This, like the gold-standard plank, is partly designed to appeal to the libertarian followers of Ron Paul, the Texas congressman and perennial presidential candidate who is hugely popular with the Republicans’ “Tea Party” wing. While Paul would go further, and abolish the Fed altogether, several bills in the US Congress have mandated an annual audit; earlier this year, one such bill was passed by the House of Representatives (but not the Senate).
更严重的是共和党人还提议对美联储进行年度审计。这跟重回金本位的条款一样，在某种程度上是为了吸引罗恩·保罗（Ron Paul）的自由论追随者——这位德克萨斯州参议员以及多年总统候选人如今成为了共和党“茶党”系的宠儿。虽然保罗可能会更进一步完全撤销美联储，但美国国会已经有几个法案对年度审计给予了授权；今年早些时候，众议院就通过了这样一个法案（但并未获参议院批准）。