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

[afwjam]

What are they voting on right now?

To limit debate on the patriot act.

 

[afwjam]

What are they voting on right now?

To limit debate on the patriot act.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Rubio voted no.

 

[specsaregood]

Is this what happened? The chair incorrectly ruled that time had expired and that Randal couldn't speak because McCain objected. So Randal called for a Quorum call; then after the objectors (McCain) left the chamber; Randal had the quorum call cancelled, then resubmitted his request to speak and there was nobody there to object so he was allowed to speak for the remaining 5 minutes?

 

[specsaregood]

//DUPE

 

[Brett85]

FOX News is hitting Rand really hard right now over NSA and foreign policy

In other news, the sky is blue.

 

[Crashland]

So is what happened is: The chair incorrectly ruled that time had expired and that Randal couldn't speak because McCain objected. So Randal called for a Quorum call; then after the objectors (McCain) left the chamber; Randal had the quorum call cancelled, then resubmitted his request to speak and there was nobody there to object?

Is that what happened?

Yes

 

[Dianne]

I have the Senate "Live" feed going, but there's no sound.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Is this what happened? The chair incorrectly ruled that time had expired and that Randal couldn't speak because McCain objected. So Randal called for a Quorum call; then after the objectors (McCain) left the chamber; Randal had the quorum call cancelled, then resubmitted his request to speak and there was nobody there to object so he was allowed to speak for the remaining 5 minutes?

Yes

I assume someone shuffled McCain out of the chamber before he embarrassed himself by not knowing the Rules which he was previously (incorrectly) chastising Rand over.

 

[specsaregood]

Yes

Nice, I guess we saw who knew how to play the rules best after all.

 

[dude58677]

So the Patriot Act isn't dead because they voted to limit debate? Or is this a vote on the Freedom Act?

 

[TheCaliforniaLife]

Geez... how much longer are they going to wait.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Also, CSPAN titling is wrong, this is cloture for HR2048 USA Freedom Act, NOT USA PATRIOT Act

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

So this current vote essentially means the Patriot Act as we know it is dead and the Senate will move on to debating The USA Freedom Act, correct?

 

[politics]

Rand speaking now

 

[twomp]

Sounds to me like Rand Paul will allow the vote and the USA Freedom Act will pass. The Patriot Act will live on but will be more "regulated" now? IS this correct?

 

[eleganz]

Why does Rand get to speak first? Rand has to be working with Mitch behind the scenes on this one.

Guardian live blog is claiming this last vote means the USA freedom act was passed, wtf??

USA Freedom Act advances 77-17

In a stunning reversal from last week’s drama, the USA Freedom Act was passed by a vote of 77-17. The bill, which passed the House overwhelmingly several weeks ago will now move forward and is likely to receive a final vote on Tuesday.

The bill fell three votes short of the needed supermajority to advance last week but with the clock ticking on controversial provisions of the Patriot Act, supporters of NSA surveillance thought that the proposed reforms were better than letting the program expire entirely.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live

 

[eleganz]

Why does Rand get to speak first? Rand has to be working with Mitch behind the scenes on this one.

Guardian live blog is claiming this last vote means the USA freedom act was passed, wtf??

USA Freedom Act advances 77-17

In a stunning reversal from last week’s drama, the USA Freedom Act was passed by a vote of 77-17. The bill, which passed the House overwhelmingly several weeks ago will now move forward and is likely to receive a final vote on Tuesday.

The bill fell three votes short of the needed supermajority to advance last week but with the clock ticking on controversial provisions of the Patriot Act, supporters of NSA surveillance thought that the proposed reforms were better than letting the program expire entirely.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Sounds to me like Rand Paul will allow the vote and the USA Freedom Act will pass. The Patriot Act will live on but will be more "regulated" now? IS this correct?

PATRIOT Act is dead; USA Freedom Act is less bad, still bad, but a totally different act.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Why does Rand get to speak first? Rand has to be working with Mitch behind the scenes on this one.

Guardian live blog is claiming this last vote means the USA freedom act was passed, wtf??

Cloture passing means 99.5% the bill will pass. They are a little ahead of the gun, but not really entirely wrong.