Rand Paul on the Americans with Disabilities Act

[mariloubrockmann]

thank you

[kerby200099]

rofl anyone else notice the camera move to the right slightly when the waitress bent over the table? >.<

[MrSafetymeeting]

I agree with Rand on this one. I love how everyone tries to make it sound like conservatives want to shut down all services for the disabled and needy. You're either all idiots or deaf. The idea is to take the power away from the federal government because it is bloated and incapable of handling MOST of it's responsibilities.

[IvanLouiseBiggin]

Better shut off the recording! Rand Paul is getting ready to REALLY say something incredibly fucking stupid!

What a zero and what ignorant right wing zeroes supporting him!

What's it like being so damned stupid?

[58robbo]

@IvanLouiseBiggin you write this without ever considering the huge damage this legislation has done to small business and you've clearly never considered the damage this legislation has done to the disabled. disabled employment before ada, 59%, now that the ada have made the disabled a litigation threat, that number has dropped to 48%!

[Kinosis79]

@heathwatts, that is crazy, I can't believe this guy doesn't want to murder babies! What a horrible human being! And he has problems with portions of acts that when applied are not very common sense. How dare he! He should be as liberal as cali since things are working out so well there.

[heathdwatts]

@Kinosis79 Anti-choice people seldom care about children, or they'd oppose wars. Did you oppose Bush's war? Why do you care so deeply about pre-birth children and so little about actual humans? I'm sure that you're more concerned about the Christ character from the bible returning for "judgment day" to find that his accounting is off, because we good little humans didn't squeeze out all of the possible "souls". Anti-choice lunatics are not pro-life, they are pro-Armageddon.

[soicuw]

the ADA takes away the freedom of the majority for so called minority rights.

RAND 2010!

[IvanLouiseBiggin]

@soicuw Yeh, all those handicapped people are destroying your rights?

What kind of miserable selfish bastard are you? Oh, I see, a Paul Rand miserable selfish bastard supporter!

[j1a2r34]

The number of people commenting here who are afraid of liberty and ignorant of the constitution who're squealing like power hungry, utopian seeking, symptom masking pin heads is amazing. They don't give a damn about protecting the rights of others so long as their rights seem uninvolved. Idiots.

[ctweathers]

So begins the implosion of the Tea Party. Once we get to look at what they'e about, they're not the kind of people we want in our government.

[wessiderider187]

i love how the interview was totaly fine until that guy actualy threw a hardball question at him. especialy when rand pauls main support comes from people who are being increasingly encouraged by right wing media to commit acts of violence against the government and people who oppose what they stand for.

[jamesdbandy]

Try to realize the spin on this story. its as easy to spot as the kid on the right pretending he is not staring at that cute blond chicks ass.

[markbeckwith]

By the way, the ADA only requires a "reasonable accommodation" and says it must be "readily achievable." If a business is small and couldn't afford to put an elevator in a pre-existing building, then arranging it so that disabled customer could be served on the first floor or a disabled employee could work on the first floor, would be considered a "reasonable accommodation."

[j1a2r34]

@markbeckwith You've obviously never had to implement an ADA approved workplace. Try it and then comment.

[markbeckwith]

Sorry private property business owners, you too are subject to laws and regulations. This includes zoning regulations, health & safety codes, building codes, accessibility codes, and non-discrimination laws like the ADA & the Civil Rights Act. Business may not serve pizza with cock roaches instead of sausage or refuse to serve black people. If you are open to the public, then you are "place of public accommodation" and may not discriminate.

[unknownunknowns]

@markbeckwith "If you are open to the public, then you are "place of public accommodation" and may not discriminate."

I'm confused about that b/c a business like "Abercrombie and Finch" targets the youth so does that mean it's open to the public.

[yourcamden]

All land was stolen by someone in the first place. Then it was most likely stolen by yet another person, often murder was involved with these transactions. So there is no such thing as private property, as all land property is stolen.

[heathdwatts]

He sounds like he is just a smart as his father. How do people earn medical degrees and remain as stupid as this person? The voters of KY should be ashamed of themselves. They've nominate someone who is against civil rights, people with disabilities, women (he's anti-choice like his mentally challenged father), and a science denier (global warming an evolution). I hope that there will be enough intelligent voters in November to deny this human excrement a position in Congress.

[815141518]

@heathdwatts He's against the govt forcing PRIVATE property owners to treat those they may not want to treat. Private property owners are subject to the rules of the private-property owner. For example, our homes are private property & thus we set the rules for how our homes are run. PUBLIC property is run by the govt. & thus govt. must treat everyone equally. Those who own private properties set the rules & can do whatever abhorrent things within the property so long as they're not harming any1

[heathdwatts]

@815141518 Private property owners live in the U.S., and they need to follow the laws of the land. Should a private property owner be able to commit murder or own slaves on his or her land? I should only say his, because you probably don't believe that women should own land. If you come onto my land, at my invitation, do I own you? You need to think more deeply about what you're suggesting. We the people are the government, and we the people need to protect less fortunate citizens from tyrants.

