Courtesy of The Liberty Bagpiper

Ron Paul’s loyal followers have made a petition to add his name to the Constitution. 

The iconic document has not been signed since 1787, and Paul, though thoroughly aged, was surely not around then. We’re not too sure how happy the founding fathers would be to hear of this.

After his final departure from the House of Representatives, a petition was drafted to include his name among the thirty-nine other signatures.

The reasoning? The petition states the following:

He, more than any other public servant since it’s inception- has championed it, strived to uphold it, and reprimanded those who have not.

Quite a claim, right?

As of this morning, 23 petitioners have signed, leaving room for 24,977 names to be added by this December 14th. Petitions require 25,000 signatures to be sent to the President. 

The petition concludes with this statement:

Ron Paul deserves to have his namesake preserved along with those of our Founding Father’s… And The Constitution deserves to bear Ron Paul’s name.

Now, there is a long list of respectable politicians who have done great things for the country — Ron Paul is not likely to be at the top of many people’s list.

What makes Ron Paul so special that he should be the first to be added to the Constitution? 

We are not sure we have a good answer to that question. 

Who would you choose to sign the Constitution ahead of Ron Paul?

Who is responsible for the biggest flare up in violence between Israel and Palestine since 2008?

Many people on social media sites relentlessly point to the Palestinians while others curse the Israelis.

But one person has pointed to the leader of the free world:

President @BarackObama, your generous gifts to Israel are hurting us.

It appears the anonymous tweeter may not be alone in his thinking.  Many non-profit organizations and foreign nations call for an end to the “unconditional” U.S. military aid to Israel.

This year, Israel received $3.00 billion in military aid from the U.S., which was in compliance with a ten year agreement (2009-2018) to increase military aid to Israel, signed by President Bush in 2007.

Much of the aid includes weapons and F-16 jet fighters; the same aircraft that have been reportedly used in the recent bombings of Gaza. 

Israel is set to receive $3.15 billion in military aid from the U.S. in the first 30 days of fiscal years 2013-2018.

In the wake of a steadily increasing US federal deficit (upwards of $16 trillion), many Americans are asking President Barack Obama to abide by his own words:

We will continue to go through the budget- line by line, page by page- to eliminate programs that we can’t afford and don’t work.

Others are against the aid for different reasons.

A group of Christian leaders across the US (who typically tend to favor aid to Israel) drafted a letter to Congress, advocating for the suspension of military aid to Israel, until it is in compliance with our laws, which ban U.S. aid to countries that engage in human rights violations.

Politics aside, it is undeniable that Israel is America’s strongest ally in the Middle East.  Many in America feel that it is their duty to protect a fellow democratic nation and loyal friend.

But taxpayers also want to know if their money is being spent wisely.

Do you think the amount of military aid the US provides Israel is warranted?