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Presented by Rebuild the Party and co-sponsored by YouTube, this RNC Candidates Forum is our last chance to quiz the candidates for RNC Chairman before the vote on January 30th.

At 11:59pm on January 19th, question submission and voting closed and we are presenting the ten questions below to the candidates for their video responses.

Read more about the questions and our selection process here.

Thank you for helping make this the most open and transparent RNC Chairman's race in history!

Will I ever see a day when I pay 0% federal income tax like our Founding Fathers intended? Will I ever see a day when the Federal Reserve isn't stealing away my hard earned wealth by debasing the value of our currency? I could go on and on, but please, Mr. future Chairman of the GOP, will you respect the wishes of my forefathers and allow me to live as a free man? With all due respect, sir, leave me alone...please. -- JOHN FEJES asked on July 29, 2010 at 3:24 pm Vote: 19 9 Overall Score 10 Report This Question	With all that is known that the Federal Reserve being far from federal or a reserve, and judging by the way that it harms our country's economy rather than stabilizing it, what will you do to support the abolishing of the Federal Reserve in America? -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 5:27 pm Vote: 28 8 Overall Score 20 Report This Question	It is well known that the Iraq War is causing us to spend billions of dollars a year and adding to our sour relationship with the Middle East. The goal of this war is supposedly accomplished, and many of our troops are perishing. What would your vision for the Iraq War be and what, if any, exit strategy would you suggest? -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 5:29 pm Vote: 2 3 Overall Score -1 Report This Question
Consider for a moment that the deficit is about $500 billion each year. This is above and beyond the $9 trillion we already owe. In your opinion, do we really need 700 bases in 130 countries at a cost of 500 - 700 billion a year? Editor's Note: The RNC Chairman does not set defense policy. -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 5:35 pm Vote: 18 7 Overall Score 11 Report This Question	Name three federal departments which you are going to work to eliminate in order to show us Traditional Republicans that you truly do stand for limiting the size of government. Editor's Note: This is the job of Congress, not RNC Chairman -- STEPHEN WASHINGTON asked on July 29, 2010 at 6:07 pm Vote: 20 9 Overall Score 11 Report This Question	The government is like a morbidly obese person that's trap in an elevator with me. Thanks to the politicians from both parties who keep on feeding him junk food, he is constantly growing and growing while taking up all the space - slowly suffocating and squeezing the life out of me. On top of that, when I'm not looking, he steals a faction of the cash in my wallet to fund his constant consumption! When will the RNC realize the need to put the government back on a diet? **The Constitution is a great beginner's guide** -- Phil Nguyen asked on July 29, 2010 at 6:14 pm Vote: 5 4 Overall Score 1 Report This Question
Good day and thank you for considering my question. Are you as a party of "we-the-people" courageous enough to bring to the attention to the 300 million Americans the essential fact that we have a private bank which has grown up around us, as Thomas Jefferson had warned us, now leaving our children homeless; and, that this FED (A PRIVATE BANK) that controls us is not accountable to any of us and that it is totally unnecessary to borrow money from them! Are you going to return to our Constitution, and the "credit-money" creation it gives us? Are you going to level with the people that either the FED will end or we-the-people will? If you are not willing to do this, and guide us in the direction of truth, I shall forever remain detached... -- Ronald Carlson asked on July 29, 2010 at 6:25 pm Vote: 11 8 Overall Score 3 Report This Question	Conservative values are supported by 85% of the population according to American Solutions Nationwide Polls. That would indicate a 15% minority of the population have won control of our government. Why does this happen? What will you do to regain a leadership role in our government? -- William Laird Laird asked on July 29, 2010 at 6:48 pm Vote: 2 1 Overall Score 1 Report This Question	To all the candidates: Considering modern medical research and our current economic crisis, what is your opinion about ending the Federal ban against marijuana and instead, opting for a more sound policy that taxes and regulates the marijuana similar to tobacco and alcohol? -- Adam McNeil asked on July 29, 2010 at 7:22 pm Vote: 10 3 Overall Score 7 Report This Question
What will you do to eliminate the programs and laws that have diminished civil liberties and proven to the GOP a bad image? Programs such as FISA bill, Patriot Act, Homegrown Terrorism Bill and Department of Homeland Security have all been enacted while the GOP was in power yet all of these programs contradict the Republican philosophy. What will you do to eliminate the unconstitutional programs that diminish civil liberties that were enacted by Democrats? Specifically, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Income Tax? -- Ron Paul asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:00 pm Vote: 13 5 Overall Score 8 Report This Question	Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress shall have the authority to coin money and regulate the value thereof. My question therefore is, "Why has our Congress, since 1913, paid interest to a private organization (The Federal Reserve) to perform a function which Congress can itself perform, racking up debt and squandering the prosperity of our nation?". -- Christopher Sullivan asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:22 pm Vote: 14 5 Overall Score 9 Report This Question	This nation has been operating "under" the Constitution for some 200+ years, yet it's size, scope, and consumption of resources fall grossly outside the limits set therein. What, if any, actions will you take to affect a meaningful and significant return to The Rule of Law as defined by the Supremacy Clause? -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:23 pm Vote: 6 3 Overall Score 3 Report This Question
Can you briefly compare and contrast your views on privately owned central banks with the views of President Andrew Jackson, President John F. Kennedy, and Congressman Ron Paul? -- Christopher Sullivan asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:32 pm Vote: 18 7 Overall Score 11 Report This Question	Do you believe the constitution is a living document to be interpreted or should be followed as written? -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:46 pm Vote: 4 2 Overall Score 2 Report This Question	If you could ensure only one of the following for all citizens, which would it be and why: security or freedom? -- I. M. asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:48 pm Vote: 5 4 Overall Score 1 Report This Question