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# 2016 Republican Presidential Debate: Chris Christie and Rand Paul Argue Over The Patriot Act

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## Video: 2016 Republican Presidential Debate: Chris Christie and Rand Paul Argue Over The Patriot Act

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## Transcript

And I'm proud of standing for the Bill of Rights, and I will continue to stand for the Bill of Rights. [ APPLAUSE ] And Megan, Megan that's a completely ridiculous answer. I wanna collect more records from terrorists but less records from other people, how are you supposed to know Megan? Use the fourth amendment. What are you supposed to, how are you supposed to- Use the fourth amendment. Get a warrant. No, I'll tell you how you- Get a Judge to sign the warrant. Use the constitution. Let me tell you something, you go, when you, you know Senator. Governor Christy make your point. You know, when you're sitting in a sub- committee Just blowing hot air about this.

You can say things like that. When you're responsible for protecting the lives of the American people, then what you need to do is to make sure. Here's the problem. Is to make sure that you use the system the way it's supposed to work. Here's the problem, Governor. You fundamentally misunderstand the Bill of Rights.

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