Rand Paul Is Still Talking: Twelve Hours of Filibuster
There's a website you can check to see if Rand Paul is still talking if for some reason you can't find the C-SPAN livestream.
The filibuster is now 12 hours long and has included "questions" from 11 other senators: Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Jerry Moran, Ron Wyden, Marco Rubio, Pat Toomey, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, John Barrasso, John Thune, and Mitch McConnell. All are Republicans except Wyden, who appeared early on in the effort. Harry Reid checked in earlier to see if the Brennan vote might happen tonight and Dick Durbin objected to a request for unanimous consent to a resolution calling the use of drones to target Americans on American soil a violation of the Constitutional right to due process.
#StandWithRand is still trending on Twitter in the U.S. and worldwide, and you should follow @reason247, where we're livetweeting the event.
The record for a filibuster in the Senate is just over 24 hours, when Strom Thurmond filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Though it's not over yet, it's already being documented on YouTube. Here are some highlights, including an Emergency Alert System test:
As Rand Paul's mentioned multiple times, he'd stop as soon as the President or the Attorney General tell him whether they believe the president has the power to kill Americans on U.S. soil.
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Dick Durbin objected to a request for unanimous consent to a resolution calling the use of drones to target Americans on American soil a violation of the Constitutional right to due process.
So this is one senator from IL; the other apparently limped onto the floor to bring Paul a thermos and apple. Stay classy, Durbin.
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Oh boy, and now he's about to say something retarded, isn't he?
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Oh yes. It's ninaleven.
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Don't forget it was a non-binding resolution.
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#StandWithRand is still trending on Twitter in the U.S. and worldwide, and you should follow @reason247, where we're livetweeting the event.
Oh really
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Why the fuck won't they just lie and say they won't do it? That's what creeps me the fuck out. These guys lie 24/7 but this is the place to decide not to?
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They are people of principle, Apatheist. And that principle is never ever let Team Red score even a single point, ever.
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Because they don't want to admit there is something the President can't do. Even lying about it.
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Ron Johnson is mad that he still has to be there and he forgot to DVR The Americans.
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I feel like he's been disappointing. I was hoping to see more from him and Pat Toomey. And isn't Flake a Senator now too?
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Flake finally showed up.
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Maddow's mocking Rand
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Why are you putting yourself through that?
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I lasted 2 minutes.
It's like a car accident, you can't look away -
What did she actually say? I want to get my hate on.
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The part I saw she only mentioned Rand talking about Hitler and how Republicans were only doing this because a Dem was in the white house.
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You can not look in the first place. I also find it hilarious how TEAM BLUE has descended so far that their major media blowhards mock a guy for not thinking that the President should be able to murderdrone American citizens on American soil. It'll be epic when TEAM RED wins the presidency and pulls off one of these kills and they have to stay silent. Even shameless partisans can't come back from this.
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It's really adorable that you think they'll "stay silent" when a Republican murderdrones Americans.
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when TEAM RED wins the presidency
HAHAHAHAHA
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Hand in your card Epi, you have failed as our leader of cynicism and glibness.
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I don't know what came over me! I'm tired! I was confused!
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Your lack of cynicism disgusts me.
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I find your glimmer of faith disturbing.
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I feel like this is the point where I'm supposed to point out that this is why everyone hates you Hugh.
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Good, goooood. Give in to those feelings.
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I don't hate Hugh.
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Ron Wyden is only defending Rand and ripping the Obama administration.
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Goddammit Ron. This is freedom time. Don't even bring up the War on Women.
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Go Tim Scott.
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America's only black Senator is speaking now. He ain't a Democrat.
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Answering Tim Scott, Rand is making a bold statement about how the behavior of presidents beholden to power is dangerous.
And, there's Smiley Flake. Didn't speak to long, but smiles per minute were impressive.
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DURBIN DROPPED THE BIN LADEN BOMB! 9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11,9/11
If we can't drone people in America, Bin Laden will win.
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Every American not killed by a US drone is in danger from an al Qaeda attack.
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And Dick Durbin hauls out bin Laden's scalp.
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Mic drop
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is it over?
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yep, Rand had to pee and shit.
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I like that he made a polite pee joke at the end.
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That just makes no sense at all dude. None.