Rand Paul calls for repeal of Espionage Act amid DOJ investigation into Trump taking classified docu

[MissMillie]

Source: Business Insider via MSN

Rand Paul calls for repeal of Espionage Act amid DOJ investigation into Trump taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago


Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky called for the repeal of the Espionage Act after it was revealed that the Justice Department is investigating if former President Donald Trump potentially violated the Act.

"The Espionage Act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI," tweeted Paul. "It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment."

Paul shared a link to a 2019 article by Jacob Hornberger, a former Libertarian presidential candidate and founder of the Future of Freedom Foundation, which called the Espionage Act a "tyrannical law."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rand-paul-calls-for-repeal-of-espionage-act-amid-doj-investigation-into-trump-taking-classified-documents-to-mar-a-lago/ar-AA10DO25?ocid=U483DHP&pc=U483&cvid=dc7094114a12497887ea6a1368f0d89d

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Party (or demagogue) over country, anyone?


Notice that the time to get rid of the law is after you-know-who gets caught violating it.

[Lovie777]

1. STFU . . .....

comrade paul.

[TheBlackAdder]

31. Says the mule who went to Russia to hand deliver a secret letter to vlad in-person.

[Hiawatha Pete]

63. Russian asset says what?

Rand Paul Placed on List of Russian Propagandists by Ukraine （Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-rand-paul-placed-list-russian-propagandists-ukraine-1727831

[onetexan]

74. Spot on!! K&R

[orangecrush]

83. Yup

[BlueGreenLady]

2. Makes me wonder if Rand Paul is

Hiding a box of declassified TS/SCI in his basement? 🤨

[PatSeg]

14. Yes, he certainly does sound

like a man who has something to hide. Nothing quite like drawing attention to yourself at a time like this.

[TheBlackAdder]

32. Socialism-sucking Kentucky really delivers on people who fuck over this country and the world.

[sagetea]

55. Or

His fingerprints are on the documents...probably both.

sage

[Augiedog]

3. Once again Paul demonstrates why he gets punched in the head by people who know him.

[KarenS]

4. yes, indeed. n/t

[dameatball]

13. In that case I hope he expands his social circle. Soon.

[AllaN01Bear]

23. hes on my punchables list for sure . but i wont do it . dont want to be wearing orange.

what a dunkoff.

[notinkansas]

67. Calling Rand Paul's neighbor.

Your work is not finished here, sir.

[Vogon_Glory]

5. One of Putin's Tools Shuffling Forward?

I remember Rand Paul being rather cozy with the Russian Federation before the Federation’s attack on the Ukraine in February.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. So the 1st Amendment overrules what was promulgated in Article III of the Constitution?

Article III

(snip)

Section 3.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii

Am guessing his neighbor's assault of him knocked many screws loose in the noggin.

[niyad]

20. You are assuming that they were screwed in properly before that?

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Well that's true especially being the spawn of

FUCK RON PAUL.

[ashredux]

7. Damn...we have a lot of "house cleaning " to do...he is a damn foreign agent now

[empedocles]

8. As I remember, a Senator Ted Kennedy quote, to new Senate Members,

'You may wonder what you are doing here, then, after awhile, you wonder what some other Senators are doing here.'

[With laughter]

[Bayard]

9. Oh, Rand!

If you weren't so malignant, you'd be funny.

[yaesu]

10. put him in the corner with mtg as too stupid to be taken seriously. nt

[paleotn]

11. Treason should go unpunished per Rand "tribble head" Paul.

Hey! It's free speech!

[Fritz67]

12. You may be a Republican...

...If you prove how patriotic you are and how much you love America by wanting to legalize espionage against it.

[claudette]

15. LOL

[sindri]

16. it's like teaching children

not to try and change the rules to a game when they start losing.

[Peacetrain]

17. Something in Trumps safe pertaining to the Rand

makes you want to go hmmmmmmm doesn't it

[Vogon_Glory]

38. Yes, indeedy! n/t

[Bristlecone]

18. Just what a traitor to this country would posit

On behalf of other traitors.

The party of treason. It’s out in the open for all to see.