[kakahass]

@heathdwatts wtf are you on about- he is against federal involvement and federal force to make states do what they don't consider helpful- this is a principle issue- if you can't see that then you are a retard it has nothing to do with being against handicapped people...

[heathdwatts]

@kakahass The Southern states did not consider abolishing slavery as "helpful". Paul is like an ignorant child who is trying to convince an adult that running with scissors is acceptable. If we don't impose rules about access for people with disabilities, businesses will not spend the necessary money to provide access.

[evilfreethinker]

@kakahass

What a cop-out! With that logic we would descend into anarchy you dolt!

We've all seen what 10 years of deregulation and letting the bankers and investors run wild over the "little" people. If we just turned over everything to the states and let them 'decide' we'd be worse off. Answering everything with, "Oh, let the states decide" is a cop-out and an abolition of responsibility.

[58robbo]

@evilfreethinker another moron who believes that we had deregulation. keep on calling for more regulations, big business loves you for it! you and other misinformed creatures make sure that it will be impossible for anyone to compete with big business

[NyBob85]

If Rand Paul is elected we can finally get around to wheeling all those pesky, burdensome disabled people out into the wilderness and letting them die like they did with puny babies in ancient Sparta.

[815141518]

@NyBob85 Public (AKA government-run) facilities can be required to assist the handicapped but private facilities shouldn't. For example, my home is my private property and is subject to my rules. If I don't want to assist handicapped people into my home that's my decision. Public (AKA government-run) facilities such as public schools are run by the govt. and thus the govt. must treat everyone equally. Whoever owns the property decides the rules so long as they're not harming anyone.

[815141518]

Public property is subject to the rule of the govt. & thus must treat everyone equally. PRIVATE property is subject to the rule of private-property owners and thus the private-property owners set the rules on how their private property is handled. Our homes are private properties and thus subject to our rules. The government cannot force our homes to create ramps or special facilities for the disabled and should also NOT force private business owners to create special facilities for the disabled

[DarthCormac]

Wheelchair lifts and wheelchair ramps are accessible to EVERYONE; not just the handicapped; as such, there's really no special treatment here. Like his father, Paul is so ignorant he doesn't realize the economic incentive of hiring QUALIFIED Americans with disabilities eventually balances whatever cost a company incurs to add accessibility features. In short, if only two types were qualified to fill a position, would he prefer an able-bodied immigrant over an American in a wheelchair?

Idiot!

[tigeroll]

Rand Paul thinks rationally, and is honest!! Rand Paul for president 2012! Yea

[crapo87]

WOW! If you had started shouting "Baba Booey" they probably even wouldn't have reacted that fast.

[istiles1]

For those who feel Dr. Paul was trapped into commenting on this topic by a liberal - are you handicapped? is anyone in your family handicapped? do you have any handicapped friends? Do you know anyone who MUST use crutches, or braces, or a chair to support their body because their legs can't? Are you honestly saying that it is right for a flight of stairs to deny access to a building or possible employment for a handicapped person?

[istiles1]

Hey! There is nothing wrong with havnig southern heritage, nor mountain heritage. Your hypocricy negates your comments!

[kewlbuwl]

Rand Paul is an idiot

[alanhowitzer]

why?

[monstermash9]

I guess the stereotype is true. Residents of Kentucky are retarded, inbred hillbillies.

[YesWeCantaloupe]

THIS JUST IN: The Disabilities Act didn't work:

/watch?v=e5PEz8atQyw

[sonrider657]

The person conducting this "interview" obviously was a liberal trying to trap Dr. Paul but once again Rand responds brilliantly with calm wisdom.

Go Rand Go!

[isawanangel2]

@sonrider657 greenspan admitted laissez faire capitalism didn't work, put him on the loon watch list

[HowdyCallmeDaddy1]

These tool bags interviewing him were some liberals from the Greyson camp, forgive me for repeating myself. The question was beneath him. They da$% well knew it.

[boat6868]

Kentucky...please give us Rand Paul!! He will make you proud!!

[damic]

They did not want the interview to continued cause he is a supporter for violent militia groups like the hutaree. Its people like this running for office that are more dangerous then the militia groups.

[jakcrow]

So go challenge it already. You've had 20 years.

[bi0dude42O]

typical progressives who have never run a business love this crap. get f'd

[NSResponder]

The ADA is an unconstitutional statute, like so many others that the congress tries to rationalize by their standard "commerce clause" excuse. Besides that, it's an object lesson in the law of unintended consequences. There are trolls who make a living suing businesses under the ADA on any flimsy premise they can dream up.

-jcr

[Nillok]

why did you want to stop recording saying it was a public place? he said something about the second amendment?

[rakrobn]

@Nillok It wasn't the person who recorded. It was a Rand Paul staffer who put his hand on the camera to try to stop the recording.