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“Nobody ever was fired for 9/11. Instead of firing the people who didn't do a good job, we gave them medals. The guy who did a good job, I don't know what happened to him. And what we did was we decided we'd just collect everybody's information. That we'd sort of scrap the Bill of Rights.”

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Rand Paul is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 3, 2011. Born on January 7, 1963, Paul is the son of former U.S. Representative Ron Paul and has been active in politics since his youth. more

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