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The in-house Republican battle over the repeal of Obamacare is about to boil overas Kentucky Sen.Rand Paul and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) are engaged in an increasingly sharp war over words over their disagreements on how to proceed forward with the promised repeal and replace of former President Obamas signature legislation.

Paul has been waging a war against the House GOP Obamacare repeal and replace plan since before it was given to the public. Calling it Obamacare Lite, Paul has lambasted not only the bill, but his fellow Republicans for their less-than-diligentattempts at getting rid of the unpopular health care law. This time, he turned his attention toward Ryan, who has been the bills primary spokesman.

I think that Paul Ryans selling [Donald Trump] a bill of goods that he didnt explain to the president, and the grassroots doesnt want what Paul Ryan is selling, Paultold CNN.

Paul Ryan, during an segment on CNNs The Lead with Jake Tapper, fired back at the Kentucky senator, claiming that his remarks were a jab at President Donald Trump.

Frankly, I think thats kind of an insulting remark to the president as if he doesnt know what hes doing, Ryan said.

We think this is a smarter way to go, Ryan said to Tapper. The alternative is the status quo, and the status quo is in the middle of a collapse.

Ryanhas made the case that this version of the Obamacare repeal bill is the closest we will ever get to repealing it.

Paul, however, believes that Trump is open to changing his mind on the health care bill, despite his prior statements of broad approval,and that its Republican leadership who have dug in their heels.

They are not going to compromise. So the only way that we are going to get to a compromise where they listen to the grassroots that wants complete repeal, the only way we got to that compromise is that we have to demonstrate to the House leadership that we have the votes to stop them.

Other Republicans in Congress have joined Paul in his efforts to push a more conservative version of a repeal bill, which focuses solely on repeal, and repeal alone. Rep. Jim Jordan and Paul have both submitted versions of the bill in the Senate and the House, and has the support of conservative legislators such as Rep.Justin Amash, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Jeff Duncan, and Sen. Tom Cotton. This list of allies now also includes a group of moderate Republicans rattled by the recent Congressional Budget Office report.

As the battle continues between the conservatives and GOP leadership, the faith of the voters hangs in the balance, according to the conservatives. Paul believes that should the GOP pass Obamacare Lite, Republicans will pay for it come election time. Duncan wrote in the Daily Signalthat should the bill pass, voters will feel betrayed.

If that is true, then winner of the struggle between Paul and Ryan may determine the GOPs future momentum.

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Sen. Rand Paul coming to Louisville

Chris Williams, WHAS 12:18 PM. EDT March 17, 2017

Louisville, KY - Senator Rand Paul is scheduled to return to Kentucky Monday but a spokesperson for his campaign says Senator Paul will not attend the Presidents rally that night in Louisville.

The Monday event is billed as a Legislative Coffee with the St. Matthews Chamber of Commerce. A spokesperson for Senator Paul said the meeting is not open to the public and has been on the schedule for weeks. The meeting with businesses leaders is designed to discuss the first 100 days of the new administration and its impact on business, according to the Senators office.

The Senator is scheduled to return to Washington, D.C. after the St. Matthews event and will not attend the rally President Trump is holding that night at Freedom Hall.

Kelsey Cooper, a spokesperson for Senator Paul, insisted that returning to D.C. was in no way an effort to avoid an appearance with the President whom Senator Paul has been at odds recently regarding the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. Miss Cooper said Senator Paul has to return to Capitol Hill for a series of other legislative obligations.

Senator Paul is always happy to have President Trump in Kentucky, and looks forward to continuing to work with the administration and Congress to address healthcare reform with a real repeal of Obamacare and replace it with conservative market-based solutions that will bring down prices and give families more choices, said Kelsey Cooper.

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by Micah J. Fleck

With the latest release (and subsequent craze) of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwhich came out at the top of this month and is already becoming one of the highest reviewed games of all timethe video gaming scene is abuzz with practically nothing but ubiquitous praise for the title. Everything from its mechanics to its environment has been lauded by nearly everyone who has played it even those who dont typically like this series, genre, or even the medium itself.

Why is this? Why do open world games have such a seemingly hypnotic qualities to them that make so many people from so many walks of life sit up and take notice? What is this single quality they possess that can bring young and old into their good graces and earn them such fandom?

The answer is obvious, once one thinks about it for even a moment. Open world games are so popular because they offer something to the consumer that few other forms of entertainment media can: freedom. Freedom to roam to anywhere one pleases, and to do anything one wants in any order. This is the future of entertainment media, the idea that an audience member can not only interact with what they are experiencing, but fundamentally change it based on her own preferences. But what makes this even more interesting is that the demand for more and more open world gaming in the market speaks to the truth of something Dr. Ron Paul has been practically immortalized as having said: freedom is popular.