[niyad]

19. Where is aqua buddha's neighbor when you need him??

[GreenWave]

24. Exactly,

See if the pugilist can finally knock some sense into him.

[TNNurse]

21. Blatant does not seem to be the good move here.

No subtlety for him.

[turbinetree]

22. I just wonder if he had something in the heel of is fake shoes.....

Rand Paul Goes To Russia And Delivers Letter For Trump, Marking Our Era Of Irony

August 9, 20188:37 AM ET
Heard on All Things Considered

RON ELVING

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/08/09/ap_18218466449478_wide-ef73d0340853fd7edb84ac30e260ff9957477944-s800-c85.webp

By now, practically everyone has seen that picture of the two guys at President Trump's weekend rally in Ohio wearing T-shirts that said: "I'd Rather be a Russian than a Democrat!"

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/636982295/is-it-springtime-for-putin-and-republicans

And you can take your libertarian shit show and fucking move.....to Russia....

[The Jungle 1]

25. What I just sent to my house rep

Rand Paul is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act.
Can your party go any lower???

[DENVERPOPS]

47. Yup

they could repeal the laws against Homicide for some death row Republican inmate!!!!!!!!!

[3825-87867]

27. NOW is not the time to...

talk about (Fill in the Republican Blank)!

But Benghazi!! Hunter Biden!! etc., etc., ad infinitum Republicanosis!

Rand Paul - Ky(Яepublican!)

[Wednesdays]

28. I thought this was from The Onion

when I first saw the headline.

[mn9driver]

30. Jinx!

[mn9driver]

29. Reading the headline, I thought this was from The Onion

Republicans are becoming impossible to parody.

[Marius25]

33. Rand Paul needs to charged with espionage himself

[SouthernDem4ever]

34. Just when you thought Rand couldn't get more treasonous

he outdoes himself - again.

[Heather MC]

36. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Wow Really 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

So basically the Republican Stance is, America, we need to get rid of all of the laws that Donald Trump keeps breaking. So he will stop breaking all the laws🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Jarqui]

37. How come the three classified emails on Hillary's server didn't receive this call?

Where are the Republican chants "lock him up!!" ??

It's not the Republican party. It's the Hypocrisy party (RINO > HIPPO)

[wnylib]

61. The Treasonous Terrorist Party.

[Rebl2]

39. What are

you hiding Rand? Do you have boxes in your “basement” too?

[Eyeball_Kid]

40. The voters of Kentucky.

They’ll hopefully think long and hard before voting for this con artist again. He thinks he’s clever, but he’s really deluding himself into thinking that he has something useful to say. It’s garbage and always has been garbage. Putin, OTOH, is very happy with Paul.

[Kid Berwyn]

41. Exactly what a Co-conspirator would say.

Lock him up, too.

[Botany]

42. Rand Paul, "Calls for repeal of Espionage Act amid DOJ investigation into Trump."

aka "Hi I'm Rand Paul and I am a Russian agent."

The FBI, the NSA, Interpol, and the CIA need to get a good look @ Mr. Paul banking, his
communications, and his connections to Russia.

[Lonestarblue]

43. Charles Booker is running for the Senate against Rand Paul.

I have donated to his campaign, even knowing that he’s a long shot. We need Democrats like him to run in races like this. Sometimes they win! And Paul has been giving plenty of fodder for opposition ads with his stupid pronouncements. He didn’t bother going to Eastern Kentucky after the floods there, which also might hurt him.

[oasis]

87. +1

[dchill]

44. Oh. So you've done it, too, eh, Rand?

[dixiechiken1]

45. FUCK RAND PAUL.

Seriously, FUCK. HIM.

[DENVERPOPS]

46. As usual

they want the constitution and laws written one way for them, and a different set for the rest of us......

[Efilroft Sul]

48. In poker, this is known as a tell.

[keithbvadu2]

49. Russian Rand shows his loyalty to Trump and Russia.

Russian Rand shows his loyalty to Trump and Russia.

His 1st Amendment rights to betray America.

[Marthe48]

50. Rand Paul is f**kn stupid

There was an historical account of a kind cutting out a guy's tongue, then shaving his head, writing a secret message on the guy's head, waiting til his hair grew out, and then sending him to another king, who shaved the guy's head and read the message.

