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I’m Rand Paul and I’m running for President of the United States of America. Ask me anything!

Posted by RandPaul 9 years, 7 months ago to Politics
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I'm Dr. Rand Paul, devoted husband and father, senator from Kentucky, and 2016 United States presidential candidate.

I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government. I am an advocate of a balanced budget amendment, term limits, and privacy reform. I’m proud to be here in Galt’s Gulch with you today and will be back at 4PM ET to provide answers to your questions.

Ask me anything.

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EDIT 3: Radio Interrupted post-show with the Atlas Society: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts...

EDIT 2: A full summary of questions and answers by Dr. Paul can be found here: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts...

EDIT 1: 09.22.15 4:50PM ET: The Senator had to cut it short to keep a date with Wolf Blitzer (CNN). Check out his farewell comment here: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts...

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PROOF: https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/6...

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FROM SCOTT: Dr. Paul will be here at 4PM ET. Post your questions here now as comments below. IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE QUESTIONS, PLEASE POST THEM AS INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS. Try and keep the questions brief so the senator can get through as many as possible. Also, make sure to vote on the questions (and this post) as the best will rise to the the top of the list.

At 4PM ET, refresh this page with your browser to see the Rand’s replies as they come in.

Also, make sure to join us at 4:30PM today for a special edition of GULCH LIVE: RADIO INTERRUPTED ( http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/g/the... ) for exclusive live commentary from the Atlas Society's David Kelly, Aaron Day, Will Thomas, and Ed Hudgins.

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  • Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
    What are the top 3 things you are going to to turn this Economy around?
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  • Posted by chuck_s 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I would be interested to get his take on Lincoln's abuses of power limited under the constitution.
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  • Posted by tronc 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You are an inspiration to us libertarian medical students ^.^ (we are very few though haha).
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  • Posted by collegedude33 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul,
    On many social media networks Bernie Sanders seems to have used internet activism at levels formerly reserved for your father's campaign. How do you intend to counter the socialist agenda and rebuild the liberty movement's activist base?
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    Posted by Stormi 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul, will you be honest with citizens about HAARP, bot Alaska and Puerto Rico?. I have asked my Congressmen for a cost of running these operations, which draws dead silence. When they discuss "climate change", they never factor in ours, and other countrie's heating of the ionosphere with these installations. Would you be more transparent?
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 7 months ago
    Senator Paul,
    Welcome to the gulch. I am a big supporter and respect your adherence to the Constitution. However, I have seen some troubling reports on your position regarding anthropogenic climate change. What is your position and what do you propose?
    Respectfully,
    O.A.
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  • Posted by dbuebe 9 years, 7 months ago
    Representative Rick Nolan is planning to introduce legislation that keeps congress from getting paid during a gov. shutdown. I support this in theory but I can see it encouraging members of congress rushing bad budgets through just so they can get paid. I would like to get your thoughts on this proposal.
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  • Posted by chiefsmurph 9 years, 7 months ago
    You are so much better than every other candidate. When are you going to fight back, take control of the conversation and be the great, powerful leader that we all know you can be?
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  • Posted by Eudaimonist 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr Paul, can you summarize for me the standard you use to determine when the U.S. government may use its military to invade another nation?
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  • Posted by blackswan 9 years, 7 months ago
    Especially if you're against putting American boots on the ground, are you willing to arm the Kurds, Yazidis, Jordanians, Egyptians and Israelis to fight ISIS and to promote some stability in the middle east?
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  • Posted by Stormi 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul, I have seen you at events with Tom DeWeese, and know you are concerned with Agenda 21. Will you take any action to preserved private property rights in this country, and expose the new name UN Agenda 2030 to voters?
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  • Posted by DrEdwardHudgins 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul: It seems that by focusing on defunding Planned Parenthood (certainly a good idea), praising a Kentucky clerk who won't do her job over same-sex unions and such matters, you're obscuring the big picture: that 1) the welfare state, which punishes & guilt-trips achievers and creates envy-infused addicted to handouts, is in a death spiral, and that 2) our corrupt crony system--loathed my Tea Party & Occupy Wall St. alike--must be replaced with a honest, free-market system. Why can't you stick to this simple message?
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  • Posted by DaveB007 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Rand Paul,

    What will you do if elected president to get other politicians to change their attitude from managing the decline of America (as a lot are there to do that) to bringing America back to being prosperous?
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  • Posted by tronc 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Vaccines protect the individual, its one of the few things that a libertarian government would actually enforce. If you don't get a vaccination you are invoking the harm principle. You don't have a right to harm others. Would like to see a response here as well from Dr. Paul
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  • Posted by $ iamfrankblanco 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul,

    As a "millennial", it feels like my generation is truly at a political crossroads where disenchantment with both parties is at an all-time high. How would you reshape the Republican message to appeal to young voters who are making up an increasing segment of the electorate?
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    Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul, in my opinion you are the best of the candidates running for President. You espouse many of the ideals I think are necessary to do the job in the right way. With that being said, do you honestly think you have a chance at getting the nomination? It seems like many of your critics either misunderstand or jus plain dislike your stances of many of the major issues, not only party wonks but many of the voters as well. It looks as if the odds are highly stacked against you.
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  • Posted by $ iamfrankblanco 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul,

    In your opinion, what political positions do you hold that make you different from your father and do you view these policy positions as an advantage?
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  • Posted by freebooter 9 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Mitch, At least four of the problems you cite are actually examples of the consequences of an Imperial Presidency. We wouldn't have these problems if past Presidents had respected the Constitution and national sovereignty.
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  • Posted by $ iamfrankblanco 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul,

    Thank you for coming to our community to engage us. My question is: Do you have anything in your economic plan that would encourage corporations who do business overseas to return the United States? If so, how would you accomplish this?
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul, let me start by saying that you are the one candidate that comes the closest to the ideals I espouse. I don't mean to be insensitive, but do you honestly think that you have a chance at the nomination? I realize that you have over a year before the election, but you espouse ideals that many vehemently oppose. It's those very ideals that I like the most, but seem to be misunderstood by both voters, and party wonks who will oppose you at every turn. Once more -- do you Really, Honestly think you can overcome the opposition or are you willing to forgo some of your principles in order to get the nomination?
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  • Posted by morganelle 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul,
    Where do you stand on the Kim Davis issue? Why has she not been removed from office for not doing her job?
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    Posted by $ CBJ 9 years, 7 months ago
    Dr. Paul: Republicans are constantly accused of promoting “tax cuts for the rich.” As an interim measure, would you support a “tax cut for the poor” that exempts the first $15,000 of income from all income taxes and payroll taxes? This would remove most minimum wage workers from the federal tax system and should be politically popular. No Democrats are pushing such a plan as far as I know. I calculate that the annual “cost” to federal revenue would be $250 billion or less – around one-third the cost of the financial system bailout of 2008. Even without corresponding spending cuts, such a tax cut would likely produce a net gain for the economy, increasing both consumer spending and investment.
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