Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office on Tuesday. [Politico] AS USUAL, the conservative gun extremists didn’t use the word “filibuster” in their letter. “We will oppose the motion to proceed to any [...]
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Top Story — Rand Paul Makes Democrats Look Feckless on Civil Liberties, Should Worry GOP 2016 Hopefuls
1:27 a.m. | Updated WASHINGTON — A small group of Republicans, led by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, stalled the Senate on Wednesday by waging a nearly 13-hour old-school, speak-until-you-can-speak-no-more filibuster over the government’s use of lethal drone strikes — forcing the Senate to delay the expected confirmation of John O. Brennan to lead the [...]
Sen. Rand Paul Filibusters John Brennan the Old Fashioned Way *Updated*
“I will speak until I can no longer speak.” – Senator Rand Paul IT BEGAN at 11:45 a.m. today. Love his politics or detest him for his literalism, Senator Rand Paul is doing it his way and at least stands for something. After the Senate Intelligence Committee forwarded President Obama’s CIA nominee John Brennan to [...]
Senate Fails to Ratify UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The purpose of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” … is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. Yesterday, Sen. John Kerry and former Sen. Bob Dole, among [...]
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