Stand With Rand! (UPDATED)
The country is still abuzz this morning with talk of Senator Rand
Paul’s historic nearly 13-hour filibuster. We’ll be talking more about
it throughout the day, sharing headlines and commentary, as well as
posting hour-by-hour (unofficial) transcripts of Senator Paul’s speech.
While you’re here, sign your
“Stand with Rand” petition and
take a moment to contact your senators to
urge them to both “Stand with Rand” and oppose John Brennan’s
nomination until the administration answers Senator Paul’s question of
whether or not the administration can use lethal force on American
citizens on U.S. soil.
The cause picked up a lot of momentum yesterday, as #StandWithRand at
one point was the top trending topic worldwide on twitter. Now it’s up
to us to keep it going!
Also worth noting, of the Senators who
dined with Obama yesterday,
several found their way back to the Senate floor to stand with Rand,
including Sens. Toomey (PA), and Johnson (WI). Notably absent from the
floor, however, was Senators Graham and McCain who instead decided to
bash Senator Paul’s filibuster and vehemently spoke out against him on
the Senate floor this morning.
Speech Transcripts and Video: (Thanks to Senator
Paul’s staff for compiling the transcript and video footage – additional
footage and transcripts will be added once available.)
Hour 1: Transcript,
Video
Hour 2: Transcript,
Video
Hour 3: Transcript,
Video
Hour 4: Transcript,
Video
Hour 5: Transcript,
Video
Hour 6: Transcript,
Video
Hour 7: Transcript,
Video
Hour 8: Transcript,
Video
Hour 9: Transcript,
Video
Hour 10: Transcript, Video
Hour 11: Transcript, Video
Hour 12: Transcript, Video
If you don’t have time to sift through the entire filibuster and you missed it live yesterday,
The Atlantic‘s Conor Friedersdorf (whom Rand cited repeatedly on the floor yesterday)
compiled a great “cliff notes” edition to hit on the main points.
UPDATE: Rand’s heroic stand yesterday finally got
the response it deserved from AG Eric Holder. In a brief letter, posted
below, Holder said “No,” the President doesn’t have authority to kill an
American on U.S. soil.