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Response 1) Looking @ his voting record, his position essays, and that he's been a consistent small-government proponent throughout his 10 terms in Congress, I'd estimate he's done 10mm% more than the average small-government Texan. EDIT: good pt, Ron, I'll pretend he asked the question I think he's meaning to ask: "If Ron Paul was ineffective in reducing the scope of government while heading a smaller area, with less responsibilities, how does anyone think he'll effectively reduce the scope of government as our national leader, with a huge number of other responsibilities?"

If I'm reading the tone of your post correctly:
Response 2) What did MLKJ do to eliminate racism in Alabama?

(or am I reading too much into what I think you're trying to claim?)