Wow! That all sounds great! He's my 2016 candidate, not Paul.
Posted on 07/18/2014 8:28:18 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
Rand Paul has a little-discussed problem. Yes, he’s riding a wave. Yet another new poll brings happy tidings, putting him at the top of the GOP heap in both Iowa and New Hampshire (although still well behind “undecided”). He keeps doing these clever things that titillate the Beltway sages, like coupling with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (ooh, he’s black!) on sentencing reform. All this, you know. He’s a shrewdie, we have to give him that.
But here’s what you maybe don’t know. Paul is up for reelection in 2016. One assumes that he would want to hold on to his Senate seat. If he ran for president, he would hardly be the first person hoping to appear on a national ticket while simultaneously seeking reelection, although the other examples from the last 30 years have all been vice-presidential candidates: Paul Ryan in 2012, Joe Biden in 2008, Joe Lieberman in 2000, and… trivia question, who’s the fourth?
For those, it hadn’t been a problem. But it is for Paul, because under Kentucky law, he cannot run for two offices at the same time. The law has been on the books in the Bluegrass State for a long time. Paul quietly asked that it be changed, and the GOP-controlled state senate acquiesced this past session. But the Democrats have the majority in the lower house, and they let the bill expire without voting on it. I would reckon, unless the Kentucky state house’s Democratic majority is possessed of a shockingly benevolent character unlike every other legislative majority I’ve ever encountered, it won’t be rushing to pass it.
Paul has said that he’d just ignore the law.
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[ I’ve got to admit that I was one of those Rand suckers early. But then he just started spewing a lot of silly things out of his mouth and it ran me away. ]
Me too, he at first seemed to be anti-establishment which even if he was a lot like his pops I could forgive because he seemed so anti-establishment. But with him endorsing Mitch McConnell, that was a bridge too far for me...
“Paul has said that he’d just ignore the law.”
Sounds EXACTLY like the current POTUS! Just more proof that “libertarians” are a lawless group, and that Paul is no better than Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama is infamous for “ignoring” whatever laws don’t suit his purpose. We DO NOT need a GOP candidate that does the same.
The US Constitution is similarly silent. The current court might swing 5-4 in favor of the Kentucky limitation.
And I will add that I am not surprised that Liberals would be consistently hypocritical in this matter. Whatever serves their interests. How can they fault Rand?
This may be a non-issue because the GOP presidential primaries may be all but over before the deadline to announce his re-election bid for the Senate.
The country does not need anymore politicians ignoring laws.
What are you talking about? How in the hell does the Rand Paul campaign putting someone else (Ron Paul?) on the GOP Presidential ballot in Kentucky “deny the entire state the chance to vote on president”?
Wow! That all sounds great! He's my 2016 candidate, not Paul.
So 49 states and DC vote for Rand Paul and one state votes for Ron Paul? That sounds like a plan to you?
Candidates don’t need no stinkin’ laws.
All 50 states vote for Presidential electors. The electors are the only people who vote for President. The name at the top is just branding. The Kentucky Republican electors could just vote for Rand in December anyway.
Hope this helps.
Not at all. It violated Kentucky Election law. Section 305
This is a false statement. Why are you lying?
You again forgot to answer the question: "'What are you talking about? How in the hell does the Rand Paul campaign putting someone else (Ron Paul?) on the GOP Presidential ballot in Kentucky “deny the entire state the chance to vote on president”?"
You should answer this question about your first false statement rather than just piling on more false statements. You're being to look less like an ignoramus and more like a liar.
trivia question, who’s the fourth?
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I’m guessing it was LBJ.
I think Rand Paul has shown his true colors the past couple of months and has no shot at winning the 2016 GOP Primary. He has criticized Conservatives like Cruz and Palin, and allowed far too many of his dad’s and the other paulbots’ libertarian agenda items to slip out when he talks.
Four was Lloyd Bentsen. LBJ was five.
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