For those who missed it in the buzz and flurry of major breaking news, (Rand Paul) weighed in on Thursday’s 5-4 decision (to uphold the Affordable Care Act) thusly: “Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. The whole thing remains unconstitutional.”
“Justice” Paul’s verdict flies in the face of more than ample precedent that reveals this usually is the way these things work, especially with majority opinions. It’s not called the highest court in the land for nothing.
While Mr. Paul’s take on what makes something constitutional generated some rubbernecking on the part of his constituents and fellow Americans, Kentuckians may have missed his role in two Senate dramas that affect people throughout the country and in Washington, D.C. And since he invoked “the people who elected me” in one of these episodes, Kentuckians — the people who did elect him — ought to know about this.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
A week in the life of Sen. Rand Paul
A great editorial in today's Courier-Journal:
