Rand Paul "Assures" Evangelicals That He Doesn't Want to End the Drug War

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http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/rand-paul-assures-evangelicals-that-he-d

In preparation for a 2016 presidential run, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is courting evangelical leaders. And we all know what that means! It's time to throw those hedonistic, libertine, drug-obsessed libertarians under the bus. The Washington Post reports on how that's going:

At a lunch Friday with about a dozen evangelical pastors in a Cedar Rapids hotel, the younger Paul assured the group that he disagrees with libertarians who support legalizing drugs. When one pastor inquired about ideological ties between Paul and his father, the senator asked that he be judged as his own man.

Paul said he believes in freedom and wants a “virtuous society” where people practice “self-restraint.” Yet he believes in laws and limits as well. Instead of advocating for legalized drugs, for example, he pushes for reduced penalties for many drug offenses.

“I’m not advocating everyone go out and run around with no clothes on and smoke pot,” [Rand] said. “I’m not a libertarian. I’m a libertarian Republican. I’m a constitutional conservative.”

“He made it very clear that he does not support legalization of drugs like marijuana and that he supports traditional marriage,” [said Brad Sherman of the Solid Rock Christian Church in Coralville, Iowa].

Just to hammer home what's been said already: Paul isn't a libertarian on drugs. He wants to keep everything illegal, but institute gentler penalties. That's not remotely libertarian. (Is it politically practical? Sure. So are farm subsidies.)

cont. http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/rand-paul-assures-evangelicals-that-he-d

 

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I can see why evangelicals are so concerned about this. Jesus spent his life exhorting his disciples to stay drug free. He also continually stressed that his followers should take over governments and police the behavior of all citizens. Jesus was really persistent about shit like this. It's all over the Bible.

 

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And i liked this asshole, because he was trying to block that federal 2012 2cx ban. Thought he really cared about drug reform. Pft. He's also going against daddy's beliefs (which actually make sense). Then again, these fucking Christians need to be spoonfed bs for them to go on living a happy existence. They hear 25i, and they shit their pants. A bullshit law gets passed that only condemns the children we love so much, and they're cool. While something is legal, it's the poor kids, the poor kids using these drugs. When they're banned, fuck your kids, criminalize them all! (A little OT, but I hope you get what I mean)

 

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And i liked this asshole, because he was trying to block that federal 2012 2cx ban. Thought he really cared about drug reform. Pft. He's also going against daddy's beliefs (which actually make sense). Then again, these fucking Christians need to be spoonfed bs for them to go on living a happy existence. They hear 25i, and they shit their pants. A bullshit law gets passed that only condemns the children we love so much, and they're cool. While something is legal, it's the poor kids, the poor kids using these drugs. When they're banned, fuck your kids, criminalize them all! (A little OT, but I hope you get what I mean)

Politics is about choices. The drug thing has become a liability to him so he had to jump back towards the middle a little bit. He is still far better than every other republican.

 

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I'm tellin his dad about this. Rand's ass is about to get spanked.

He also said this

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2452259