6 Reasons Ron Paul is Too Fringe to be President
By Daniel Miessler on June 17th, 2011: Tagged as Politics | Ron Paul

For many years now I’ve been a strong supporter of Ron Paul, and his unwavering integrity continues to attract me as I write this. Along with Kucinich I see him as one of the few pure, untainted politicians in existence at the top levels.
At some point, however, I was forced to stop supporting him because he’s somewhat insane. Here’s a short list of the views that remove him from the realm of serious consideration in my mind:
- He Doesn’t Believe in the Separation Between Church and State. Dr. Paul is a devoutly religious man, and his denial of the fact that many of the founders wanted a religiously inert country is one of many examples of where his logic fails when confronted by dogma.
- He is Against Federally Funded Education. He would have us abolish the Department of Education and go to a more local, non-standardized and Church-based education model. How he doesn’t realize this will create massive divides among us is a mystery to me. Also, can someone do some sort of comparison in the education systems of Finland and Nigeria? One has full, absolute government control and the other is significantly less obstructed by socialist influence.
- He is Against National Health Care. Perhaps some see this as a positive, but I don’t. I think the need for it is obvious, and the fact that we don’t have it is embarrassing to us as a nation.
- He’d Abolish the FDA and other Consumer Protection Groups. He believes that they are bureaucracies that should be abolished, and while I agree that there’s horrible waste and corruption of these groups, the notion that small groups of local activists or local government would be a good defense vs. corporate legal armies is pure fantasy. Where would smoking legislation be if it were not for government controls? Would it be ok to sell cigarettes to children, on TV, during cartoons? Of course it would. Money wins any legal argument unless there is concrete law to stop it.
- He’s Fiercely Anti-abortion, and it Influences His Politics. People love to talk about how Dr. Paul doesn’t let his personal views influence his politics, but those taking that stance need to explain his support of the Sanctity of Life Act, which looked to make abortion illegal in all 50 states. Indeed, beliefs do guide action.
- He Doesn’t Believe in Evolution. Not only does he not accept it, but he takes the extreme lowbrow stance of, “It’s a theory!” His own words of justification are the most damning, “I don’t believe the presidency should be decided on a scientific matter.” Goodness. The issue isn’t a specific scientific matter, it’s the rejection of obvious fact. To put a point on it, anyone who can watch this video, and still reject evolution is clearly being influenced by something harmful.
In short, Ron Paul is a deeply flawed candidate for any high-level position other than champion of integrity and consistency. We can do better than someone who thinks abortion is murder, think’s evolution is just a “theory”, thinks the “people” can fight billionaire corporations selling and marketing addictive poison to children, and and wants to leave our education in the hands of localized groups with varied standards and values.
He is a great man, but with that set of core beliefs he’s simply not fit to lead us. ::



