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Rand Paul: piecing together what I have heard of some of his testimony, I actually think he did finally admit to some things that I…

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
piecing together what I have heard of some of his testimony, I actually think he did finally admit to some things that I think are consistent with what I am saying. They haven't put it in writing previously. I would think he could almost take his testimony today--where he almost at some point seems to agree that it would be unconstitutional to kill noncombatants, people not actively engaged in combat--and if he would say that, I think he would answer my question, basically. Because I have never been talking about people engaged in lethal force. You don't get much due process there. If you are engaged in lethal force, lethal force is used against you. So one would think he could answer that simple question, similar to what he actually stated in his testimony today, but they won't give us a succinct answer, or any answer, really. So that is the answer we have been trying to get to all along.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
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Mar 6, 2013

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