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Title: Rand Paul "Assures" Evangelicals That He Doesn't Want to End the Drug War
Source: REASON
URL Source: http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/r ... assures-evangelicals-that-he-d
Published: Jul 8, 2013
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Post Date: 2013-07-08 12:52:28 by Artisan
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In preparation for a 2016 presidential run, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is courting evangelical leaders. And we all know what that means! It's time to throw those hedonistic, libertine, drug-obsessed libertarians under the bus. The Washington Post reports on how that's going:

At a lunch Friday with about a dozen evangelical pastors in a Cedar Rapids hotel, the younger Paul assured the group that he disagrees with libertarians who support legalizing drugs. When one pastor inquired about ideological ties between Paul and his father, the senator asked that he be judged as his own man.

Paul said he believes in freedom and wants a “virtuous society” where people practice “self-restraint.” Yet he believes in laws and limits as well. Instead of advocating for legalized drugs, for example, he pushes for reduced penalties for many drug offenses.

“I’m not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on and smoke pot,” [Rand] said. “I’m not a libertarian. I’m a libertarian Republican. I’m a constitutional conservative.”

“He made it very clear that he does not support legalization of drugs like marijuana and that he supports traditional marriage,” [said Brad Sherman of the Solid Rock Christian Church in Coralville, Iowa].

Just to hammer home what's been said already: Paul isn't a libertarian on drugs. He wants to keep everything illegal, but institute gentler penalties. That's not remotely libertarian. (Is it politically practical? Sure. So are farm subsidies.) Subscribe to *RAND PAUL*

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#1. To: Artisan (#0) (Edited)

“I’m not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on and smoke pot,” [Rand] said. “I’m not a libertarian. I’m a libertarian Republican NeoCon. I’m a pseudo-constitutional Neoconservative.”

There, fixed it.

Obviously he is also not in favor of freedom, or any of that other wishy washy stuff like people deciding for themselves. And of course we gotta go kill them over there afore' they kills us." "Nanny must decide for you." "Unca Rand knows best." Needless to say Rand can kiss my ass. I would no more vote for this closet totalitarian than I would vote for Oh'bummer. He's just a different flavor of "Israel First" Pond Scum.

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"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2013-07-08   13:57:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Artisan (#0)

What "Rand" doesn't seem to get is that his father's support was not limited to Israel First NeoCons, and in fact the "evangelical" Scofield Pseudo-Christians did not vote for his father in any numbers great enough to equal the rest of his father's base that he is busy alienating.

Perseverent Gardener
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2013-07-08   14:01:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Artisan (#0)

Rand Paul "Assures" Evangelicals That He Doesn't Want to End the Drug War

Richard Nixon started the "War on Drugs", and Elvis Presley joined it. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2013-07-08   18:05:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Artisan (#0)

Rand Paul

I want to see this guy's Birth Certificate. I believe he must have been adopted.

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." - Frederic Bastiat

Southern Style  posted on  2013-07-08   18:17:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: BTP Holdings (#3)

Richard Nixon started the "War on Drugs", and Elvis Presley joined it. ;)

Yeah, Elvis joined it by taking all he could so that those more susceptible to getting addicted to them wouldn't be tempted.

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.

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James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-07-08   18:23:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: James Deffenbach (#5) (Edited)

Yeah, Elvis joined it by taking all he could so that those more susceptible to getting addicted to them wouldn't be tempted.

Drugs killed John Belushi also. He was speedballing. ;)

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke

BTP Holdings  posted on  2013-07-10   17:11:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: BTP Holdings (#6)

Death by misadventure is what they used to call it.

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.

Paul Craig Roberts

James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-07-10   19:33:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: James Deffenbach, 4 (#7)

check out the 27 club -

www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/1...icians-who-died-at-age-27

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-07-10   19:39:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Lod (#8) (Edited)

I knew that there were several of them who died at 27. To be honest I hadn't heard of some of them but of course I knew John Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin (knew of them I mean). Never did think Janis could sing worth a damn but as Shirley Q. Liquor would say, "to each they own!"

edited to insert the right name.

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.

Paul Craig Roberts

James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-07-10   19:57:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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