Ron Paul: “Good News” That Secession Is Happening

[muriel_volestrangler]

Former Republican presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul says secession is happening and it’s “good news.” Paul later predicted the states would stop listening to federal laws.

“I would like to start off by talking about the subject and the subject is secession and, uh, nullification, the breaking up of government, and the good news is it’s gonna happen. It’s happening,” Paul, the father of potential Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul, told a gathering at the libertarian Mises Institute in late January. The event Paul was speaking at was titled “Breaking Away: The Case for Secession.”

Paul said secession would not be legislated by Congress, but would be de facto, predicting “when conditions break down…there’s gonna be an alternative.”

“And it’s not gonna be because there will be enough people in the U.S. Congress to legislate it. It won’t happen. It will be de facto. You know, you’ll have a gold standard when the paper standard fails, and we’re getting awfully close to that. And people will have to resort to taking care of themselves. So when conditions break down, you know, there’s gonna be an alternative. And I think that’s what we’re witnessing.”

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/ron-paul-good-news-that-secession-is-happening#.gs4bq9BK3

This is just what an ambitious presidential candidate wants - a dad who gave you all your support, saying he wants the country to break up. Ha-ha.

[FSogol]

1. LOL, Maybe Ron is assuming the GOP wins in 2016.

Explain that Rand.

[Aristus]

2. Good. Let's get rid of that damaging, sucking chest-wound on the American body-politic known as

Texas...

All blue Texans: I love you guys. But please escape to more sane areas of the country. Move to the Pacific Northwest! I'm Texan born-and-raised, and now I wouldn't want to live anywhere but in the Evergreen State!

[mountain grammy]

17. We welcome all blue Texans, blue anywhere for that matter,

to Colorado. We're losing our edge here.

[Adrahil]

21. Texas will be blue in 20 years. Be patient. n/t

[Fawke Em]

23. Some people don't want to move, why can't you understand that?

I live in East Tennessee - Republican hellhole, politically, but such beauty in my mountains, four seasons and surrounded by my family.

I don't want to move.

How about y'all liberals move down here and change the political nature of the state?

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. It amazes me that paul has delusions that ...

should "conditions break down", any fall out will stop at the seceding state's border.

Should there be any break down, the only government will be local "war-lords."

[freshwest]

20. This is exactly what they want. And they are purposefully driving 'undesirables' from their fiefdoms

Either by law, gun, intimidation, denial of voting rights, lack of healhcare, horrible labor conditions, allowing killers to run loose and celebrating grifters. And don't forget the theocratic bent.

The move is also coming from both sides of the aisle for their own reasons, if DU is any judge. As MLK, Jr, said that he feared that when the Promised Land came, all that would be left to inherit would be a burning house. The masters would take everything of value and leave nothing.

Prophetic about the results, but so many are working for this without seeing the end result will result in their death or serfdom. And their squalls for liberty and freedom from overnment of We The People will turn into bowing down to the man with most guns and money.

Those who say they hate fascism are still working for ot, but they just label the results differently and think that makes their revolution work. It's who has what resources and they'll either be beggars or petty tyrants to those they know when push comes to shove.

[William769]

4. Because it worked so well the last time.

[struggle4progress]

5. We'll Fight for Uncle Sam

[central scrutinizer]

6. there's some real compassion

kill the weak, take their food, repeat

Sounds like some post apocalyptic dystopia ala "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

[struggle4progress]

11. He loves neither neighbor nor country

[struggle4progress]

7. Army of the Free

[struggle4progress]

8. Kingdom Coming

[struggle4progress]

9. Lincoln and Liberty

[47of74]

10. The Union Forever...

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. Oh, so that's why Ron and his "compatriot" oligarchs are stealing and hoarding all of the

resources in advance. So that's their way of "taking care of themselves". Steal in anonymity first, create chaos so you don't get caught second.

We are seceding alright but it will be secession from the oligarchs and their minions like Ron.

[Major Nikon]

13. No nut like a looneytarian

[irisblue]

14. to quote Skinner

Fuck Ron Paul.
to quote myself, whatta schmuck.

[Mr.Bill]

15. Whenever things "break down",

as in hurricanes, oil spills, etc, red states run screaming to the federal government for aid.

[dballance]

16. How about this time around we just let them go?

The deep, red South of majority white GOP voters sucks billions from the government in comparison to what they pay in.

Let's let them try to survive without that assistance.

[Turbineguy]

18. That's terrible

I don't know how anybody could entertain such thoughts.

But then again, I've always considered the Civil War an unspeakable tragedy.

[Dwayne Hicks]

19. Let them try

Where is Sherman when we need him.

[Faux pas]

22. I say let states that want to secede, secede.

Let's see how long it takes them to go broke and come crawling to 'big government' for monetary help. It makes me happy to think of it that way.