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Rand Paul: “You can't amend the Constitution by just saying we are going to create some secret group of individuals and banks.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
You can't amend the Constitution by just saying we are going to create some secret group of individuals and banks.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Ron Paul argues against the creation of secretive financial entities undermining constitutional authority.

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