Paul is seeking support for a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Act, because he sees the existing version as a blank check for costly and unfettered war. The inclusion of the amendment in the GOP package to end indefinite detention to be attached to the new military spending bill requires consent from all senators but is short by one vote, believed to belong to Senator Lindsey Graham. [...]
Newly appointed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had every reason to expect that his first official appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would be the usual slam-dunk as mostly obedient, respectful Senators aligned with his testimony.
Rand Paul's 'Penny Plan Budget' bill would have cut one penny from every dollar over five years, delivering a balanced budget. He suggested that much of the cuts could have come from defense, education, and corporate welfare. 76 Senators, including RINOs (Republicans in name only), have now been put on record voting for uncontrolled spending. [...]
In an exclusive for The American Conservative, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, writes that a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to be put before Congress soon is “deeply flawed” and an abdication of its responsibility under the Constitution to declare war. What would President Trump and his handlers do with these new war powers?
Historic summits, progressive wars and withholding files + this day in history w/the abdication of Queen Beatrix and our song of the day by The Get Up Kids on your Morning Monarchy for April 30, 2018.
After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) decided to support President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State pick Mike Pompeo at the last minute in a “cowardly flip-flop,” the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pompeo to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
(TIM) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he will introduce a new bill on Monday that would legalize hemp, a non-psychoactive relative of marijuana, as an agricultural product. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul(R-KY). In addition to legalization, the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 would remove the product from the federal government’s schedule of controlled substances, while […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — On Thursday, the House went on a $1.3 trillion spending spree and passed an omnibus package that will fund the government through October. Although the agreement was reached six months late, the legislation passed easily by a margin of 256-167, with 145 Republicans and 111 Democrats voting in favor and 90 Republicans and 77 Democrats […]
(TIM) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Tuesday during an appearance on The Laura Ingraham Show podcast that the term “deep state” accurately describes how an unelected bureaucracy of national security officials in positions of power exert influence without Congressional oversight. “Absolutely, there is a deep state, because the deep state is the intelligence agencies that do […]
He should have been US President. Rand Paul would have done what Trump promised to do, but has failed miserably…drain the swamp.
Paul appears to be the only sane voice, in a DC swamp hell bent on starting World War 3.
Rand Paul: “It’s Time for a New American Foreign Policy”…
