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During his big speech yesterday at Howard University, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) repeatedly highlighted the Republican Partys central role in drafting and ratifying the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. While its not exactly a groundbreaking position nowadays to come out in favor of the 13th or 15th Amendments, Pauls endorsement of the 14th is a more notable story.

Ratified in 1868, the 14th Amendment declares, No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. That language empowers the federal courts to review the actions of state and local governments, and to strike down any such actions that violate fundamental rights, including those rights spelled out in the Bill of Rights. As Ohio Congressman John Bingham, the author of the words quoted above, explained in a speech to the House of Representatives, the rights protected by the 14th Amendment are chiefly defined in the first eight amendments to the Constitution.

Put simply, the 14th Amendment protects individuals against overreaching state and local governments. Heres how Rand Paul summarized his views on that amendment yesterday at Howard:

Many Republicans do believe that decentralization of power is the best policy, that government is more efficient, more just, and more personal when it is smaller and more local.

But Republicans also realize that there are occasions of such egregious injustice that require federal involvement, and that is precisely what the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act were intended to do--protect citizens from state and local tyranny.

That position is consistent with the text and history of the 14th Amendment. But it differs dramatically from the interpretation of the same amendment favored by Rand Pauls father, Ron Paul.

In 2005, for example, shortly after the Supreme Court handed down its notorious decision in the eminent domain case Kelo v. City of New London, where the Court allowed a local government to seize private property on behalf of a private developer, Ron Paul argued that while the property should not have been taken, the Supreme Court should have refused to hear the Kelo case on the grounds that the 5th amendment does not apply to the states. According to Ron Paul, The issue in the Kelo case is the legality of the eminent domain action under Connecticut law, not federal law. Congress can and should act to prevent the federal government from seizing private property, but the fight against local eminent domain actions must take place at the local level. As for the idea that the 14th Amendment extends the Bill of Rights to the states, Ron Paul declared, we must reject the phony incorporation doctrine in all cases.

So while Rand Paul says that the 14th Amendment was designed to protect citizens from state and local tyranny, Ron Paul thinks the federal courts have no business enforcing the 14th Amendment at all.

This is not a mere academic difference. Consider the issue of gun rights. Under Ron Pauls preferred approach, the Supreme Court would never have decided the landmark 2010 case McDonald v. Chicago, where the majority held that the Second Amendment applies to the states and therefore struck down Chicagos handgun ban. Rand Paul, on the other hand, has praised McDonald as an example of individual rights properly triumphing over majority rule.

Time will tell if this is the only major difference over the meaning of the Constitution we'll find between father and son.

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Author Mat Blankenship publishes Meet Ron Paul to introduce to young readers the life of the remarkable statesman and some valuable political and economic concepts.

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This short biographical sketch retraces Pauls early years up to his life as a physician and a politician. It reveals his efforts to address concerns relating to the monetary policy of America and the use of the military. It also recounts the humble beginnings of the Tea Party Movement as well as the War on Terror. It retells his prediction of the recent market crash and the September 11 attacks. It also sheds light on how his ideas of liberty, peace, and good money have become very popular as it fueled a new kind of rEVOLution.

Paul is indeed a man for all seasons. This little book about a great man successfully outlines his remarkable contributions to American society that people know little about. Paul was a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force and was a doctor who delivered over 4,000 babies. He made history by serving as Congressman at the same time as his son, Rand. He also ran for President of the United States of America three times.

Through this celebration of Pauls life and works, readers will gain some basic knowledge and understanding on some highly technical concepts and terms in politics and economics. This mini crash course delves into topics such as Austrian Economics, The Federal Reserve Bank, Inflation, The Gold Standard, Blowback, The beginning of the modern Tea-Party, The Constitution, and most importantly, Liberty.

