September 30, 2014
By Rebecca Nelson
By Rebecca Nelson
Secessionists (click here) across the world were inspired by Scotland's energetic attempt at independence from the United Kingdom earlier this month. Ron Paul, as it turns out, joined them.
In an essay on his eponymous institution's website Sunday, the former U.S. congressman from Texas wrote that any supporters of freedom should cheer secessionism because it allows for smaller government—a constant mantra for the libertarian and perennial presidential candidate, who didn't previously realize there were more than a handful of secessionist groups in the United States....
Libertarians are hard core autonomous self-sufficiency. There is social program in the world they believe in. So, while secession is unconstitutional: we were already through this about 150 years ago; the 'idea' of complete autonomy does play among the Ron Paul Libertarians. Most aren't that extreme, do love the country and appreciate the military this country has assembled. But, there lives in every Libertarian an anarchist. So, this doesn't surprise me.
Oh, there is also that Iowa scandal, too. This is a way of testing the LOYALISTS and whether or not they still hear the call of Ron Paul in the wild.
