Re: The FINAL word on what anyone should think of Ron Paul.
I strongly suspect that if you bothered to ask the man instead of assuming, that he would justify this vote in pretty much exactly the same way he justifies all his supposedly "controversial" votes. Namely, by pointing out that it's not the JOB of the LEGISLATURE to condemn anyone for doing evil or stupid things. The JOB of the LEGISLATURE is to PASS LEGISLATION.
Passing a bill which says "Hey, we don't like that." isn't the same as saying "Yo, that *expletive deleted*it ain't legal. Don't do it." Believe it or not, I don't need my congressman to point out the fact that terrorism is wrong. The fact that kooky old Dr. Paul doesn't go along with everyone else without thinking about whether or not he's wasting time (and by extension, taxpayers dollars) is just fine with me, and another reason I'm glad I voted for the man.
But I appreciate you trying to do my thinking for me.
It was a nice try.
Really.