(Jun 8, 2023)
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Rand Paul bill sets out to ‘end endless war’: ‘Couldn’t we just try the Constitution?’
(08.06.2023)
Congress voted to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs in March. Paul’s amendment to that legislation that would have also repealed the 2001 AUMF failed 9-86.
The Republican senator explained the difficulties he’s had with other Republicans in trying to rollback AUMF during a foreign policy conference hosted by The American Conservative on Thursday.
“I have good news and bad news,” Paul told the audience. “The good news is that Congress finally voted to end a war. The bad news is the war they voted to end had already been over for about 15 years.”
The 2001 AUMF still exists! It‘s how the gov keeps endless war going without ever having to take a vote Anyone not signing on to repeal it does not work for you but for the military industrial complex. @RandPaul to the rescue, yet again.
(09.06.2023)
Senate panel votes to scrap both Iraq war authorizations
Three Republicans — Todd Young of Indiana, Ohio’s Rob Portman, and Rand Paul of Kentucky — voted with all the panel’s Democrats for repeal, with some Republicans who opposed the move Wednesday arguing that though they support scrapping both AUMFs, the time is not right amid rising tensions with neighboring Iran.
Fauci clashes with Rand Paul over masks
The nation‘s top infectious diseases doctor Anthony Fauci on Thursday clashed with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) over the need for people to continue wearing masks once they‘ve already been infected with or vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rand Paul: ‚No place‘ for feds ’runding people up at will‘ in Portland
“The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appear to have increasingly abused emergency authorities to justify the use of force against Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly,” wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Sen. @RandPaul : „The PATRIOT Act in the end is not patriotic.“
Rand Paul on Flynn unmasking: Biden committed ‚devastating abuse of power‘
‚It amounts to illegally eavesdropping for political purposes‘ says Rand Paul discussing new information that Obama officials unmasked Michael Flynn
In win for privacy hawks, Senate adds more legal protections to FISA bill
The Senate will vote on Paul‘s amendment Thursday. It rejected the Daines-Wyden amendment, which needed 60 votes to be included, on Wednesday.
Rand Paul, citing Flynn case, proposes FISA amendment to curb surveillance of Americans
Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday introduced an amendment to the House-passed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to protect Americans’ privacy, citing the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn as an example of “abuse” and saying it “should never be allowed to happen again.”
Paul, R-Ky., who is an outspoken advocate for privacy reforms, proposed an amendment to the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 – which passed the House on a bipartisan basis earlier this year – to protect Americans’ privacy, ensure due process and “reassert the Fourth Amendment.”
POWERFUL CONFRONTATION: Rand Paul and Anthony Fauci‘s contentious Coronavirus exchange
„As much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don‘t think you‘re the end all. I don‘t think you‘re the one person that gets to make a decision,“ Paul said. „We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other side saying there‘s not going to be a surge, that we can safely reopen the economy, and the facts will bear this out.“
Sen. Rand Paul tells Dr. Fauci he isn‘t the ‚end all‘
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, defended his guidance to the federal government over how to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak, telling Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that „I have never made myself out to be the ‚end-all'“ and warning against „cavalier“ thinking that children could be immune to the disease‘s effects.
Senate revives surveillance brawl
The Senate is set to revive a fight over a shadowy surveillance court, bringing to a head a months-long stalemate that resulted in the lapse of three intelligence programs.
The looming debate, which will pit some of President Trump’s biggest allies against one another, comes on the heels of growing questions about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court after the Justice Department inspector general found widespread errors as part of an interim report on warrant applications.
McConnell urges Senate to reject changes to House-passed surveillance bill
(07.05.2020)
Under a deal struck by Senate leadership, senators will vote on three amendments: One from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) preventing FISA warrants from being used against Americans, one from Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on appointing outside advisers, and one from Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to prevent law enforcement from obtaining internet browsing and search history without a warrant.
In times of panic, it is good to have someone with a cool, level MIT head asking the tough questions. Thank you @RepThomasMassie
We must have reform and stop abusing the rights of Americans.
Paul, Lee urging Trump to kill House FISA deal
Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are working to kill a House deal to reauthorize expiring intelligence programs and reform the surveillance court, throwing up an eleventh hour roadblock to the agreement.
