Rubio Rips Rand Paul: ‘This Is Not a Time for Ideological Silliness’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER To ░░░░░░░░ 2016 race and your ░░░░░░░░ for the Republican primary ░░░░░░░░ you have been on ░░░░░░░░ attack against several of ░░░░░░░░ opponents including senator Ted ░░░░░░░░ about their vote against ░░░░░░░░ metadata program the NSA ░░░░░░░░ Today on Meet the ░░░░░░░░ Senator Rand Paul also ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ issue said this about ░░░░░░░░ clip starts Paul Senator ░░░░░░░░ were doing his job ░░░░░░░░ in Congress more he ░░░░░░░░ know the program continues ░░░░░░░░ s been ongoing for ░░░░░░░░ last six months so ░░░░░░░░ Paris tragedy this tragedy ░░░░░░░░ while we were still ░░░░░░░░ bulk collection all bulk ░░░░░░░░ Also in France they ░░░░░░░░ a program a thousand ░░░░░░░░ more invasive collecting all ░░░░░░░░ the data of all ░░░░░░░░ French Yet they still ░░░░░░░░ t able to see ░░░░░░░░ coming clip ends BAIER ░░░░░░░░ do you answer Senator ░░░░░░░░ Rubio Well first there ░░░░░░░░ an error here in ░░░░░░░░ country two to three ░░░░░░░░ ago where because of ░░░░░░░░ disclosures of a traitor ░░░░░░░░ Edward Snowden and other ░░░░░░░░ in the media misrepresentations ░░░░░░░░ elected officials Americans came ░░░░░░░░ believe they were being ░░░░░░░░ pd on by the ░░░░░░░░ If someone in our ░░░░░░░░ is unlawfully accessing the ░░░░░░░░ information of Americans they ░░░░░░░░ be fired and prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is presidential ░░░░░░░░ and this usa Patriot ░░░░░░░░ that pass earlier this ░░░░░░░░ we have taken out ░░░░░░░░ important component of this ░░░░░░░░ Here s the reality ░░░░░░░░ the metadata collection There ░░░░░░░░ large and significant number ░░░░░░░░ companies that either said ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ records at all we ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ records if you come ░░░░░░░░ for them or we ░░░░░░░░ only going to keep ░░░░░░░░ on average of 18 ░░░░░░░░ When the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement comes knocking ░░░░░░░░ subpoenas those records in ░░░░░░░░ cases there won t ░░░░░░░░ any records because some ░░░░░░░░ these companies already said ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ these records And the ░░░░░░░░ is that we will ░░░░░░░░ be able in many ░░░░░░░░ to put together the ░░░░░░░░ puzzle the full picture ░░░░░░░░ some of these individuals ░░░░░░░░ the case of these ░░░░░░░░ that conducted this attack ░░░░░░░░ cannot see any phone ░░░░░░░░ for the first three ░░░░░░░░ in which you can ░░░░░░░░ see them up to ░░░░░░░░ years You ll not ░░░░░░░░ able to see the ░░░░░░░░ five year picture Maybe ░░░░░░░░ provides some information maybe ░░░░░░░░ doesn t but we ░░░░░░░░ every tool at our ░░░░░░░░ We re fighting an ░░░░░░░░ here in radical Islam ░░░░░░░░ homegrown extremists This is ░░░░░░░░ a time for ideological ░░░░░░░░ This is a time ░░░░░░░░ serious action because the ░░░░░░░░ security of our country ░░░░░░░░ at stake Quickly senator ░░░░░░░░ a GOP primary electorate ░░░░░░░░ appears very skeptical of ░░░░░░░░ government overall do you ░░░░░░░░ this is a winning ░░░░░░░░ for you I think ░░░░░░░░ s the right position ░░░░░░░░ take for the future ░░░░░░░░ our country It s ░░░░░░░░ most important obligation of ░░░░░░░░ federal government to provide ░░░░░░░░ our national security And ░░░░░░░░ will continue to support ░░░░░░░░ that provides for our ░░░░░░░░ security and I believe ░░░░░░░░ can provide for it ░░░░░░░░ violating the civil liberties ░░░░░░░░ Americans We are going ░░░░░░░░ need programs like this ░░░░░░░░ order to be identify ░░░░░░░░ before they can attack ░░░░░░░░ to identify cells and ░░░░░░░░ them up before they ░░░░░░░░ conduct attacks even with ░░░░░░░░ existence of these programs ░░░░░░░░ homegrown violent extremists have ░░░░░░░░ able to carry out ░░░░░░░░ Imagine without them I ░░░░░░░░ this if god forbid ░░░░░░░░ s an attack tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ on another major U ░░░░░░░░ City the first question ░░░░░░░░ is going to have ░░░░░░░░ why didn t we ░░░░░░░░ about them and how ░░░░░░░░ we didn t stop ░░░░░░░░ The answer better not ░░░░░░░░ because a tool we ░░░░░░░░ had that could have ░░░░░░░░ us to identify them ░░░░░░░░ no longer available to ░░░░░░░░ And there are members ░░░░░░░░ my party that by ░░░░░░░░ with isolationists and people ░░░░░░░░ hold on to these ░░░░░░░░ that are false have ░░░░░░░░ put our nation in ░░░░░░░░ position where we can ░░░░░░░░ gather in information any ░░░░░░░░