[Kaminyu]

Originally Posted by MaleFashionista

I'm sorry, but as a member of a minority group, I simply don't feel comfortable voting for someone who fraternizes with former KKK leaders, and denounces the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as being unconstitutional.

I'm not sure when or where he supposedly fraternized with former KKK leaders (nor do I see its relevance, since he himself is about as anti-racist as you can get). Him voting against the Civil Rights Act, stems from his opposition to collectivism, which he views as the root of racism. He opposed the Civil Rights Act because he didn't agree with the idea of forced integration, which it promotes. But, as he explains, this opposition is motivated by his belief that "the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not improve race relations or enhance freedom. Instead, the forced integration dictated by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 increased racial tensions while diminishing individual liberty". This is of course consistent with his view that racism is a part of collectivism, and that the only true way to oppose it is to recognize peoples' liberties as stemming from each of them as an individual, not from their membership in any particular racially-defined group.

However, even if he opposed it then, he has no intention on repealing it now (and I doubt he could even if he wanted to), so it is a "moot point".

Not to mention his kooky views on returning to the gold standard, abolishing all gun control, etc...

There's nothing "kooky" about having honest money, or giving people their constitutional "right to bear arms", since gun control laws really only effect adversely the people who abide by them. It doesn't stop criminals from getting and using guns, it just stops law-abiding citizens from having them to defend themselves with.

As far as chances of winning...I think its pretty clear now who's going to get the GOP's nomination. And as far as I know, he has virtually ruled out running as an independent, so the point is moot.

As moot as the point may be, it's still true.