Reply #32: You're completely Wrong

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"He opposed CAFTA because it wasn't laissez-faire enough for him."

Completely and absolutely wrong. Here' the rest of Paul's statement:

"I oppose CAFTA for a very simple reason: it is unconstitutional. The Constitution clearly grants Congress alone the authority to regulate international trade. The plain text of Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 is incontrovertible. Neither Congress nor the President can give this authority away by treaty, any more than they can repeal the First Amendment by treaty. This fundamental point, based on the plain meaning of the Constitution, cannot be overstated. Every member of Congress who votes for CAFTA is voting to abdicate power to an international body in direct violation of the Constitution.

We don’t need government agreements to have free trade...."

Paul has voted against every single free trade agreement. He's the only person in Congress who has voted against them 100% of the time. He's also co-sponsored legislation for U.S. withdrawal from the WTO.

It's really hard to claim he's a "staunch advocate of free trade" when he's voted against it every single time.