Most people when asked will not say that their politics align libertarian. And yet those same people, when probed a bit more, will ultimately hold integral perspectives that are arguably very libertarian. This goes back to the same point I often make about libertarianism being a humanitarian philosophy well before it takes a specific political form, and that it truly is an innate human value that puts autonomy of the individual as the paramount concern. Its as organic as our own genetic traits as explained in Dawkinss The Selfish Gene. Its as sensible as everyones desire to own a house of our own. And yes, it is as widespread and stimulating as home entertainment. Most of the media we consume at large is spoon-fed to us these days is a large scale push to output as much content and sell as many toilet cleaners and online degrees as possible. So when the rare television show, film, album, or even video game comes along that treats the audience member as a thinking human being and not as a potential customer, the response is almost always positive. And universally so.

This is because our inner libertarians are being tapped into during these moments; our very human sensibilities that at the end of the day scream for freedom of thought, trade, and movement are being tickled and enlivened when we are given a product that respects our autonomy rather than tries to circumvent it. And with more and more of the entertainment world realizing that freedom and individual intellect are bottomless in their marketing possibilities, my hope is that we will begin to see a similar cultural shift in areas just north of the entertainment world, such as politics and discourse.

The reality of human desire and excellence still exists just beneath the surface. But in this pop culture-driven world we now inhabit,it might just take blips on a screen to wake us up and uncover it.

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PoliticsPA: Libertarian jumps into Senate race - Philadelphia ... Philadelphia Business Journal Dale Kerns announced he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2018 for the Libertarian party. A Libertarian has not filed with the Federal Elections Commission ... and more »

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What do Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Ron Paul have in common? Well at first glance not much, as ideologically the three dont share that much common ground. Bernie Sanders believes that the top 1% should pay their fair share. Donald Trump believes that the solution to the majority of the drug and immigration problem is building a wall andcutting regulations. Ron Paul believes the core issues revolve around three things: interventionism, high taxes, and the war on drugs all of which he wants to repeal. Although the end goals of these three are very different, one thing that they all have in common is that they have a message that unified different individuals.

Bernie Sanders unified a large portion of younger millennials, many of whom believed a class of elites stacked the deck against them. Ron Paul unified people from both sides of the spectrum who felt dissatisfied because of a failed war on drugs, expensive and endless foreign wars, and soaring tax rates which he promised would be cut back. He even went as far as to say the IRS would be dismantled and replaced with nothing. Donald Trump gathered a large portion of the middle American population as well as a silent majority from everywhere in the U.S. who felt like their freedom of speech had been suppressed by the left, their healthcare had been destroyed by the Obama, and feared that illegal immigration and terrorism would lead to chaos.

It is important to recognize that Bernie Sanders appeared as a hero to a younger generation. Ron Paul appeared as a hero to a wide demographic of freedom fighters. Trump was looked at as such by a silent but growing demographic that felt forgotten about. How can this apply to the Libertarians of 2016? and furthermore, how can we achieve a larger audience by conveying a message of free market/personal libertywhile staying true to our principles?

In an article published by The Washington Examiner, Thomas Massie (R. Kentucky), gives us a little insight as to why Trump won. He says that He, Ron Paul, and Rand Paul were not supported because of their values. instead they were supported because they had the craziest views, and Donald Trump had the craziest of the crazy. Thomas Massie isnt even wrong. Donald Trump didnt do the whole political thing, instead he talked to people like they were people. A steal worker in Pittsburgh probably doesnt want some suit in Washington talking down to him. Donald Trump knew that, and Hillary Clinton didnt. And although many of Trumps views could be seen as controversial, they resonated with a large portion of the population.

This leads us to the main question we have to ask ourselves: how can we convey the principles of liberty in a voice that can resonate to the public? Ron and Rand Paul have been able to break through to mainstream popularity in the past, so how can it be done again? In the age of Trump, we have a new and unique opportunity to convey our message. More people are opened to listening than ever before. We just need a strong unified message, so now comes the question of what the message would be.

Do we tell people to destroy roads? Probably not a place to start. What about taxation being theft? Well, its the truth, sure, but once again maybe not a place to start. How about the war on drugs? More people on both sides of the aisle are realizing its a failure, however a portion of the older crowd still wants every illegal substance to stay illegal. How about less government? This works on a bunch of different levels Reagan and Trump were both able to ride this ideology into the white house, so why not a libertarian? Its actually pretty simple, with the revelations of WikiLeaks, more people are realizing how much of our privacy is being invaded. So instead of throwing ten ideas at the general public at once, lets stick to just one at the outset. Lets push the ideology of limited government and show people its stronglylibertarian, but also ubiquitously beneficial.

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