Ron Paul is said to be a longshot because he believes in the Constitution.

What's interesting to me is that suddenly, he's awakened and enormous part of the population who have realized that it really IS important to follow our own laws (or act to change them). This election, from the perspective of Ron Paulites around this country, is really a test to see if the American People believe that it's important to stick to what we've made law, or ignore our own regulations.

Here's the really interesting part: Our for-fathers gave us a legitimate way to change our Constitution. They knew that we would need some updates every once in a while and put into place an amendment process. In fact, they used the amendment process soon afterward to give us the Bill of Rights.

But all too often, our government has taken shortcuts, ignoring our Constitutional processes and just jumping into a particular position because it's needed.

For example: Did you know that since WW2, we haven't actually had a legal war? In order for the United States to go to war, Congress must make a declaration of war and offer it up to the President. The President may ASK for the declaration, but Congress must give it. So, our War in Iraq is Illegal! We're not supposed to be there according to the Constitution.

If America thinks that we need more mobility and need to have a faster reaction time to world events, that's fine- but the way to do it isn't by ignoring the law and the procedures. It's to work toward changing the law and the procedures (although, I DON'T believe that changing the law in this case is a good thing- the President shouldn't have that much power, that's what creates dictatorships).

Another example: There have been a number of campaign reforms that have limited the amount of money a person can contribute to politicians. There's also been a number of proposals to make burning the American Flag a federal crime. These two don't sound like they have anything to do with each other, but they actually do: both are examples of limitations of our 1st amendment right to free speech. NO one dreams of openly saying that this right should be taken from the American People- yet slowly but surely legislation is infringing on that right. This sounds like nay-saying, but when you draw out correlations the truth is that the 1st right of Americans is under attack- the right that gives us the most freedom is being whittled away. And instead of coming out and changing the Constitution, we merely accept these laws because they seem like "good things." And one day, we'll have that freedom in name only.

Final example: Organizations such as NAFTA, the UN, and the WTO are beginning to have more and more influence over the United States. We go to war and adapt our trade agreements and national policy based on what these other entities are suggesting rather than what our own people have decided. Slowly but surely, there's a globalization happening. That's ok if it's what we want, but our Constitution is firm that we should avoid foreign entanglements and stay out of the affairs of other nations. If we think that our country should move toward globalization and toward a world government rather than keeping our national sovereignty, we need to amend out Constitution instead of simply agreeing with the rest of the world.

The only Presidential Candidate who has made efforts to do things the Constitutional way is Ron Paul. He's proposed Bills to amend the Constitution and has voted NO on every bill and every proposal that subverts the Constitution. That's the kind of principals that a good leader needs. One who has the vision and resolve to vote for what's RIGHT even when it sounds wrong. The voice of reason who says, WE NEED TO DO RIGHT and we need to DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.

When people say that Ron Paul supporters are Anti-government and Anti-institution, they are mistaken. Within the ranks there's risen up a Leader who people actually believe in. They know that he knows how the country is supposed to work and he's been working at it for his entire political career.

That's why this election is about the Constitution. And that's why Ron Paul has my vote.