Rand Paul announced his candidacy for president today, and with him — at least in spirit — was a man many people in Paul's party consider a traitor: Edward Snowden. Paul and others in Congress with similar libertarian sympathies have been railing against the NSA for a while, but it's pretty remarkable to see a presidential campaign from a major candidate begin with a nod to the information that Snowden provided to the public about the US government's massive surveillance programs.
Echoing comments he made at CPAC 2015, Paul said today during his announcement that "phone records of law abiding citizens are none of [the government's] damn business." He also pledged that "as president, on day one, I will immediately end this...
Edward Snowden just helped launch a major US presidential campaign
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