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Nov 18, 2014
Earlier this evening, Sen. Rand Paul voted against further consideration of the USA Freedom Act as it currently extends key provisions of the Patriot Act until 2017. Sen. Paul led the charge against the Patriot Act extension and offered the following statement:
“In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans were eager to catch and punish the terrorists who attacked us. I, like most Americans, demanded justice. But one common misconception is that the Patriot Act applies only to foreigners—when in reality, the Patriot Act was instituted precisely to widen the surveillance laws to include U.S. citizens,” Sen. Paul said, “As Benjamin Franklin put it, ‘those who trade their liberty for security may wind up with neither.’ Today’s vote to oppose further consideration of the Patriot Act extension proves that we are one step closer to restoring civil liberties in America.”
Nov 18, 2014
Earlier this evening, Sen. Rand Paul voted against further consideration of the USA Freedom Act as it currently extends key provisions of the Patriot Act until 2017. Sen. Paul led the charge against the Patriot Act extension and offered the following statement:
“In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans were eager to catch and punish the terrorists who attacked us. I, like most Americans, demanded justice. But one common misconception is that the Patriot Act applies only to foreigners—when in reality, the Patriot Act was instituted precisely to widen the surveillance laws to include U.S. citizens,” Sen. Paul said, “As Benjamin Franklin put it, ‘those who trade their liberty for security may wind up with neither.’ Today’s vote to oppose further consideration of the Patriot Act extension proves that we are one step closer to restoring civil liberties in America.”
originally posted by: Swills
a reply to: seeker1963
You didn't see that posted in the op?
originally posted by: Swills
www.senate.gov...
Sixty votes were needed for it to pass but it only received 58. Many thought Rand Paul was going to vote YEA so why didn't he? Surely he would be for any restrictions placed on Big Brother?
Sen. Paul Blocks the Renewal of Patriot Act
Nov 18, 2014
Earlier this evening, Sen. Rand Paul voted against further consideration of the USA Freedom Act as it currently extends key provisions of the Patriot Act until 2017. Sen. Paul led the charge against the Patriot Act extension and offered the following statement:
“In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Americans were eager to catch and punish the terrorists who attacked us. I, like most Americans, demanded justice. But one common misconception is that the Patriot Act applies only to foreigners—when in reality, the Patriot Act was instituted precisely to widen the surveillance laws to include U.S. citizens,” Sen. Paul said, “As Benjamin Franklin put it, ‘those who trade their liberty for security may wind up with neither.’ Today’s vote to oppose further consideration of the Patriot Act extension proves that we are one step closer to restoring civil liberties in America.”
I wish he got into the specifics of what exactly the key provisions are. The Patriot Act is alive and well and will continue to be so. Every time it's up for renewal everyone is in favor of it, except for Rand of course, so having this legislation not pass does it even matter since the PA shows no signs of going away?
I like Rand but I need more info about his decision yesterday to understand why he did it.
If he runs in 2016 I wonder if we'll see this being thrown around in the mud slinging?
originally posted by: Kali74
I'm not a Rand Paul fan by any stretch but the real problem here is tying the NSA reforms to Patriot Act provisions. How the fk are people supposed to tell their Reps and Senators to vote when the choice is between chains and chains?
1 issue per Bill is how it should be, no add-ons.