Libertarian voice

And now one of the more courageous voices in our congress is a Republican with strong leanings toward libertarian philosophy--Ron Paul--from the state of Texas, no less.

Aside from being a strong opponent of the Iraq war, he does not like spending money on the war on drugs in Colombia. Here's text from a recent newsletter:

Paul also supported an unsuccessful amendment to reduce the amount of money-- currently a whopping $735 annually-- American taxpayers send to Colombia.

http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press2005/pr062905 .htm

“Congress hardly should be sending $735 million to Colombia when we have a $600 billion single-year deficit here at home,” Paul stated.  “Our meddling in Colombia not only is unconstitutional, it’s absolutely useless.  Drug production in Colombia is growing each year.  It’s simply not the job of American taxpayers to police Colombia, and Congress displays incredible arrogance when it funds overseas pork.  I’ve never had a constituent ask me to send more of their tax dollars to China, Colombia, or any other foreign country.  Congress needs to address the deficit at home and stop wasting money on pet projects overseas."