US Politics
The Dueling Secretary: A Nominee's Dangerous Flirtation with Political Violence
Senator Rand Paul confronted Senator Markwayne Mullin over his past remarks suggesting a historical place for violence, such as dueling, to resolve political disputes, with Mullin stating he does not believe in political violence but defending the legality of dueling between consenting adults. It is deeply alarming and fundamentally un-American for a nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security to entertain, even in theory, violent conflict as a method for settling disagreements in a democratic republic built on the rule of law.
