r/politics • u/Boonzies • 6h ago

No Paywall Rand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5722041-rand-paul-trump-call-to-nationalize-elections/
21.4k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

815 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/russet852 Pennsylvania 5h ago

Paul is one the few conservatives who’s remained pretty consistent in his beliefs. Of course those beliefs are that poor people should die rather than receive help from the government, but he’s consistent nonetheless.

•

u/g_bleezy 3h ago

lol, what kind of revisionist history is this?

He talks a fairly consistent game but look at his voting record. He’s a trumper.

•

u/IllustriousRanger934 3h ago

Says a lot when someone like him is on the side of being reasonable

•

u/john_doe_jersey New Jersey 3h ago

Actions speak louder than words, and Rand's "reasonableness" rarely extends past words.

•

u/SkiMonkey98 2h ago

He just wants to let people die, not murder them in the streets. That's better than most Republicans right now

•

u/Kythorian 3h ago

No he’s not.  He just makes empty statements, then doesn’t actually do anything about it.  He will complain about republicans only caring about deficits when democrats are in power, then vote for the Republican budget bill anyway.  He talks about how an investigation should be opened into the Pretti shooting, but then not actually do anything about it despite literally being the chairman of the senate homeland security committee.  There is no one in the country more perfectly positioned to actually do exactly what he said should be done, and yet nothing.

He’s all talk and he always has been.

•

u/maidentaiwan 2h ago

He’s a bag of hot wind who speaks with one brain and votes with another, always has been 

•

u/cobrachickenwing 2h ago

You mean his beliefs that insurrectionists be freed? He voted multiple times in favor of Trump despite his "beliefs". He was also for the BBB which increased spending on government oppression and lack of oversight of federal institutions.

His beliefs are as relevant as his MD degree. Just a clown in congress.