‘I will FORCE the EXPIRATION of the Patriot Act!’ – Rand Paul lays down the gauntlet!

Rand Paul is really laying down the gauntlet against the Patriot Act on Sunday:

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) vowed Saturday to do everything in his power to prevent an extension of the Patriot Act and its provisions concerning U.S. intelligence measures.

Paul, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, also promised he would shut down attempts to authorize the USA Freedom Act, an alternative piece of proposed legislation.

“I have fought for several years now to end the illegal spying of the NSA on ordinary Americans,” Paul said, according to Politico.

“The callous use of general warrants and the disregard for the Bill of Rights must end,” he said, citing the warrantless bulk collection of metadata from individuals’ phone records by the National Security Administration (NSA).

“Forcing us to choose between our rights and our safety is a false choice and we are better than that as a nation and as a people,” he said.

“So tomorrow, I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program,” Paul added.

The Patriot Act is scheduled to expire at midnight Sunday unless the Senate renews some or all of the law.

Maybe he was encouraged to do so by the Rand Paul SuperPAC’s overly masculine commercial.


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