I couldn’t agree more. Real reform or nothing this week.
Rand Paul looms as wild card in surveillance fight
Paul, a libertarian-minded Republican, is pushing for broader surveillance court reforms to be included as part of any bill that reauthorizes or extends the expiring provisions of the USA Freedom Act, a 2015 law that overhauled the country’s intelligence programs.
„The time is ripe now. It’s an inflection point. You’ve got Republicans coming around to this,“ Paul said.
Trump upends controversial surveillance fight
Trump’s apparent support for including broader changes to the surveillance court associated with FISA comes as he’s railed repeatedly about his campaign being “spied” upon by the Obama-era FBI.
Progressives and libertarian-minded Republicans have long pushed to reform the court, arguing enough privacy protections and transparency aren’t given to individuals targeted for government surveillance.
Senate passes Iran War Powers resolution despite Trump‘s opposition
The vote was 55-45. Eight Republicans voted in favor of it: Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Todd Young of Indiana, Mike Lee of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Jerry Moran of Kansas.
The Senate should act on legislation to limit Trump’s war-making powers
(17.01.2019)
Kudos to Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Todd C. Young (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for their integrity in standing up for the resolution put forward by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) that joins the House to remind the administration that the Constitution gave Congress the right to declare war.
Kaine and Lee predict as many as 10 Republicans could support war powers resolution
Lee said that the language of the resolution is unobjectionable, saying it simply states that „additional hostilities against Iran need to be authorized by Congress.“ He added, „That is a perfectly unremarkable statement. […] The fact that this would be objectionable to anyone in either political party is really saying something.“ That‘s particularly true after Kaine agreed to amendments from Republicans to make the resolution applicable to any president, and to ensure that it wouldn‘t force a withdrawal of troops in areas where proxy forces of Iran are present.
Up to 10 GOP senators consider bucking Trump on war powers
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is circulating a bipartisan resolution that would direct Trump to remove U.S. forces from any hostilities against Iran within 30 days of its enactment.
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GOP Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) have already voiced their support for the measure, and Kaine says about eight more Republicans, including Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Todd Young (Ind.) and Mitt Romney (Utah), are reviewing it.
Paul fires back at Graham over Iran criticism: ‚He insults the Constitution‘
Graham told reporters on Wednesday that he thought Paul and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) were „overreacting“ by criticizing comments made during a closed-door Iran briefing.
„They‘re libertarians,“ Graham said. „I think they‘re overreacting, quite frankly. Go debate all you want to. I‘m going to debate you. Trust me, I‘m going to let people know that at this moment in time to play this game with the war powers act … whether you mean to or not, you‘re empowering the enemy.“
Senators introduce resolution warning that Congress has not authorized Iran war
Senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution stressing that neither the 2001 nor 2002 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) covers a potential war with Iran.
The resolution, spearheaded by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), comes after days of escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran in the wake of a U.S. airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, Iran‘s top military general.
Rand Paul: Trump ‚got bad advice‘ on killing of Soleimani
He also said he considers killing the general an act of war that requires permission of Congress.
President Donald Trump moves to stop ‚endless wars.‘ I stand with him: Sen. Rand Paul
Then-candidate Trump said often that the Iraq War was a mistake, and that we were in too many places for too long. Fast-forward to 2019, and the president is now moving forward to stop the “endless wars.” I stand with him.
The idea that our president would make this decision from this perspective is refreshing and long-awaited. Virtually every president in my lifetime has ended up in a new conflict or extending and expanding the old ones.
In particular, in the past 18 years, from Iraq to Libya to Syria, past presidents went into one bad misadventure after another.
Rand Paul: Kurds are better off aligned with Assad
“There is a chance that Assad and Erdoğan — if Assad will guarantee his side of the border — that there could be a retreat of Turkey back within its borders and you actually could maybe set up something where the Kurds actually get some provincial or semi-autonomous control,” he told Hill.TV.
New legislation could effectively end war in Afghanistan
(5.3.2019) Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) discuss new legislation they introduced that would effectively end the US war in Afghanistan. #CNN #News
This week, I am introducing legislation to end a war that should have ended long ago, the war in Afghanistan. The United States has been fighting the War on Terror since October of 2001 and it has cost 6 trillion dollars.
