I'm a new Republican. I joined for Dr Paul. What would your official position be about Ron Paul's ideologies and how would you retain the supporters and attention he gained for your party? How will you retain me?

To tax ones own labor as profit is slavery plain and simple. What in the constitution leads you to believe otherwise, remembering Chief Justice John Marshall's quote: "The power to tax is the power to destroy". In my opinion we are over 50% destroyed now. Will the RNC support a truly free people and abolish the tax on a man/womens own labor?

With the revelation that the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was, and is, beyond the authority of Congress, the President, the Judiciary to have enacted, and that this FED being a private banking cartel who continues to strip the people of their physical assets--theft, robbery, racketeering essentially-- by first inflation and then deflation, bailing out their "fall street" buddies et al, what is the Republican Party's position vis a vis Ron Paul's call for ending the Federal Reserve System, Nationalizing the Banks, providing low on no interest loans to private, state and county initiatives for their projects of real economic growth, and placing the transparent United States Treasury in power and authority over banking, fiance, credit and coining the people's money? Without a clear policy on this matter I shall remove myself from being a Republican and work tirelessly to encourage others to seek third party candidates that articulate the end of the FED. Thank you, and, I trust you will get the message. Dr. Carlson Honolulu, Hawaii

In the 2006 and 2008 elections, Republican congressional candidates were advised to stay away from the issue of Social Security. But this strategy ended up hurting the party by letting Democrats dominate the media and win the rhetoric game. How do you plan to make Social Security a winning issue for the Republican party?

How do you plan on reconciling the Big Government Republicans (such as Giuliani, Romney, Bush, McCain) from the Small Government Republicans (such as Barbour, Cornyn, Sanford, Paul)?

Have you read the FairTax books cover to cover? What is your stance on the FairTax verses a simplified flat tax? Which would you put at the forefront of your agenda as Chairman?

I personally am all in for the fair tax issue and i hope you are also, so please lets head in the right direction and abolish the old IRS Tax Codes which have been stealing from the common american for many decades, after all the natural born american citizen is federally tax exempt as long as he does not make any money outside the US or owns his own business, however not one politician stands up for the liberty!!!! I ask you if your for the Fair Tax Proposition?? This issue needs to be pushed through, it will in fact stimulate our economy with huge growth in all directions including bringing back the big corporations as we will become the greatest tax haven for the large corporations--PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jerry C.

Republicans in office continually violate the constitution they swear to defend. For example government bailouts, "back-door" wars undeclared by Congress, torture of prisoners, intersepting email, etc. fly in the face of everything our Founding Fathers envisioned. Why should we keep supporting a party that has lost its way?

Why has today's Republican Party rejected the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy?

The federal government is out of control with its spending. Specifically, what policies, programs, or agencies would you cut or abolish?

I wish to echo others in this: I want an unequivocal statement from each candidate on the right to keep and bear arms. Namely, that that right is not subject to any infringement, be it from city, county, state or national government. Michael Steele's comments on "gun control" (http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Michael_Steele_Gun_Control.htm) betray both a crass ignorance and an arrogant statism. "At the end of the day, it's about how we enforce the law." No, Mr. Steele, it is not, because the vast majority of those laws violate our rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. At the end of the day, it SHOULD be about how you carefully refrain from violating our rights and our liberty, and about how you REPEAL past violations of those rights. (And by the way, the number of laws relating to firearms is more like 20,000, not 300). So my further question is: If the RNC elects Michael Steele or another like him to the Chair, why should I ever seriously consider voting Republican again?

I want an unequivocal statement from each candidate on the right to keep and bear arms. I should note that Mr. Blackwell looks good*, and Mr. Steele's bizarre advocacy that "society should draw line" about the right to own semiautos** makes him about as acceptable to gun owners as Barack Obama. How about the rest of the field? No equivocation, please! It will be recognized and held against you. * "Gun Rights and Presidential Politics," Townhall.com, Nov. 26, 2007 ** Washington Post interview Oct 16, 2006

Keynesian Economics is an economic theory stating that active government intervention in the marketplace and monetary policy is the best method of ensuring economic growth and stability. It is the theory that is being used to fuel the intervention of government to fix our economic woes. It didn’t work for Britain in the 20’s or for the US in the great depression. It is a ruse that is supported by those who believe that government is the answers to all our problems. When you rob Peter to pay Paul a huge tax increase will ultimately be in the mix. What will you do to insure that government does not intervene in areas of commerce best left to private enterprise and keep taxes low?

Can you give a positive and unequivocal statement that you support and defend the Right of the People to keep and Bear Arms; and you are committed to striking down all laws which infringe upon this Right?

Will you support the First Amendment by fighting against efforts to re-establish the "Fairness Doctrine"?

THE ECONOMY! THE FAIR TAX, both need our support. There is only one proposal out there that has the research and studies to back it up. Will you support the FAIR TAX if ELECTED to head the RNC. This is a peoples movement and has millions of supporters behind it to make it happen, can you give this plan a true review and allow it to come to the floor for a vote. Steve Arnold Loganville, Ga.

There appears to be a real indifference to change the tax code with something that is more up to date, fair, and realistic. In view of all the research that has been completed and published, would you give us a definitive explanation as to why it is not even being considered?

Like others here, I too would like an unequivocal statement from each candidate on the individual right to keep and bear arms.

FIREARM RIGHTS MUST BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF ANY PLATFORM. DO YOU AGREE?

Are you committed to promoting free markets, smaller government, low taxes, and individual liberty? If not why are you running for the RNC chairman position, I am sure the DNC will be looking for a chairman in a few years.