Rand Paul Op-Ed: The coup that isn’t...

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Rand Paul Op-Ed: The coup that isn’t...

The coup that isn’t as Obama disregards his duty to cut off Egyptian aid

By Sen. Rand Paul
July 12, 2013

Egypt has undergone a coup, deposed its leader and the military has installed a new president. The situation is unpredictable, unstable and volatile. The country remains in a state of unrest.

What do we do? We send them F-16s.

U.S. law states that we can’t send military and other types of aid to any country whose duly elected head of state is deposed by a coup. U.S. law clearly says that we cannot send such aid where the military plays a decisive role in the coup.

This law allows no presidential waiver. Aid cannot be reconsidered or restored until a democratically elected government is elected.

Yet, as President Obama has so often done with other laws and even the Constitution, he ignores it.

The Obama administration has refused to acknowledge that the military takeover in Egypt is a coup. When asked directly to spell out the State Department’s definition of a coup, spokeswoman Jen Psaki refused, saying only that, “I’m happy to get you that, but I wouldn’t ascribe, you know, specific words. Each scenario is different. And if you need our specific, formal, government definition, we’ll get that around to everybody.”

More:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/the-coup-that-isnt/?page=all#pagebreak

 

[kathy88]

America is the laughingstock of the world.

 

[jllundqu]

LOVE that last line:


"If instead, we are now just governed by popular prejudice and unlimited executive ability to contravene the law, then perhaps we should be looking at Washington to determine whether or not a coup has occurred."

 

[libertarian101]

This is the kind of thing that makes Rand Paul look like he’s hypocrite, not credible and light weight politicians. He’s up in arm with establishments of both party, the media and the powerful Israel lobby (AIPAC) for a drop in the ocean 1.6 billion a year aid that nobody really cares about but he can’t wait to vote in favour of amnesty (path way to citizenship) which adds 6.3 trillion to our national debt. Zionist donors at Silicon Valley like Zuckerberg or Paul Singer main reason for supporting amenity is not a business decision and they will never give Rand a significant donation as he’s expecting as they hate him and his dad deep down.
If he never votes and stop saying he’s for path way to citizenship he can easily win the primary but unfortunately and he thinks being hyper anti-abortionists or saying marijuana affects your IQ (not scientifically proven) is the key to win primary in 2016.

 

[ClydeCoulter]

Doesn't he (Rand) have enough on Obama yet to start the impeachment?

 

[torchbearer]

Doesn't he (Rand) have enough on Obama yet to start the impeachment?

lmfao!!!!!
gotta warn me to put soda down.

 

[69360]

Doesn't he (Rand) have enough on Obama yet to start the impeachment?

Rand would never be president if he did that.

 

[Rudeman]

This is the kind of thing that makes Rand Paul look like he’s hypocrite, not credible and light weight politicians. He’s up in arm with establishments of both party, the media and the powerful Israel lobby (AIPAC) for a drop in the ocean 1.6 billion a year aid that nobody really cares about but he can’t wait to vote in favour of amnesty (path way to citizenship) which adds 6.3 trillion to our national debt. Zionist donors at Silicon Valley like Zuckerberg or Paul Singer main reason for supporting amenity is not a business decision and they will never give Rand a significant donation as he’s expecting as they hate him and his dad deep down.
If he never votes and stop saying he’s for path way to citizenship he can easily win the primary but unfortunately and he thinks being hyper anti-abortionists or saying marijuana affects your IQ (not scientifically proven) is the key to win primary in 2016.

Except he doesn't. Also illegals already get all kinds of govt benefits.

 

[Minlawc]

What? The same administration that was so quick to call the Honduras situation a coup, is now so indecisive?