Rand Paul on drugs.....and gay marriage

[Mr. Morden]

Paul did an interview on Fox New Sunday this morning, and was asked about two hot button social issues.  On gay marriage, he embraces Rubio's federalist take on the issue, but takes it a step farther, in saying that he'd be fine with SCOTUS striking down the federalist part of DOMA:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/24/rand-paul-gay-marriage_n_2944056.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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He also said that he's against full blown legalization of drugs, but doesn't think the penalty for non-violent drug crimes should include jail time:

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[Mr. Morden]

More Paul on drugs:

http://atr.rollcall.com/kentucky-paul-discusses-2016-decision-timeline-hemp-policy/

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[Mr. Morden]

On gay marriage, Walker has also now joined Paul, Rubio, and others in saying that he's against SSM but takes the "federalist" position, saying that the states should decide....effectively saying that he'd oppose a constitutional amendment on the federal level:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-on-gay-marriage-let-states-decide-i69b4ib-200326621.html

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[Mr. Morden]

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Paul shrugs when asked if he might rethink his position on gay marriage:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/219672-rand-paul-shrugs-when-asked-if-he-could-rethink-gay

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[Mr. Morden]

In related news, Walker has "given up" on gay marriage:

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2014/10/07/scott-walker-vs-ted-cruz-on-gay-marriage

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This is welcome news for someone who was actually refusing to state his position on the issue.

[Mr. Morden]

*bump*

Paul's now going after Bush on marijuana:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/231351-rand-paul-slams-bush-hypocrisy-on-pot

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