nobody's_hero
04-11-2012, 02:01 PM
Let's start it up. Let it be known that the "End the Wars" party was founded on Ron Paul forums this 11th day in April, 2012.
I nominate Ron Paul for president.
On January 20th, 2013, Ron Paul will take office. He will be sworn in. Immediately after taking office, he will issue an order to all commanders of all branches in the field to make preparations to return home. In the mean time, we pressure congress to repeal the much-abused National Defense Act of 1916, which has served only to give presidents leeway to engage in wars first, before seeking permission from Congress, rather than using it for its intended purpose, to meet threats in the event that Congress cannot be called to session in time (because let's be honest, the 50,000,000 gun owners in this country are not going to have to wait for Congress's approval to repel an invasion, so the law was really stupid from the start).
Once the last soldier, airman, seaman, coastie, marine, and/or contractor has returned home, Ron Paul resigns.
That's about the only option we have to end the war.
I'm basing this off the "we agree" conference of 2008, where diverse 3rd party and independent candidates came together to endorse 4 basic but important platform issues.
I've made it simpler by narrowing it down to one: End the Wars.
I nominate Ron Paul for president.
On January 20th, 2013, Ron Paul will take office. He will be sworn in. Immediately after taking office, he will issue an order to all commanders of all branches in the field to make preparations to return home. In the mean time, we pressure congress to repeal the much-abused National Defense Act of 1916, which has served only to give presidents leeway to engage in wars first, before seeking permission from Congress, rather than using it for its intended purpose, to meet threats in the event that Congress cannot be called to session in time (because let's be honest, the 50,000,000 gun owners in this country are not going to have to wait for Congress's approval to repel an invasion, so the law was really stupid from the start).
Once the last soldier, airman, seaman, coastie, marine, and/or contractor has returned home, Ron Paul resigns.
That's about the only option we have to end the war.
I'm basing this off the "we agree" conference of 2008, where diverse 3rd party and independent candidates came together to endorse 4 basic but important platform issues.
I've made it simpler by narrowing it down to one: End the Wars.