Tensions build between Paul, GOP over Patriot Act extension


By Jordan Fabian - 05/26/11 02:08 PM ET

Tensions between Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and GOP leaders burst into the open Thursday over a pro-gun-rights amendment Paul wants to add to the Patriot Act.

Paul said Republican leaders were working to scuttle his measure, which would restrict the federal government from examining some gun records as part of anti-terror efforts.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is allowing a vote on Paul’s amendment, but Paul told Slate that his party's leaders were working to kill it.

“I'm now being blocked by the Republicans, and the Republicans tell me that they're going to refuse to let me have any votes,â€