Cruz says he would filibuster to defund Obamacare

The Daily Caller ^ | 9-19-2013 | Alexis Levinson

[GeronL]

Ooh a real one?

[sickoflibs]

I have been wondering about this.
Does it take 40 to filibuster or the full 51 to filibuster a CR which is basically a budget. Budget recojncilaition takes 51 to filibuster as thats how Obama-care was finally passed.

Or is this like the single Senator talking until he gets tired like Rand Paul did on that confirmation?

[lonevoice]

It's a crime that it will probably come to this, but I love Ted Cruz for being willing to do it.

[bobo1]

Good point. That would insure that the idiots that passed it before they read it would have an opportunity to know what is in it.

Blessings, bobo

[GeronL]

a real filibuster, it’s been a long time.

Usually a Democrat will say “I filibuster” and the GOP surrenders. It will just be deemed a flibuster.

[Dapper 26]

Cruz is one of the bright spots of Republicans in Congress. Most others are merely occupying space.

[RedMDer]

Hey Nancy,

You passed the bill and now we have read it.

The American People do NOT want this socialized monstrosity of a health care law.

[RitaOK]

AGREED! THIS is that hill. Or bust.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Excellent.

[DoodleDawg]

can’t they hand-off to another guy willing to stand up and filibuster?

get 3 people and you can keep it going indefinately

what to talk about for 24 hours straight? just read the damn obamacare bill...

Why? All Cruz has to do is say he's filibustering it and it goes nowhere. This isn't the old days when they had to hold the floor. They can filibuster from a hot tub if they want to.

[ExTexasRedhead]

This is out on Drudge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7cRsfW0Jv8&feature=player_embedded

[jmaroneps37]

So much for the Democrat's disinformation campaign saying Cruz will cave to dingy on funding Obamacare.

[RitaOK]

TED CRUZ is showing the globe how to engage an enemy, both foreign and DOMESTIC! There is HOPE again. Thanks be to God

Wars have been won this way.

[Ghost of SVR4]

just read the damn obamacare bill...

AND if it goes on longer than that, start grabbing phone books at random from around the country and start reading names because all those people are going to be hit with zero-care and their identities should be HEARD! ;)

[1035rep]

“TED CRUZ is showing the globe how to engage an enemy, both foreign and DOMESTIC!”

Obama might be both.

[Mr. K]

what is the longest filibuster on record?

[kevao]

what is the longest filibuster on record?

I think Jimmy Stewart holds the record.

[BeadCounter]

He’s the real deal, nothing false, nothing fake with him.

[BeadCounter]

It’s about a 20 record set, 25 minutes each side back in the days of the 78 speed records.

[DoodleDawg]

what is the longest filibuster on record?

Well if you're talking about a real filibuster, the kind where a Senator has to hold the floor, then I think Strom Thurmond went over 24 hours in his filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.