You may have seen the trending topic #StandWithRand floating around on Twitter today, spurred on as a result of Senator Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor regarding the constitutionality of drone strikes on American citizens on U.S. soil. Senator Paul was opposing President Obama’s nomination of John Brennan as the next head of the CIA.

Paul took to the podium around 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday and began by saying, “I will speak until I can no longer speak … that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court.”


The drone debate has been highlighted in the public spotlight, especially in the last few weeks when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to Paul stating that under an “extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws … for the President to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States.”


Paul is receiving widespread support and praise from all sides for highlighting the issue and staunchly opposing the perceived threat to civil liberties, as ABC News reports. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, for instance, took to Twitter to say, “Good for Sen Paul – a talking filibuster to fight for an important ideal.”


In his speech, which can be read here, Paul said that when he asked the president whether an American could be killed on the homeland, Obama responded that he “hasn’t killed anyone yet.” He went on to recount how he has been repeatedly asking Obama to answer the question, with no luck.


After the filibuster ended, Attorney General Holder sent Rand a short letter that simply reads:


“ear Senator Paul, It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: “oes the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?” The answer to that question is no.”


But is the answer as clear-cut as Holder’s letter suggests? Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Obama himself would talk about drones soon.

Well since not very many people know about this, I decided to share this with you. Rand Paul was on the Senate floor for 13 hours yesterday, protesting the usage of drones on American citizens. Rand Paul is known to be somewhat of a libertarian/conservative (R), and a defender of the constitution. I must say that I was extremely happy about this. I was glad to see that someone still cares for the constitution of the USA.



I'll be looking forward to that response Mr. President

So what's your take on this? Useless? Obama won't listen anyways?

Here is the first video, covering each hour by hour.



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Nothing but respect for him doing it.
However the conservative party started this and Obama carried on with the policy it the same case in other areas also.
Shocking that many americans don't know about it or turn a blind eye.

I like Rand Paul... 2016 baby!

I highly suspect that this will fall on deaf ears... but glad to see that there are still politicians concerned about the rapidly increasing police state that we are living in.