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Re:Rand Paul wants to lead a Supreme Court challenge to Feds... by shpxnvz on Sunday June 09, 2013 @04:05PM (#5850322)
While this is undoubtedly true for some senators, Paul seems like quite a poor choice of target for this criticism.

He has been very vocal in opposition of governmental encroachment on civil liberties during his senate term. He was, in fact, the last senator left in opposition to the extension of the Patriot Act.

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Re:Rand Paul wants to lead a Supreme Court challenge to Feds... by otsuichi on Sunday June 09, 2013 @04:07PM (#5850338)
Not to mention that he was only elected in 2010, well after a lot of this stuff had been implemented and reauthorized time and time again.
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Re:Rand Paul wants to lead a Supreme Court challenge to Feds... by hellcow on Sunday June 09, 2013 @10:52PM (#5852020)
But to be fair—regardless of the reasons behind it—Paul endorsed Romney for president, who promised to contribute to expanding our spy state like Obama and his High Command.

I find it hard to imagine his father agreeing to do such a thing for any price.

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