Sigh... Dr. Paul isn't trying to use faith as a justification for anything. While he is a Christian, he has proven time and time again that he does not let his faith interfere with his duty as a Congressman. In this video, he is merely discussing the Just War theory, which happens to be associated with Christianity (as well as many other philosophies and individuals).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_war

Holy hell...

This is just another reason why we should be ready to leave Iraq.

jonny,

If you would listen to Dr. Paul, you would realize that those issues wouldn't be a problem.

1) Get rid of the department of education? It should be one of the most heavily funded departments and, imo, should be reorganized to include NSF, NIH, NEA, etc. To leave curricula up to local control is madness, and is the reason we have local school boards trying to shove creationism down our kids throats. And additionally, notice how he thinks the federal courts should not prevent public schools from organizing prayer. While correct from a strict constructionist point of view, it's also crazy. It is true that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," it seems to me that on the same legal basis, Congress should be able to prevent local authorities from doing the same.

The DoE is one of the most under-performing government agencies. Ever since it was created, the amount of federal money spent on education has increased while the quality of education for the average student has gone down. In any free market, such a department would be closed down, not given more money. But that's not even then point. The federal government has no authority to regulate education without a Constitutional amendment, as you mention. So, if you think federal government control of education would be better than local governments despite 225 years of contradictory evidence, by all means, change the Constitution. Otherwise, it's un-Constitutional.

2) Get rid of income tax? Well, what do you plan to replace that with Dr. Paul? A national sales tax that overwhelmingly favors the rich? Or perhaps you intend to institute a wealth tax?

Dr. Paul has already explained his position on the income tax quite thoroughly. You do realize that the income tax only covers approximately 30% of federal spending, so if you cut spending, it would be quite easy to do without an income tax. So, why replace it with anything? We did just fine without an income tax prior to 1913.

3) How about the federal goverment passing out money to people in New Orleans. Shameful and irresponsible. We should've just let it sink into the Gulf, right Ron? I wanted to jump through the tubes and throttle him for that one.

Once again, it's not the federal government's responsibility to redistribute wealth from citizens, regardless of the situation. At the same time, FEMA has proven itself to be an horrendously wasteful and inefficient government program, like most federal institutions.

It's like shooting an arrow into a tree.

Best analogy ever... if you're an idiot that doesn't know a damn thing about building systems.

Wow... you missed that graphic completely... the Pentagon was not a vagina.