Ronald Paul is a 10th-term Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, a member of the Republican Party, a physician, and a candidate for the 2008 presidential election. He has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997 and represented Texas's 22nd district in 1976 and from 1979 to 1985. He earned the nickname "Dr. No" because he is a medical doctor who votes against any bill he believes violates the Constitution. On March 12, 2007, Paul announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election seeking the nomination of the Republican Party.

Congressman Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation's capital. A recent segment on Ron Paul revealed that the Congressman and presidential candidate gets more Google search hits than Paris Hilton or the iPhone, yet my wife who avidly reads the newpaper daily and keeps up on current news had not even heard his name until I mentioned him. More people need to find out about Ron Paul and what he represents.

Paul's runaway popularity is growing every day and his chances of beating the other frontrunners are realistic, despite the fact that his mission and presence is often muffled by traditional media.

Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:

• He has never voted to raise taxes.
• He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
• He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
• He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
• He has never taken a government-paid junket.
• He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
• He voted against the Patriot Act.
• He voted against regulating the Internet.
• He voted against the Iraq war.
• He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
• He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

For more on Ron Paul, check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA

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