Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, one of only three Republican lawmakers to buck the House leadership and the Bush administration to vote against this legislation, is outraged not only by what is contained in the antiterrorism bill but also by the effort to stigmatize opponents. Paul tells Insight, “The insult is to call this a 'patriot bill' and suggest I'm not patriotic because I insisted upon finding out what is in it and voting no. I thought it was undermining the Constitution, so I didn't vote for it — and therefore I'm somehow not a patriot. That's insulting.”
Now that's a politician I can respect. Must learn more about this man. Unfortunately, he's not my rep. Mine is that jackass Doggett.
Ron Paul’s actually a former Libertarian candidate who’s been running and winning as a Republican the last couple of years. Fortunately he’s stayed pretty true to his libertarian principles, and deserves lots of recognition for that.