I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.
Rand PaulI think that there is a bipartisan consensus that's incorrect that we should have the whole world be in NATO. For example, if we had Ukraine and Georgia in NATO - and this is something McCain and the other neocons have advocated for - we would be at war now because Russia has invaded both of them.
Rand PaulDuring the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
Rand PaulThe Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as Iām a U.S. Senator, I will fight to protect the basic rights and liberties that belong to all of us as American citizens.
Rand PaulI can tell you who's planning terroris attacks. The leaders of ISIL. And I can tell you where they're at. They're in Raqqa, Syria. So for God's sakes, Mr. President Barack Obama , change your strategy. Come up with a ground force to go in and destroy the caliphate before we get hit here at home. That would be my advice to you.
Rand Paul