{"id":1543,"date":"2013-11-16T21:52:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T21:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2013-11-16T21:52:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T21:52:41","slug":"rand-paul-proposes-constitutional-amendment-barring-government-officials-from-being-above-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul proposes constitutional amendment barring government officials from being above the law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/rt.com\/usa\/rand-paul-amendment-obamacare-565\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/rt.com\/files\/news\/20\/da\/50\/00\/rand-paul.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/rt.com\/usa\/rand-paul-amendment-obamacare-565\/\\'&gt;Rand Paul proposes constitutional amendment barring government officials from being above the law&lt;\/a&gt;Senator Rand Paul doesn\\'t want government officials to receive any sort of special treatment, and a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution courtesy of the Kentucky Republican could accomplish just that. 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