Posted on 03/07/2013 12:51:49 PM PST by jazusamo
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted fellow GOP Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday, saying the two “think the whole world is a battlefield.”
Paul criticized the hawkish senators for thinking the laws of war should take precedence over the Bill of Rights. The two had criticized Paul’s statements about drone policy during the Kentucky Republican’s 13-hour filibuster on Thursday.
“They think the whole world is a battlefield including America and that the laws of war should apply,” Paul said in an interview on Fox News about McCain and Graham, who had described Paul’s comments about drones as “ridiculous.”
“The laws of war don't involve due process so when they ask you for an attorney you tell them to shut up. That's not my understanding of the way America works,” Paul told Fox. “I don't think the laws of war apply to America, I think the Bill of Rights do and I think it's a disservice to our soldiers that our senators up there arguing that the Bill of Rights aren't important.
Paul said whether drones can be used against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil is a “very serious question” and was at the root of Wednesday’s filibuster, which delayed a final confirmation vote on John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee to lead the CIA.
“This was a very serious question. It was a question that took a month and a half to get an answer to and I so I would argue and I think a lot of the public would agree with me, both on the right and the left, that what we ask was a very serious question and it's a question that we finally got an answer to,” Paul said.
Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday responded to Paul in a letter that said the U.S. does not have the authority to conduct a drone attack against a U.S. citizen on American soil.
“Hooray, for 13 hours yesterday we asked them that question. And so there is a result and a victory,” Paul said after the letter was read to him during the Fox interview. “Under duress and under public humiliation the White House will respond and do the right thing.”
The answer just took a filibuster that lasted almost half a day, Paul added.
“So now, after 13 hours of filibuster, we're proud to announce that the president is not going to kill unarmed Americans on American soil,” Paul continued. “My next question is why did it take so long, why is it so hard and why would a president so jealously guard power that they were afraid to say this but I am glad and I think that the answer does answer my question.”
Great graphic...It’s most enjoyable to see the new kids in town do something besides agree with the Rats.
That says it all right there, McCain is always about McCain.
By posting on this website, I’m certain we’re all “engaged in combat” by their definition. Words mean nothing to these people.
Won't be the first time. Just ask the Bonus Army.
That’s awesome! Go Mr. Paul, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Rubio, I wish my Senator was a part of that, but sadly Mr. Inhofe was busy having a dinner I could never afford with someone I could never have dinner with.
these two idiots delivered bozo’s message and as for them having a meal with bozo who has lied, manipulated, attacked them then you can;t even make this up
one and others stand for the rule of law
the others meet and have a meal wiht a guy who hates their guts, who uses them to push a radical agenda and attacks them and it;s no coincidence that the dinner was set at the exact same time as Paul doing this
well done Rubio, Cruz and Paul amongst some others
The elitist beltway old guard republicans see their power under threat and as I type this I see the media is pushing Christie to run now
ARRGGHHH
Then they lose some of the intimidation factor they were going for with the drone strikes. You would pay attention if your tea party neighbor got droned one night while you slept...
The Old White Flag Republicans can go straight to He// and take their pal Obama with them!
I stand with Rand and the “Don’t Tread On Me” Republicans like Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Tim Scott, Jeff Sessions and every FReedom loving warrior willing to fight for our Constitution!
So is Paul going to vote for Brennen? I think there needed to be an elementof trust in the debate and trust wasn’t mentioned. Just because Mr Obama nominated him doesn’t mean he needs to be approved. Brennen is, after all, a muslim, from what I need. And they can lie like a rug.
McGraham were PO’d that Rand Paul took the MSM’s spot light off their little dinner meeting with the won.
Or the South.
Life in general is a battlefield in case these noodles didn’t notice , no thanks to snivelers like them or O, or maybe these two are just shell-socked and need a long rest.
Or the victims of the Boston Massacre or the students at Kent State.
I'm BUMPING that six ways to Sunday!!
the south or Ruby ridge, Waco,
Nah the Govt would never attack her own country men ARF
Agreed, they definitely need a long rest.
If this was done under President Bush, McCain would be crying on all the networks
Holder’s written capitulation leaves McCain and Graham floundering on the shore while the tide goes out.
Like two old walruses, too far gone to waddle down to the receding sea, they spend their time hawking and spitting at the young bulls.
why is john mccain still in office?
just what kind of machine does he run in his state?
what kind of pork does he take home?
I can’t believe that more than 1% of the population would agree with McCain-Graham-Holder on the drone issue, regardless of political persuasion.
Rand is on the right side with this - put the pedal to the metal and hammer down! This smells like opportunity.
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