Rand Paul: “I thank the Senator from Texas for coming to the floor and cheering me up. I was getting kind of tired. I appreciate him…”

“I thank the Senator from Texas for coming to the floor and cheering me up. I was getting kind of tired. I appreciate him bringing news from the outside world. As you know, we are not allowed to have electronics on the floor, so I don't really have much knowledge of the electronic outside world. But actually it is probably a good thing for every American eventually not to see their phone or their computer for about 8 hours. The thing is, people think that we should not--people are always saying don't fight, get along, and stuff. I think people do want that. I think at the same time they want you to stand up and stand for something and believe in something. It doesn't have to mean that we do it in an acrimonious way. Even the Senator from Illinois and I usually have civilized words together. There is a smile. The thing about it is that there are principles we ought to stand for. I think the most important principle here, though, is that really this is a tug-of-war between the executive branch and the legislative branch. There may be some partisanship, that we can't all get together in the Senate to say to the President that we think his power should be restrained, but I think at the same time there are some on the other side who are saying that. Really, that is what this should be about. It is about how much power a President can have. Can a President have the power to decide to kill Americans on American soil?…”