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DownsizeDC.org
December 9, 2009
Posted by Jim Babka

I travelled down to Kentucky last Friday to meet with Dr. Rand Paul, son of Congressman Ron Paul, and candidate for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. I was there to discuss our Downsize DC Agenda proposals -- the Read the Bills Act, etc.

We met at a coffee shop. I just arrived after four hours on the road, walked in, and before I could order anything they suggested turning on a camera to tape our discussion so they could put it on their website. I still had gum in my mouth, but off we went with the interview. IT WAS GREAT! WATCH IT!

* The Rand Paul website is here: http://www.randpaul2010.com/
* You can watch the video on his homepage, or if that doesn't work for some reason, you can watch it here: http://www.randpaul2010.com/video-gallery/

There's a very good chance Dr. Paul will be the new Senator from Kentucky, so it was very exciting and gratifying to hear him endorse and agree that he would introduce every single item of the Downsize DC Agenda! That means . . .

* The Read the Bills Act 
* The One Subject at a Time Act 
* The Write the Laws Act 

Wow!

He also promised to co-sponsor the Enumerated Powers Act, introduced in the Senate by Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.

And shortly after the camera went off, he told me he'd also re-introduce the Fiscal Responsibility Act. This is a bill to cut Congressional pay each year they run a deficit. Since Nathan Deal of Georgia has refused to reintroduce it in this Congress, we haven't updated the campaign.   

Please go to Rand Paul's homepage and watch the video!

And sorry about the gum chewing.

Jim Babka
President
DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

P.S. I'm so excited that I've personally signed up to be on Rand Paul's email list and joined his Tea Party Moneybomb "cause" on Facebook.

P.P.S. Also available on YouTube.

1 comments posted so far
042506
December 10, 2009 03:34 AM (EST)

That would be a good news because a leader like Dr. Rand Paul is what we are needing nowadays. I hope people will already vote wisely because a true and trustworthy leader is what we are needing to overcome the tough economy we have right now. Many responsibilities should be taken responsibly by a politician. Many consumers are unemployed and having a hard time managing their finances. Something that many have done to ease the problem is considering relocation, specifically to where the jobs are more plentiful. In particular, it’s the cities where the industries are widely varied that offer the best job possibilities and seem to be the most stable as the economy fluctuates. But I do believe that if we a have a good leader everything will turn into fine and jobless number of people will be minimize.