Sen. Rand Paul Remembers America’s Freedom
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) eloquently spoke before the Senate as they debated the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the amendment that would disallow indeterminate detention of American citizens suspected of terrorism without the legal benefit of habeas corpus. As Senate bill 1867 stands now, not only could suspects be incarcerated indefinitely, they can be taken from American soil and placed in the prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. No trial. No verdict. No sentence. Only suspicion of terrorist threat.
One might ask whether I support terrorism because I am not willing to kill freedom to protect safety. Of course, I do not support terrorism in any form. I firmly believe that anyone suspected of terrorist affiliation should be shoved into a police station, and subsequently a courtroom as soon as possible to have the suspicion investigated thoroughly so that Americans can remain safe. Our safety, however, cannot force the sacrifice of our civil liberties or national freedom. As we do to one citizen, we do to all citizens. If we allow one American to be housed in a foreign prison without due process, every single American citizen is in jeopardy of losing his or freedom in the same manner.
In a glimmer of hope for balance, reason, and constitutional validation, Mark Udall (D-CO) proposed Amendment #1126 to NDAA, that clearly defined that those suspected of terrorism could not be treated as antagonists from foreign countries would be. They are American citizens who should have all the same rights as every other American. This proposed amendment went down to defeat with bipartisan “nay” votes. Senators on both sides of the aisle have apparently lost their minds.
The following video is 13 minutes, 41 seconds of pure reason and exhibits Senator Paul’s understanding of American history and the horrific potential to move toward Third World status, thrusting our country into the abyss with other sovereignties where citizens disappear mysteriously, possibly never being heard from again. Please watch this video in its entirety. It is a powerful warning that, if unheard or disbelieved, may lead to a militaristic government heretofore unimaginable in our country.