After almost 13 hours, Rand Paul ends Brennan filibuster
After years in the shadows, the administration’s secret drone program burst into very public view Wednesday with lawmakers grilling the attorney general over legal justification for targeted killings and Sen. Rand Paul launching an old-style one-man filibuster to demand answers from President Obama.
The Kentucky Republican held the floor for almost 13 hours, effectively blocking a vote on the nomination of John O. Brennan, whom Mr. Obama has tapped to be CIA director. He said he would relent only if the administration publicly vowed not to target Americans on U.S. soil.
“This is a long, drawn-out day, but it’s to try to get some answers,” Mr. Paul said after he crossed the eight-hour mark late Wednesday evening. “It’s to try to shame the president into doing the right thing.”...
Christopher000 wrote: Come on now...careful with the exagerrations, dear. I believe that was the 2nd time/thread that I ever mentioned my wife's love for the English language. : )
Given the reason for the filibuster, jpw may have been using a play on words when she talked about droning on
Come on now...careful with the exagerrations, dear. I believe that was the 2nd time/thread that I ever mentioned my wife's love for the English language. : )
jpw wrote: a few congressman stand in the gap, while the church sleeps. powers that were created through the Pat Act (repub, bipartisan) now coming to fruition after NDAA (bipartisan), and the leaders can take a life without trial, and can send the eyes in the skies over to find them. while Christopher drones on and on about his wife.
Just curious as to what you expected the church to do concerning this executive decision and legislation that was passed? Why do assert that the church is asleep on the issue?
a few congressman stand in the gap, while the church sleeps.
powers that were created through the Pat Act (repub, bipartisan) now coming to fruition after NDAA (bipartisan), and the leaders can take a life without trial, and can send the eyes in the skies over to find them.
while Christopher drones on and on about his wife.
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