Rand Paul Suing Over NSA Policies, Senator Tells Fox News

[Tx4obama]

Rand Paul Suing Over NSA Policies, Senator Tells Fox News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he is filing a class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration over the data-collection policies of the National Security Agency. And on his website, he's urging Americans to join the lawsuit, in his words, "to stop Barack Obama's NSA from snooping on the American people."

In an interview airing Friday night on Fox News, the Kentucky Republican tells host Sean Hannity that he believes everyone in the U.S. with a cellphone would be eligible to join the class-action suit.

Paul says that people who want to join the suit are telling the government that it can't have access to emails and phone records without permission or without a specific warrant.

Paul says the lead lawyer in the suit is Virginia's former attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/rand-paul-nsa_n_4539328.html

Oh brother

[MannyGoldstein]

1. It sucks that the Obama Administration is championing such a terrible position

that the quite-crazy Rand Paul can push a position where most Americans agree with him.

Feh.

[mindwalker_i]

2. Yeah no kidding!

That seriously pisses me off, that I have to agree with Randy.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Ken Cuccinelli is the lead lawyer?

Well I guess he's better than Larry Klayman....

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. You go girl. I hope this suit is successful.

But you are still a world class ass, Mr. Paul.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Here's something crazy he may never have thought of: drafting legislation to

correct NSA activities, finding cosponsors, and getting it passed. Wouldn't that be a much more direct way of fixing the problem than filing a lawsuit? Of course, writing laws are sort of his job, and thus isn't a STUNT upon which to GRANDSTAND, like his "don't drone me bro" filibuster. I figure he and Cruz and Rubio are on track to pull a stunt out their asses every 6 months or so until at least 2015. And edit to add: surely he's fighting to pay us all a settlement--everyone with a cell phone in America--out of the US Treasury, right? When do I get my gubmint check, Teabaggers?

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Yep. This is definitely nothing more than a stunt

There are already a number of lawsuits pending and it will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.

Paul wants face time so he can get his supporters excited like teenage girls at a Justin Beiber concert.

[winter is coming]

8. Paul will do/say anything in front of a camera.

Like father, like son. :barf:

[TwilightGardener]

7. Hey wait, doesn't the Senate/Congress vote to fund NSA activities and authorize their

general mission and confirm their leaders? Shouldn't Rand Paul, as a member of the Senate, be sort of a DEFENDANT in the suit?

[ucrdem]

9. Natch. He's been running tie-ins since Snow White hit the headlines,

which have gotten lots of attention from the local Liberals the 4th Amendment league:

Rand Paul to Introduce Fourth Amendment Restoration Act of 2013 - June 6, 2013:
http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/06/rand-paul-to-introduce-fourth-amendment

Sen. Rand Paul Calls for “Restore the 4th Rally” on Fourth of July - June 27, 2013:
http://race42016.com/2013/06/27/sen-rand-paul-calls-for-restore-the-4th-rally-on-fourth-of-july/

Apparently Curly Top had better things to do that day and delivered his Sermon on the Fourth in his office, uploaded June 26, 2013: