>I realize Ron Paul is the internet darling now, and I can see
>why. There is a lot to like about so many of his positions.
>Here is, personally, why he wouldn't be getting my vote.
>
>The Constitutional is not the be all end all to everything we
>do in this nation. It's a framework. It's a fantastic one,
>but there is more to what we as a nation must be than the
>Constitution.

We have a system for amending it if that is necessary. Since that hasn't been done a whole bunch, I assume it's better than just "a framework".

>When I think of Ron Paul and his beliefs on limited taxation
>and small government, I ask myself...
>
>With Ron Paul as President, would we have intervened in WWI?

No. We weren't attacked. It also would have been resolved without our intervention. "Entangling alliances" caused WWI. We were supposed to try and avoid getting involved in those.

>WWII?

Yes, as we were attacked at Pearl Habor. We might not have gotten involved in the European theater, but who knows.

> Would we have even attempted space travel?

I believe so, but not perhaps by a national organization (NASA).

> Would we
>have established Social Security? (Sure its a mess now, but
>it has been a massive success).

I don't see how it has been a massive success, especially considering that programs could have been established to allow you to save your own money before taxes. I don't know, perhaps I'm missing the success stories.

>Would we have the interstate
>highway system we have now?

I'd say that falls pretty clearly under the regulating interstate commerce clause, but telling states how to link up could have been done without providing the money or increasing federal taxes to do so.

>Would we have so many of the
>things that have helped this country thrive, and make me so
>proud of it overall, even if at times I'm not? With Ron Paul
>as President, would this country be able to dream, to think
>big? I'd wager not. That's what really gets me about that
>guy, even though I like a lot of what he's saying.

If for no other reason than he'd be a push in the other direction from where we're headed now I think you should vote for him, but hey, I'm a big fan.