Rand Paul Stands Up Against The Patriot Act
The Patriot Act is set to expire on June 1st of this year. Congress is working overtime to renew it with a bill that would do just that. Now Rand Paul is determined ...
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THE PATRIOT ACT IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 1, AND SO IN ADVANCE OF THAT, CONGRESS IS WORKING OVERTIME TO RENEW IT WITH A BILL THAT WOULD DO JUST \ THAT. RAND PAUL IS DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T COME TO \ PASS, SO HE STAGED A 10 1/2 HOUR QUASI FILIBUSTER TO TRY TO SHUT \ DOWN DEBATE. IT WAS NOT ACTUALLY A FILIBUSTER, IT WAS A SYMBOLIC \ GESTURE, BUT SYMBOLIC GESTURES DO HAVE VALUE AT TIMES. SO WE \ WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT HE WAS DOING IN THAT ATTEMPT BY READING \ YOU A FEEL OF HIS GOATS. FIRST HE SAID, I DON'T THINK WE ARE \ ANY SAFER LOOKING IN EVERY AMERICAN'S RECORDS, WHICH I \ THINK WE CAN LARGELY AGREE WITH. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID, \ ESPECIALLY IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS. HE SAYS "THERE COMES A \ TIME IN THE HISTORY OF NATIONS WHEN FEAR AND COMP...
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THE PATRIOT ACT IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 1, AND SO IN ADVANCE OF THAT, CONGRESS IS WORKING OVERTIME TO RENEW IT WITH A BILL THAT WOULD DO JUST \ THAT. RAND PAUL IS DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T COME TO \ PASS, SO HE STAGED A 10 1/2 HOUR QUASI FILIBUSTER TO TRY TO SHUT \ DOWN DEBATE. IT WAS NOT ACTUALLY A FILIBUSTER, IT WAS A SYMBOLIC \ GESTURE, BUT SYMBOLIC GESTURES DO HAVE VALUE AT TIMES. SO WE \ WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT HE WAS DOING IN THAT ATTEMPT BY READING \ YOU A FEEL OF HIS GOATS. FIRST HE SAID, I DON'T THINK WE ARE \ ANY SAFER LOOKING IN EVERY AMERICAN'S RECORDS, WHICH I \ THINK WE CAN LARGELY AGREE WITH. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID, \ ESPECIALLY IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS. HE SAYS "THERE COMES A \ TIME IN THE HISTORY OF NATIONS WHEN FEAR AND COMP...
