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Munu

(146 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:11 PM 7 hrs ago

Rand Paul. Not our sort I guess, but apparently he genuinely dislikes dictatorship.

Rand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’
The Hill

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he does not support President Trump’s proposal for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm elections, declaring the president’s call to action blatantly unconstitutional.

“That’s not what the Constitution says about elections,” Paul said in an interview Tuesday with MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle, when asked about the president’s statement that Republicans “ought to nationalize the voting.”

Paul noted the U.S. Supreme Court limits states in some ways, such as by barring them from setting different rules for some issues, including term limits. But he said the Constitution gives states the power to determine the time, place and matter of elections.

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Rand Paul. Not our sort I guess, but apparently he genuinely dislikes dictatorship. (Original Post) Munu 7 hrs ago OP
Damn, that's three times in the last year that I agreed with Rand Paul Redleg 5 hrs ago #1
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then. TomSlick 3 hrs ago #2
He and his father are painfully consistent in their Libertarian leanings for the most part. FascismIsDeath 3 hrs ago #3

Redleg

(6,863 posts)
1. Damn, that's three times in the last year that I agreed with Rand Paul
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 04:38 PM
5 hrs ago

When he is correct he is correct. Perhaps he does have some principles.

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