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Possible presidential candidate
Paul Ryan
Political offices:
Current U.S. Representative
(1999-Present)
Date he announced he would not run:
January 12, 2015
Ryan on the issues:
Taxes • Government regulations • International trade • Budgets • Agricultural subsidies • Federal assistance programs • Foreign affairs • Federalism • Natural resources • Healthcare • Immigration • Education • Abortion • Gay rights
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First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
  • In 2007, Paul Ryan voted for HR 2102 - the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, which proposed prohibiting "a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document" with a few exceptions.[1]
  • In 2005, Ryan cosponsored HR 2389 - the Pledge Protection Act of 2005, which sought to "deny jurisdiction to any federal court, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance or its validity under the Constitution."[2]
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
  • In 2012, Paul Ryan publicly stated his support for federal concealed-carry reciprocity legislation, which proposed allowing a person with a permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state to carry a firearm in every other state.[3]
  • In 2004, Ryan voted for HR 1036 - the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which proposed prohibiting "any qualified civil liability action from being brought in any State or Federal court." The bill proposed protecting firearms manufacturers from lawsuits in cases regarding the criminal misuse of a firearm.[4]
Executive powers
  • In 2014, Paul Ryan voted in favor of HR 4138 - the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014, which authorized either chamber of Congress "to bring a civil action for a declaratory judgment" on the president if the president failed to "faithfully execute the laws of the United States."[5]
Crime and Justice
American Enterprise Institute, "Paul Ryan: Expanding opportunity in America," July 24, 2014.
  • In Paul Ryan's 2014 presentation, "Expanding Opportunity in America," Ryan proposed reforming the criminal justice system. He specifically proposed giving judges more flexibility in sentencing low-risk, non-violent offenders. He said, "Here’s the point: Non-violent, low-risk offenders—don’t lock them up and throw away the key. Get them in counseling; get them in job training; help them rejoin and contribute to our society."[6]

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2102 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," accessed April 27, 2015
  2. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2389 - Pledge Protection Act of 2005," accessed April 27, 2015
  3. ↑ Business Week, “Paul Ryan and the Gun Control Factor," August 13, 2012
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.1036 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act," accessed April 27, 2015
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4138 - ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014," accessed April 27, 2015
  6. ↑ House.gov, "Speeches and Statements," accessed December 11, 2014
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