What good is it to win if you don’t stand for anything? This is very disappointing.
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY – Leading United States Senate candidate Rand Paul today criticized the Obama administration’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and try terrorism suspects in United States Civil Courts.
“Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution,” said Dr. Paul. “These thugs should stand before military tribunals and be kept off American soil. I will always fight to keep Kentucky safe and that starts with cracking down on our enemies.”
Lew Rockwell is right to stay away from the dirty business that is politics. Rand Paul deceived his supporters, and took money from them without telling them about his fundamental ideological differences with his more principled and honest father.
Well that is a fundamentally retarded position to take if you want to have anything to do with principles, let alone a revolutionary movement. No doubt he’s either going ‘right wing opportunism’ in an effort to win the Senate seat, or he actually believes it. Both as bad as each other.
When asked where he stands on Guantanamo in June 2007, Rep. Paul (R-TX) replied, “Shut it down” (Muckraker Report). “This is an issue that flies in the face of our civic and legal traditions as outlined in the Constitution.” he said.
Wow. Rand Paul is a fascist, and totally ignorant to boot. “Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution” is a completely nonsensical statement. First, because we do not know they are terrorists (that would be entire point of that pesky “trial” thing). Second, because there’s no reason given for why “foreigners” should be denied Constitutional protection. Third, because it makes zero sense to try criminals in military tribunals.
Hopefully nobody here will donate another dime to this guy.
He won’t last long. Most voters are broke. The producers were donating to him from what I can see. He will be taking special interest money now. I wonder what his father thinks? That has to suck.
lol and the gradualist will have to find one other person to put all their chips in to bet on. much like the president. every four years many people put all their chips in on one person and think he or she will stop world hunger, cure AIDS, bring peace, make the economy a boom, hold babies to show how nice and kind they are.
Sounds like someone should be leafing the Rand Paul forums [ if there is such a place ] with statements concerning the consistency of the Mises institute. There will be many who flew sinking ships.
Despite having started this thread, I must say that Rand Paul still deserves support. He’s linked to Ron Paul (a good man) and plus he’s the best candidate out there, especially in his views on the Federal Reserve - one of the roots of the problems America faces.
I find it tragically hilarious that people feel that Rand Paul has an obligation to be like his father, without any regard to his individual rights as a person, whether one agrees with whatever comes out of his mouth or not.
