ron Paul as an electable candidate for the Republican presidential primaries. She also delves into the unique political relationship between Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul, also an elected Republican.

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      BrianT said on Feb. 9, 2012 at 3:57 p.m.
      Mikecz- I couldn't agree more.
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      mikecz said on Feb. 9, 2012 at 9:31 a.m.
      He doesn't want to legalize drugs, he wants the states to decide. He's not an isolationist, he is for open trade. He just doesn't want to keep killing civilians and hold down the military industrial complex. His followers are honest, and won't vote for 2nd best. If it means an Obama second term, it only increases the likelihood of a true constitutionalist to take over. It's not about slowing the speed of the car towards the cliff, it's about stopping and turning around. Romney is for the former, Paul...the latter.
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