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Rand Paul is a member of the Republican Party and a U.S. Senator representing the state of Kentucky. He received score of 100% from the American Conservative Union in 2012,[1] and his voting record was rated 26% liberal in 2011 by National Journal.[1]

Paul considers himself to be a Tea Party follower, who wants smaller government.[2][3] Paul has said that he identifies as both a "constitutional conservative"[4][5] and a "libertarian conservative."[5]

Paul supports cutting government spending, a balanced budget amendment, and lowering taxes. He has criticized both Republicans and Democrats on deficit spending.[6] Paul has been a longtime opponent of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

He also opposes the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Federal Reserve's control of the money supply and interest rates. He has advocated allowing the free market to regulate interest rates, and supports Congress' constitutional role in controlling the money supply. Paul endorses H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, a bill, introduced by his father, mandating an audit of the Federal Reserve.[7]

Paul has sought to reduce the funds lent by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to countries that hold U.S. debt. He compared the practice to corporate welfare and stated that it was wrong that we "borrow billions of dollars from China, India, and Saudi Arabia then we loan it back to them again." [8]

Paul supports allowing the free market to compete and dictate which forms of energy to use. He opposes subsidizing energy companies, and would support allowing tax breaks for companies that produce alternative energy such as wind, solar, or geothermal. He has said that subsidizing the energy industry will only add incentive for companies to lobby the federal government.[9]

Paul opposes the USA PATRIOT Act, including warrantless searches.[10] He has also proposed that the TSA be eliminated[11] and opposes the extrajudicial killing of American citizens in the United States who are terrorism suspects.[12] He did however express support for domestic use of armed drones for law enforcement to use.[13]

Paul says that American citizens have a right to privacy.[14]

Paul voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA)[15] and 2013,[16] both of which contain provisions in it that allow the US government to indefinitely detain US citizens without due process. He did however vote for the Feinstein-Lee NDAA Amendment to the NDAA 2013,[17] which added in Section 1033 which states: "An authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States, unless an Act of Congress expressly authorizes such detention."[18][19][20] Civil liberties groups, such as the ACLU, were concerned with this amendment because they think anyone on American soil should be given a trial if accused of a crime, given that the U.S. Constitution protects "persons," rather than "citizens."[17][21][22][23] and also worried that the amendment could be construed to actually imply that the U.S. government has the constitutional authority for indefinite detention without charge and trial.[17][24]

In 2014 Paul denied that Gaddafi had plotted terrorist attacks against the United States.[25]

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