Paul Rand: nobody in Congress 'has a strong belief in the rights of minorities that I do'

Senator Rand Paul (R - KY) is pushing with efforts at the Republican voters black and Hispanic, stating in an interview that Yahoo News not "believes there is someone in the Congress, which has a strong belief in the rights of minorities to me."

Reviews were given as a result of the controversy in the lathe to Assistant of Senator Jack Hunter, who resigned last week. Hunter, co-author of the book from Paul The Tea Party Goes to Washington, was attacked by its last radio commentary supporting the ideology neo-Confederate and denouncing the possibility of "a majority of non-whites in America".

Paul has addressed this controversy front, defending the Hunter as reflection and a talented writer whose previous work was designed to shock political.

"If I thought it was a white supremacist, he would be dismissed immediately," Paul told The Huffington Post earlier this month. "We will not tolerate, and I have not seen any evidence of that."

During an appearance at the University historically black Howard University earlier this year, Paul described his efforts to revamp the image of the Republicans to make it more appealing to minority voters.

"Frankly, it's an uphill battle, to try to convince him that we have not changed," said Howard students, referring to the older history of the Republican party as a defender of civil rights. "But that's part of me."

Paul, recognizing the scope of such an enterprise, is optimistic about his chances for points in common between the Republicans and minority communities.

"[The image of Republicans is] not something to change overnight, so I'm not realistic," the Senator said that Yahoo News. "If you were to poll American Africans only on issues without party, you'll find that they are actually sympathetic to Republican problems on many fronts [social]."

While critics often point out the ambivalence he expressed in an interview Louisville Courier-Journal's 2010 on whether he would have voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Paul posture against the imprisonment for non-violent drug offences has gained favour with civil rights groups.

"Many African Americans, particularly young men, make mistakes like children and I do not think that they should be punished for the rest of their lives," he said, referring to mandatory minimum penalties for non-violent drug offences.

At the beginning of this year, Paul, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D - VT) presented a draft law that give judges more flexibility to cancel those minimums and dictate sentences more appropriate.

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