The Rand Paul Program (Washington Post)

[low preference guy]

From the Washington Post:

If Paul wins the primary, he would turn the election here this fall into a debate over the Tea Party's vision for the country.

Paul is full of ideas that neither of the two major political parties fully embrace.

If Rand Paul had his way, the federal government would no longer hand out subsidies to support farmers. The retirement age would be raised to make Social Security solvent. Senators could only serve 12 years in office. Congress would have to delay voting one day for every 20 pages of text in a bill so the public would have time to read and understand it. A section of every law passed would have to include an explanation of what part of the Constitution empowers Congress to act on the issue.

Members of Congress could not pick out parks or roads in their districts to fund, according to Paul's platform. Congress would have to balance its budget every year, a move that could result in billions of dollars in cuts to politically popular programs. Lawmakers would simply send money to states for education, instead of imposing a variety of rules on schools through the U.S. Department of Education, which Paul wants to eliminate. Companies that receive federal contracts for more than $1 million would be barred from lobbying or giving money to political action committees.

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[Meatwasp]

I agree with everything Rand will do. I hope he runs for president.