When I was working with the Michigan Conservative Union in 1988 I, along with a colleague of mine, went out on a limb. Facing an unattractive successor to President Reagan we, through an article in The Banner, the MCU’s political voice, encouraged our right wing brethren to look elsewhere for the next chief executive. The obvious option was Ron Paul, then the Libertarian candidate for the office. He stood for small government, and the maximum amount of individual liberty a civil society could allow. We endorsed him, and were rewarded with a call from the candidate himself to offer personal thanks for our support. It was a phone call we’ll never forget. The congressman was gracious and humble in expressing his thoughts to us, and we have always been grateful for his acknowledgment of our little contribution to his campaign. While there are certainly several candidates worth attention in this coming election cycle, we find ourselves harkening back to the late eighties as we consider whom to support. We still find that, though there is perhaps support for smaller government, there is little call for small government. In that light, we find that we can extend our support once again to the one candidate who stands for the Constitution, who stands for individual rights, we believes that individuals are the ones most likely to know what’s best for them and their families and friends. This is a man who believes in the Principle of Subsidiarity, that things must be done at the most local level possible. Though we don’t support him across the board (we favor the war in Iraq, for example) we find we agree with him in almost every other area. When you think of who to vote for in 2008, think no further than this: our President in 2009 should be Ron Paul.