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Paul on WJR with Frank Beckman discussing Gary Peters' Health Care Forum and his upcoming forum in Farmington Hills (September 02, 2009):
Paul announced exclusively to OaklandPolitics.com's Chetly Zarko and RightMichigan.com's Nick Deleeuw his intent to challenge Gary Peters for US Congress:
Paul on WJR with Frank Beckman on his way to the Lansing Tax Tea Party (April 15, 2009):
Paul announced exclusively to OaklandPolitics.com's Chetly Zarko and RightMichigan.com's Nick Deleeuw his intent to challenge Gary Peters for US Congress:
Paul on WJR with Frank Beckman on his way to the Lansing Tax Tea Party (April 15, 2009):
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I believe that when dealing with threats to our freedom and liberty, there is no greater priority than the security and the peace of mind of the American people.
That is why I am fundamentally opposed to plans coming from the Obama Administration and their congressional allies to close Guantanamo Bay and move the terrorists there to the U.S. mainland. There is no reasonable rationale to move the "worst of the worst" from a secure location outside of our country to a facility on American soil.
If there are problems at Guantanamo, then they can be addressed. But from what we are led to believe, this move can only be the forerunner of another very bad idea - conducting terrorist trials in civilian courts rather than in military tribunals.
Terrorists like the 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and the "Underpants Bomber", Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, are enemy combatants and should be treated as such. These individuals would willingly kill innocent American men, women and children. To adopt a policy guaranteeing them freedom from enhanced interrogation and ensuring them Miranda rights is absurd.
Every member of Congress should oppose this irrational policy. As your next U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Ninth District, I will lead efforts to restore sanity to our homeland security policy. I will worry less about the message we are sending to America's critics and instead focus on the safety of the American people themselves.
A fundamental civil liberty is the sense and assurance of security. Under this Administration and this Congress, that liberty is slipping away. We demand better from our representatives. And I can assure you that as your next U.S. Congressman, those demands will be met.
That is why I am fundamentally opposed to plans coming from the Obama Administration and their congressional allies to close Guantanamo Bay and move the terrorists there to the U.S. mainland. There is no reasonable rationale to move the "worst of the worst" from a secure location outside of our country to a facility on American soil.
If there are problems at Guantanamo, then they can be addressed. But from what we are led to believe, this move can only be the forerunner of another very bad idea - conducting terrorist trials in civilian courts rather than in military tribunals.
Terrorists like the 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and the "Underpants Bomber", Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, are enemy combatants and should be treated as such. These individuals would willingly kill innocent American men, women and children. To adopt a policy guaranteeing them freedom from enhanced interrogation and ensuring them Miranda rights is absurd.
Every member of Congress should oppose this irrational policy. As your next U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Ninth District, I will lead efforts to restore sanity to our homeland security policy. I will worry less about the message we are sending to America's critics and instead focus on the safety of the American people themselves.
A fundamental civil liberty is the sense and assurance of security. Under this Administration and this Congress, that liberty is slipping away. We demand better from our representatives. And I can assure you that as your next U.S. Congressman, those demands will be met.
In many respects, the Obama Administration's recently proposed 2011 federal budget is fatally flawed. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of homeland security.
The new Obama budget proposes to spend an astonishing $3.8 trillion in 2011 alone. This also includes $2 trillion in new taxes over the next ten years and $8.5 trillion in additional debt over the next decade. Under this plan, the budget deficit in 2010 would hit a record $1.56 trillion with and additional $1.3 trillion next year.
Where does that money go?
Shockingly, it turns out that several key Obama political appointees now in charge of terrorist detainee issues at the Justice Department were lawyers and activists working on behalf of these same detainees before joining the Administration. The Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Neal Katyal - the official responsible for leading the prosecution team against these terrorists - was himself the attorney for Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, before joining the Obama Justice Department.
Another Justice Department official who works on detainee issues, Jennifer Daskal, advocated for Guantanamo detainees before joining the Obama Administration. While an official at the organization Human Rights Watch, Ms. Daskal protested that Guantanamo inmates were allowed only one book in their cell at a time and complained that a "self-styled poet" was only given a pencil for short periods of time. How unfortunate.
Where are our elected representatives like Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) to speak up on our behalf and demand more from our government?
To be "fair", the Obama budget has cuts in these areas too. For example, Border Patrol would be forced to cut its ranks by nearly two hundred agents and the Department of Homeland Security would have to cut spending on border technology due to delayed deployment on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Talk about misplaced priorities!
As our next Congressman for Michigan's Ninth Congressional District, Paul Welday will not stand for such nonsense. As an experienced leader who will bring common sense to the job, Paul Welday will actively fight to protect the safety and security of our citizens. He will put his priority on spending to defend the interests of the American people, not on paying for lawyers for terrorists.
The new Obama budget proposes to spend an astonishing $3.8 trillion in 2011 alone. This also includes $2 trillion in new taxes over the next ten years and $8.5 trillion in additional debt over the next decade. Under this plan, the budget deficit in 2010 would hit a record $1.56 trillion with and additional $1.3 trillion next year.
Where does that money go?
- In the Department of Homeland Security, the Obama budget calls for an additional $200 million to pay for state and local costs of securing terrorism-related trials in places like New York City so terrorists like 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed can be tried in federal district courts rather than in military tribunals.
 - The Obama Administration is also proposing an additional $73 million in the Justice Department budget for the transfer and prosecution of detainees remaining at Guantanamo Bay, which the President has promised to close to satisfy a campaign pledge.
Shockingly, it turns out that several key Obama political appointees now in charge of terrorist detainee issues at the Justice Department were lawyers and activists working on behalf of these same detainees before joining the Administration. The Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Neal Katyal - the official responsible for leading the prosecution team against these terrorists - was himself the attorney for Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, before joining the Obama Justice Department.
Another Justice Department official who works on detainee issues, Jennifer Daskal, advocated for Guantanamo detainees before joining the Obama Administration. While an official at the organization Human Rights Watch, Ms. Daskal protested that Guantanamo inmates were allowed only one book in their cell at a time and complained that a "self-styled poet" was only given a pencil for short periods of time. How unfortunate.
Where are our elected representatives like Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) to speak up on our behalf and demand more from our government?
To be "fair", the Obama budget has cuts in these areas too. For example, Border Patrol would be forced to cut its ranks by nearly two hundred agents and the Department of Homeland Security would have to cut spending on border technology due to delayed deployment on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Talk about misplaced priorities!
As our next Congressman for Michigan's Ninth Congressional District, Paul Welday will not stand for such nonsense. As an experienced leader who will bring common sense to the job, Paul Welday will actively fight to protect the safety and security of our citizens. He will put his priority on spending to defend the interests of the American people, not on paying for lawyers for terrorists.
