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Thought this deserved some commemoration at least.
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Re: Mr. Paul Goes to Washington
/nodOriginally posted by ArmandoOriginally posted by ArmandoOriginally posted by TaskmageMatthew 16:15Originally posted by Taskmage -
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While I otherwise detest that poor excuse for a human being and his crackpot father...
Props to him for actually taking a stand and doing his fucking job. THAT is how you are supposed to filibuster - the way it's generally done now is the politicians phone it in, and have one of their staff simply say "I object" on their behalf; it's a freaking joke. Well, Mr. Paul is now the 2nd member of Congress in recent years to do this (Bernie Sanders did it a few years back in protest of a deal Obama was making with the republicans).Comment
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13 hours of this is the tl;dr version for those that need to be brought up to speed.
Just posting this in case anyone else's page crashes when you try to watch the video link Taskmage used.
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Yeah as much as I support Obama, the *extremely* vague drone policy is incredibly disconcerting and needs to be seriously addressed. Do I trust Obama to use them responsibly? Yes. Can't say the same for future Presidents though, and you absolutely can not have a policy in place that's guided by the morals/ethics of whomever currently holds the Office rather than the letter of the law.Comment
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I don't.Originally posted by Malacite View Post
The government as a whole is becoming less and less trustworthy, which is saying quite a lot given their track record.
For everything I'll disagree with Rand Paul on later, I have to tip my hat to him for actually causing a fuss about this issue.Server: Midgardsormr -> Quetzalcoatl -> Valefor
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Look at it this way: EVEN IF you trust Obama, do you really trust the guy that succeeds him?Originally posted by ArmandoOriginally posted by ArmandoOriginally posted by TaskmageMatthew 16:15Originally posted by TaskmageComment
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I don't trust anyone with that power. That's not a power someone should have. Ever.Server: Midgardsormr -> Quetzalcoatl -> Valefor
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This has absolutely nothing to do with trust. This has everything to do with Obama violating a US citizen's constitutional rights.Originally posted by Malacite View Post75: Sam, Nin, Blm, Thf, Pld, Cor, Rdm
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You know shit's fucked when Mezlo and I both agree on something in the realm of politics.Server: Midgardsormr -> Quetzalcoatl -> Valefor
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Yes and I was making a point about iffy provisions that (legally...) trample on said rights and that nothing like that should ever be left to merits of those who would wield that power.Originally posted by Mezlo View Post
In other words, while I personally trust in Obama's judgment, I still don't like the idea of President having the authority to just off someone via a drone strike on the off-chance they may be a threat. You just can't leave something vague like that up to personal discretion; there has to be clear cut rules one way or the other.
Speaking of which, apparently the administration issued a statement saying that no, they won't. So there's your answer Mr. Paul.Comment
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