The Elder Statement : Sen. Rand Paul

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Hear! Hear!

Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out Of The Marriage Business

By Sen. Rand Paul, Jun. 28, 2015, Time.com

While I disagree with Supreme Court’s redefinition of marriage, I believe that all Americans have the right to contract.

The Constitution is silent on the question of marriage because marriage has always been a local issue. Our founding fathers went to the local courthouse to be married, not to Washington, D.C.

I’ve often said I don’t want my guns or my marriage registered in Washington.

Those who disagree with the recent Supreme Court ruling argue that the court should not overturn the will of legislative majorities. Those who favor the Supreme Court ruling argue that the 14th Amendment protects rights from legislative majorities.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Can You Name Names?

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Paul: Some In D.C. Hoping For Terror Attack To Blame Him

By Alex Byers, May 31, 2015, Politico

Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday evening that some people in Washington are “secretly” hoping for a terrorist attack to hit the U.S. to make him look bad.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Paul railed against those accusing him of jeopardizing national security by stalling efforts to renew surveillance programs.

“People here in town think I’m making a huge mistake,” Paul said. “Some of them, I think, secretly want there to be an attack on the United States so they can blame it on me.”

Paul committed Saturday to forcing expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act to lapse, which will occur at midnight tonight — even as he admitted that surveillance reform legislation dubbed the USA Freedom Act is likely to pass at some point. Among the provisions that will expire is the authority the National Security Agency has used to justify the bulk phone records program exposed by Edward Snowden.

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"latest sign of discontent"

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Senators Flash Anger At Paul And Vice Versa

By Alex Byers, May 31, 2015, Politico

Tempers are flaring in the Senate.

With lawmakers slated to take procedural votes later this evening on a bill to reform the PATRIOT Act, Sens. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) refused to yield the floor to fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who has promised to force a sunset of key parts national security law. The spat prompted a terse back-and-forth during a rare Sunday session prompted by Paul’s refusal earlier this month to allow votes on the issue.

With dozens of Senate onlookers donning “Stand with Rand” T-Shirts, Paul tried to interject as Coats and McCain were speaking in defense of of the National Security Agency. But McCain and Coats wouldn’t yield the floor.

Paul “needs to learn the rules of the Senate,” McCain sniped at the Kentucky Republican.

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But Will Be Up And Runing In Days

elderstatement.com June 01, 2015 Associated Press , Ken Dilanian 0 Comments

Surveillance Powers Lapse With No Deal In Senate

By Ken Dilanian, Jun. 1, 2015, Ap.org

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, the Congress curtailed the National Security Agency's authority to track suspected terrorists as lawmakers struggled to restore approval for mass collection of phone records and other surveillance methods.

No solution was likely before Tuesday at the earliest, and the Republican lawmaker who triggered the gridlock took credit in a message to supporters that also sought donations to his presidential campaign.

"Yesterday, I forced the expiration of the NSA's illegal spying program. Contribute $5 now to show your support," tweeted Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.

While Paul sought to capitalize on his position, House-passed legislation was stalled in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other leading Republicans sought changes.

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Gloves Off! Paul Throws Down--Again

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Paul: Benghazi should ‘forever preclude’ Hillary from presidency

By Elliot Smilowitz, May 16, 2015, The Hill

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) charged hard after Hillary Clinton on Saturday, saying her responsibility for the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks shows she should never be president.

“I think that Hillary Clinton’s failure to defend our ambassador should forever preclude her from that office,” Paul said at the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner on Saturday.

He accused Clinton, at the time the secretary of State, of failing to adequately protect U.S. Embassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans who died in the 2012 attacks.

“The one thing you have to do as Commander in Chief is defend America and its interest,” Paul said.

He further said Clinton was to blame for Libya becoming what he called a “failed state.”

“Gadhafi is gone, but what’s left?”

Both Paul and Clinton are running for their respective parties’ nominations for the White House in 2016.

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