The greatest danger when we accept the notion that the government is supposed to take care of us from cradle to grave and we're supposed to be the policemen of the world is that ultimately it's down at the expense of personal liberty.
Paul warns against government overreach and its impact on personal freedoms.
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I'm not surprised. I think there has been a few of us who have been warning about this, voted against the Patriot Act, voted against this FISA court so it doesn't surprise me a bit.
Power in government is almost always abused and this is abuse and it isn't Democrats and it isn't Republicans, it's both of them.
Safety is the only thing that I care about. Both economically and physical safety is the driving force and it's also the destruction of liberty.