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

[jj-]

Spoiler: A clean reauthorization, which is what McConnell wants, won't pass. He is putting up a show of fighting to keep the dollars flowing from the military industrial complex. However, the Patriot Act will be extended through the USA Freedom Act.

Since the House break is just one week, they could theoretically come up with other alternatives, but it won't be a clean reauthorization.

 

[supermario21]

https://twitter.com/_MayEleanor/status/601239716185399296

Senate wont proceed to #PatriotAct tonight due to @RandPaul's 10.5 hr #filibuster. This is the 1st procedural roadblock.The fight continues!

 

[libertyplz]

https://twitter.com/_MayEleanor/status/601239716185399296

Senate wont proceed to #PatriotAct tonight due to @RandPaul's 10.5 hr #filibuster. This is the 1st procedural roadblock.The fight continues!

When she says" This is the 1st procedural roadblock" sounds to me they have other tricks up their sleeves to stop this. I'm also pretty tired and reading comprehension has plummeted so with that I'm going to bed!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[Virgil]

I was hoping he would break his record but oh well.

-Virgil

 

[brandon]

Anyone got a highlight real or anything for those of us that have been too busy all day to follow it?

 

[DonovanJames]

Anyone got a highlight real or anything for those of us that have been too busy all day to follow it?

Imagine all the things you and many American's thought were absolutely wrong with bulk data collection, no-knock raids, warrant-less searches, lack of due process, agencies requesting built-in backdoor access and general misdeeds. Then hear someone talk about it for 10.5 hours on TV in front of a lot of people.

 

[ord33]

Imagine all the things you and many American's thought were absolutely wrong with bulk data collection, no-knock raids, warrant-less searches, lack of due process, agencies requesting built-in backdoor access and general misdeeds. Then hear someone talk about it for 10.5 hours on TV in front of a lot of people.

Great synapsis! I'll add that he talked about civil asset forfeiture and the over the top EPA regulations about wetlands and the crazy court cases and sentences of people that "violated" these absurd regulations. And he somehow managed to relate it back to the issue at hand relating to the NSA and the Patriot Act!

 

[jct74]

 

[jct74]

 

[Sola_Fide]

The only person on TV I've heard talk about this tonight is Rachael Maddow.

 

[Christian Liberty]

Go Rand! I'm actually excited about a politician for once. Praise God for giving us one good one in the den of wolves

 

[DFF]

The only person on TV I've heard talk about this tonight is Rachael Maddow.

Of course the majority of the gay left-wing media isn't talking about it. They know this is an issue that will resonate with a lot of the electorate and score Rand extra brownie points.

 

[cindy25]

The only person on TV I've heard talk about this tonight is Rachael Maddow.

it was mentioned on both Kelly files and Hannity

 

[Sola_Fide]

it was mentioned on both Kelly files and Hannity

What did they say?

 

[devil21]

Good stuff!

 

[jurgs01]

The most important thing is that it hit the top of Drudge. I'm sure talk radio will hit on it too. If the social conservatives and middle of the country "Tea Party" come out for Rand in the primary he will win.

 

[thoughtomator]

anyone got a full tally of Senators who showed up to support the effort? I saw Wyden, Manchin, Heinrich, Daines, and Lee... who did I miss?

 

[EBounding]

anyone got a full tally of Senators who showed up to support the effort? I saw Wyden, Manchin, Heinrich, Daines, and Lee... who did I miss?

Blumenthal and Cruz spoke. I'm also interested in a list.

 

[William Tell]

How long before Cruz filibusters something else in an attempt to keep up with the Paul's?