Posted on 04/07/2023 3:56:31 AM PDT by tlozo
Sen. Rand Paul’s heated opposition to a TikTok ban startled Capitol Hill last week, but you could look at it as a straightforward case of following the money, according to insiders – in this case, the money of a major GOP donor who has $33 billion on the line.
The gentleman from Kentucky – who has made his career partly as a China hawk – surprised colleagues on the Senate floor last week when he blocked Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s hopes for fast-tracked legislation to ban TikTok.
“Speech is protected whether you like it or not,” Rand said, jumping on Hawley’s proposal as soon as he stopped speaking. “Have faith that our desire for freedom is strong enough to survive a few dance videos.”
Sources claim credit for Paul’s impassioned speech should go to GOP mega donor Jeffrey Yass.
The billionaire CEO of Susquehanna Financial Group has given Paul more than $10 million since 2020, according to election filings.
His fund also owns a 15% stake in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, that’s worth an estimated $33 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Thanks for commenting, before reading article, as no one has accused Rand Paul of being a "Chinese agent".
The government is already doing it.
FB does everything TiK Tok does
This bill sucks. That great Republican Senator Thune (disappointment in greek I think) is a cosponsor — need I say more.?
Yes. Difference is that Tiktok is owned by the Chinese. That's why Tiktok is banned on all federal government-owned devices.
You sir are OBTUSE - No, the debate is NOT about banning TickityTok.
The Debate is about the new law proposed by the UNIPARTY and they are using TickittyTock as the COVER story for the Dumb amongst us.
Yes, that would be you
“Debate is whether Tiktok should be banned. Ron Paul says he is against banning Tiktok, before the bill was presented.”
And there is the Freudian slip. The deep set hate for Ron Paul is driving you to also hate his son Rand Paul.
As a Paultard I can tell you with authority that both Ron and Rand have always opposed banning ANY free speech on ANY platform and in ANY form their whole careers.
Protecting free speech without compromise is what the Pauls have ALWAYS done.
Once again, Ron Paul is against banning Tiktok, period. No matter what bill is written, even if it exclusively bans only Tiktok.
Sorry, being older I just remember Ron more than Rand.
I had hoped that you were simply obtuse.
Now I will have to assume you are a Commy FBI agent who, with time on your hands, having had the experience of working in D.C as one of the J6 provacoturs, has decided to do additional instigation on this site.
Were your daddy and granddaddy KGB operatives, is this where you learned how to be so obtuse?
Thanks for the enlightening debate.
Yikes!
“Sorry, being older I just remember Ron more than Rand.”
Of course, that is exactly what I stated. And it has made your judgment Pre-biased.
Before I knew Jeff Yass was funding the Paul’s, I noted how Paul’s argument was not consistent with his normally logical and fact based arguments.
That article is deceptively titled for sure.
This legislation that Senator Paul is opposing is just more Patriot Act and FISA court stuff.
We should be getting rid of bad laws, not making more bad laws.
I think most of you know what I mean.
Before I knew Jeff Yass was funding the Paul’s, I noted how Paul’s argument was not consistent with his normally logical and fact based arguments.
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I hear ya.... Oh wait. How is he being illogical and inconsistent? Because you jumped the shark with your claim.
I guess you have a blind spot, and we would like to help you see it. (Or maybe you can help us see ours?)
So you think Paul opposes the bill because the Chinese pay them. I don’t believe the Pauls are paid Chinese agents. They had the same public position since Nixon was president.
I ha e read a breakdown of what this law will empower the Feds to do. The law is a vast over reach and gives blanket powers to the Feds. Vast Deep State over reach — tagging it after the TikTok hearings was just an excuse. Hooray for Rand Paul even if I’m not a Libertarian Paul supporter
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