Ron Paul Liberty Report - Ron Paul on 'Draft Ron for House Speaker' Rumors

Oct. 9, 2015 - Ron Paul Liberty Report

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Ron Paul on 'Draft Ron for House Speaker' Rumors

In this clip from the 10/9 Liberty Report, Ron Paul says the next Speaker of the House should be non-partisan rather than focused on trying to stick it to one party or the other. Asked about rumors of a "draft Ron Paul" movement...well you'll have to watch to find out! Be sure to visit http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com for more libertarian commentary. In this clip from the 10/9 Liberty Report, Ron Paul says the next Speaker of the House should be non-partisan rather than focused on trying to stick it to one party or the other. Asked about rumors of a "draft Ron Paul" movement...well you'll have to watch to find out! Be sure to visit http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com for more libertarian commentary. In this clip from the 10/9 Liberty Report, Ron Paul says the next Speaker of the House should be non-partisan rather than focused on trying to stick it to one party or the other. Asked about rumors of a "draft Ron Paul" movement...well you'll have to watch to find out! Be sure to visit http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com for more libertarian commentary.
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Big Announcement on Drudge 00:01:29
	You don't have to be a member of Congress to be the Speaker of the House.
	And there are some rumors going around that there's a draft Ron Paul movement.
	Yeah, I heard that.
	I think it's rather silly talk.
	But it's entertainment.
	I don't want to be part of the entertainment.
	But I'll tell you what, I saw something in the news yesterday.
	I believe it might have been on Drudge, the big announcement that might change anybody's mind that thinks I ought to be Speaker.
	It says, Newt Gingrich is ready to serve.
	And people have short memories.
	They say, oh, yeah, he must have been a good speaker.
	We don't remember any problems.
	But somebody else suggested, well, Boehner, you know, it looks like we have to keep Boehner around.
	Nobody else can do the job.
	So they say, but he's going to resign.
	I said, that's okay.
	He won't be in Congress.
	He can be a member of Congress.
	I don't know if it ever gets that far where they get somebody outside of Congress.
	That would be interesting.
	But once again, that's a technical solution, picking and choosing on legislation.
	But you should be able to throw a monkey wrench in now and then.
	And I think the most important thing would be, if people are serious and you had a nonpartisan person doing it, is be very generous on the votes.
	But make the votes an issue.
	Maybe having 30 bills in a day or something.
	And they'll be short and to the point.
	It'd be sort of like how they try to sandwich these amendments in on the big bills and make them up and down votes.

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Big Announcement on Drudge 00:01:29

You don't have to be a member of Congress to be the Speaker of the House.

And there are some rumors going around that there's a draft Ron Paul movement.

Yeah, I heard that.

I think it's rather silly talk.

But it's entertainment.

I don't want to be part of the entertainment.

But I'll tell you what, I saw something in the news yesterday.

I believe it might have been on Drudge, the big announcement that might change anybody's mind that thinks I ought to be Speaker.

It says, Newt Gingrich is ready to serve.

And people have short memories.

They say, oh, yeah, he must have been a good speaker.

We don't remember any problems.

But somebody else suggested, well, Boehner, you know, it looks like we have to keep Boehner around.

Nobody else can do the job.

So they say, but he's going to resign.

I said, that's okay.

He won't be in Congress.

He can be a member of Congress.

I don't know if it ever gets that far where they get somebody outside of Congress.

That would be interesting.

But once again, that's a technical solution, picking and choosing on legislation.

But you should be able to throw a monkey wrench in now and then.

And I think the most important thing would be, if people are serious and you had a nonpartisan person doing it, is be very generous on the votes.

But make the votes an issue.

Maybe having 30 bills in a day or something.

And they'll be short and to the point.

It'd be sort of like how they try to sandwich these amendments in on the big bills and make them up and down votes.