Rand on the Senate floor now

[65fastback2+2]

So they are having the vote at 1am when most people are asleep?

its always best to pull the wool over the sheeps eyes while theyre asleep

 

[ClydeCoulter]

Maybe Rand can take a nap before having to take the floor for the filibuster.

 

[Jackie Moon]

“I will continue this filibuster as long as there are enough votes here to allow it to continue,” he said on the Senate floor Thursday.

Senior staffers for Paul tell Breitbart News that the Kentucky lawmaker’s objections forced Senate leadership to attempt to end debate on the budget deal, resulting in a filibuster.

“A Filibuster in the Senate is the act of forcing the leadership to attempt to end debate. They can do this by time and votes. They have to wait one day plus one hour and then they can attempt to cut off debate with 60 votes. If they succeed then 30 more hours are allowed,” senior staffers explained to Breitbart.

“So a filibuster of this bill causes them to have to get a supermajority and wait multiple extra days with full public debate in front of the American people for this trash heap of a bill,” they added.

In order to continue blocking the bill, Paul will need to muster at least 40 votes in opposition in order to prevent a 60 vote supermajority, which would advance the agreement.

“We’re in the middle of a filibuster,” Paul said on the floor. “This filibuster will go on to about 1:00 in the morning and then we will find out who the true conservatives in this town are.”

UPDATE:

A spokesman for Sen. Rand Paul emails:

Sen. Paul has been and continues to filibuster the unlimited debt limit increase. Tonight at 1:00 am, the Majority Leader will attempt to end Sen. Paul’s filibuster with a cloture vote. If 41 Senators stand with Sen. Paul, the filibuster will continue.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/29/sen-rand-paul-filibustering-budget-deal

So it looks like he doesn't have to keep talking and hold the floor to continue the filibuster.

And he's already forced them to at least wait one day and one hour to be able to vote, and they need 60 to end the debate and stop his filibuster. That's why they're posting on Facebook and Twitter asking people to call their Senators and tell them to vote against ending debate.

 

[Jan2017]

What;;s happening?

Rand said on CNN earlier today there would be a 1am "test vote" to see if they are under 60 votes or over 60 votes . . .

Debate on raising the debt ceiling, which the government needs by a November 3 deadline.

 

[CPUd]

You can count on these guys. To vote whatever the whip tells them to vote:

 

[Mr Stealth]

I think most of us want success for Rand, because that would be success for the United States (land and people).

Can someone please explain.... What do I need to do to help Rand's actions succeed here? Do I need to call my senator's office tonight? What do they need to know?

 

[CPUd]

 

[kbs021]

I think most of us want success for Rand, because that would be success for the United States (land and people).

Can someone please explain.... What do I need to do to help Rand's actions succeed here? Do I need to call my senator's office tonight? What do they need to know?

Yes Call and tell them to vote no on raising debt ceiling. Tell them that you will record their vote and post it publicly.

 

[ord33]

You can count on these guys. To vote whatever the whip tells them to vote:

It makes me sick Alexander & Corker are my Senators. Today on Facebook, Corker claimed he was against raising the debt ceiling and this vote. We'll see how he ends up voting. Here is what he had to say about it: https://www.facebook.com/bobcorker/posts/942920412422625

 

[devil21]

Have you ever taken out 300 dollars from an ATM at 4am for something positive??? - Chris Rock