Rand Paul filibustering Brennan nomination on Senate floor

[RecoveringNeoCon]

FRONT PAGE DRUDGE IN RED LETTERS!

"Mr Paul Goes to Washington"

Drudge has also linked to LIVE CSPAN2 Stream.

Sweet!

 

[Dary]

History, civics, law, morality, Constitution.

 

[georgiaboy]

two hour mark.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

'Oh, that's right, you're not allowed to smoke cigarettes anymore.'

Rand Paul is doing a great job, hopefully we get a tube up. I missed the beginning.

 

[NY-Dano]

 

[kcchiefs6465]

This is great. Rand may go through the entire Bill of Rights!

I hope.

 

[Schifference]

If his voice holds up what time they gonna be done for the day?

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

It's funny how many times I've seen people say "This is the only issue I agree with Rand" on so many different civil liberty and war issues.

Those comments are hilarious and make me smile. Rand popped their bubble world

 

[Pericles]

With the weather there, he could have loads of fun with quorum calls.

 

[V3n]

"It's hard to worship after a hellfire missile strike."

LOL!!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

"Has there ever been a better defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in the Senate? The Rand Paul filibuster is epic."
http://twitter.com/USAB4L/status/309376705473171456

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Can't get through to Flake. I get his voicemail. It did take a while to get through to the switchboard though. A lot of people must be calling.

I really don't see the point of calling McCain.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Nice, Lord Acton quote from Rand!

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Ha! I just called both Indiana senators. I asked Senator Coate's aide whether bombing Americans on American soil was a Democrat or Republican position. When the aide started saying, "um... um..." I suggested that if it was NOT a Republican position, Senator Coates needs to get out there and support Rand Paul's filibuster.

Senator Donnelly (a Democrat) is apparently not answering his phones. My calls to him went straight to voice mail, ha!

Everyone - this is a GREAT chance to get some publicity in the area of domestic drone use. KEEP UP THE HEAT! PLEASE!!!

Turn up the heat on your Senators, Rand is winning support to his side.

 

[tsai3904]

Does anybody know why Reid doesn't just come to the floor and see if he can get 60 votes for cloture? Is it because the GOP will stand by one of their own if he is filibustering?

 

[BamaAla]

The Drudge headline has changed to "Dr. Paul Goes to Washington"

I'm watching and I'm loving!

 

[Brett85]

Yes he has but he also said he doesn't have a firm rule. Also CIA Director is not a Cabinet member. I'm not sure if Rand makes a distinction though.

I actually got a neg rep on my post on that from a new member, even though I just asked a question that I was curious about and wanted an answer to. I'm not criticizing Rand for this, but I'm just trying to understand what his thinking is on cabinet nominations. When he tries to justify his vote for Hagel by saying that the President has the right to pick his cabinet, his adversaries will just point to his vote against Brennan as an example of inconsistency in Rand's approach.

 

[libertygrl]

THIS IS EPIC! Hope he had a big breakfast! Don't want him to pass out like Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. GO RAND! GO!

 

[whoisjohngalt]

Is anyone running a book on this? I would like to place some bets.

How long can he keep this going?
How long before he runs out of intelligent things to say and starts listing Pokemon?

 

[KCIndy]

Can't get through to Flake. I get his voicemail. It did take a while to get through to the switchboard though. A lot of people must be calling.

I really don't see the point of calling McCain.

McCain won't change his position, but it is always good to get the numbers on the record. That's why I called Donnelly in Indiana, who is a Democrat.

Thanks and +Rep for calling! If everyone made a couple of calls, we could really light the fire under some Washington D.C. bureaucrats!