‘It Sounds Vaguely Like a Threat’: Rand Paul Wary of Obama’s Plan to Override Congress
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Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is concerned about the White House’s promise to work around Congress through the use of executive orders and administrative fiat, claiming President Barack Obama’s comments to that effect “sound vaguely like a threat.”
Paul spoke with CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday about the president’s claim that — although he would like to work with congressional Republicans — he will use his “pen” and “phone” to enact federal law if they fail to approve his policies. “When you hear the president talk about that, what does it say to you?” Crowley asked.
“It sounds vaguely like a threat,” the senator responded, “and I think it also has a certain amount of arrogance, in the sense that one of the fundamental principles of our country were the checks and balances, that it wasn’t supposed to be easy to pass legislation. You had to debate and convince people.”
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by Zack Colman.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday that his party’s sometimes clumsy word choice when speaking about women and minorities is “somewhat” to blame for failing to connect with those demographics.
Paul, who made the comment on CNN’s “State of the Union,” was speaking of remarks last week from former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Huckabee said that Democrats are telling women that they “cannot control their libido” without government help, which he referred to as “Uncle Sugar.”
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