From earliest times, state secrets have been rigorously guarded. This stupid dolt saying a law violates free speech is a freakishly idiotic traitor to his country. Definitely take him off the reliable and trusted list and don't let him in on any secrets. He'll blather about them like he's talking about popping zits on his ass.

[malthaussen]

51. How about Kentucky repeals Rand Paul? n/t

[Samrob]

52. NOQ Do not repeal it, reform it. Codify behaviors like Trump at Mar-a-largo as ALL felonies with

minimum sentencing of 3 years in jail.

[Old Crank]

53. Didn't Rand know

that sucking on toadstools could be poisonous?

[BigmanPigman]

57. ....

[aggiesal]

54. What an idiot! How much longer do we have to deal with this crap? ...

How is giving US secrets to foreigners a 1st Amendment right?

(R)'s spaghetti logic would mean we shouldn't have any laws beacuse their spaghetti logic would eventually show how it violated at least one amendment.

[Evolve Dammit]

56. Special request from Putin? Aqua Buddha Randy didn't think of this on his own.

[Blue Owl]

64. Aqua Buddha is a toilet-licking weasel

[Evolve Dammit]

66. and those are his good points

[relayerbob]

58. Of course he did

And if it was a Dem stealing documents, he'd be going "Execute him by firing squad at dawn". The lying, treasonous hypocrite. I hope the money to his house is located, even McCain knew he was a russian asset.

[LeftInTX]

59. From the guy who wants the govt to spy on women's bodies!

[MissMillie]

65. bravo!

you nailed that one!

[Ziggysmom]

60. Paul is a Putin asset just like tfg.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[keithbvadu2]

72. Russian Rand could argue that Alaska is part of Russia.

[Sogo]

62. They really don't even try to conseal anything anymore, do they?

Rand Paul's act acknowledges the upcoming convictions of Trump and others (possibly even Rand Paul)!

[Collimator]

68. Going to share a little Old Time Religion with Brother Paul here. . .

. . . Because he's a good Christian, right? The kind that knows we need more church and less rule of law in this country.

Proverbs 6:16-19

16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

[LudwigPastorius]

69. Fuck you, you squirrel-pelt-wearing, greedhead motherfucker.

Paul's neighbor had the right idea.

[AntiFascist]

70. I wonder what deal was made to cause Rand Paul to tolerate espionage?

particularly since:

On February 12, 2019, Senators Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Rand Paul introduced a
bipartisan resolution requiring that any deal to share nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia block
the Kingdom from creating a nuclear weapon.

Despite these concerns, the White House appears to be proceeding. As recently as
February 12, 2019, the President reportedly met with nuclear power developers at the White
House to discuss sharing nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia.

https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/Trump%20Saudi%20Nuclear%20Report%20-%202-19-2019.pdf

I guess in Trump-world money trumps national security.

[IcyPeas]

71. "One way to stop Trump from violating laws is by repealing all the laws"

Link to tweet

[keithbvadu2]

73. FFF - another 'grass roots' group sponsored by Russia?

FFF - another 'grass roots' group sponsored by Russia?

Do they get their funding in rubles from NRA?

[riversedge]

75. Schumer has to clean house-er the Senate!!!

[mzmolly]

76. Investigate Rand

Paul.

[YoshidaYui]

77. FIRST of all SIT DOWN

AND SHUT THE FUCK UP, SECONDLY BE PREPAIRED FOR THE FBI TO FIND OUT WHERE you were JAN 6TH!!

[chuluma]

78. Putin trained him well

Very well.

[Skittles]

82. really makes me wonder what that little fucking weasel is hiding

must be SPECTACULAR

[W T F]

79. I wonder, how much dirt does Trump have on Rand Paul?????

[live love laugh]

80. GTFOH #clownshit 🤡

[CousinIT]

81. So now they're at the "if we can't get away with breaking the law, change the law" stage. n/t

[samsingh]

84. rand paul seems to be a foreign agent - probably russian

[BlueIdaho]

85. Better idea - we offer you a blindfold and a cigarette

Just before you’re dispatched for your traitorous actions - comrade.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

86. Russian assets need to be held accountable.

Link to tweet