Yesterday, Senator Paul penned an op-ed in the Washington Times arguing that we must not sacrifice our rights to fight terrorists. If you haven't read it yet, you're in for a treat. Senator Paul writes: The discussion now to suspend certain rights to due process is especially worrisome, given that we are engaged in a war that [...]
The latest from Senator Paul's office: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill to formally end the war in Iraq, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul. It was defeated, 30-67. “This year we have seen the President commit our armed forces to combat, while Congress has [...]
In case you missed it this morning, here is Senator Paul's floor speech in opposition to Sec. 1031 & 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 1867. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjVgWNzQnk Following that was a subsequent "debate" between Senators John McCain and Rand Paul over the detention of American citizens in places such as Gitmo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUHh1iqe43w During part of [...]
