QOTD: Aqua buddha
by digby
Rand Paul is upset that Trumpie's getting all the attention for his Muslim ban when his exclusion plan was so much more practical:
I’ve called for something similar, which is a moratorium based on high risk. And so we have examined where the high risk of terrorism comes from and it’s about 34 countries. I would put a pause on all immigration from those 34 countries. I have actually introduced legislation and got a vote on it. I had a vote on it just last week. Which is kind of interesting, all the hoopla, because people don’t seem to understand a similar concept has already been voted on.
It was voted on and only got 10 votes in favor. Of course that was before Trump moved the goalposts. Maybe Paul can get it back on the schedule now that everyone knows the GOP voters really, really hate those Muslims so much. Paul's could be the "compromise." Maybe he could even get a few Democrats to vote for it.
In the past I might have remarked on the awesome evolution of Rand Paul the libertarian into a jackbooted authoritarian (and for no good reason since his chances of becoming president are less than zero.) But why bother? He's just another GOP wingnut. Actually he's always been just another GOP wingnut.
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