Message #329685

[MsRowdyRedhead]

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KF, he and his colleagues actually gave a tutorial on the constitution. And the point was to protest the idea that ANY president could use drones against an American citizen on American soil without due process of the law ( a trial).

I wrote this the night of.. just after he stopped
"Filibusters, in the old sense, were often used just to waste time to force issues. Huey Long, in 1930, once filibustered using pot-likker recipes and Shakepeare quotes. There was little substance to his 15-hour rant. When I heard today that Rand Paul was filibustering, I was initially taken back that he would use such an off-handed trick. I knew his cause was just, but surely there are better ways of getting the message across.

I was wrong.

What Rand Paul did in this twelve hours and fifty-four minutes is history-making and demonstrates the utmost integrity. Rather than babble on about whatever he may choose, Senator Paul used every minute of his time to discuss the issue at hand. Paul enlightened all listening about the Obama administration's drone policies and his issues with these policies. As the hours passed, thousands tuned in to C-SPAN to hear him speak.

#StandWithRand became the number one trend on Twitter. Senator Ted Cruz from Texas stood with Senator Paul almost the entire time. He became the first to read from Twitter on the Senate floor.

What we have all seen tonight is not really about politics. What we have seen tonight is an honest man with backbone taking leadership and the American people following him. Senator Paul stood up and did not waver. Thanks largely to the internet, everyone watched. Everyone will know what Senator Rand Paul did today. Everyone knows about what the current administration is doing with their drones and that their very lives are at stake.

Senator Rand Paul proved tonight that he is worth listening to, like him or not. What he did took courage and endurance. I suspect we will be hearing about this for a long time to come."