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

JJ2 said:
Then why did Rand announce yesterday that he "will" force the expiration of the Patriot Act today?
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It's hard for me to imagine Mitch wasn't in on any of this, because if that's the case it would give Mitch an easy excuse to not back Rand's campaign.
 
quorum call A procedure used in both houses of Congress to bring to the floor the number of Members of the House or Senate who must be present for it to conduct its business. In the Senate, a Senator who has the floor can force a quorum call at almost any time by suggesting the absence of quorum. The presiding officer usually cannot count to determine whether or not a quorum is present. So when a Senator “suggests the absence of a quorum,” the presiding officer directs the Clerk to call the roll of Senators aloud by name. If a majority of Senators respond, a quorum is present and the Senate can return to its business. However, a quorum call in the Senate usually has a different purpose: most often it is a strategic move that is used to delay proceedings for a variety of reasons — for example, to conduct informal negotiations on or off the Senate floor, or to await a Senator who is expected to make a speech or propose an amendment. If the purpose of a quorum call actually is to bring a majority of Senators to the floor, it is known as a “live” quorum call. A quorum call in the House seeks to bring a majority of Members to the floor to record their presence after the absence of a quorum has been established. In the House, a Member makes a point of order that a quorum is not present, usually only when a vote is taking place. The Speaker (or the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole) then counts to determine if a quorum is present. If a majority of Members fail to respond to a quorum call, the House must adjourn or take steps to secure the attendance of enough Members to constitute a quorum.
 
JJ2 said:
Then why did Rand announce yesterday that he "will" force the expiration of the Patriot Act today?
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It's hard for me to imagine Mitch wasn't in on any of this, because if that's the case it would give Mitch an easy excuse to not back Rand's campaign.
 
Crashland said:
Ohhh Rand sounds super pissed
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Yup, the media is going to eat this all up. Rand's team played this all very well. There will be donations coming in once the media starts playing his epic speech over and over.
 
Crashland said:
Ohhh Rand sounds super pissed
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Yup, the media is going to eat this all up. Rand's team played this all very well. There will be donations coming in once the media starts playing his epic speech over and over.
 
Ironic that Rand's speech to a completely EMPTY Senate chamber will be the most heard speech by the American people.
 
That will be a good five-minute youtube of Rand that Rand got in before they recess.

McCain is gonna be fodder for jokes . . . Rand was a little too fast and quick-witted fer' ya' McCain ?
 
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