Posted under Constitution Party & Election 2012 & Ron Paul & Virgil Goode
Goode is getting a lot of press in Virginia. This doesn’t sound too bad:
House Republicans are leaving it up to the House committees to decide what to cut and how changes in the tax law would help balance the budget, Goode said. He added that of the Republicans who have sought the party’s nomination for the November race, only Rep. Ron Paul of Texas “has the will to cut” spending.
Goode said he always was at odds with Ryan and the House budget committees. For instance, he wanted to slash foreign aid and funds to rebuild Iraq, but they did not. If illegal immigration stopped and the No Child Left Behind law was repealed, it would save billions, he added.
On Immigration:
“I do not want green card admissions” of immigrants with only a few exceptions, such as if no one else can do a particular job, while Obama favors green card admissions, Goode said. He said that is because many of the immigrants are from Third World countries and when they eventually become citizens, often they are Democrats.
Feltan on 29 Apr 2012 at 6:59 am #
The comments on budgets and spending are encouraging, but I wish Mr. Goode would frame them in terms of Consitutional limitations imposed on Congress — like Congress and the Federal Government have no business imposing educational requirements on state governments nor the Constitutional authority for spending in that area. As the candidate for the Constitution Party, you might think he would take the lead challenging the most egregious spending in terms of the Constitution.
The immigration policies of the country are just simply broken from top to bottom. What an opportunity for a third party candidate to make a mark for himself! Mr. Goode can do what the Democrats and Rebuplicans are both failing at in a miserable fashion — he can articlulate a clear vision on this topic. Unfortunately, he seems to be just entering the debate on their terms. Hopefully he will break away from two party debate and offer a new paradigm.
Regards,
Feltan