[caption id=”attachment_143569″ align=”aligncenter” width=”5184″] Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-K.Y., (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) finally spoke about a cybersecurity bill, but not in an expected way.
Yesterday, Paul introduced an amendment to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act that would withhold federal funding to cities and states that aren’t in sync with federal immigration law, so-called “sanctuary” cities.
The presidential candidate has been silent about the CISA, a bill the Senate wants to pass before a five-week recess, that some say threatens civil liberties. Usually a vocal senator for privacy protections and civil liberties, it’s strange that Paul hasn’t addressed such concerns.
According to The Hill, Paul said that his amendment “makes it clear, the American people will not stand for cities harboring violent criminals.”
Paul also put forward an amendment to audit the Federal Reserve, a longtime pet project of his father, former congressman Ron Paul.
He had previously introduced a bill to address his immigration concerns.
The proposed amendments to CISA have caused tension and dragged out the process of bringing the bill to a vote.
Adding amendments unrelated to the main purpose of a bill has a long history in Congress; such amendments are called riders.
