Rand's letter to Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on HB 1160 (addresses NDAA)

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http://www.va10thamendment.org/sites/default/files/NDAA%20Statement.pdf

This is a MUST Read.

[bluesc]

Going after one of the frontrunners for the Romney VP spot with a hugely controversial issue ;)?

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http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/mar/16/rand-paul-urges-mcdonnell-sign-detention-bill-ar-1771315/


Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is urging Gov. Bob McDonnell to sign legislation that would prevent Virginia state agencies and employees — including members of the Virginia National Guard and state police — from aiding in the military detention of U.S. citizens without trial.

House Bill 1160, sponsored by Del. Robert G. Marshall, R-Prince William, seeks to exempt the state from a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that leaves open the possibility of the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens.


Paul, a tea party favorite and the son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, wrote to McDonnell on Thursday in support of Marshall’s bill, expressing grave concerns with the provision.

“The rights we give up now may never be restored,” he wrote. “The NDAA attempts to repeal fundamental rights guaranteed by our Constitution, and flies in the face of bedrock principles of liberty that pre-date even the Magna Carta.”

Paul concluded: “It is my sincere hope that you will join me and other freedom-loving Americans in support of HB 1160 by signing it into law.”

[GeorgiaAvenger]

This is great!

He ought to slip some George Mason in there too, he was a Virginian!

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This is great!

He ought to slip some George Mason in there too, he was a Virginian!

Agreed!


Our All is at Stake, and the little Conveniencys and Comforts of Life, when set in Competition with our Liberty, ought to be rejected not with Reluctance but with Pleasure. -George Mason, Letter to George Washington (5 April 1769)

[bluesc]

They are both aiming for VP. Rand is winning this one.

[Sola_Fide]

Thank you Rand.