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   Fellow Paul supporters are pondering voting for Rand Paul in 2016 after his   
   father runs his final campaign for president, but Senator Rand Paul of   
   Kentucky is showing that he has some slight different views on the issues of   
   the day in particular how President Obama said he was open to marriage   
   equality. Ron may of supported the Texas state marriage ban and does not care   
   that New York has marriage equality, but Rand would be more likely to have an   
   olive branch with the Santorum and the Romney camp in restricting marriage   
   nationwide. Even though Rand decided to express his views on the issue it is   
   not going to affect my vote for June 5th for his father. I will be more than   
   please to take my vote elsewhere for 2016 if he believes in a marriage   
   amendment to nullify federalism in New York and Massachusetts as an example.    
   However Rands co-sponsorship of the Human Life Amendment is a good sign he   
   would likely consider a permanent ban on marriage equality nationwide.   
      
   I know Rand wanted to do some outreach for his father, but it might of hurt in   
   the long run. Statements like this should have been done after the election   
   season when he enters the spotlight entirely on his own.   
      
   So basically we might see a swap of supporters for election 2016. We might see   
   the liberal end of the Ron Paul collation moving to Gary Johnson in the next   
   presidential election if Rand runs next. Liberty is not liberty if liberty is   
   selective. Rand may be Libertarian on issues such as the NDAA or economic   
   policy, but on personal liberty he could likely be drinking buddies with   
   former senator Santorum.   
      
   Recently the Republican Party was given a poll from one of President George W   
   Bushs former pollsters that shows that America and even Republicans are   
   gradually accumulating to equality for LGBT Americans mainly due to knowing a   
   friend or family member who may be LGBT and they are starting to realize they   
   have to treed carefully in how they deal with the issue. Rand is indeed   
   entitled to his beliefs, but the context of what you say matters.   
      
   There is a small problem with what Republican national party chairman Priebus   
   stated in a Los Angeles Times article about Rands remarks. People in this   
   country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that   
   doesnt mean it carries on to marriage, But if people are not going to be   
   considered as equal Americans then it is not going to make any difference when   
   Priebus tried to smooth over these remarks in an interview on NBCs Meet the   
   Press. Even if we try to provide dignity and respect to non-heterosexual   
   relationships, politicians including Romney are unwilling to give the same   
   1,138 rights and responsibilities of marriage to same sex couples and only   
   willing to give a pale fraction of them.   
      
   Rand may have some Libertarian sensibilities, but he is more in the Tea Party   
   camp.  Personally I think he would be better as a Senate Majority Leader than   
   President. Any Republican would rather see him than Mitch McConnell run the   
   Republican caucus in the senate.   
      
   Matt   
      
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