Rand Paul's filibuster against СIА nominee & drone assassinations on US soil

[NotMyBro]

I had very little idea about who this guy is but after reading more and more about him and after seeing how he's one of the few to stand up for the rights of citizens, this guy's a hero.

One of the oldest and most storied traditions of the Senate made a sudden return to Capitol Hill on Wednesday when a junior senator seized control of the chamber with an hours-long *filibuster involving rambling speeches aimed at blocking a vote on President Obama’s choice to lead the CIA.

Led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with help from other junior senators, the filibuster stretched nearly 13 hours — with the Senate adjourning at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday — and was aimed at drawing attention to deep concern on both sides of the aisle about the administration’s use of unmanned aerial drones in its fight against terrorists and whether the government would ever use them in the United States.

Shortly before noon, Paul — the scion of a political family at the heart of the libertarian movement — came to the Senate floor and declared his opposition to the nomination of John O. Brennan, Obama’s choice to lead the spy agency, who has overseen the drone program.

“I will speak until I can no longer speak,” Paul said as he began. “I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...tml?tid=pm_pop

[FSFN]

Move please...

[Douchebag 007]

grandstanding iT STILL WORKS 'MURICA!

[NotMyBro]

Move please...

Go back to posting to shit threads, FSFN. Ignore this thread please.Just go!

[Wesmantooth]

I am a fan NMB but these political threads suck moose junk

[Ving]

A one man filibuster, what a clown. He's just adding to the long list of reasons to vote out all the teabaggers in the future.

Can't wait, after the confirmation Obama can then drone strike Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck and Faux News.

[BudBudha]

A one man filibuster, what a clown. He's just adding to the long list of reasons to vote out all the teabaggers in the future.

Can't wait, after the confirmation Obama can then drone strike Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck and Faux News.

Incorrect, his bros helped out a bit with questions to extend his filibuster to 13 hours.

Even though you disagree with him he's far from a clown, he got his point across because now the networks are discussing Obama's domestic drone policy and we're talking about it in the saloon so he wins

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...p-his-friends/

[fccstandards]

There's a political forum

[BudBudha]

There's a political forum

How's Windows 8 treating you?, I haven't upgraded yet.

[Douchebag 007]

Incorrect, his bros helped out a bit with questions to extend his filibuster to 13 hours.

Even though you disagree with him he's far from a clown, he got his point across because now the networks are discussing Obama's domestic drone policy and we're talking about it in the saloon so he wins

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...p-his-friends/

so he did nothing but get himself in the news WOW

if only someone like him would run for president next time around

[Ving]

Here you go, the guy who gave us the brilliant Sarah Palin queen of the teabaggers is now slamming that clown Rand Paul.


U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted fellow Republican Rand Paul on the Senate floor this morning for his 13-hour filibuster against the Obama administration's drone policies. "Calm down, Senator," McCain said, in an apostrophe to Paul. "The U.S. government cannot randomly target U.S. citizens."

[FSFN]

This IS the shittiest thread I've ever posted in.

Go back to posting to shit threads, FSFN. Ignore this thread please.Just go!

[fccstandards]

How's Windows 8 treating you?, I haven't upgraded yet.

so-so

[Dusco]

I been hoping for years they he is the elected president in 2016.. He is like a founding father.. They would at least be proud.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

Here you go, the guy who gave us the brilliant Sarah Palin queen of the teabaggers is now slamming that clown Rand Paul.


U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted fellow Republican Rand Paul on the Senate floor this morning for his 13-hour filibuster against the Obama administration's drone policies. "Calm down, Senator," McCain said, in an apostrophe to Paul. "The U.S. government cannot randomly target U.S. citizens."

That's rich. McCain, telling someone else to calm down.

Anywho...I really don't like Rand Paul but really give him a lot of credit for what he did.

Hell, even Rachel Maddow praised him.

Strom Thurmond had a secret when it came to being able to filibuster the longest.

He went into a steam room before the filibuster. This way, if he did have to drink water, he wouldn't have to urinate because he was already dehydrated.

Protip!

[Dusco]

You can not post a Anti-Odumbo thread on this site without those that has over 12,000,0000 Obama's babies dripping from their lower lip.
Coming out in full force.

[RumBalls]

You can not post a Anti-Odumbo thread on this site without those that has over 12,000,0000 Obama's babies dripping from their lower lip.
Coming out in full force.

Nope, and everyone is labeled a "teabagger".

[ohmicah]

Paul-Paul 2016.

They are some of the only true Republicans left.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

You can not post a Anti-Odumbo thread on this site without those that has over 12,000,0000 Obama's babies dripping from their lower lip.
Coming out in full force.

What're you saying about this site?

[racerx]

Nope, and everyone is labeled a "teabagger".

oh i thought everyone was labeled a libtard?

the sad thing about the "tea party"(theres no such party) is that the principle concept was good, but then it was hijack by fools.
mr paul is one of the very few with principles