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Our nation is in trouble when Rand Paul is the voice of reason!
After almost 13 hours of a real-live talking filibuster, at 1am Senator Rand Paul yielded the floor to Senator Dick Durbin. Senator Paul started speaking before noon on Wednesday, blocking the confirmation of John Brennan to CIA Director. The filibuster was a response to Attorney General Eric Holder's statement, that the President is authorized under the Constitution to use drones against Americans within our borders.
During the speech, leaders from both sides of the isle joined Paul's opposition to the drone policy. Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Dick Durbin came to the floor to support the filibuster, along with Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Jerry Moran. In total, Rand Paul spoke for over 12 hours demanding Holder issue a statement saying unmanned aircraft would not be used to kill US citizens in our nation.
When the filibuster came to an end, at about 1 am, Senator Paul said he had not gotten a response from the Attorney General. It's not often we agree with Rand Paul, but his anger over the violation of our Constitutional right of due process is definitely justified. It's not up to the President to play judge, jury, and executioner of anyone in our nation, let alone a US Citizen. In fact, we shouldn't be using drones against anyone, in any nation.
We're supposed to be the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave, but as long as the drone program is in place, we are neither.
-Thom
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Right wing crazies aren't crazy anymore...
Article: " 8th Amendment". " Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Quote: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin". Article: " Constitution of the United States" Article 2, section 1, clause 8". "... I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Quote: "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Falsely attributed to Thomas Jefferson".
Hour Two: 10 years since the invasion of Iraq...mission accomplished?- Douglas Feith, Hudson Institute, Center for National Security Strategies, "War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism"
Report: " Iraq WMD 2004" by DCI Special Advisor Report on Iraq's WMD. Iraq Survey Group.
Article: " Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make..." Clip: " Iraq sits on top of 10 percent of the world’s oil reserves, very significant reserves, second only to Saudi Arabia." Vice President Dick Cheney, Meet the Press, September 14, 2003.
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
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Geeky Science Rocks - How salty food can make you sicker than you thought
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Thom's Poll
Was Rand Paul right to filibuster over drone policy?
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Right Wing Crazies Aren't Crazy Anymore
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