Posted on 04/11/2013 7:46:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The issue is non-violent crime. Someone using weed in their own home is one thing. Someone trafficking in it or other drugs is contributing to the violent drug culture. Most drug- related prisoners are in for trafficking, and this is why crime and drug crime in particular is down from 30 years ago. To lump in drug dealers with occasional users for reduced sentences because they are “non-violent” is a big mistake, and this is where it could lead.
And it does for this young man. It guarantees college loans. What more is needed?
RE: Rand Paul is a socially liberal and fiscally conservative isolationist like his old man.
Well, on gay marriage, he wants government TOTALLY OFF the business of recognizing marriages altogether. How this is done in practice remains to be seen.
"The Democrats promised equalizing outcomes through unlimited federal assistance while Republicans offered something that seemed less tangible-the promise of equalizing opportunity through free markets."
And Howard is a black college, so they were his target.
Howard is a very reputable school academically. But, there has been 2 or 3 generations of government indoctrinated dependents who have gone through those hallowed halls. It will take time and effort to turn this around. I think the impending SHTF government crash / crisis will wake some up...
still trotting out the lies...
- My opponents call me libertarian but I'm pro-life. (Feb 2011)
- Life begins at conception. (Jul 2010)
- Opposes federal abortion funding. (Aug 2010)
- Prohibit federal funding for abortion. (May 2011)
- Opposes same-sex marriage. (Nov 2009)
- Opposes affirmative action. (Aug 2010)
- Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage. (Aug 2010)
I could care less what Rand Paul said his views were before the became a US senator. Only two of the positions you listed were after Jan 2011, when he became a member of Congress. His old man voted for sodomy to be allowed in the US Armed Forces. His old man said during the debates that anyone should have the right to “get married”. His old man said there was nothing wrong with Iran getting nuke. Rand Paul worked on Ron Paul’s campaign and supported him for US president. If you don’t agree with someone’s positions, you don’t support them for president, unless you are a hypocrite. And like his code pink father he is an isolationist and has never seen a drug he didn’t want legalize. Like his old man, Rand Paul ran for Congress as a republican because libertarians don’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of getting elected to public office. End of story.
Keep avoiding the challenge - Rand's actual positions in statement or deed (NOT his dad's).
Rand Paul said explicitly when stumping for his father that he was NOT his father. Couldn't have been more clear, but you don't care about facts. Are you exactly the same as your father? I sure as heck don't want to be tarred with the same brush as my father, but in similar circumstances, I'd do exactly what Rand did - it's his frikin' dad for crying out loud!
Rand Paul stated his positions and all you can trot out is "his father".... Nothing else. I give up.
Who did you support? Did you agree with everything they said? Are you a hypocrite?
Dang, Rand Paul might have lost the black vote for 2016. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
A flying donkey has a better chance at getting the GOP nomination than Code Pink Rand Paul.
That same flying donkey has a better chance of getting more than 5% of the black vote than Rand Paul or any other potential GOP nominee. Waste of time.
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform
LATimes.com | March 19, 2013 | Michael A. Memoli
Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3010596/posts
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.