Short but nonetheless substantial, Meet Ron Paul is a great blend of historical facts, inspiring anecdotes, introduction to politics and economics, photographs, and a few timeless quotes. Blankenship has appropriately honored Paul with this handy companion and guide for young readers to understand Pauls life and times, his achievements, and the events and philosophies that shaped his and the rest of Americas thinking.

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Meet Ron Paul * by Mat Blankenship

A Biography by Mathew Blankenship

Publication Date: March 7, 2013

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The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity "will fill the growing demand for information on foreign affairs from a non-interventionist perspective," according to a press release.

Paul plans to formerly launch the initiative at a press conference in Washington, D.C. Wednesday.

From the release:

The neo-conservative era is dead. The ill-advised policies pushed by the neo-cons have everywhere led to chaos and destruction, and to a hatred of the United States and its people. Multi-trillion dollar wars have not made the world a safer place; they have only bankrupted our economic future. The Ron Paul Institute will provide the tools and the education to chart a new course with the understanding that only through a peaceful foreign policy can we hope for a prosperous tomorrow.

Members of the Institute's board of advisors include U.S.Reps. Walter Jones, Jr. (R-N.C.) and John Duncan (R-Tenn.), Fox News contributor Andrew Napolitano, former Reagan-era Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, and libertarian blogger Lew Rockwell.

The formation of the Institute is the latest rollout in the rapid expansion of Paul's libertarian cottage industry in the wake of his 2012 retirement. Earlier this week, Paul launched his own homeschool curriculum course, which promises an "education in liberty like no other," and vows never to seek government accreditation. The former Texas Congressman has also hit the speaking circuit, charging $50,000 per appearance.

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Ron Paul Is Launching His Own Foreign Policy Institute

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at a rally in Spokane, Wash., on Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)

Ron Paul, former Texas congressman and presidential contender, brought his message of balanced federal budgets and non-interventionism in foreign policy to the Knox County Republican faithful Friday night for one of the largest crowds ever to attend a Lincoln Day dinner in Knoxville.

Paul, a personal friend of U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville, is forming an Institute for Peace and Prosperity to work on what he called frustration with foreign policies because Democrats and Republicans pretend during elections they have different policies but really dont, he said. He said he expects the institute to attract Democrats, Republicans and libertarians, which is what he really is, along with constitutionalists and others.

He made the comments at a news conference prior to the dinner at Rothchilds Catering and Conference Center in West Knoxville. He was introduced by Duncan, who will be a member of the Institutes board of advisers.

Paul said young people are key to the success of presenting different voices on political issues and particularly within the Republican Party. Since choosing not to seek another term in Congress last year, he has been spending a lot of time on college campuses giving talks.

Paul , a physician, said he is pessimistic in the short run on foreign policy and the economy but optimistic in the long run because he sees people losing complacency and becoming active in trying to make changes.

Duncan told Paul the Friday night crowd was the largest Lincoln Day dinner in Knox County in attendance for a non-election year and the second largest ever. Duncan said the largest was in 1994 when then-U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich of Georgia spoke. That year, Republicans swept Congress.

Knox County Republican Chair Ruthie Kulhman said 750 people were expected at the dinner.

Paul mentioned he had not been in Knoxville previously.

I get to pick and choose where I go. Im here because of Jimmy Duncan. People know what Jimmy and I like to do. We reach a younger generation, Paul said.

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Perhaps it shouldn't surprise that the Ron Paul Curriculum -- the former Texas congressman's educational institution and answer to the American education system -- is actually a homeschooling kit of sorts, according to the Houston Chronicle. After all, the onetime GOP presidential candidate pushed for the demolition of the U.S. Department of Education.

The program's website says students will learn "liberty vs. coercion in Western history," "how to defend the freedom philosophy," "what it takes for success in college" and "how to start a home business."

Critics like The Atlantic's Philip Bump suggest the curriculum is simply another means to push Paul's political views and pump out mini-Ron Pauls. Fox News is skeptical too.

