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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, decried some of the use of aggressive police tactics and a local units possessing mine-resistant transportation Monday, saying terrorists are unlikely to target a place like Fargo, North Dakota.

I think we could start out with no longer dispensing bayonets to police forces, Mr. Paul said, according to the Clarion-Ledger. FEMA gave out 12,000 bayonets last year. Thats just stupid. We are giving out mine-resistant ambush protection vehicles 20-ton vehicles. Dundee, Michigan, a town of 3,000, has a 20-ton mine-resistant ambush protection vehicle. Thats ridiculous.

Mr. Paul, who is considering a possible run for the presidency in 2016, was in Mississippi Monday for an event for the state Republican party.

Its supposed to be for terrorism, but try to explain to me when terrorists are going to attack Dundee, Michigan, or Fargo, North Dakota. We have no-knock raids, and a little baby had a concussion grenade thrown in her face at one in the morning without a knock near Atlanta about two months ago, he said. Sometimes its a mistake of police being too aggressive, but sometimes its putting police in an untenable position to enforce laws that really we should not be enforcing with that degree of force.

Mr. Paul also said he thought the war on drugs has gone a little overboard, and defended comments he has made recently that the taxation policy in New York contributed to the circumstances surrounding the choking death of 43-year-old Eric Garner, for which a grand jury recently declined to pursue charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo.

When Ive watched the video [of Garners death] Ive been horrified by it, Mr. Paul said. Some on the left have criticized me for saying that the law and politicians are partly responsible, but I believe that. Youve taken cigarettes and put a $5.85 tax on cigarettes. Over half the price of cigarettes in New York City is taxes, so youve criminalized behavior that really the police shouldnt be involved with to begin with.

Garner had been stopped by police on Staten Island on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes. Mr. Paul said whatever Garner was doing, he didnt deserve to die for it.

While the grand jury has made its decision, whether or not a policeman who accidentally kills someone while stopping them from distributing cigarettes, thats probably a lack of discretion and you probably shouldnt have the power to be a policeman any more, at the very least, he said.

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By Ashley Killough, CNN

updated 9:28 AM EST, Tue December 9, 2014

Washington (CNN) -- The New York officer involved in the death of Eric Garner should no longer be on the police force, Sen. Rand Paul argued Monday.

The Kentucky Republican said Daniel Pantaleo lacked "discretion" when he placed Garner in a chokehold for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes.

"You probably shouldn't have the power to be a policeman anymore, at the very least," Paul said at a Mississippi Republican fundraiser, adding that the employment standard for police is "much higher," according to video by the Clarion-Ledger newspaper.

Who is Officer Daniel Pantaleo?

His comments come as Paul aggressively works to expand his appeal among nontraditional GOP voters ahead of his expected presidential campaign.

After the July 17 chokehold incident, Pantaleo was put on modified assignment and stripped of his badge and gun while an investigation into Garner's death was under way.

A grand jury decided last week not to charge Pantaleo, a decision that resulted in racially charged protests across the country.

Protests feature demands, die-ins and calls for justice

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By Eric Bradner, CNN

updated 6:55 PM EST, Mon December 8, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- Soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to endorse his Kentucky colleague, Rand Paul, in his widely expected bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

"I'm almost certainly going to be doing that at some point," McConnell said Monday in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash.

His comments -- a month after telling the Lexington Herald-Leader that he'd back Paul in "whatever he decides to do" in 2016 -- could enhance Paul's credibility with the GOP donor class. They also underscore how quickly Paul has been embraced by institutional figures to whom his father, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, was always an outsider.

Don't expect to see McConnell on the campaign trail, though.

"I'm going to be helpful to him in any way I can be, but I'm not going to be tromping around in New Hampshire and Iowa, I can tell you that," he said.

In backing Paul, McConnell will be choosing a favorite out of a Senate Republican caucus that includes several other potential candidates for president -- including Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida.

Just four years ago, the two Kentucky Republicans were squaring off against each other in a Senate primary -- with Paul defeating McConnell's choice for the seat, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Tuesday that he plans to vote against a government spending measure if it provides funding for President Obamas plan to grant temporary legal status for more than 4 million illegal immigrants in the country.

I wont vote for the spending bill if it includes money for the executive amnesty, he told radio host Laura Ingraham.

Some conservatives, such as GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Steve King of Iowa in the House, have called on Republicans to use the power of the purse to curb Mr. Obamas ability to carry out the recently-announced actions on immigration.

Other GOP leaders are trying to coalesce around a plan that would fund most of the federal government through next fall and Homeland Security for a few months, when a new Republican majority in the U.S. Senate could revisit the issue.

Mr. Paul, a possible 2016 presidential contender, also criticized the short time frame surrounding consideration of the measure to fund the government past Thursday, calling for passage of individual appropriations bills in the future and also saying that every facet of government from top to bottom should be reformed through the spending process.

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MidPoint | Christian Whiton discusses how can you tell Rand Paul and Obama apart on foreign policy?
Principal, D.C. International Advisory / Former Senior Advisor, U.S. State Dept. discusses how can you tell Rand Paul and Obama apart on foreign policy?

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