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Paul, Cruz promise filibuster on gun-control bill (Lee as well)
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Posted on 03/26/2013 5:41:48 AM PDT by Perdogg

A few weeks ago, Rand Paul revived the talking filibuster in a scene reminiscent of the Frank Capra classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. He highlighted the Obama administration’s odd reluctance to state that it wouldn’t assassinate Americans on American soil with CIA-controlled drones for a full day, helped by fellow Senate Republicans such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, among others, and also by Senate Democrat Ron Wyden. The White House finally gave a more specific answer to the question, and Paul raised public awareness on the drone issue, although it’s arguable what effect that actually had.

If you liked the original, get ready for the sequel. Paul and Cruz will inform Harry Reid this morning of their intent to filibuster the gun-control bill that Reid wants to bring to the floor for a vote, supposedly with bipartisan support:

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KEYWORDS: banglist; donttreadonme; guncontrol; guns; istandwithrand; patriots; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed; youwillnotdisarmus
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To: Perdogg
true, hopefully history won't repeat this time.
21 posted on 03/26/2013 6:46:45 AM PDT by Drawn7979
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To: ScottinVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAnMu218l0


22 posted on 03/26/2013 6:48:22 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Pan_Yan

Sad but true.


23 posted on 03/26/2013 6:51:53 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: ilgipper

EXACTLY!!!!


24 posted on 03/26/2013 6:55:08 AM PDT by ZULU (See: http://gatesofvienna.net/)
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To: Perdogg
Uh oh Rand, you young bucks are gonna piss off the grumpy old men again!

Then again, I think Ted's loving every minute of it!

25 posted on 03/26/2013 6:57:57 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: napscoordinator

No.

The media portrayed it as his filibustering Hagel’s nomination, a report undisputed by faux news.

The filibuster was what it was, what he was talking about, the drones. It was t get Holder to answer the question.

Paul said repeatedly, he wasn’t against the nomination. How could he be? who the heck else is BO going to nominate? His list gets worse as he goes down the line.

What kind of patriot would want to be on his staff?

Forget it.

Paul is wrong on other things, that can be argued.


26 posted on 03/26/2013 7:14:30 AM PDT by stanne
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To: ilgipper

FIVE thumbs up. IF we are not to have a “Tea Party” then the RINO establishment MUST be purged if this Republic is to survive.


27 posted on 03/26/2013 7:19:04 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: ilgipper
I love these guys. Doing the work establishment Republicans won’t do.

We need to send 4 or 5 reinforcements for them, I'd take a 51D 49R Senate with 8 or 9 Men or Women of Steel.

In that process we must throw Linsey Grahamnasty's sorry butt to the curve.

That 51 to 49 number would tie Harry Reids sorry manhood in knots... Good !!!

28 posted on 03/26/2013 7:23:06 AM PDT by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: Perdogg

The three of them should get fitted up bathroom equipment.


29 posted on 03/26/2013 7:24:30 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Perdogg
Nice to see some GOP senators with cojones for a change after John McInsane, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Lisa Murkowski et al.
30 posted on 03/26/2013 7:34:47 AM PDT by white trash redneck (Just one of B. Hussein Obama's "typical white people")
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To: Perdogg

It’s not a ‘filibuster’ unless it busts the filly, I.e. stops the bill.

I don’t see them doing this. It’s all just theater.


31 posted on 03/26/2013 7:43:26 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: ScottinVA

These “wacko birds” are at it again and will upset my friends on the other side of the aisle


32 posted on 03/26/2013 7:50:18 AM PDT by italianquaker
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To: Perdogg
I’m not so sure Reid will mind this new effort. He does already have a few Republicans on his side, including John McCain,

McCain's office needs to hear about this from the people of Arizona. He is nothing but a weasel with his finger in the air. If it looks bad for his "standing" and "leadership" role in the GOP, he'll cave.

33 posted on 03/26/2013 7:51:33 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: Perdogg

Don’t worry, this bill will never pass the Senate.

-Republican talking heads on Obamacare, Mar 2010


34 posted on 03/26/2013 8:01:54 AM PDT by Tzimisce (The American Revolution began when the British attempted to disarm the Colonists.)
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To: Perdogg

These 3 guys are the bomb!!


35 posted on 03/26/2013 8:49:03 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Pan_Yan

“I assume Georgia’s senators will be behind them”

Yeah, those two are straight out of the Gay Army. “They never leave their buddy’s behind!”


36 posted on 03/26/2013 8:59:57 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: cripplecreek

We’re not going to get the perfect candidate, ever. Even Reagan had flaws and if you find two FReepers in total across the board agreement, ping me.

I like Rand’s federalism, his aggressiveness and fearlessness in the face of liberal lies. As you know well the President is still limited by Congress and the Courts. I don’t think he’d be able to drift too far afield, but wouldn’t it be great to have a president present a budget that eliminated a department or two?


37 posted on 03/26/2013 9:05:19 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: napscoordinator

“Paul filibusted and then voted for what he was filibusting.”

False.


38 posted on 03/26/2013 9:31:29 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: txrangerette; napscoordinator
Paul voted FOR drone strikes on U.S. citizens in America who weren’t a danger to the public safety at the time of a strike??

He did???

Uh, no he didn’t. There wasn’t a vote on that issue. Paul brought up that issue while a vote was pending on Brennan’s appt. to the CIA.

As you state, Paul clearly said many times that his filibuster had nothing to do with the confirmation of Brennan as CIA director.

But, in addition to that, when the filibuster ended and the vote to confirm went forward, Rand Paul was one of the few Senators to vote against confirming Brennan.

Facts are pesky things.

39 posted on 03/26/2013 10:50:46 AM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: stanne; napscoordinator

I believe it was filibustered during Brennan’s nomination for CIA. And the issue was, Drone strikes on American citizens inside America while they didn’t pose an immediate threat of attack. The issue wasn’t even Brennan, according to Paul. He simply chose to use that opportunity to make a point.

What happened during Hagel’s nomination was, if I recall correctly, the Republicans (and Rand was prominent in this, but was joined by the others) at first stuck together and refused to allow a vote on Hagel, they said because they hadn’t received enough information on what they had questioned Hagel about. After that brief stand, they relented and did allow a vote on Hagel. And Rand Paul voted FOR Hagel, angering quite a few folks, and apparently confusing others.

Correct me if I’m wrong.


40 posted on 03/26/2013 11:00:39 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...hold to the truth; speak without fear..."(Glenn Beck))
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