According to the curriculum's website, elementary school is free, and middle school is $250 per year plus $50 per course. Unsatisfied customers will receive a full refund, but no customer will receive any sort of accreditation. Curriculum director and former Paul researcher Gary North explains the reasoning behind that last part:

The Chronicle, using numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics, notes that Paul is likely to benefit from a thriving homeschooling movement that expanded from 850,000 kids in 1999 to 1.5 million in 2007.

North further explains the new program's ideology and curriculum in the video above. Paul's next book and swing at the education establishment, The New School Manifesto, is set to be published this fall.

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Ron Paul Curriculum Takes Swing At Public Education, Offers Hand To Homeschoolers

Ron Paul's revolution is not yet complete. The two-time presidential candidate has launched a home schooling curriculum which promises to get your elementary school student up-to-speed on the hijacking of the Constitution in no time. Seriously. It promises that.

The curriculum was announced on Sunday in a post from Paul himself.

A common feature of authoritarian regimes is the criminalization of alternatives to government-controlled education. Dictators recognize the danger that free thought poses to their rule, and few things promote the thinking of unapproved thoughts like an education controlled by parents instead of the state. That is why the National Socialist (Nazi) government of Germany outlawed homeschooling in 1938.

Et cetera. The announcement didn't generate a ton of press coverage for some reason. Fox News offered a skeptical assessment, for example.

We are more excited, primarily because of the introductory video. It stars Gary North, research assistant to then-Rep. Paul in 1976, and now Director of Curriculum Development for The Ron Paul Curriculum. Do not adjust your screen; it does indeed bear the aesthetic of a 1960s educational filmstrip, down to North himself. It is not clear whether or not this is meant to be ironic.

North outlines the four goals that he and Paul agreed upon for this curriculum. The following are direct quotes.

If your child completes the entire curriculum which runs from K through 12 here is what he or she should be able to do, again quoting.

That's the order in which North presents the outcomes, but it's not clear whether or not it represents the order of importance. Regardless, your now-five-year-old should, by the year 2026, be able to operate a YouTube channel.

Let's get down to brass tacks. Echoing the business model of other addictive substances, the Ron Paul Curriculum provides grades K through 5 for free. After that, you have to pay $250 a year. The curriculum tools are a combination of PDFs and YouTube videos, with proscribed periods for testing and writing assignments. Or, they will be. The site is a bit light on content right now.

The kindergarten course, for example, is slated for completion in September. Its author, Cheryl Page, hints that it "will show mothers the basics of teaching phonics. It will be video-based, with instructions for the mothers on how to teach every aspect of basic phonics to their child." Mother not included.

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Ron Paul's Home Schooling Curriculum Will Turn Your Kid into a Little Ron Paul

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Its not uncommon for former government officials or politicians to enter academia when they leave Washington.

Former Rep. Ron Paul has gone a few steps further by creating his very own curriculum.

The Texas Republican, libertarian hero and three-time presidential candidate aims to teach home-schooled students four core tenets: liberty vs. coercion, how to defend the freedom philosophy, what it takes for success in college, and how to start a home business.

The courses, available at ronpaulcurriculum.com, are free through fifth grade. They will rely on primary source texts rather than the traditional textbooks used in American public schools.

Textbooks are screened by committees. They dumb down the material, said Gary North, the director of curriculum development for the Ron Paul curriculum and a former research assistant to the congressman during his time in office.

By the end of the curriculum, Mr. North said, your child should be able to do the following: speak in public and speak confidently; write effectively; run a website; operate a YouTube channel; understand mathematics and have mastered other skills, including an understanding of freedom, liberty and the foundations of the American government and economy.

On the curriculum website, Mr. Paul also offers his own 100 percent money-back guarantee if parents arent satisfied with the courses.

I am confident that most students will see the value of it. But no one can please everyone, as I discovered in Congress, Mr. Paul said.

Parents can enroll their children beginning on Sept. 2, according to the website.

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Out of politics, Ron Paul launches his own curriculum