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Published 2012-04-10T17:20:00Z”/>

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<p class=”p1″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Did you know Ron Paul visited Chico State?

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Kendra McCoy:</strong> Yes. I was let out of class early in order to attend his speech.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Jesse Lenaker:</strong> Yes. I found out through Twitter and attended. </span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Do you support Paul’s campaign?</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>McCoy:</strong> No, because I’m a teacher and he does not support public education.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Lenaker:</strong> I support 70 percent of it. The concept of individual liberty is more important than more government.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Paul mentioned that he would change the drug laws because they are victimless crimes. Do you agree?</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>McCoy:</strong> No. I think drugs are dangerous, and the laws need to be enforced at

<p class=”p2″>all times.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Lenaker:</strong> Yes and no. Addiction is a medical problem, not criminal. They are problematic because it leads to problems we’re seeing in drug wars, but sometimes addicts need the tough love the criminal justice system provides.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Forty-thousand new laws went into effect this year, according to Paul. Should some be eliminated?</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>McCoy:</strong> I think laws are put into place for a reason. For most laws to come about something bad had to happen for it to be a law in the first place.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Lenaker:</strong> Each law would need to be looked at by a case-by-case basis. If it’s creating more layers of government then it needs to be eliminated.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Are unemployed students who borrow money from the government only deepening their debt as Paul stated?</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>McCoy:</strong> No. Without student loans there’s no social mobility.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Lenaker:</strong> I wouldn’t be attending without student loans, so I’m thankful

<p class=”p2″>they exist.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>The Orion:</strong> Do you think Paul would create more grants and scholarships if loans were eliminated?</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>McCoy:</strong> No, because Paul does not believe in government involvement with education.</span>

<p class=”p2″><span class=”s2″><strong>Lenaker:</strong> Paul is not a supporter for free money, and I don’t think he’ll increase the Pell Grant Program. However, does everyone need to attend college? I am not sure. </span>

<hr /> <p class=”p1″><em>-Compiled by Tasha Clark</em>

 

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