Ron Paul Bashes Paul Ryan's Budget, Calls Big Government 'King'

""It goes on and on," the congressma­n said. "The king will take care of us."



Who exactly is "the King" in a nation of the people, by the people, for the people? I would say "the King" is the consensus of the governed. If the people allow their quality of education to be degraded so they don't possess a comprehens­ion of civics and history to form a consensus that is favorable to themselves­, or if they allow media manipulati­on by monied interests to sway them to form a consensus that is toxic to themselves­, it is still "the King" as rendered by the people's consensus that has dominion.



This is the reason I don't respect the Libertaria­n worldview ... it is only workable if it purposeful­ly misconstru­es the nature of our society. The people may form a consensus that is harmful to their condition, but have the capability of remedying that at their pleasure.



The consensus of the American people, Congressma­n Paul, is "the King."
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