Rand Paul filibusters Patriot Act renewal and yields floor after 10.5 hours - Official thread

[jllundqu]

Do it, brother Rand, do it.

 

[Todd]

Filibuster II - Rise of the Rand

 

[Warlord]

what's happening?

 

[EBounding]

The rule on the floor has the Senate voting as early as 1 am ET Thursday.

So this is like Cruz's "fillibuster"?

Oh well, it's still going to get attention.

 

[specsaregood]

what's happening?

he is talking.

 

[EBounding]

 

[tsai3904]

So this is like Cruz's "fillibuster"?

Oh well, it's still going to get attention.

Yes. The bill currently on the floor is the Trade Promotion Authority bill.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Yes. The bill currently on the floor is the Trade Promotion Authority bill.

Mostly because he was going to be utterly denied the floor on the Patriot Act vote.

 

[ross11988]

On Drudge

 

[Brett85]

Politico is saying that there's some kind of time limit on Rand's speech.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-118141.html

 

[Brian4Liberty]

#StandWithRand now trending on Twitter...

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[robertwerden]

Politico is saying that there's some kind of time limit on Rand's speech.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-118141.html

“If Sen. Paul delays the vote scheduled for one hour after we convene tomorrow, it’s a filibuster. If not, it’s not,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson tweeted.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-118141.html#ixzz3ahnalaRw

So as long as he goes for 12 hours it is a filibuster.
Im hoping for 25 hours

 

[mello]

I've been channel surfing the cable news channels and I have not seen a single mention of it.

 

[robertwerden]

I've been channel surfing the cable news channels and I have not seen a single mention of it.

FOX reported it about 30 min ago

 

[jct74]

Politico is saying that there's some kind of time limit on Rand's speech.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-118141.html

The article was updated to say that his time to speak runs out at around midnight. So that would be about an 11 hour speech if he makes it that long.

 

[jct74]

“If Sen. Paul delays the vote scheduled for one hour after we convene tomorrow, it’s a filibuster. If not, it’s not,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson tweeted.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-118141.html#ixzz3ahnalaRw

So as long as he goes for 12 hours it is a filibuster.
Im hoping for 25 hours

I don't think he can speak past midnight, according to the article.

 

[RabbitMan]

The article was updated to say that his time to speak runs out at around midnight. So that would be about an 11 hour speech if he makes it that long.

Wait, so it's not a filibuster? I'm confused. I thought jumping in during the Trade Talks was the only opening he was going to get to filibuster because he would never get the floor otherwise. Ron Wyden said he would also filibuster. Any chance they can go back and forth?

 

[Brett85]

The article was updated to say that his time to speak runs out at around midnight. So that would be about an 11 hour speech if he makes it that long.

So the Senate is meeting to vote on something at midnight?

 

[jct74]

Wait, so it's not a filibuster? I'm confused.

I dunno, every media source I have seen except Politico is calling it a filibuster.