Rand Paul....LIVE!....filibustering Brennan confirmation

C-span ^ | March 6, 2013 | Rand Paul

[yoe]

LIVE on C-SPAN2: Senate Session

[SueRae]

I am practically doing handsprings in my living room. THIS is exactly what we need. THIS is how you get to know those who represent us. Real questions, real articulation, not soundbites. I am impressed.

[donaldo]

Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are the best. Be sure to send an e-mail offering your support. They need to know we stand behind them.

[lonevoice]

THIS is exactly what we need. THIS is how you get to know those who represent us. Real questions, real articulation, not soundbites.

That is it exactly. I'm a happy camper today.

[blueyon]

LOL

[MestaMachine]

MY CABLE JUST WENT DOWN!!! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!

[MinuteGal]

Ah, two intellectuals (Paul and Rubio) playing off each other brilliantly.

They are holding me in thrall.

For those of you in Rio Linda, this means I'm "enslaved" by the intriguing dialogue and the intellectual (but understandable) back-and-forth between these two conservative whizzes.

Leni

[Old Sarge]

What he is trying to extract from Holder and the adminstration is whether they will respect the Constitution and bill of rights.

And the Koran teaches that the good Muslim may lie to the infidel.

This is called "Taqqiyah".

And we all know who practices.

[MestaMachine]

Cable flicking off and on. Saxby Chambliss just showed up!

[Girlene]

bulk of drone killings have been signature killings

From The Drone War Doctrine We Still Know Nothing About

..... "“signature strikes,” drone operators fire on people whose identities they do not know based on evidence of suspicious behavior or other “signatures.” According to anonymously sourced media reports, such attacks on unidentified targets account for many, or even most, drone strikes.".............

Why can't the president answer a simple question?

Paul reads writings from Glen Greenwald - if you posit that the entire world is a battle field, ....... (Greenwald -more liberal, has done a great job writing about exactly what Paul is talking about, IMO)

Sen Georgia, Chambliss - up!

[Chickensoup]

Chambliss is on the floor now.

[Cyber Liberty]

I get it. You can’t see something, so it doesn’t exist. Well, we’re just going to have to wait to find out for sure.

[ken5050]

c-span.org....live stream

[Girlene]

You can watch it on your computer - link up on Drudge.

[Girlene]

Sen Chambliss - Getting info out of this administration is worse than getting a root canal.

[ken5050]

Where's Mitch McConnell????

[txrangerette]

If I’m not mistaken, I believe Rand has always seperated his votes for a presidential appointee from other issues, whether they be against that person, against their confirmation, or against the administration. Therefore, I’m concluding Rand’s mind is already made up as to whether he will or will not vote for Brennan, no matter WHAT Obama or Holder say.

The filibuster cannot last. Rand cannot hold the floor forever. And it is Rand’s time. Therefore he has to hold the floor and the others can only engage with him. So this delay’s time is limited. So no matter what Obama and Holder say or don’t say, do or don’t do, there will be a vote on Brennan.

That’s why I can’t agree that Rand will determine his vote based on what these people do or say. A vote will occur, and Rand has already demonstrated a great deference that he thinks is in the Constitution toward presidential appointments.

If he votes for Brennan, it would be because he doesn’t think Brennan is bad enough to override that deference.

Make no mistake, I don’t agree with his votes for any of these people. But disagreeing with him is just that - a disagreement.

I could not bring myself to help put Kerry, Hagel or Brennan, or Jack Lew for that matter, into their positions. I happen to think now is the time to make a stand against these statists and anti-America-as-founded types and through them, against Obama.

These are extraordinary times. Time is short. Time is running out. The Constitution is not a national suicide pact.

[RonPaulLives]

Very proud of my U.S. Senator, Dr. Rand Paul. Also proud to say that, several years ago, I was supporting this man to run for public office when nobody knew his name.

[Dysart]

Old and dirty Harry Reid has just about had it appears.

[lonevoice]

And here comes Harry Reid. Trying to get them to set time limits on how much longer they’re going to talk.

[Chickensoup]

They can fire back! NO thank you!