https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul#cite_note-189
To my friends of Blue, Red, young or old if you are not real familiar with Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky you should be. He's been a fighter for civil liberties and against government overreach, whether it be military overseas interventions or domestic spying, since becoming a senator. If someone were to review his record, if you consider yourself a progressive you'll perhaps find stands on issues you dislike. If you harbor independent sentiments, and recognize that entrusting Government of the Left or the Right with too much power, than you are likely, as I am an admirer of Paul's determination and guts and recognize that he is a force that we should all be proud of.
Government surveillance
As a critic of warrantless surveillance of Americans, Paul says "the Fourth Amendment is equally as important as the Second Amendment" and has called for conservatives to more strongly defend Fourth Amendment rights.[296][297] In 2015 Paul spoke for ten and a half hours on the Senate floor against renewing provisions of the PATRIOT Act that he said were unconstitutional.[298][299] Paul has called Edward Snowden a "whistleblower" and called for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to resign for "lying" about the phone metadata program that Snowden exposed.[300][301] He also filed a class action lawsuit against the Obama administration seeking to end the program.[302] Paul gave a speech at the University of California, Berkeley in 2014 titled "The N.S.A. vs. Your Privacy".[303][304]
Cannabis
On cannabis legalization, Paul says the issue should be left up to the states and that "you ought to be able to pretty much do what you want to do as long as you don't hurt somebody else".[282][283] Regarding medical use, Paul has endorsed efforts to legalize in Kentucky[284] and introduced the CARERS Act in 2015 to legalize medical cannabis at the federal level.[285] Paul has also supported states' rights-focused cannabis legislation, introducing the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment in 2014,[286] cosponsoring the STATES Act in 2018,[287] and introducing other amendments.[288][289] Paul introduced the Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act in 2015 to allow cannabis businesses increased access to banks.[290]
Regarding industrial hemp cultivation, Paul has supported efforts to legalize in Kentucky[291][292] and at the federal level as well, introducing the Industrial Hemp Farming Act in 2013.[293] In 2020 he introduced the Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act to increase the THC limit of hemp from 0.3% to 1%.[294][295]
Withdrawal of Forces from Afghanistan
On July 1, 2020, the Senate rejected Paul's amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would have required the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan within a year and brought an end to the 19-year war.[264]
On the 2nd Impeachment of President Trump that apparently as of tonight will not go forward.
Former President Trumps claims of voter fraud did not get a fair hearing
in the press nor in therefore in the public's eye. There is much that went down that
should never be repeated in another election. To dismiss the concerns over the many instances
of voting irregularities reported to simply be 'lies' or a 'fraud' is itself untrue. Repeated hundreds
of times in the Press as a 'Fraud' that is not accurate.
For the former President to claim 'I Won' is
a declaration of the facts that is not known, their is not evidence. It is a lie.
It is a declaration that has hurt all the supporters of President Trump.
It is highly unlikely that you won President Trump. The amount of irregularities as reported in
Arizona, Georgia or Michigan etc can lead one to rightfully question the whole ball of wax. Yet there
is no way for you to manipulate reality as to declare 'I won!' You undo your own valid arguments. The manipulation by the Press and the lack of leadership to address this via Trump or the Mainstream Media
and the Liberal State either way it is manipulation... all we know is that
it should never happen again. I will try again someday to add up all the 'irregularities' that do add up to way to bleepin' much. Could it have cost Trump the election? Perhaps.
If you are a young person, (say under 40) then you should begin to make a study or attempt to find out who exists in the US Senate and Congress who conceivably thinks deeply on behalf of the country more than on behalf of their party. Not very many right now. Rand Paul is one I will not agree with him on everything of course and that is Life. I wish there were a few more out there Democrats or Republicans who show a real rebellious streak against conformity of thought. Since the loss of the Democrats vision and ethics they are making Republicans look better than they have ever done in the past. May we all wake up together, every one stuck in their roles find room to look around and realize we are free to say no thank you, No thank you I've seen enough Emergency Measures of all kind. Keep the power with the people.
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