{"id":623762,"date":"2021-08-08T22:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T02:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=623762"},"modified":"2021-08-08T22:21:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T02:21:30","slug":"rand-paul-implores-americans-to-choose-freedom-over-potential-lockdowns-time-for-us-to-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-implores-americans-to-choose-freedom-over-potential-lockdowns-time-for-us-to-resist\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul Implores Americans To \u2018Choose Freedom\u2019 Over Potential Lockdowns: \u2018Time For Us To Resist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frand-paul-implores-americans-to-choose-freedom-over-potential-lockdowns-time-for-us-to-resist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=623762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RP-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) urged Americans to resist potential forthcoming lockdown measures, saying that the country could not go back to the state that it was in last year.<\/p>\n<p>In a video that he posted to his Twitter account on Sunday that closely resembled an op-ed he wrote for Fox News last week, Paul said, \u201cIt\u2019s time for us to resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can\u2019t arrest all of us. They can\u2019t keep all of your kids home from school. They can\u2019t keep every government building closed \u2013 although I\u2019ve got a long list of ones they might keep closed or might ought to keep closed,\u201d Paul said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to accept the mandates, lockdowns, and harmful policies of the petty tyrants and bureaucrats. We can simply say no, not again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNancy Pelosi \u2014 you will not arrest or stop me or anyone on my staff from doing our jobs. We have either had COVID, had the vaccine, or been offered the vaccine,\u201d Paul continued. \u201cWe will make our own health choices. We will not show you a passport, we will not wear a mask, we will not be forced into random screenings and testings so you can continue your drunk-with-power rein over the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul said that Americans should not accept \u201canti-science\u201d positions that may be championed by the Biden administration, promising that if President Joe Biden tries to shut down federal agencies, he will \u201cstop every bill coming through the Senate with an amendment to cut their funding if they don\u2019t come to work in person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul emphasized the importance of getting children back in the classroom, saying that&nbsp;\u201cevery adult who works in schools has either had the vaccine or had their chance to get vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren are falling behind in school, and are being harmed physically and psychologically by the tactics that you have used to keep them from the classroom during the last year. We won\u2019t allow it again,\u201d Paul said. \u201cIf a school system attempts to keep the children from full-time, in-person school, I will hold up every bill with two amendments. One to defund them, and another to allow parents the choice of where the money goes for their child\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I sound fed up to you? That\u2019s because I am. I\u2019m not a career politician. I practiced medicine for 33 years. I graduated from Duke Medical School, I\u2019ve worked in emergency rooms,&nbsp; I\u2019ve studied immunology and virology, and I ultimately chose to become an eye surgeon,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>Paul later took shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president, who Paul&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-rand-paul-sends-criminal-referral-for-fauci-to-department-of-justice\">referred<\/a> to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation last month following a heated Senate hearing where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/you-do-not-know-what-you-are-talking-about-fauci-lashes-out-at-sen-rand-paul-for-suggesting-he-lied-to-congress\">accused<\/a> Fauci of lying to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not the only one who is fed up,\u201d Paul continued. \u201cI can\u2019t go anywhere these days without people coming up and thanking me for standing up for them. Whether I\u2019m at work, or at events in Kentucky, at airports, in restaurants, or in stores, people thank me for taking a stand. They thank me for standing up for actual science. For standing up for freedom. For standing against mandates, lockdowns, and bureaucratic power grabs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the tide is turning as more and more people are willing to stand up. I see stories from across the country of parents standing up to the unions and school boards,\u201d Paul continued. \u201cI see brave moms standing up and saying, \u2018My kids need to go back to school in-person.\u2019 I see members of Congress refusing to comply with Petty Tyrant Pelosi. We are at a moment of truth and a crossroads. Will we allow these people to use fear and propaganda to do further harm to our society, economy, and children? Or will we stand together and say, absolutely not? Not this time. I choose freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.095238095238\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are at a moment of truth and a crossroads. Will we allow these people to use fear and propaganda to do further harm to our society, economy, and children?<\/p>\n<p>Or will we stand together and say, absolutely not. Not this time. I choose freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrI2tjdAHW\">pic.twitter.com\/XrI2tjdAHW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1424399282447298563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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