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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Texas Rep. Ron Paul said at Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate that America’s most pressing moral issue is its adoption of a preemptive military policy, declaring it a rejection of the “Just War theory of Christianity.”
“We in the past have always declared war in the defense of our liberties or go to aid of somebody,” he said. “But now we have accepted the principle of preemptive war — we have rejected the Just War theory of Christianity.
“We have to come to our senses about this issue of war and preemption and go back to traditions and our constitution and defend our liberties and defend our rights,” he added.
Paul is the only GOP member of Congress running for president who voted against authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Should gays and lesbians be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military? The audience applauded Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s answer.
“We don’t get our rights because we’re gays or women or minorities. We get our rights from our creator as individuals. So every individual should be treated the same way,” Paul said.
“If there is homosexual behavior in the military that is disruptive, it should be dealt with. But if there’s heterosexual sexual behavior that is disruptive, it should be dealt with.
“So it isn’t the issue of homosexuality. It’s the concept and the understanding of individual rights,” he said.
Paul called the current “don’t ask,don’t tell” policy, implemented during the Clinton adminstration, “a decent policy.”
What do you think?