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On the recordMarch 20, 2011
I think it needs to stop. It would stop if we had people who cared about the constitution, because we just flat out don't have the authority to go around pretending that we can take care of everybody and police the world.
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Ron Paul

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Ron Paul calls for a reevaluation of U.S. foreign policy based on constitutional authority.

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