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Posted: April 5 Updated: Today at 12:08 AM The Kentucky senator will address the Maine Republican Party convention in Bangor on April 26.

By Edward D. Murphy emurphy@pressherald.com Staff Writer

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will speak at the Maine Republican Party convention in Bangor at the end of the month.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., attends a subcommittee hearing Tuesday in Washington.

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Paul, who is considered a likely candidate for the partys nomination for president in 2016, will speak at the convention on Saturday, April 26, the second day of the two-day convention. The convention is being held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

I cant think of a better national figure to speak at our convention to the issues of individual liberty and economic prosperity than Senator Rand Paul, said Rick Bennett, chairman of the Maine Republican Party, in a statement Saturday night.

Other speakers will include candidates for major offices, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Gov. Paul LePage, both of whom are seeking re-election this year.

The party also plans a straw poll to gauge support for potential candidates for the partys 2016 presidential nomination. The list of candidates includes Paul and others frequently mentioned as likely candidates, such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

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Let us assume that: (1) Rand Paul is elected President in 2016; and (2) Republicans gain control of the Senate and retain control of the House. This is not an unreasonable scenario. It should also be clear that Republicans already control the Supreme Court by a 5-4 majority, so nothing would impede radical changes in U.S. government policy.

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(1) Reduced Taxes. If there is one thing you can say about Rand Paul, it is that he believes tax cuts are good, and the bigger the better. Expect huge tax cuts within the first 100 days. This will of course create a much bigger budget deficit so next we would see

(2) Reduced Government Spending. Rand Paul and the GOP will try to balance the budget, which will probably be impossible, but they will try, by cutting every program they dont like (see below).

(3) Privatization of Medicare and elimination of Medicaid. The poor will be simply cut off: the GOPs healthcare policy for them will be get thee to an emergency room. The elderly will be given vouchers that will cover only a part of the cost of their medical care. Over time, the percentage covered by the government will shrink.

(3) Privatization of Social Security. Young people will be encouraged (but not required to) set up Individual retirement accounts to which they, but not their employers, will contribute. For people over 50 and those already retired, the traditional Social Security System will continue to operate, but benefits will steadily be cut, over time, by removing the automatic annual cost of living increases.

(4) Repeal of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. There is no racism in society today (except liberal bias against whites) so this legislation is not needed.

(5) Repeal of the 1935 Labor Relations Act. While unions will still be (theoretically) legal, any actions that they take (strikes, picketing, organizing campaigns) will be illegal, as was the case before 1935.

(6) Repeal of the Environmental Protection Act. Regulations, President Paul will explain to us, dont work and add just add cost to businesses which raises prices to the consumer. Also, global warming is a myth and the health hazards of air and water pollution are greatly exaggerated by environmentalist nuts.

(7) Repeal of the Federal Minimum Wage. According to President Pauls economic advisors, getting rid of the minimum wage will create millions of new jobs. (And pigs will fly!)

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ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -

Speaking to a libertarian-leaning audience Sunday about ex-contractor Edward Snowden, Sen. Rand Paul said he's thinking about ways to "expand the whistleblower statute to government contractors."

"We've got so many millions of government contractors that when they see something wrong, they should be able to report it without repercussions," he said in a live video appearance to a Florida conference hosted by the Campaign for Liberty.

The libertarian-leaning senator from Kentucky, who's repeatedly said he has "mixed emotions" on the issue, has taken some heat from some in the libertarian base. While he thinks Snowden's efforts did a service to the country by disclosing the depth of data collection programs by the National Security Agency, Paul still believes Snowden broke the law and has said he deserves "a few years in prison."

Many libertarians, however, consider Snowden a hero. In fact, his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, praised the ex-contractor Friday night in a speech at the same Florida conference.

"I think we should praise our whistleblowers," Ron Paul said to applause, adding "people like Edward Snowden" should be rewarded.

While it's not new that Ron Paul has been more supportive of Snowden than his son, Rand Paul's consideration of expanding protections for whistleblowers is an approach that would appeal to those in the libertarian base.

Paul, who's mulling a presidential bid, said he still believes there needs to be some state secrets, but there also "needs to be a whistleblower program for people to have a venue."

Snowden faces felony charges of espionage and theft of government property in the United States, and he has said he won't return until the U.S. changes its whistleblower protection laws.

Snowden said last month that he's not protected under the 2012 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement, nor by an executive directive made by President Barack Obama two years ago that reformed whistleblower legislation but exempted intelligence community contractors.

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