USA Today reported that Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul is eyeing to pass a bill that would secure his political future in whatever position of power he is in. Citing a report published on the Washington Times, Rand had asked a state Senate leader to assist him with the passing of a Kentucky law that would allow him to both run for a second Senate term and for the White House at the same time.
Kentucky Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer disclosed to The Washington Times, "Yes, I am working on clarifying an ambiguous state law that Rand Paul believes is unconstitutional if it is interpreted to bar running for re-election to the Senate and for president at the same time. The purpose of the bill will be to make clear that Rand Paul or anyone in a similar situation in Kentucky can run for both offices in the same year."
If one uses Paul's political plans to explain the purpose of the bill, pundits would see him have a greater probability to secure the GOP presidential nomination and running for the US presidency in 2016 while retaining his seat in the US Senate. Should Paul win both the US presidency and the Senate seats, he can relinquish his seat in the Senate for someone else. otherwise, he is looking to serve Kentucky for the second term.
On the other hand, a veteran operative of the Republican Party in Kentucky disclosed to The Washington Post that Democrat House Speaker Greg Stumbo had already told colleagues that the bill will have a difficult time getting passed in the US Congress/
In response, Thayer said, "I've not spoken to the speaker about this and not heard publicly or privately what the Democrats in the House would do if Republicans passed it in the Senate."
Paul is not the only one who had pushed for election law change to permit him to run for two positions. Lyndon Johnson, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan each ran for re-election to the Congress or Senate and as vice president for the US, USA Today noted.
