Ron Paul says government should have no place in marriage and that marriage is a religious union between a man in a woman. He consistently courts the religious right and doesn't even answer the question when asked if homosexuality is a sin. In fact, Ron Paul is one of the most evasive politicians I've ever seen, usually answering questions with "the government is too big" and changing topics. Ron Paul published newsletters in the 80s and 90s that were very racist, homophobic, etc. Although just allegations, an ex-staffer said that Ron Paul has issues with gay people. This isn't surprising considering some of the peoples' positions who finance and run his campaigns. Ron Paul was also against anti-sodomy laws being overturned.
Ron Paul is extremely pro-life and supports the idea of personhood. Ron Paul thinks the Civil Rights Act was a horrible mistake and that people should be able to refuse racial minorities service on the basis of skin color.
In summary, Ron Paul is probably the worst candidate when it comes to civil liberties. He would also slash the federal government into something powerless and unrecognizable.
Foxi4, the amount of debt incurred by Bush was almost unprecedented. One has to be a complete moron to both radically slash taxes and radically increase spending at the same time. To take $10.5 trillion (debt before Obama took office) and subtract it from $15.2 trillion (debt now) is not an accurate way to calculate Obama's contributions to the debt. $983 billion is Obama's contribution to the debt, and 81% of that was stimulus spending (which every reputable economist says should have been more). Obama has put together commissions to tackle the debt problem. Solutions have been proposed that are bipartisan. But the Republicans say it's either their way or no way. I'd say Obama has tackled things just right.
