Comments on: Is Ron Paul Right About Earmarks ? http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/03/11/is-ron-paul-right-about-earmarks/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Stephen Gordon http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/03/11/is-ron-paul-right-about-earmarks/#comment-64107 Stephen Gordon Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:20:33 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=4479#comment-64107 I generally agree with your assessment on earmarks. However, I find Bridges to Nowhere and the Congressmen who make it to the top of pork lists issues which are easy to identify and criticize in a public forum.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/03/11/is-ron-paul-right-about-earmarks/#comment-64101 Kevin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:55:50 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=4479#comment-64101 I don’t have a problem with earmarks in principle, indeed Congressmen should know the needs of their constituents and districts better than DC bureaucrats.

What I do have a problem with is earmarking money for unconstitutional things such as shrimp research (which is a Ron Paul earmark), Bridges to Nowhere, money for private universities, and especially money to reward campaign contributors and political allies.

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