Paris sparks new GOP debate about privacy and spying
Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) speech at George Washington University started with a familiar pitch. The crowd, around 150 undergrads invited by "Students for Rand," were invited to join the "leave us the hell alone coalition," and told that liberty retracted whenever government expanded. Suddenly, Paul addressed the elephant in the room.
"There is a danger, in this war on terrorism, that we give up the very liberty that separates us from them," Paul said. "When they stand up on television and say, the tragedy in Paris means you have to give up your liberty, we need more phone surveillance -- b******t!"
The students burst into applause, and Paul briefly covered his mouth, as if the wrong word had escaped. Obviously it hadn't.
"Are we in a free speech zone?" Paul joked.
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"There is a danger, in this war on terrorism, that we give up the very liberty that separates us from them," Paul said. "When they stand up on television and say, the tragedy in Paris means you have to give up your liberty, we need more phone surveillance -- b******t!"
The students burst into applause, and Paul briefly covered his mouth, as if the wrong word had escaped. Obviously it hadn't.
"Are we in a free speech zone?" Paul joked.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/par...
