I wrote to the president of Switzerland about Ron Paul, she responded

[PrimarilyPaul]

Those of you who watched the Ron Paul Google Interview will remember he talks about Switzerland's excellent job protecting liberties at 17:50. He said he would love to be President of Switzerland, I figured the current Swiss President might want to hear about this.

Here is what I wrote her:

Switzerland and your position as President recently came up in an interview given by Ron Paul, a physician and Congressman from Texas, running for the nomination of the Republican Party for the United States Presidential election of 2008.

Ron Paul was asked if there are any other country, right now, that do a better job of protecting liberties and maintaining a small government than the United States. Dr. Paul replied there are more and more countries that are encroaching on the US's reputation for protecting liberties, but Switzerland is the one he thought does a better job than the US. He said it would be neat to be President of Switzerland, then joked that no one in the audience probably knew who the President of Switzerland is .

The video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCM_wQy4YVg and the part where Switzerland is mentioned starts at around 17:50 and lasts about 45 seconds.

For Reference, Ron Paul is a strict Constitutionalist and a libertarian. He believes in a small fiscally conservative government that stays out of the personal lives of people. He believes the United States should stay out of entangling foreign alliances and the affairs of other countries. "Commerce with all, alliance with none." Ron Paul's personal and political philosophies are very much aligned with the politics and culture of Switzerland with your long standing tradition of neutrality and independence from international organizations that take from the sovereignty of their member countries. I think it would be interesting if you and the Federal Council could discuss American libertarianism and Constitutionalism with Ron Paul; our two countries and people have far more in common than people realize given the current administration of the United States.

Be sure to check out Ron Paul's webpage (http://www.ronpaul2008.com) and watch some of his YouTube videos (http://www.youtube.com/RonPaul2008dotcom).

And her response, bolding is mine:

Thank you for your interesting email about Ron Paul's interview on YouTube. I felt very pleased to hear that Mr Paul mentioned Switzerland as a good example of a government protecting its people's freedom and liberties. Our memberships of the UN and other international organizations allow us to participate constructively in global politics, where thanks to its long history of neutrality and independence, Switzerland is able to play a valuable role.
Our bilateral relations with the United States are growing stronger and it is possible that in future visits by myself or of one of my colleagues in the Swiss government to Washington an exchange of views with Congressman Ron Paul will be part of the program.

Best regards,
Micheline Calmy-Rey

edit: posted on on my blog too

[Brasil Branco]

That's awesome! I would suggest emailing the people who run the Ron Paul blogs and asking them to post this.

[Spirit of '76]

Hey, great job! Thanks for taking the initiative on this.

It'd be wonderful if something comes of this and they do get to meet.

[purepaloma]

Yes, HQ needs to know about this !

[DjLoTi]

Dude, if this happens, it would be a really good PR move. This should *definitely* happen.

[maxmerkel]

Originally Posted by Brasil Branco

That's awesome! I would suggest emailing the people who run the Ron Paul blogs and asking them to post this.

hmmm, don't know if this is a good idea, maybe american diplomacy would try to prevent it .... better it just suddenly happens and gets reported on the news

[DjLoTi]

I wouldn't recommend emailing it to the campaign because they're already backlogged on emails. This is big, guys. Call them. Tell them. Do this. Seriously.

[bc2208]

Hey, great job thinking outside the BOX (borders of xenophobia).

[DjLoTi]

ok, I'm serious about this. Forward me the email. I have Jesse Benton's cell phone. I'll call him after I get a copy of the email. Email me at DjLoTi@RonPaulradio .com

I want your email and the President of Switzerland's email, and any other info you can give me.

[Syren123]

AWESOME! PrimarilyPaul forging international cooperation and goodwill before the administration even starts!

Way to go! DEFINITELY send your letters to HQ!