Rand Paul: “What is still illegal for 170 years. There's no precedent…”

“What I was simply pointing out is some of the rules that still apply to this body. For instance, dueling with two consenting adults is still There I was pointing out What is still illegal for 170 years. There's no precedent for legal dueling. Even then, they fled the country. Do you realize that the man that beat Charles Sumner with a cane, he beat him till he was unconscious. You know why no senators intervened?” (15:12–15:19)

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