Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul tells USA TODAY he will put a 'hold' on John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA, and filibuster it if necessary, until questions are answered about drone use in the U.S. Ref. USAToday
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. Paul won with 25% of the vote and finished slightly ahead of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. In third place was former senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Ref. CNN
Rand Paul: Apple Deserves Apology From U.S. Gov't: Rand Paul: Video -
At a hearing today about offshore tax shelters at the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, chided congress for holding the hearing and told Apple CEO Tim Cook he deserves an apology. Ref. Source 2
Senator Rand Paul To Offer Amendment Allowing Guns In Post Offices
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Have you ever wondered why you can't pull your pickup truck into the parking lot of the Gillette, Wyoming, post office, go in, and mail a letter -- without giving up your Second Amendment rights?The answer is that a bunch of gun-hating legislators -- who are terrified of the very thought of guns -- slammed through a law prohibiting guns in any federal facility. It is now contained at 18 U.S.C. 930.The original law contained a provision, at subsection (d)(3), which would allow you to carry your gun for "other lawful purposes" -- including, presumably, self-defense.But, not surprisingly, the ATF...
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Rand Paul Sues the NSA in the Most Elaborate Email Collection Scheme in History:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will on Wednesday announce a class action suit against the NSA for unconstitutionally (By some estimations) scooping up Americans' telephone call data. Want to join in? Ref. Source 8
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll
Conservative activists wrapped up a three-day conference Saturday with a straw poll won by Kentucky Republican senator Rand Paul. Paul won 31% of the vote cast by delegates to the Conservative Political Action Conference, while Texas GOP senator Ted Cruz finished second with 11%. Ref. USAToday