The majority of the Senate--and I think Senator Sanders would agree with me--actually do believe in unlimited Article II authority on both sides of the aisle.
Rand Paul: “The majority of the Senate--and I think Senator Sanders would agree with me--actually do believe in unlimited Article II…”
On the recordJune 5, 2018
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Rand Paul discusses the Senate's belief in broad executive war powers.
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