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Later, after the candidates got a question about No Child Left Behind, Paul spent only a moment on his own position before moving on to Santorum:

The Constitution is very, very clear. There is no authority for the federal government to be involved in education. There’s no—no prohibition in the Constitution for the states to be involved in education. That’s not a bad position and we can sort things out. But once again, the Senator was for No Child Left Behind, but now he’s running for President, now he’s running to repeal No Child Left Behind. But—and he calls it a team sport. He has to go along to get along, and that’s the way the team plays. But that’s what the problem is with Washington. That’s what’s been going on for so long.

So, I don’t accept that form of government. I understand it. That is the way it works. You were with the majority…. You organized and got these votes all passed. But I think the obligation of all of us should be the oath of office…. I’m sorry about that, but it isn’t the oath to the party, it’s the oath to our office..

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This guy tells the things as they are.