Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, says he's one of the most conservative members of the Senate on issues like spending, taxes and demanding balanced budgets. But there's no denying that he has a whole other set of what he calls \"libertarian-ish\" issues that define his political ideology. <\/p>\n
In an interview on CBS' \"Face the Nation\" Sunday, Paul said those issues include a belief in privacy and a reform in the criminal justice system to make sure everyone is treated fairly under the law. <\/p>\n
\"We still have a large problem in our country that, if you are black, you're not always being treated fairly under the law. And I want to fix that,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Paul - who announced last week that he is running for president in 2016 - has been a vocal proponent of trying to make the party more inclusive. He says he's not finding resistance among other members of his party as he tries to do that. <\/p>\n
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In a separate interview, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said the GOP is working on expanding the map of states where they can win. <\/p>\n
\"There's no doubt that we have to be about perfect. And the other side can be about good. And so the fact is that we do have the higher burden,\" he said. \"When I talk to people every day, even people who are trying to defeat me in the nomination process, come up and say, 'Oh, yeah, but we do like that you're trying to make the party bigger.' So I'm not finding much objection from Republicans,\" he said. \"It means not just showing up once every four years, five months before the election. It means talking for two and three years, in these communities, about things that we have in common before you go in and sell the final product.\" <\/p>\n
Paul noted that he has traveled to Ferguson, Missouri, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee as part of these efforts. <\/p>\n
\"I've tried to say to the African-American population: One, I'm going to fix the criminal justice system. Two, I believe in your privacy. And three, I believe in economic opportunity,\" Paul said. <\/p>\n
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