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lemahj

I have read through the comments several times and have concluded that many simply do not understand why Ron Paul takes the positions that he does. It is simply he took an oath of office to defend the Constitution, and his positions are based on a careful analysis of that document. Thus, Ron Paul knows that the Federal Government should not be exercising certain powers that should be only exercised by the States . . . and he wants to shut down those Federal powers, and let the States assume those roles. Ron Paul is a believer is Austrian Economics, as am I, and believes that Keynesian Economic, which provides justification for Government Intervention into the private sector, is simply very wrong. And in matters of Foreign affairs, who on this board will argue with his message of peace with a very strong self defense posture?

As Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak represents my district, and it is fact that I am an active voter, Mr. Sisolak certainly has interest in what any person in my voting position has to say about this issue. First, I do believe the charges of the lady are without merit. If her charges are true she is guilty of not properly reporting Mr. Sisolak's activities to the authorities in a timely way. I would tend to believe she now has a greater liability than Mr. Sisolak to the authorities in this case. I have never agreed with black mail laws, as I don't believe in legislating for the privacy of those who have done wrong in society. The fact remains that these accusations will not change my general support for Mr. Sisolak. The only black mark that I have seen on his record has to do with the Las Vegas Paving / and Fisher incident . . . and this incident, I do find very disturbing.

The solution to the problem is simple and Ron Paul has voiced the solution many times: Fix our social welfare programs, and then fix immigration. From a Constitutional rule of law position, a persons Natural Human Rights do not start with being a United States citizen! All persons have all Natural Human rights because we are all human beings. Congress does not have the right to limit those rights.

The problem of immigration reform is not properly framed, in this column. The root of the problem associated with immigration reform is the existence of tax payer paid social programs in the United States, that are being used (some say abused) by those who immigrate to this country. If the United States did not have taxpayer social welfare safety nets, but did have effective private sector safety nets: (extended family, church, and secular such as Rotory, Masons and Elks Club) I do believe that immigration reform would be a simple task. The Gorilla in the room that is not being spoken of is taxpayer paid social programs that are bankrupting the country.

Jim Reid, in your experience you speak of a victim, and the "degradation of the women". My question to you: Was that degradation due to the fact the women were working outside the law, such that they did not have the protection of a civil society and and as such . . . were subject to being degraded? Or, are you suggesting that these woman were working within the protection of a civil society, yet they were still degraded by customers who loathed doing business with these ladies? Just curious.