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Rand Paul: And the language says, it does not contain words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other than to urge the…

On the recordJuly 14, 1998
And the language says, it does not contain words that in context can have no reasonable meaning other than to urge the election or defeat of one or more cleared identified candidates. This is where the rift is, where reasonable meaning. And we say that big government gets to decide, according to the language of the gentleman from California, what 'reasonable meaning' is. And if I pass this out in a church, my opposition could very well say that, under reasonable understanding, that they are trying to sway the people in that church with this voter guide towards the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Ganske) on this voter guide. Therefore, they would have to come under Federal regulations.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of language in election-related regulations.

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