Presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation's capital, running on a very different ticket than most other candidates. Paul believes in less government control over the people and empowered by the states' governments, not the feds, who constitutionally are only supposed to be regulating trade and commerce. Today they control everything in our weak-minded lives, because we allow them to.

Paul would eliminate the Internal Revenue Service, lower taxes, restore our Constitutional rights, have fair market enterprise, embolden states rights on abortion, gay rights, and many more freedoms that we the people want, consistently voting against the U.S. Patriot Act, regulating the Internet, the Real ID Act, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Iraq war.

Paul knows about the serious drug problem in this country, but would take different approaches than current policies of war. Remove the high profits out of the problem and put programs in place to help people and educate the users and potential users as to the folly and downfalls rather than fill our jails with non-violent citizens who mostly endanger only themselves. He would require labels on all drugs with directions and precautions on them, just like all other products sold now by prescription or over the counter at our retail stores.

These are bold, needed steps, addressing change for a failed system. Vote Paul for president, for We The People, or keep voting for the same ol' way of doing things.

Don Christen

Pam Christen

Madison