Ron Paul Farwell Address: 'Our Constitution Has Failed'

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By Chris Good

Nov 14, 2012 6:01pm
Ron Paul Departs With ‘Our Constitution Has Failed’

Rep. Ron Paul, the iconic libertarian congressman from Texas, has delivered what will most likely be his final address to Congress.

In a sprawling, 52-minute speech to the House chamber, Paul lambasted U.S. government, politicians and special interests, declaring that the U.S. people must return to virtue before the government allows them to be free, and that the Constitution has failed to limit the scope of an authoritarian bureaucracy.

“Our Constitution, which was intended to limit government power and abuse, has failed,” Paul said. “The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.”

For the retiring Republican, 77, the “current crisis” isn’t quite what it is for other members of Congress, who routinely use that word to describe the economic recession that followed the 2008 financial crash. To the Texas Republican, that’s part of it, but the causes are deeper, and it’s also a crisis of governmental authoritarianism and the vanishing of personal liberty.

Once again Ron Paul speaks out on the Constitution, and possibly for the final time. The need for liberty has never been more important and in need of such eloquence. This is a long address to Congress, almost 49 minutes, and well worth the watch and hearing.

Last Edited by SpaceCommand on 11/15/2012 12:41 PM