[ExI] Rand Paul Filibuster

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Fri Mar 8 15:10:41 UTC 2013


On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:45 PM, The Avantguardian  wrote:
> I am shocked that there is so little public discourse regarding Rand Paul's fillllibuster of John Brennan
> because of drone strikes. I thought it was one of most thoughtful political maneuvers of our time.
> That the POTUS could order Americans killed on American soil, anonymously by remote control,
> without due process, is a chilling thought. It makes possible proscription by presidential fiat.
> So I applaud Rand for bringing the issue of drone strikes before the American public or at least
> trying to. He seems to be a fine speaker too.
>
>

Also chilling is the casual dismissal as 'collateral damage' of the
additional murder of anyone else who happened to be in the same
building or standing nearby. The military doesn't like to talk about
the killing of wives and children as well as the intended targets in
Afghanistan.

BillK



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