I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say that he will kill Americans on American soil who are not actively attacking a country.
Rand Paul: “I cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say that he will kill Americans on American soil who are not…”
On the recordMarch 6, 2013
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Senator Rand Paul expresses his strong opposition to the idea of the president having the authority to kill Americans on U.S. soil.
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