NSA filibuster on now

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(05-21-2015, 09:41 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: The rules are weird.... But evidently it delayed the amendment process and has thrown off the schedule.   According to WaPo

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/yes-sen-rand-pauls-latest-filibuster-is-a-filibuster/2015/05/20/45c18d36-ff40-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html

That was before he finished. And he didn't talk long enough for it to count as a filibuster.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/20/politics/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act-nsa-surveillance/

Quote:Paul's talk-a-thon Wednesday came more than two years after his nearly 13-hour filibuster in 2013, which was widely anticipated and brought him national attention for delaying the confirmation of CIA chief John Brennan to draw attention to U.S. drone policies.

But his speech Wednesday wasn't technically a filibuster because intricate Senate rules required him to stop talking by early Thursday afternoon for an unrelated vote.

Still, Paul's office insists it was a filibuster, saying Paul prevented lawmakers from taking action to reauthorize the Patriot Act while he had the floor.

A couple other places said there was no guarantee they were going to vote on it anyway yesterday...but it makes for a nice, long phot op. Get his name in the news while they are all on vacation starting today.