Rand Paul filibustering Brennan nomination on Senate floor

[itshappening]

Can he piss in a bottle? How did the record of 25 hours ever get set?

I think the rules have been changed since then which is unfair. I believe they used to be able to slip out to the bathroom and let someone take over for a while

 

[mac_hine]

EXCLUSIVE: ACLU BACKS PAUL'S FILIBUSTER

On Wednesday afternoon, Christopher Anders, Senior Legislative Council at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington D.C., spoke with Breitbart News exclusively about Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of the John Brennan nomination to CIA director over the administration’s failures to answer questions about domestic use of drones. Anders backed Paul to the hilt, and was highly critical of the Obama administration.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/06/Exclusive-ACLU-backs-Rand

 

[dskalkowski]

He's beginning to repeat himself now - he used the lawn mower quote earlier. Poor Rand! Someone bring him some Gatorade! Where are his aides????

He has to repeat himself. Unless you want him to start listing random facts about Kentucky and read the phone book.

 

[libertygrl]

Fortified with a good rest, a steam bath and a sirloin steak, Sen. Strom Thurmond (search) talked against a 1957 civil rights bill for 24 hours and 18 minutes — longer than anyone has ever talked about anything in Congress.

Thurmond also had visited the Senate steam room to get liquids out of his body so that if he drank during the filibuster, he would not have to go to the bathroom.

The senator, armed with throat lozenges and malted milk tablets, recited the voting rights laws of every state to show adequate protection existed. He also recited the Declaration of Independence and launched into a history of Anglo-Saxon juries to counter the bill's proposal to allow judges to punish cases of civil contempt without a jury trial.

"Thurmond's effort was a lesson in voice conservation," the AP reported. "At times he spoke so quietly that he appeared to be mumbling to himself. At other times his voice rang loud and clear across the Senate floor."

Though most Southerners did not help him, Northern senators at times asked Thurmond questions so he could rest his voice. Some minor infractions of Senate rules also were overlooked so he could keep the floor. He was allowed to sit while others made short remarks. During one interruption, Thurmond even gobbled a sandwich in the cloakroom.

Thurmond hoped that once word got out about his filibuster, Southerners would rally and urge their own senators on, Cohodas wrote. But the marathon talk swayed no votes and Thurmond wound down and "finished strong," the AP reported.


Read more: h ttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90552,00.html#ixzz2Mo11oLTo

 

[hammy]

How could he NOT repeat himself?! Some books don't take 7 hours to read out loud!

 

[Natural Citizen]

How about RANDwagon?

I'm just not a big fan of memes is all. Whatever though. Probably shouldn't even have brought it up.

 

[supermario21]

Also Mark Kirk, whom Rand Paul tribute to on the topic of civil liberties when in Illinois Monday, has arrived in the chamber. He brought an apple and a thermos for him.

 

[radiofriendly]

Repeating himself is fine...the audience is constantly new and people are just getting home from work. If he continues to eat, his staff should encourage him (by note) to make a lighthearted joke about it...

 

[georgiaboy]

Moran back!

 

[dskalkowski]

THANK GOD SOME HELP

 

[mac_hine]

#StandwithRand now trending NUMBER ONE nationally on Twitter!
https://twitter.com/

 

[NOVALibertarian]

Thank God for Jerry Moran.

 

[Melissa]

Thanks so much for the info.. does the president pro tem have to remain in the chamber presiding for the entire time also?

Just to be clear:

Rand cannot sit down, leave chambers, stop talking for much more then 30sec. The only exception is another Senator may interlude with a question. Rand cannot just give his time over to someone else. He is there until its over and he is done

 

[hammy]

Thank goodness... someone to give the poor guy some relief. COME ON YOU BASTARDS. GROW A SPINE

 

[tsai3904]

Thanks so much for the info.. does the president pro tem have to remain in the chamber presiding for the entire time also?

No, they switched three times in the first two hours. Not sure how many others have presided since then.

 

[devil21]

I sure hope that Moran didn't just have a freudian slip there with the "Death of a Senator" line.

 

[twomp]

A line from Cenk's Twitter:

Cenk Uygur ‏@cenkuygur

People defending Obama on this clearly unconstitutional claim because he is their dear leader sicken me. #filibuster

 

[supermario21]

At this point, it might be wise for Rand to remain in the Senate. He's probably going to be attacked by a drone the next time he goes to KY

 

[compromise]

Just donated to Sen. Moran's re-election.

We need to call Ron Johnson, Mark Udall, Dean Heller, Jeff Flake, Tim Scott and Tom Coburn. These guys are close allies of Rand on this issue. Johnson and Coburn are the WH dinner later today so best to get them fast.

 

[Lucille]

Tweet, call, FB, or email your senators and tell them to get out on that floor and help that man! #shame standwithrand #savedueprocess