There needs to be a discussion by someone like Glen Reynolds or others, about the actual history and constitutional Law. Not Paul’s version. Also, a national discussion about true APPLIED Liberty and what it looks like. There are two forms that must balance out given real world realities. Individual Liberty of course(the only type paultards think exist) AND the collective liberty of the nation as a whole. You have a right to go out in public without fear of being blown up. National Security is a Civil Liberty. In many ways policies like the Patriot Act or Terrorist Survilleince(given real world realities) secure Liberty…out in the real world.
another point, Thomas Jefferson never got a “Declaration of War” to go to war with the Barbary Pirates. This is a little fact that they like to just brush under the bridge. The founders also passed early on the “ALien and Seditions Act” which is still on the books and makes the “patriot act” look like child’s play.
