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JackRiddler

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46. It is a pose you should welcome.

Fri Aug 15, 2014, 03:41 PM

Aug 2014

He didn't say what you've added, even if he believes it or has said something like it in the past.

It's not about him, it's about an idea that should be accepted no matter who says it for what reason: demilitarize the police!

If Republicans were to drop some of their awful policies tomorrow (holding up Congress for ACA repeals), of course it would be for tactical reasons. So? It wouldn't be a good thing?

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Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police [View all] 7962 Aug 2014 OP

While I appreciate the sentiments that Herr Paul espouses here abbeyco Aug 2014 #1

I might get flamed JackInGreen Aug 2014 #27

He's posing. bvf Aug 2014 #28

He's not posing Reter Aug 2014 #44

On second thought bvf Aug 2014 #45

It is a pose you should welcome. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #46

I'm kind of ambivalent on this issue bvf Aug 2014 #53

In addition to right vs. left ozone_man Aug 2014 #56

I'm sorry, but I just can't take criticism of inequities in the criminal justice system Chakab Aug 2014 #2

He's a johnny come lately to this affair and seeking to get a foot in the door: freshwest Aug 2014 #30

And we must not let the right rip this issue away from us, like they did with Justina Pelletier. pnwmom Aug 2014 #3

Exactly billhicks76 Aug 2014 #25

Yes, there is a financial incentive with the forfeiture law, and with pnwmom Aug 2014 #29

Much more to the point. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #47

If they did, they'd ignore it -- like they did with Elizabeth Warren. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #49

Not if Clinton or Biden said it, but... JackRiddler Aug 2014 #51

That's what I'm saying. Dems shouldn't ignore this like Patrick Duval ignored Justina. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #52

Rand Paul On MSNBC billhicks76 Aug 2014 #55

Rand Paul is a Libertarian. Libertarians suck. Therefore, anything Rand Paul says sucks RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #4

And if he is for it we must be against it. zeemike Aug 2014 #5

Some want an easy road. Define people by their color or affiliation irregardless of what they say. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #6

Nor honest MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #8

Or have integrity. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #11

The problem is that ... aggiesal Aug 2014 #16

No. He wants government. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #19

No, everything he does is to ... aggiesal Aug 2014 #22

Military His Nemesis billhicks76 Aug 2014 #26

Love it!!! busterbrown Aug 2014 #20

'Libertarian ideology is just a call for corporate tyranny.' Noam Chomsky freshwest Aug 2014 #31

#%^* Rand Paul! MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #7

Hey, Third Way Manny! Is that you?? RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #10

Good catch Rufus. He tried to sneak that by as the real Manny. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #12

Sorry, rough week MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #15

He'll probably change his tune on that and very quickly Warpy Aug 2014 #9

This is not breaking news, and tonight's events ... frazzled Aug 2014 #13

Read up the thread. SunSeeker Aug 2014 #23

Consider the source, SunSeeker Number23 Aug 2014 #24

When I saw it, it was news to me. I'm not "spamming". If its elsewhere here, I did not see it 7962 Aug 2014 #33

He's hitching onto a bill written by a Democrat. He's for corporate rule, personhood laws, etc. freshwest Aug 2014 #14

Hopefully he will vote for it, too. JackRiddler Aug 2014 #48

This from the man who told Rachel he didn't think the Civil Rights Act should apply to business SunSeeker Aug 2014 #17

He's trying to take credit for Johnson (D-GA) already introduced. Maybe he'll vote fot it. freshwest Aug 2014 #57

Yup, or a repeal of the minimum wage or the ACA... SunSeeker Aug 2014 #58

Well, he does just have such an 'enlightened' view of things, ya know? freshwest Aug 2014 #59

Even a stopped clock is correct once or twice a day. n/t TygrBright Aug 2014 #18

Oh Rand Paul Please Stop.. busterbrown Aug 2014 #21

You mean the worshippers of the church of Aqua Budda are not complete assholes? Hoppy Aug 2014 #32

I wouldn't count on that. freshwest Aug 2014 #60

Rand Paul: A classic wolf in sheep's clothing nt aaaaaa5a Aug 2014 #34

I don't mind a guy speaking the truth on a topic. WhoWoodaKnew Aug 2014 #35

Dem's should be saying this harun Aug 2014 #38

Absolutely. And some are. It's an embarrassment that more aren't saying this RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #42

fuck ayn rand paul. Javaman Aug 2014 #36

OK let's see rock Aug 2014 #37

The great Democratic politicians knew that you had to use every available tool to get things done. A Simple Game Aug 2014 #39

Why do you complicate this with reality? JackRiddler Aug 2014 #50

I am in total agreement with Rand Paul on this one CanonRay Aug 2014 #40

Rand Paul provides a convenient inoculation for the President RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #41

To be fair, Paul has talked about the racial makeup of our prisons for a long time. Calista241 Aug 2014 #43

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Liberal_from_va34 Aug 2014 #54