Lawmakers: End Afghanistan War, Give Every GWOT Vet a $2,500 Bonus
If passed, the AFGHAN Service Act would also permanently end America‘s involvement in Afghanistan and overturn the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, said the lawmakers, who serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
„It is time to declare the victory we achieved long ago, bring them home, and put America‘s needs first,“ Paul said.
Senator @RandPaul (R-KY) has introduced a new bill calling on US #Congress to repeal the 2001 #AUMF and finally cast a vote to officially end the #WarInAfghanistan and bring all of our troops home. #Afghanistan #DoD #EndlessWar
The 2019 AFGHAN Service Act
(c) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE
—The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40) is repealed effective on the earlier of —
(1) the date that is 395 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution: or
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies that all United States Armed Forces involved in operations or military actions in Afghanistan (as described in subsection (a)(1)(A)) have departed from Afghanistan.
Senate Rejects Sen. Rand Paul’s Bid to Block Arms Sales to Bahrain
In a 21-77 vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected a bill from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) aiming to block a $300 million arms sale to Bahrain. The bill was heavily opposed by the White House.
Trump schlägt Putin Kooperation gegen Terror vor
Auf Besuch in Moskau hat US-Senator Rand Paul nach eigenen Angaben einen Brief von Präsident Donald Trump an Kreml-Chef Wladimir Putin übergeben. Das Schreiben schlage eine Kooperation gegen Terroristen, einen Dialog der Parlamente beider Länder und eine Wiederaufnahme des kulturellen Austausches vor. Paul schrieb heute im Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter: „Ich hatte die Ehre, einen Brief von Präsident Trump an die Führung von Präsident Putin zu überbringen.“
U.S. senator invites Russian lawmakers to Washington
The Republican senator was expected to meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during his visit, the Interfax news agency cited a diplomatic source as saying last week.
Mike Pompeo: Senatsausschuss empfiehlt Bestätigung als US-Aussenminister nur ganz knapp
Der Senat wird voraussichtlich am Donnerstag über Pompeo abstimmen. Nach erheblichem Widerstand der Demokraten und auch aus Reihen der Republikaner gegen den als aussenpolitischen Falken verschrienen Pompeo galt die Bestätigung der Nominierung zunächst als unsicher.
Die Republikaner verfügen im Senat nur über eine ganz knappe Mehrheit. Jedoch hatten sich bis Montag mehrere demokratische Senatoren bereit erklärt, für Pompeo zu stimmen, der als aussenpolitischer Fachmann gilt.
Don‘t ever think for one minute that @RandPaul is on the side of Americans. He is a LIAR and a traitor to the American people! He always says one thing, like not voting for a bad appointment like Mike Pompeo, then at the last minute, changes his mind!
Coons‘ bipartisan gesture during Pompeo panel brings colleague to tears
Coons finally arrived. However, Isakson was still in Georgia. The vote to report Pompeo out of committee with a favorable recommendation would be 10-10.
A tie.
By rule, ties fail. But Corker forged ahead, declaring that Isakson, despite his absence was “aye by proxy.” So 11-10. Still, committee rules forbid proxy votes on behalf of absent senators if they impact the outcome of a roll call tally. So there was a conundrum.
Senator Chris Coons, A DEMOCRAT, abstained at the request of Bob Corker and allowed Pompeo‘s nomination to go to the senate floor. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!?
If they oppose the nominee they should vote no! That‘s how congress works!
Even after Rand Paul changed his mind, the Pompeo vote was still stuck at 10-10 because GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson was absent. But Dem Sen. Chris Coons agreed to vote present to move it along
Thanks to Rand Paul‘s „Cowardly Flip-Flop,“ Senate Committee Approves Warmonger Pompeo
„In voting to recommend Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted against diplomacy today, and for a foreign policy even more inclined towards war,“ Paul Kawika Martin, senior director for policy and political affairs at Peace Action said in a statement following the vote. „Pompeo‘s record of warmongering, climate denial, and Islamophobia speaks for itself.“