Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America
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Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America

Hardcover – May 26, 2015

Price
$15.86
Format
Hardcover
Pages
320
Publisher
Center Street
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1455549566
Dimensions
6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Weight
1.14 pounds

Description

About the Author SENATOR RAND PAUL has represented Kentucky in the United States Senate since winning the seat in 2010. When he is not in session in Washington D.C., he lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He has been married to his wife Kelley for twenty-four years, and they are the parents of three sons.

Features & Highlights

  • Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America.
  • From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul has taken Washington by storm. His outreach to this country's minority communities alone- championing reforms of mandatory minimum sentencing, school choice, and the creation of enterprise zones for economically depressed areas- distinguishes him as a politician and Republican the likes of which are rarely seen. What lies ahead is Senator Paul's plan for America, where lower taxes and smaller government empower a muscular and expansive middle class; an America that doesn't engage in nation-building or fight wars where the best outcome is stalemate; an America that believes in constitutionally protected liberty and the separation of powers.

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The only candidate different than Hillary

Rand Paul is the ONLY likely Candidate that cares about our rights, The Constitution, our Sovereignty, Our Privacy, and our Minorities, If conservatives want to lose another election we can put up another NEO-CON to run against Hillary, aka Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush.

Thank you Rand,
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Great read - I really enjoyed hearing how Rand Paul ...

Great read - I really enjoyed hearing how Rand Paul met his wife, his medical travels and all his stories about the different senators he has worked with. I would definitely recommend this book if you'd like to know more about this eccentric Republican candidate in the 2016 race.
15 people found this helpful
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This is a great book, and it truly is bi-partisan, for the most part.

Being a fan of his father, Ron Paul, has had me interested in Rand since he entered politics. While I have yet had the chance to read his older book(s), "Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America" was a superb book that had me thinking a lot about what Rand was saying. This book brought me new hope for America's future, and made me truly wonder, how can anyone not stand with Rand? I highly recommend this title to anybody and everybody, regardless of your political or religious views. While he does have a chapter dedicated to Christianity, it's not that huge of a part of the book and you can easily still enjoy it and agree what he has to say (even about Christianity) as an atheist or someone who practices a different religion. While Rand may be Republican, I also know many Democrats who not only support Rand, but have also enjoyed this book, so as I said, I recommend to this to everyone. This book will open your eyes and educate you on how our government works (or in most cases, how it doesn't work,) and what we can do to fix it.

Edit: I no longer support Dr. Paul for presidency due to his flip-flopping on issues and becoming more Republican. However, that doesn't change my view on the book, and I would still support him if he kept the views he had written in the book.
8 people found this helpful
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Finally, common sense in Washington!

This is an excellent book. Very easy to read with great stories. Rand seems to be a very sincere man that cares deeply for this country and has great common sense ideas to help bring our country forward. Highly recommended! Intend on passing this book around!
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It would be a luxury -and salvation- to have a president like him.

I did not know Rand Paul very much until I watched his filibuster of the Patriot Act. That caught my interest and since then I have been trying to learn more about his ideas. Then I bought the book and, to my surprise, I agree with 99% of the things he says in the book. Furthermore, I believe he will do what he says. I find him trustworthy. It would be a luxury -and salvation- to have a president like him.
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Excellent position explanation

I predict that right now, most of the talking heads on TV who interview politicians are reading, or have read this book. It's dynamite. Excellent position explanation. It has a warm, friendly feel to it. It should be an interesting campaign.
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Must Read For All

Great insight with a fresh vision of the future for the Republican Party.
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Rand Paul has a message....

Senator Rand Paul’s new book takes a bold stance against the forces of progressivism in both Parties that are ruining our country’s once hard-won liberties. Here’s a guy who is definitely not your typical Republican status quo U.S. senator. He is not interested in doing whatever it takes to keep himself in power, nor is he seeking more political power just for his own ego gratification. (It’s so typical to find these types of Congressmen in D.C., but he really isn’t one of them!) He is only sort of small in stature, but BIG on ideas, intelligence and integrity. If there was ever a reincarnated Founding Father, it was Rand Paul.

The Good Senator’s message is all about how he seeks to heal the country of massive debt and stolen freedoms, including every single freedom guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. He’s not that Republican who only cares about the Second Amendment, but the Fourth Amendment, too, which most Republicans don’t seem to give a rip about. That’s one of the reasons he appeals to me so much. We don’t need to be spied on 24/7 as if all of us are assumed terrorists until the government can sift out the few that actually ARE terrorists. If our Founders ever knew about this infringement on our rights, they would be turning in their graves, as it were.

And, like me, he is a Republican who does care about the environment and preserving the air and natural land we are custodians of. While he is not a global warming alarmist, he knows you can still love the environment and want to protect it without going to the extremes the alarmists go to nowadays. When you live in a state, like mine, that has banned burning wood in your fireplace because it produces supposed pollution, then you have gone TOO far with your agenda. When you classify dirt as a pollutant, which it is not (the EARTH is not a pollutant to itself), you have gone too far.

We desperately need a new, revitalized GOP and Rand Paul wants to be the guy who heads it and steers the entire country into safe waters again. This book is so much more than what I was expecting. If you are on the fence about Rand being a good president, then reading this book will convince you that he is perfect for the job. He is ready and he has all the right ideas at the right time. He is our modern day Founding Father, or as close as we're going to get to having one, and we need someone like him to run this country. The Constitution is his guide and the Bill of Rights is his shield. Only a guy like him can give us real hope again.
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Clear concise and logical, a worthy read

Clear concise and logical. Rand Paul gives us a glimpse of his life and a perspective of the world condition and America's effect on it. Rand also lays out his own plans, which sync up with the Constitution and Bill of Rights like no other candidate does. I was able to purchase a signed copy and placed it in my glass front cabinet with other personal items I treasure. Every voter should read this before making their vote. Media and debates do no justice to Rand's ideas and his brilliance.
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5 stars for Rand Paul

I don't identify with either party so I decided to read a few political books to try and figure out who I want to vote for this 2016 election. I've read Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Rand Paul. Rand Paul hands down has the absolute best idea- and that's my completely unbiased opinion. Anyone who is planning on voting in the 2016 presidential election should read this book. Rand Paul has fantastic ideas. He truly wants to help the working class and lays out wonderful ideology that would truly benefit everyone in america.

I am definitely going to stand with rand this 2016 election! I hope you do too!
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