MrBubbles said:
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I just wanted to say that this made me laugh pretty hard. Well played, sir. 
To say something on topic... I like Ron Paul and I have infinitely more respect for him than virtually any other politician. He says what he believes, and that's something that's pretty darn rare, it seems. I would like to see him win the election, but in all honesty, I don't expect him to. I am very irritated by the two party system we have now. It's either A or B, and if both suck, too bad. You just have to try and pick the one who sucks less.
Nik24 said:
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1. He did say where it's illegal. The 10th Amendment, which says that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government and not prohibited from State governments is reserved for the State governments (or the people). Nowhere is education specified as a Federal power; therefore, it is a State one. Also, the "obsession with a 225 year old document" is because that is the very foundation of the government in the US. It is the document that created the federal government, and the document from which it is supposed to derive all it's power. It can be altered through the Amendment process.
As for the 2nd Amendment, "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed", it seems pretty clear to me. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Regardless of the "well regulated militia" part, it specifically states the right of the people. As to it's relevance today; all of the data that I have seen indicates that gun bans do not lower crime, but make things worse. Getting rid of gun bans decreases crime. As it is, I don't see a problem with allowing law abiding citizens to have one. Plenty do now and there aren't mass shootings taking place all the time because of it. I would even go as far as to say that most of those people sincerely hope that they never have to use those guns against another person. Banning guns will never eliminate guns. They will always exist, and making them illegal only creates a black market for them (like we have with illegal drugs now), so that only criminals will have them. It may deter some criminals, but not all.
I do not believe that most people deny the changes that have occured since the writing of the Constitution. The Constitution has been changed, through Constitutional Amendments, to reflect the changing times. Perhaps one of the best examples is the ending of slavery in the 13th Amendment, whereas originally, slavery was basically allowed (3/5ths of a person).
I believe that schools run at the state level would be better. If the states run schools, then in a sense, you have 50 different choices. That promotes competition. Each state would (at least in theory) want to be better than the rest. Parents want the best education for their kids, and having the best educational system could draw in more people to the state, which would benefit local business, etc, etc. I would also like for there to be a voucher system allowing you to send kids to a private school instead. As for the rest... I don't believe I know enough to comment on the matter, so I'll leave that to people who are smarter than me.
2. Global warming: I think the biggest issue a lot of people have is whether or not humans really have a large effect on things. The climate of the planet has been changing over thousands of years. Sometimes colder, sometimes warmer. There was a (geologically) recent ice age, so the Earth warming up would make sense. I won't pretend to know the data, because I don't. But again, I think the issue that many people have is whether or not humans actually have a significant effect on the change.
3. Yes, he would allow them to segregate. Chances are, people would be upset by that and the business would get a lot of bad press for doing it. The idea is to let the general public disgust with racism to enforce racial equality. I would also argue that many things the government does to protect minorities is a form of discrimination. It singles out a specific group of people based on color and excludes people who are not of that ethnicity. That is discrimination against everyone who is not of that minority.
(I feel like I missed something in this post... please let me know of any mistakes). ^_^
