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Ron Paul, MD Biography
Title:	Former member of the US House of Representatives (R-TX), 14th District of Texas
Position:	Pro to the question "Is It Appropriate to Build a Muslim Community Center (aka the ''Ground Zero Mosque'') near the World Trade Center site?"
Reasoning:	"Defending the controversial use of property should be no more difficult than defending the 1st Amendment principle of defending controversial speech. But many conservatives and liberals do not want to diminish the hatred for Islam–the driving emotion that keeps us in the wars in the Middle East and Central Asia... The outcry over the building of the mosque, near ground zero, implies that Islam alone was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. According to those who are condemning the building of the mosque, the nineteen suicide terrorists on 9/11 spoke for all Muslims. This is like blaming all Christians for the wars of aggression and occupation because some Christians supported the neo-conservative's aggressive wars." "Angry Ron Paul Defends Ground Zero Mosque," www.newsmax.com, Aug. 23, 2010
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Organizations/VIPS/Others Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:	Chairman, Campaign for Liberty Former member, US House of Representatives (R-TX), 14th District of Texas, 1997-present Former chairman, Liberty Caucus of Fellow Congressmen on Capitol Hill Former member, Financial Services Committee; International Relations Committee; Joint Economic Committee Former member, Subcommitte on the Western Hemisphere; Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology; Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight; Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services) Former member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus; Congressional Rural Caucus Founder, FREE and the National Endowment for Liberty Founder/Honorary Chairman, The Liberty Committee Distinguished Scholar, Ludwig von Mises Institute Past Member, Gold Commission Obstetrician-Gynecologist, 1968-1996 US Senate, Republican Candidate, 1984 Representative, US House of Representatives, Texas District 22, 1976-1977, 1979-1985 Republican Nominee for United States House of Representatives, 1974 Air National Guard, 1965-1968 US Air Force, Captain, 1963-1965
Education:	MD, Duke University, 1961 BS, Gettysburg College, 1957
Contact Info:	Phone: None found Fax: None found Email: None found Website: www.campaignforliberty.org
Select Publications:	Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom, 2011 The Revolution: A Manifesto, 2008 A Foreign Policy of Freedom, 2007 Freedom Under Siege: The US Constitution After 200 Years, 1987 Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View, 1984 Cowritten with Lewis Lehrman, Case for Gold: A Minority Report of the United State Gold Commission, Sep. 1982
Other:	Twitter handle: @RonPaul As a physician, Paul refused to accept payment by Medicare or Medicaid, preferring to work for free or provide pre-arranged discounts or payment plans to poor patients Full Name is Ronald Ernest Paul Born in Pittsburgh, PA on Aug. 20, 1935
Quoted in:	1. Is It Appropriate to Build a Muslim Community Center (aka the ''Ground Zero Mosque'') near the World Trade Center site?