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Rand Paul: I think it is a good question because, ultimately, the question is, Who gets to decide? Does the President get to decide…

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
I think it is a good question because, ultimately, the question is, Who gets to decide? Does the President get to decide unilaterally that he is going to do this? And how would you challenge it? If you are dead, you have a tough time challenging, basically, his authority to do this. But, no, I cannot imagine in any way that you can usurp and go beyond the constitutional requirements in the United States. I see no way he can do that, and I cannot imagine that he would even assert such a thing. But it still boggles the mind that he will not explicitly say he will not do this.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Mar 6, 2013

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