On the recordJune 5, 2013
I think there has been a few of us who have been warning about this, and voted against the Patriot Act, voted against these FISA courts. So it doesn't surprise me a bit.
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transcripts.cnn.comRon Paul: “I think there has been a few of us who have been warning about this, and voted against the Patriot Act, voted against…”
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Ron Paul expresses his lack of surprise regarding the government's surveillance practices and mentions his opposition to the Patriot Act.
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