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Fiery Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is filibustering the nomination of drone mastermind John Brennan for CIA Director. The one-man show began today at 11:47 a.m.
I disagree with the drone strikes in the US.
The filibuster has always struck me as childish, though.
Is nobody else worried about these warrantless drone strikes?
No due process is a very bad thing for Americans.
Rand Paul is doing the American people a great service today by bringing this issue out of the darkness and shining a bright light on it for all to see.
I find it remarkable that many on the left wanted GW Bush charged with war crimes for authorizing the waterboarding of known terrorists who planned the 9/11 attacks and had other plans in the works yet they blindly and without concern or comment give Obama a pass on the murder of Americans and others with drones in many sovereign countries and now, incredibly, suggests that it is possible to authorize the murder of an American citizen, on American soil, using a drone.
Weren't these same people moaning not four years ago that terrorists held in Guantanamo Bay, terrorists caught on the battlefields of Afghanistan, Iraq and other sites, needed to be provided the full benefit of America's constitutional law, due process, habeas corpus, and full trials in the continental USA under your system of justice. Now, apparently, it's okay for one man, potentially sitting in a golf cart, to approve the direct murder of one of your citizens. What changed?
Disgusting.
Good afternoon, CJ.
What changed? The party that has the POTUS and the majority in the Senate. Also, they are still trying to say they were not in favor of going to war in Iraq, even though we have a record of their votes. I believe that is what is known as "selective amnesia" in certain circles. The rest of us call it ..... :bs:
I'm not a huge fan of the trickle down fairy that Paul believes in, but I'm sure as **** not going to support drone strikes on US citizens in country without due process. count me in support of a filibuster until that **** gets straightened out and receives enough daylight to dry it into beef jerky.
I enjoy the fact he is doing it the right way. Some one get the man a phonebook.
You just know that 'without due process' involves 2 low level government idiots looking at each other and saying '**** it, let's nail his ass tonight'.
Hi Lady P - hope you're well, and didn't get hit too hard with the slush storm.
I enjoy the fact he is doing it the right way. Some one get the man a phonebook.
Good afternoon, CJ.
What changed? The party that has the POTUS and the majority in the Senate. Also, they are still trying to say they were not in favor of going to war in Iraq, even though we have a record of their votes. I believe that is what is known as "selective amnesia" in certain circles. The rest of us call it ..... :bs:
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