Congressman from Texas
Age: 72
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Has served a total of 10 terms in Congress. Ran for president as a libertarian in 1988.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: An obstetrician-gynecologist in Texas since 1968. Also served as flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force.
EDUCATION: His bio says he graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine.
FAMILY: Wife Carol; five children; and 17 grandchildren.
THE ISSUES:
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IRAQ WAR:
- Backs a prompt troop withdrawal from Iraq.
- Only Republican candidate opposed to the Iraq war.
- Opposes the tax system.
- Wants to abolish it.
- Advocates a return to the gold standard.
- Wants to abolish the CIA and Federal Reserve.
- Rails against the government's anti-drug policy, complains that federal law overrules state laws that permit medicinal use of marijuana for pain or other symptoms of debilitating illnesses.
- Says regulation of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, should be at the state level.
- Wants to eliminate foreign aid to Israel and other nations, saying they should learn to defend their borders "without coming to us."
- Backs airing of possible impeachment charges against Vice President Dick Cheney.
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WEBSITE:
www.ronpaul2008.com
www.bioguide.congress.gov
