Follow @unitedstill *issues warning: this article doesn’t contain any nifty statistics or emotional manipulation and attempts to communicate with the American public by using common sense grounded in logical reasoning. Watching the first six months of the 2016 political election & debates unfold has been, among many other painful things… heartbreaking. As Americans, everyday we’re […]
VIA The Verge by Russell Brandom Central portions of the Patriot Act are now expired, after a late-night Senate vote failed to extend the provisions. Those portions include Section 215, which applies to business records requests and has been used to justify the bulk collection of American phone and internet records. The previous Patriot Act authorization […]
VIA Washington Post by Chris Cillizza You might have heard that Rand Paul has officially entered the presidential race. “I have a vision for America,” the GOP senator from Kentucky said, kicking off his campaign in Louisville on Tuesday. “I want to be part of a return to prosperity.” The announcement surprised no one since Paul has made […]
VIA “thehill.com” by Jessica Taylor, Jonathan Easley, and Cameron Joseph The three-day Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) drew to a close Saturday after nearly all major contenders for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination made their pitches and plays to the activist crowd. Just under a year out from the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire […]
VIA “Bloomberg.com” by Jonathan Allan Feb 17, 2015 9:10 PM EST A source familiar with the senator’s plans says he could declare himself a candidate in early April. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is looking to announce his presidential bid the second week of April—if he decides to run—a person familiar with his plans said Tuesday. […]
