Since Ron Paul signed the Susan B Anthony pledge a few weeks ago, Paul supporters have claimed that this makes it clear that Gary Johnson absolutely cannot be chosen as his running mate.
This is the pledge. Note that the second part reads "select pro-life appointees for RELEVANT Cabinet and Executive Branch positions, in particular the head of NIH, HHS, and DOJ" (emphasis added). I don't quite see how the Vice President is relevant to regulation or federalism when it comes to abortion.
Now, maybe due to Paul's staunch pro-life views he won't chose Gary Johnson as a running mate, but I don't see this evidence from this particular pledge.
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