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

**NotMyBro** · 03-07-2013, 08:49 AM

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** · 03-07-2013, 08:52 AM

Move please...

**NotMyBro** · 03-07-2013, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by FSFN

Move please...

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

**FSFN** · 03-07-2013, 09:57 AM

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

Originally Posted by NotMyBro

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

**Douchebag 007** · 03-07-2013, 08:55 AM

grandstanding iT STILL WORKS 'MURICA!

**Wesmantooth** · 03-07-2013, 09:10 AM

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

**Ving** · 03-07-2013, 09:14 AM

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** · 03-07-2013, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 03-07-2013, 09:37 AM

There's a political forum

**BudBudha** · 03-07-2013, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by fccstandards

There's a political forum

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

**fccstandards** · 03-07-2013, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by BudBudha

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

so-so

**Douchebag 007** · 03-07-2013, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by BudBudha

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** · 03-07-2013, 09:50 AM

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."

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 03-07-2013, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by 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."

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!

**I invented that** · 03-07-2013, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

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!

Democrat thurmond was very passionate about his anti-civil rights position. What a racist.

**Dusco** · 03-07-2013, 10:01 AM

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.

**1Vegasgirl** · 03-07-2013, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

It was a nice feeling to see him come out and say that he wasn't going to just stand by and let obama shred the constitution. More people need to speak that way and point out what he is doing.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 03-07-2013, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by 1Vegasgirl

It was a nice feeling to see him come out and say that he wasn't going to just stand by and let obama shred the constitution. More people need to speak that way and point out what he is doing.

And he should've told McCain to shut the fuck up.

**racerx** · 03-07-2013, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

And he should've told McCain to shut the fuck up.

i respect rand and john. because they havent changed positions because of politics. almost everyone else has tho.
why wouldnt the dems stand with rand? (cept 1)

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 03-07-2013, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by racerx

i respect rand and john. because they havent changed positions because of politics. almost everyone else has tho.
why wouldnt the dems stand with rand? (cept 1)

McCain's an angry asshole, not unlike Howard Dean.

Explosive temper.