Rand Paul Admits to Blocking Anti-Lynching Bill

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Rand Paul Admits to Blocking Anti-Lynching Bill

June 3, 2020 at 3:28 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 211 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/03/rand-paul-admits-blocking-anti-lynching-bill/

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) “acknowledged that he is holding up a bill with broad bipartisan support that would make lynching a federal hate crime, saying he fears it could allow enhanced penalties for altercations that result in only ‘minor bruising,'” the Washington Post reports.

“Paul’s objection halted a measure that appeared on the verge of getting to the president’s desk earlier this year after more than a century of stymied attempts by Congress to pass anti-lynching legislation. And it comes amid a nationwide convulsion over the treatment of black Americans by law enforcement officers.”

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[Grins]

1. Well, he does know his "base"...

Just like his father, Ron Paul.

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2. Come on, Kentucky. Do better, ffs.

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3. Rand, if you are the only one holding up the bill...

maybe the real problem is you.