There was no 'right' vote on the USA Freedom Act

[TaftFan]

http://www.americanbroadside.com/there-was-no-right-vote-on-the-usa-freedom-act/


Rand Paul voted with Mitch McConnell and party leadership and against the recommendation of almost every civil liberties group. His vote buy us 6 months to come up with another solution before the USA PATRIOT Act is renewed next summer.

But Mike Lee and Ted Cruz voted the other way. Their vote was in agreement with the ACLU and the EFF and even Glenn Greenwald. They also voted against party leadership and against Mitch McConnell. Just about everyone except ardent Paul supporters thinks they voted the right way on this.

[Christian Liberty]

I would say Rand's vote was "better" but I could see how an honest liberty minded person could take either side. I could be convinced that I am wrong on this, but that's where I'd currently stand. I have other issues with Ted Cruz, but this isn't really one of them. Now, if he actually does support the Patriot Act, that's another matter.

Really, this is a vote that I judge more by motivation than by action. If someone voted yes BECAUSE they wanted the Patriot Act expanded, that would be wrong. If someone voted no BECAUSE they don't want restrictions on the NSA, that would be wrong. But if someone voted yes for the purpose of restricting the NSA, or voted no because they didn't want to extend the patriot act, I could accept either side as being OK.

[Lucille]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?463364-There-Was-No-%91Right%92-Vote-on-the-USA-Freedom-Act