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    Justin Amash Chastises Marco Rubio Over PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Stance

    Justin Amash Chastises Marco Rubio Over PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Stance
    The Michigan representative didn't pull his punches at the International Students for Liberty Conference.

    Stephanie Slade | Feb. 14, 2015 5:29 pm

    Rep. Justin Amash (R–Mich.) threw some shade at Sen. Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) today over the latter's support for permanently reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act.

    The congressman was asked during a panel at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference, happening now in Washington, D.C., how he felt about the idea that Congress should "rubberstamp" reauthorization of the controversial law. Amash responded: "I think it's embarrassing to say things like that. It reflects a lack of awareness of what the American people think and what the Constitution says. And if [Rubio] thinks that that is the future of the Republican Party, he is very wrong."

    Amash said the GOP's job is to stand for liberty, protect people's rights, and curb corporate welfare, adding, "I think we have a great group of people who are pushing the country in the right direction. And we've got some people like Sen. Rubio who want to take us backward, and move the party in the wrong direction, and make it into a very small party."

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    http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/14/ju...rco-rubio-over



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