Rand Paul filibusters, quotes circulating on Facebook
He was brilliant!
Sen. Rand Paul filibustered in the Senate somewhere shy of 13 hours.
He blocked the nomination of John O. Brennan, on Wednesday, to the post of CIA director. This was not so much about Brennan as it was about the issue of the White House and Eric Holder trashing 5th amendment rights and condoning drone strikes on American citizens on American soil without due process, warrants, or jury trials.
The filibuster by Sen. Paul was supported by Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), Sen. Mike Lee (UT), Sen. John Barrasso (WY), Sen. John Cornyn (TX), Sen. Jerry Moran (KS), Sen. Marco Rubio (FL), Sen. Tim Scott (SC), Sen. John Thune (SD) and Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden (OR)
It was a great day for Liberty as people all over the country and in the world stood with Rand to protest this egregious policy.
Here’s some highlights (spreading across Facebook):
Let’s hope that this sheds some light on the issue and brings about legislation to end this policy. Let’s hope that other Senators will have the guts to also stand up for the Constitutional rights of all Americans. Perhaps this is just the beginning of people in Washington taking a stand on important Constitutional issues.
People should call their Senators and demand to know their stance on drone strikes on American citizens without due process!
By the way … Here are the 5 longest filibusters
About the Author
Judy Aron lives with her husband Michael in CT. They have three grown children who were homeschooled and are now successfully pursuing careers. Judy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, with minors in Business Administration and Computer Science from the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Judy has been involved in politics for over 15 years. Judy has written many articles on various aspects of education at home and in public and private schools. She has been published in magazines and online, and has been interviewed on radio and in print.
She served as Vice President of Connecticut Homeschool Network (CHN) and was their legislative liaison. She now serves as Research Director for National Home Education Legal Defense (NHELD) providing parents across the nation with important information on legislative issues concerning parental rights and education.
