THANK YOU for this article and for helping to inform others about Ron Paul's campaign. An example of how Paul is drawing support from the anti-war, pro-civil liberties left, as well as libertarians and the right, can be found in the enthusiastic reception for his new American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007, introduced in Congress recently. That bill would:

* Restore the right to habeas corpus by repealing the Military Commissions Act;

* Halt warrantless eavesdropping and spying on American citizens by requiring federal intelligence gathering to be conducted in accordance with the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA);

* Give Congress the ability to challenge the President's monarchical use of "signing statements" to avoid executing the nation's laws;

* Bar the use of evidence obtained through torture;

* Prohibit torture and arbitrary kidnapping and secret imprisonment;

* Protect the First Amendment rights of journalists who expose wrongdoing by

the Federal government "unless the publication would cause direct, immediate,

and irreparable harm" to national security;

* Prohibit the use of secret evidence to label groups or individuals as terrorists for the purpose of criminal or civil sanctions.

The bill is generating excitement and endorsements from across the political spectrum.

Naomi Wolf said: "There is no way to overstate how crucial this piece of legislation is. ... A groundswell of millions of Americans of all parties rising up to insist on passage of the AFA legislation means that we are awake -- we get it -- and that we assert that an alert citizenry, not a whipped-dog Congress or a violently abusive executive, decides what happens in this nation still. ... I will move heaven and earth to support the passage of this lifesaving agenda."

If Paul's campaign can bring left and right together with libertarians to restore our personal liberties and embrace a foreign policy of peace, then it will be a glorious day for America.

Rib Paul is drawing support from the anti-war, pro-civil liberties left, as well as libertarians and the right,

Such a coalition may be our greatest hope to rid ourselves of the pro-war anti-freedom liberals and conservatives who now rule us.

Consider Paul's new American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007, introduced in Congress recently. That bill would:

* Restore the right to habeas corpus by repealing the Military Commissions Act;

* Halt warrantless eavesdropping and spying on American citizens by requiring federal intelligence gathering to be conducted in accordance with the Foreign

Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA);

* Give Congress the ability to challenge the President's monarchical use of "signing statements" to avoid executing the nation's laws;

* Bar the use of evidence obtained through torture;

* Prohibit torture and arbitrary kidnapping and secret imprisonment;

* Protect the First Amendment rights of journalists who expose wrongdoing by

the Federal government "unless the publication would cause direct, immediate,

and irreparable harm" to national security;

* Prohibit the use of secret evidence to label groups or individuals as terrorists for the purpose of criminal or civil sanctions.

The bill is generating excitement and endorsements from across the political spectrum.

Naomi Wolf said: "There is no way to overstate how crucial this piece of legislation is. ... A groundswell of millions of Americans of all parties rising up to insist on passage of the AFA legislation means that we are awake -- we get it -- and that we assert that an alert citizenry, not a whipped-dog Congress or a violently abusive executive, decides what happens in this nation still. ... I will move heaven and earth to support the passage of this lifesaving agenda."

Let's stop the Iraq War and restore fundamental Constitutional liberties. THEN we can argue about privatizing Social Security or whatever.

The headline implies McCain is the only GOPer against torture. Ron Paul has not only denounced torture, he has introduced legislation in Congress to abolish the practice.

His "The American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007," would, among other things:

* Bar the use of evidence obtained through torture;

* Prohibit torture and arbitrary kidnapping and secret imprisonment;

* Restore the right to habeas corpus by repealing the Military Commissions Act;

... and much more.

This is one of the most intelligent critical articles I have read about Ron Paul.

The US government, Democrats and Republicans alike, have embraced or enabled pre-emptive war, an imperial presidency, torture, and the gutting of fundamental Bill of Rights liberties.

Paul, Kucinich, and others like them stand out because of their principled opposition to these abominations.

I think it's becoming increasingly clear that the major political fight of today is not left versus right. Rather, it is those who believe in peace and fundamental civil liberties, versus authoritarian statist warmongers.

In a political world dominated by power-hungry phonies and authoritarians, men and women with principles will be laughed at and otherwise marginalized. They threaten the statist quo.

And if they lose, we lose America.