Presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul defended Tuesday his combative approach in taking on laws permitting government surveillance.
“I’m right in line with what the founders would have fought for and I am proud of the fight,” the Kentucky Republican and 2016 candidate said on CBS’ “This Morning.” “The Constitution is inconvenient, but the thing is, we obey the Constitution because it protects the rights of all individuals.”
Paul was responding to questions whether he was out of line when he, last week, commandeered the Senate floor for hours to scuttle debate on extending portions of the Patriot Act, which could lead to the controversial intelligence program expiring at the end of the month.
The Senate ultimately left for recess without reaching a deal on how to move forward with government surveillance programs — either by passing short-term extensions or a compromise bill.
Paul, a Tea Party darling, has long been an outspoken advocate against government surveillance and reiterated his worry Tuesday that government officials could use warrantless data collection against whomever they wish — if they really wanted to.
”You don’t ever want systemic bias to enter into government,” he said. “If you give the government too much power, there’s always the danger of having systemic violence."
Later on Fox News, Paul called for all information had already been collected under the program illegally to “be purged.”
Paul’s critics have accused the freshman senator of using the issue to drum up publicity for his new book, “Take a Stand” — which Paul has repeatedly rejected.
Meanwhile, Paul will be in New York Tuesday night to host a book signing for his new work at the Strand bookstore in the East Village.
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“I’m right in line with what the founders would have fought for and I am proud of the fight,” the Kentucky Republican and 2016 candidate said on CBS’ “This Morning.” “The Constitution is inconvenient, but the thing is, we obey the Constitution because it protects the rights of all individuals.”
Paul was responding to questions whether he was out of line when he, last week, commandeered the Senate floor for hours to scuttle debate on extending portions of the Patriot Act, which could lead to the controversial intelligence program expiring at the end of the month.
The Senate ultimately left for recess without reaching a deal on how to move forward with government surveillance programs — either by passing short-term extensions or a compromise bill.
Paul, a Tea Party darling, has long been an outspoken advocate against government surveillance and reiterated his worry Tuesday that government officials could use warrantless data collection against whomever they wish — if they really wanted to.
”You don’t ever want systemic bias to enter into government,” he said. “If you give the government too much power, there’s always the danger of having systemic violence."
Later on Fox News, Paul called for all information had already been collected under the program illegally to “be purged.”
Paul’s critics have accused the freshman senator of using the issue to drum up publicity for his new book, “Take a Stand” — which Paul has repeatedly rejected.
Meanwhile, Paul will be in New York Tuesday night to host a book signing for his new work at the Strand bookstore in the East Village.
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