I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
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Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#2I recalled this line by Lawrence Lessig during Rand Paul's filibuster regarding drone strikes on American citizens:
There is plenty to disagree with Rand Paul about. But this filibuster is not. Thank you, sir. http://twitter.com/lessig/status/309415470879100928
I feel the same way about his efforts on Internet rights.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#3You know that channel selection concept for consumers where you get to pick and choose what you want and only pay for those parts?
I'd like to be able to pick and chose the parts of each individual in Congress.
There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#4You know that channel selection concept for consumers where you get to pick and choose what you want and only pay for those parts? I'd like to be able to pick and chose the parts of each individual in Congress. There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
What are the parts you don't like? I don't follow him that closely but doesn't he have a lot of pro-freedom views?
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#5You know that channel selection concept for consumers where you get to pick and choose what you want and only pay for those parts? I'd like to be able to pick and chose the parts of each individual in Congress. There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
What are the parts you don't like? I don't follow him that closely but doesn't he have a lot of pro-freedom views?
Spend less than we take in is very unpopular since nobody thinks their programs should be cut.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#6You know that channel selection concept for consumers where you get to pick and choose what you want and only pay for those parts? I'd like to be able to pick and chose the parts of each individual in Congress. There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
>There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
Anytime either of the Paul's do something great that hits the news (many times a year), the armchair pundits on the internet make vague references to everything else they do which makes them not worth voting for. Some of the only people in congress who'll stand by their values and whom you know from what to expect.
It's contrarian bullshit and I'm sick of it.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#7I recalled this line by Lawrence Lessig during Rand Paul's filibuster regarding drone strikes on American citizens: There is plenty to disagree with Rand Paul about. But this filibuster is not. Thank you, sir. http://twitter.com/lessig/status/309415470879100928 I feel the same way about his efforts on Internet rights.
Even when you don't agree with the guy, it's refreshing seeing someone defend a position because he believes in it, and not because his job depends on it.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#8You know that channel selection concept for consumers where you get to pick and choose what you want and only pay for those parts? I'd like to be able to pick and chose the parts of each individual in Congress. There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for.
>There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for. Anytime either of the Paul's do something great that hits the news (many times a year), the armchair pundits on the internet make vague references to everything else they do which makes them not worth voting for. Some of the only people in congress who'll stand by their values and whom you know from what to expect. It's contrarian bullshit and I'm sick of it.
Ron Paul and Rand Paul are corporatists. They happen to be right on a couple of issues but they are wrong on almost everything else. A list of things they are wrong on:
- Civil rights : The Pauls have long been against the Civil Rights act though they recently pretend they aren't.
- Environmental regulation : They want none. Our major cities would look like those terrible pictures/video from China. Some of you may be too young to remember but the LA smog of the 80s was pretty bad.
- Finance regulation : They want none, basically. The practices that caused the crash of 2008 haven't been stopped (and actually China is headed for a much, much bigger real estate crash which could make 2008 look mild.) We need regulation to provide a stable economy. See: Elizabeth Warren's many interviews on this subject.
- Right to choose : They are against a woman's right to choose.
- Equal pay : They are against equal pay for equal work laws.
- Food inspection : They are against food inspection and want to rely on the free market to protect us from bad chicken and bean sprouts.
- Health care : Again, they want a totally free market system where poor people are basically told "Good luck, sucker!"
- Worker's rights : Never mind unions, the Pauls are against such simple things as safety regulations, laws requiring lunch breaks, time off, etc. for full time workers. All workers would be at the mercy of their employers. Which might sound great if you've only ever worked white collar jobs, but try go working delivering car parts or something.
- Immigration : As part of their overall isolationist viewpoint, they are not going to treat the millions of illegal immigrants like human beings.
It's not "contrarian bullshit", it's people who actually pay attention pointing out that being right twice a day doesn't make a good clock.
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Because apparently I have to do all the work, I've added WHY they're wrong on all these issues.
You may disagree with my viewpoints, but the point of this comment is to show I have well considered reasons for not liking them.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#9I recalled this line by Lawrence Lessig during Rand Paul's filibuster regarding drone strikes on American citizens: There is plenty to disagree with Rand Paul about. But this filibuster is not. Thank you, sir. http://twitter.com/lessig/status/309415470879100928 I feel the same way about his efforts on Internet rights.
Even when you don't agree with the guy, it's refreshing seeing someone defend a position because he believes in it, and not because his job depends on it.
The 12-79 rejection of his amendment is appaling, especially since it directly appeals to the constitution, but that would make it inconvenient for things like the MegaUpload takedown, now wouldn't it.
Re: I thanked Rand Paul for his Internet Rights efforts lately. He replied.
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
>There is little else of Rand Paul worth paying for. Anytime either of the Paul's do something great that hits the news (many times a year), the armchair pundits on the internet make vague references to everything else they do which makes them not worth voting for. Some of the only people in congress who'll stand by their values and whom you know from what to expect. It's contrarian bullshit and I'm sick of it.
Ron Paul and Rand Paul are corporatists. They happen to be right on a couple of issues but they are wrong on almost everything else. A list of things they are wrong on: - Civil rights : The Pauls have long been against the Civil Rights act though they recently pretend they aren't. - Environmental regulation : They want none. Our major cities would look like those terrible pictures/video from China. Some of you may be…
Your post contains zero information apart from "Here's a bunch of talking points. You go research them"
Edit: Ebbv recently changed his post to elaborate on his points, so while his argument now basically boils down to "I'm a hardline liberal and this is where the Pauls and I differ," my post is no longer relevant.