Rand Paul: “Well, the interesting thing about this is for many years, no one would talk about the drone strike program at all. Then…”

“Well, the interesting thing about this is for many years, no one would talk about the drone strike program at all. Then, recently, one of the former spokesmen for the President said he was instructed to never say it existed. But now that it is in the open, the President, a week ago, was asked at Google when he was there for an interview: Can you do this? His answer: Well, the rules would probably have to be different inside than outside. That implies he thinks he can do it in America. Then the question becomes, What are those rules? This is as much about the checks and balances of--you know, they say we have the ability to advise and consent. This is some friendly advice I am giving to the President today that he ought to think about or we should think about as a body whether we are a check and balance to the power of the Executive, whether it is Republican or Democratic. I think it is immaterial. No President should have the power to make these decisions unilaterally.”