There's more than one type of democracy, and not all of them are majoritarian. The violent disenfranchisement of blacks in the South played a role as well.
I guess the exploitation of minority labor will be called something else in Rand's alternative social order.
so if he is no different, you should vote for him. Who cares right?
have you decided to stop voting since they are all the same?
There would have been only a small difference between Romney and Obama.
Are you seriously going to sit there and tell me that there isn't a huge difference between Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul?
You might be delusional.
If what you say is true, then fine, he is playing me like a fiddle, promoting small govt, and fidelity to the constitution.
I guess I have to take him at his word, and let him disappoint me when he falls short of my image of him.
Promoting small government with more laws against abortion, keeping all the current drug laws in place, and laws against same sex marriage. 
Tell me again how he's for small government and Chris Christie is a big government Republican. 
C'mon. You're like the most well-versed person in West Virginia. Just google Rand Paul and war on drugs.
He is appeasing the right wing wackos.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/rand-paul-learns-to-love-the-drug-war/
As for happy marriage, Paul's lukewarm opposition to DOMA is due to his concern that it could lead to federal support for happy marriage.
https://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/30/rand-paul-i-dont-understand-same-sex-marriage/
His aid has a plan to stop happy marriage by asking Christians to sacrifice themselves (his aid does speak for him...google David Lane)
And as late as 2010, Paul supported an amendment banning same sex marriage.
I honestly don't know why he would attempt to court the evangelical community.
They are not likely to vote for a democrat.
I hope that he does not pursue any of the things you are talking about. When he supported Mitt Romney over his father, it was clear that he was a much better politician than his father.
I know he has to pay certain lip service to the Neo-Cons and the Evangelicals, but I honestly believe that he is not one of them.
I do not think he would support federal legislation cracking down on drugs or gays.
Maybe I am being naïve, but I think a Rand Paul presidency is light years better than Bush, Obama, Clinton or Clinton, or any of the stooges the GOP puts up. I think that he is light years better than Romney or McCain.
But to be fair, Obama ran the first time on some great ideals, and look what happened to him.
It is going to take being let down by Rand Paul for me to just throw my hands up, stop voting and attempt to accept the shabby shape of our country and do nothing about it. Like Wallstreet Cappers.
I honestly don't know why he would attempt to court the evangelical community.
They are not likely to vote for a democrat.
I hope that he does not pursue any of the things you are talking about. When he supported Mitt Romney over his father, it was clear that he was a much better politician than his father.
I know he has to pay certain lip service to the Neo-Cons and the Evangelicals, but I honestly believe that he is not one of them.
I do not think he would support federal legislation cracking down on drugs or gays.
Maybe I am being naïve, but I think a Rand Paul presidency is light years better than Bush, Obama, Clinton or Clinton, or any of the stooges the GOP puts up. I think that he is light years better than Romney or McCain.
But to be fair, Obama ran the first time on some great ideals, and look what happened to him.
It is going to take being let down by Rand Paul for me to just throw my hands up, stop voting and attempt to accept the shabby shape of our country and do nothing about it. Like Wallstreet Cappers.
Why would you say Wall is doing nothing about it. He voted, just not for either. There is nothing wrong with that. I have more concerns about people that simply don't vote. There is a candidate out there for anyone and like you said, you may not like all of someone's views but you trust them.
Getting to that...you, nor I have any idea what RP would do. We know he opposes abortion, we know he has made it clear he is not ending the war on drugs, and we know he opposes same sex marriage. Generally speaking, one's viewpoint shapes advocacy and the President wields huge power.
Even if he did not support a federal law, he could influence the states with fundraising, support, judicial appointments, etc.
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