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I’m with Rand Paul on this one. Giving up liberty to gain some security leads to the loss of both.
Damn!. Looks like the Patriot Act is going to get renewed.
Rand Paul versus every “mainstream” enemy of freedom politician.
One wonders if the ruling elites are not more interested in control and power than security. They seem to have an obsession with controlling everything. Perhaps it is simply the gravitational effect of concentrating all power in the Federal Government draws in people who crave power.
Collecting massive amounts of data indiscriminately may in fact be less secure. It certainly didn’t help with preventing the Boston Bombers. Maybe if the government actually focused on using old fashioned man-on-the-ground intelligence and was less enamored with fancy toys that are more about feeding egos and padding the pockets of crony contractors, we might actually have better security.
Go Rand!
Whether he wins or loses in the presidential primary, I will be sending him some $$cash$$ to help him along the way. Primarily because win or lose, Rand Paul will be a very important voice in driving various debates on the issues. Illegal, warrantless searches and seizures by the government needs to be hammered until they stop it.
Rand Paul is not my first choice, but he’z right in the top 5. Strangely, Paul is the only one standing up for our liberties in a big bold way.
Good job Senator.
He pisses me off on many of his stands. But not this one. Go get em.
Screw the Patriot Act. If they cared about security, they would stop importing foreigners.
Rand Paul has become the Don Quixote of the Republic party.He is tilting at a very good windmill. But he is right in terms of the way things should be. What bothers his Republican colleagues is that he has large public support.
There should be no warrant-less searches. If they need metadata, the government will have to do it themselves and not rely on Google and Bell Telephone, and take the risk of being wrong.
I admit to having mixed feelings about the Patriot Act. On the one hand, I understood that we might need some extraordinary means to apprehend terrorists and prevent their nefarious deeds. But it always stuck in the back of mind that these powers could fall into the wrong hands and be used in ways that had nothing to do with terrorism. A certain president might use these powers against his personal enemies and anyone he deemed an enemy of the state — such as white conservative Christians.
I was right.
It’s time for the Patriot Act to go.
It’s high time that we stop just renewing laws, for years at a time, unamended, without debate, and by unanimous consent!
On the Patriot Act, and some of its odious provisions, Rand Paul is taking a stand and I stand with him!
The Patriot Act was written at a time of emotional fervor. Let it expire. The Congress can easily create a new law with provisions that would be good for the people, and amend them as needed. That’s what legislatures are SUPPOSED to do, not back their members into a corner, threatening “renew, or else!”
Something tells me this is a whole world view, permanent spying as a way to keep bad things from happening due to making our borders irrelevant. They couldn’t just take this for what it was... a one time look in order to flush the terrorists... Oh no, heaven forbid that DC should act sensibly when they can instead push the envelope!
These asshats don’t solve problems, they manufacture problems, and here is a perfect example.
The Patriot Act is an OVERREACH of government.
Any American that is for this, while the same government has left the boarders wide open in a post 911 world, is completely brain washed. Anyone THAT gullible to think the government loves them like Barney the Dinosaur is a lost Soul.
Our freedoms are absolute and infinite...., until they infringe on someone else freedoms.
The federal government was actually was actually DESIGNED to not get much done. It’s better to deliberate for long periods of time, than to pass legislation quickly that you regret later (Patriot Act).
So what are the chances that Paul’s tactic is going to result in anything other than a delay?
Which makes him the best person to be President being the only one who understands the Constitution.
Donald Trump: The real estate magnate, who says he is seriously mulling the race, told The Daily Signal that he supports the court ruling. With an eye for “proper oversight,” Trump said, Obama and top congressional Republicans “should work together to make a program which the public can support.” Trump added:
I support legislation which allows the NSA to hold the bulk metadata. For oversight, I propose that a court, which is available any time on any day, is created to issue individual rulings on when this metadata can be accessed.
Link to story:
http://www.newsweek.com/where-do-presidential-wannabes-stand-patriot-act-334968
The “Patriot Act” needs to be totally scrapped and sent to the garbage-bin of history. Rand Paul should do EVERYTHING in his power to prevent its passage!
As with the VAST majority of legislation, its name is the opposite of what the law actually does in reality.
Everything in DC is for show. It’s easy to stand on principle when you KNOW there aren’t enough votes to pass. I’m very cynical of all politicians and their motices.