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The callous use of general warrants and the disregard for the Bill of Rights must end. Forcing us to choose between our rights and our safety is a false choice and we are better than that as a nation and as a people.

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Rand Paul
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 7
Ophthalmologist
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United States Senator
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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