I miss Rand; I miss sanity

"Like many of you, we at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to make trade-offs between privacy and security. We can, and we must, provide both in equal measure. We believe that people have a fundamental right to privacy. The American people demand it, the Constitution demands it, morality demands it." -Tim Cook
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Tim-Cook-Apple-Privacy-security/2015/06...

Recognizing the complexities of the encryption debate, however, many candidates on the campaign trail have been reluctant to discuss the case, or to take a stance on the broader issue of encryption backdoors. On Wednesday morning, as online conversation about the topic swelled with the release of Cook’s letter, only Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump took clear stands on the issue.
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/as-debate-over-apples-encryption-lawsuit-...

Paul repeated his opposition to mass government surveillance, a position contrary to a majority of Republicans – including his Kentucky colleague, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – who claim it is necessary for national security. The FBI and the National Security Agency, for instance, should not interfere with tech businesses encrypting their users’ data, Paul tells U.S. News. FBI Director James Comey opposes attempts by Google and Apple to protect their users’ phones from hacking by the government or criminals.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/16/rand-paul-supports-google...

No different whatsoever...
http://www.acalltopaul.com/node/1413