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Sen. Rand Paul Vows to Prevent Senate From Extending Patriot Act
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On one of the major issues of 2014-2015 U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky provides conviction and vigorous defense of liberties. Senator Rand Paul made this the centerpiece of his campaign for the U.S. presidential election of 2016. On May 30, 2016, Rand Paul said: "Tomorrow, I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program. I believe we must fight terrorism, and I believe we must stand strong against our enemies. But we do not need to give up who we are to defeat them. In fact, we must not." With Republicans split on this issue, the strong defense of liberties taken by Rand Paul makes it certain that the Patriot Act will expire on May 31, 2015, and the NSA bulk surveillance of phone data will end. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the conservative Tea Party Patriots have praised the extensive debate on the issue of the damage done by such surveillance tactics. Both the ACLU and the Tea Party see the need to let the 2001 Patriot Act and legislation supporting bulk data surveillance to expire.
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Senator Rand Paul's position on NSA bulk data surveillance and on the Patriot Act, ensure that the surveillance activities and the Patriot Act which expire in May 2015, have no chance of being renewed in the U.S. Senate. Senator Paul made this a central part of his presidential campaign. It splits Republicans on this issue and ensures expiry of the Patriot Act.
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