Rand Paul filibustering Brennan nomination on Senate floor

[ronpaulfollower999]

Hundreds of million Americans spend their working day on their feet. Sheesh...

For 10 hours straight, without a bathroom break?

 

[NOVALibertarian]

Thomas Massie ‏@RepThomasMassie
I'm standing with Rand... on the Senate Floor! #StandWithRand

 

[green73]

It's been really uplifting to see liberals rally for Rand and rail against their drone brethren.

 

[TokenLibertarianGuy]

They don't have bathrooms on airplanes?

Obviously they do. But once I get on a plane I fall asleep as soon as the stewardess turns my seat into a bed. I don't get up until we land.

 

[tsai3904]

Link to the rules?

also it is quite possible that even they (people in charge) dont know the rules.... It is not something that happens every day and it could be "lost" among ten of thousands of laws that are passed...

http://www.senate.gov/CRSReports/crs-publish.cfm?pid='0E,*PLW="P

Page 8 under "Yielding the Floor and Yielding for Questions":

A Senator who has the floor for purposes of debate must remain standing and must speak more or less continuously. Complying with these requirements obviously becomes more of a strain as time passes.

A Senator may yield to a colleague without losing the floor only if the Senator yields for a question. With this in mind, a colleague of a filibustering Senator may give that Senator some relief by asking him or her to yield for a question. The Senator who retains control of the floor must remain standing while the question is being asked.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

Obviously they do. But once I get on a plane I fall asleep as soon as the stewardess turns my seat into a bed. I don't get up until we land.

Of course, first class. Should've figured.

 

[acptulsa]

It's been really uplifting to see liberals rally for Rand and rail against their drone brethren.

I'm sick of stripping us of our rights being a bipartisan effort. Today is the kind of bipartisan effort I can get behind! And like I say, today is the kind of day that seperates the tools--from both sides of the aisle--from those of, by and for the American people--from both sides of the aisle.

 

[phill4paul]

For 10 hours straight, without a bathroom break?

Yes. I've done it while working for UPS. And it required a lot more physical energy than standing stagnant. Rand's doing a great job. Don;t take me wrong. But let's not debate this point. You'll lose.

 

[supermario21]

Maddow of course goes right to Hitler, and basically says his speech has no impact.

 

[awake]

http://www.senate.gov/CRSReports/crs-publish.cfm?pid='0E%2C*PLW%3D%22P%20%20%0A

Page 8 under "Yielding the Floor and Yielding for Questions":

This does not stop a pee break...standing is the requirement.

 

[Brett85]

Hundreds of million Americans spend their working day on their feet. Sheesh...

I'd like to see you pull off what Rand has done today.

 

[thehungarian]

I have pissed at least four times since Rand started. I'd be a terrible senator.

 

[supermario21]

She said Rand Paul is a terrible messenger and can't help talking about Hitler.

 

[tsai3904]

This does not stop a pee break...standing is the requirement.

I'm pretty sure it's implied that you have to stand in the Senate chamber.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Hundreds of million Americans spend their working day on their feet. Sheesh...

Are there even "hundreds of million" Americans working, at jobs?

Most don't stand nine hours straight without some sort of break, I'd bet.

 

[Jlasoon]

For 10 hours straight, without a bathroom break?

Most nurses do this everyday.

 

[Tunink]

Is he still going?

 

[Kilrain]

Is he still going?

Yes. Mike Lee giving him a breather right now.

 

[Kilrain]

Is he still going?

Yes. Mike Lee giving him a breather right now.

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

 

[Jlasoon]

Is he still going?

Lee is asking the longest question possible right now.