Grace Wyler and Brett LoGiurato | Mar. 6, 2013, 11:46 PM
Senator Rand Paul took over the Senate floor for nearly 13 hours Wednesday with an old-fashioned talk-till-you-drop filibuster, railing against the Obama administration’s drone policy and holding up a vote on John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA director.
“I will speak until I can no longer speak,” Paul began at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday.
He didn’t end until 12:39 a.m. Thursday, when he closed his marathon speech to thunderous applause.
“I would go for another 12 hours to try to break Strom Thurmond’s record, but I’ve discovered that there are some limits to filibustering and I’m going to have to go take care of one of those in a few minutes here,” Paul quipped.
Although Paul’s filibuster was technically against Brennan’s nomination, his remarks focused primarily on civil liberties issues, offering a scathing critique of the Obama’s administration’s use of unmanned drones…
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