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> Those statements are clearly wrong. If that's the case, feel free to edit his wikipedia page (the source for my statements) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poli

> Those statements are clearly wrong. If that's the case, feel free to edit his wikipedia page (the source for my statements) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Rand_Paul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Rand_Pau...

adventured 11y ago
Fortunately his wikipedia page confirms what I said. He's against our interventionist foreign policy: - "He says he would have voted against the invasion of Iraq" - "Paul also spoke against U.S. overseas military bases" - "During his 2010 Senate campaign Paul questioned the idea that U.S. Middle East policy is 'killing more terrorists than it creates'" - "Paul believes that when the United States goes to war, Congress must declare war as mandated by the United States Constitution" More examples confirming what I said: "Paul believes the issue of medical marijuana is a states' rights issue and that the federal government should not interfere" "Paul was one of three U.S. senators in 2015 to introduce a bipartisan bill, CARERS, that would legalize medical marijuana under federal law" - "Paul has expressed doubt about the fairness of mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines" - "He believes that these laws are applied disproportionately to African Americans, arguing that non-violent drug offenses have contributed to a third of African American males being unable to vote" "Paul supported a Kentucky bill that would restore voting rights to felons after a five-year waiting period" "In a 2014 op-ed in Time magazine, Paul criticized the increased militarization of law enforcement" "Paul's staffers say he believes [on gay marriage] the issue should be left to the states to decide" "He has said he thought that the Supreme Court's ruling in Windsor v. United States, which struck down the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage at a federal level (as between a man and a woman), was appropriate"
- balls187 11y ago
  Legalizing Recreational Drugs Use is not the same as Legalizing Medical Marijuana Use. Second, we're both cherry picking sections from that article to make our point. Except I'm not trying to defending his political ideologies, just pointing out he is like every other major politician who has attempted a run for the presidency: says one thing, but in order to shore up their base, will say something else. One isn't a libertarian if they simply say "let the states figure it out." That's the ideology of small-government focused conservatives. A libertarian's point of view would be "Government (federal, state, city) should stay out of lives of people w.r.t (drugs, guns, bedroom). None of what you've written suggests he has that mentality.

adventured 11y ago

Fortunately his wikipedia page confirms what I said. He's against our interventionist foreign policy: - "He says he would have voted against the invasion of Iraq" - "Paul also spoke against U.S. overseas military bases" - "During his 2010 Senate campaign Paul questioned the idea that U.S. Middle East policy is 'killing more terrorists than it creates'" - "Paul believes that when the United States goes to war, Congress must declare war as mandated by the United States Constitution" More examples confirming what I said: "Paul believes the issue of medical marijuana is a states' rights issue and that the federal government should not interfere" "Paul was one of three U.S. senators in 2015 to introduce a bipartisan bill, CARERS, that would legalize medical marijuana under federal law" - "Paul has expressed doubt about the fairness of mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines" - "He believes that these laws are applied disproportionately to African Americans, arguing that non-violent drug offenses have contributed to a third of African American males being unable to vote" "Paul supported a Kentucky bill that would restore voting rights to felons after a five-year waiting period" "In a 2014 op-ed in Time magazine, Paul criticized the increased militarization of law enforcement" "Paul's staffers say he believes [on gay marriage] the issue should be left to the states to decide" "He has said he thought that the Supreme Court's ruling in Windsor v. United States, which struck down the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage at a federal level (as between a man and a woman), was appropriate"

balls187 11y ago
Legalizing Recreational Drugs Use is not the same as Legalizing Medical Marijuana Use. Second, we're both cherry picking sections from that article to make our point. Except I'm not trying to defending his political ideologies, just pointing out he is like every other major politician who has attempted a run for the presidency: says one thing, but in order to shore up their base, will say something else. One isn't a libertarian if they simply say "let the states figure it out." That's the ideology of small-government focused conservatives. A libertarian's point of view would be "Government (federal, state, city) should stay out of lives of people w.r.t (drugs, guns, bedroom). None of what you've written suggests he has that mentality.