*LIVE STREAM* Rand Paul to end Patriot Act - Sunday 4pm EST

[afwjam]

 

[afwjam]

Dude we had the same idea! lol

 

[staerker]

"The wanna ban us on Capitol Hill."

 

[specsaregood]

Interesting:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live
Mitch amended the Freedom Act with only 1 other senator on the floor.

28m ago
21:38
Mitch McConnell just came back on the floor. Things could be getting lively.

26m ago
21:40
USA Freedom Act advances procedurally on voice vote
Mitch McConnell showed up on the floor all by himself and advances USA Freedom Act to achieve cloture. He then amends it with only one other senator there.

24m ago
21:42

If you’re curious, there is one Democrat on the Senate floor as McConnell amends the USA Freedom Act, Chris Murphy of Connecticut.


21m ago
21:46
Senate done for the night

Before it adjourned, Mitch McConnell amends USA Freedom and files for cloture. It looks like we’ll have a final vote on Tuesday.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

OMG, cspan callers are totally pro-paul, anti surveillance. This is amazing!

I heard it too. Every single call in favor of Rand and opposed to spying. Just think what it would have been like if Dick Cheney were doing the spying instead of Obama?

 

[anaconda]

They would still be listening to everything you say even if the PATRIOT Act died with NO replacement.

I'm not quite clear on this. Do you mean that they would proceed illegally?

 

[anaconda]

Yeah nice try to deflect. YES they will still be listening but it WOULD BE ILLEGAL. As it stands, it is LEGAL. Can't Stand with Rand on this. He could have just voted for the FREEDOM ACT and still claim to have let the Patriot Act Expire. HELL now John McCain and Mitch McConnell can make the same claim as well. Since they all LET the Patriot Act expire. Rand Paul didn't really achieve anything now did he?

But how could McSame & Mitch make this claim since they are on the record as being staunch advocates for extending the Patriot Act?

 

[anaconda]

Yea but he won't delay it till Tuesday. Sounds like he is going to let it pass before midnight. I hope I'm wrong but sounds like he buckled under pressure.

If it's gonna pass on Tuesday regardless, how is this "buckling?" He obviously won't vote for it and there's apparently nothing more he can do. He already killed the Patriot Act. Pretty good work for one week..

 

[anaconda]

it sounds like (and I may be wrong) he buckled under the pressure and allow it to be reauthorized before midnight and our country is now safe again.

What was reauthorized? It's 12:29 AM in DC.

 

[JJ2]

Interesting:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live
Mitch amended the Freedom Act with only 1 other senator on the floor.

So if Rand had stayed, he could have delayed it further?

 

[anaconda]

According to Senate procedure, the Senate needs unanimous vote to pass a bill.

I thought it was 60 votes for cloture and 51 votes to pass a bill. Where did you see that a bill can only pass with "unanimous" votes?

 

[staerker]

What was reauthorized? It's 12:29 AM in DC.

? You're two hours off. It's 10:xx.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[dude58677]

I thought it was 60 votes for cloture and 51 votes to pass a bill. Where did you see that a bill can only pass with "unanimous" votes?

They need unanimous consent to bring forward a final vote.

 

[Jan2017]

So you're saying if a hypothetical terrorist needed to make a hypothetical phone call tonight is the night.

Well I guess we can just go to DefCon 1 (using War Games parlance) . . . we can then do anything (?)



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[eleganz]

I have a feeling Rand worked it out with Mitch before hand that if he didn't go crazy that Mitch would allow amendments on the UFA, I don't know I just hope Rand gets something on the UFA even though it appears like he won't.

 

[ord33]

Maybe it was Rand's amendment as his payback for the endorsement?! Yeah right, that's wishful thinking. I'm sure it expands the USA Freedom Act to look more and more like the Patriot Act.

I'm very curious about the Amendment though, that's for sure!

Edit: Found the Amendments that McConnell made: http://democrats.senate.gov/2015/05/31/pending-amendments-to-h-r-2048-usa-freedom-act/#.VWvI72A-CfQ

 

[anaconda]

? You're two hours off. It's 10:xx.

Damn! I have this Ironman watch where it is easy to switch time zones if I cross my arms and inadvertently hold the Start/Split button down for too many moments. My bad.

 

[anaconda]

They need unanimous consent to bring forward a final vote.

Then how does any bill ever get voted on? It seems it would be virtually impossible.

 

[Crashland]

Then how does any bill ever get voted on? It seems it would be virtually impossible.

They need unanimous consent in order to bring it to a vote *now*. The bill can come up for a vote after 30 hours without unanimous consent.