A reality-check for all the Ron Paul supporters here [View All]

[journalist3072]

I've seen a lot of single-issue voters here on DU, going ra-ra for Ron Paul (mainly based on his stance on the Iraq war).

But listening to him on Meet The Press today, he holds some very disturbing positions in other areas.

He said he believes that the "forced integration" that came about as the result of the civil rights bill, actually caused tension between the races. He claims it's not about race, but it's a "property rights" issue as far as he's concerned (meaning, the government has no right to tell a business owner that they have to admit certain people, i.e. blacks) to their establishment). That's pretty much his position: forced integration was bad for property rights.

He's also for the abolishment of the Department of Education.

I think this goes to the heart of why it's dangerous to be a single issue voter.