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Rand Paul promises to filibuster PIPA

262 points| dataminer | 14 years ago |dailycaller.com

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[+] bgentry|14 years ago|reply
Sen. Ron Wyden also promised to filibuster the bill back in November: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/wyden-pipa-filibust...

Two Senators willing to filibuster plus the amount that backed out after yesterday's protests will make it very tough to get this bill to a vote.

[+] mschwar99|14 years ago|reply
Two Senators willing to filibuster plus the amount that backed out after yesterday's protests will make it very tough to get this bill to a vote.

This is absolutely not true. 41 votes are needed to prevent closure. According to Rep Lofgren the headcount for no votes on closure are down in the singe digits : http://www.reddit.com/r/SOPA/comments/onk34/urgent_message/

Once closure happens the bill heads into markup behind closed doors where the sausage making starts.

These bills are still very much on track. People need to be on the phones to their senators urging a no vote on closure so that the debate can happen in public with input from both sides.

[+] danso|14 years ago|reply
I don't think two or three senators in itself makes a difference. If 60 senators vote for cloture, then a time limit is put on debate and a vote is forced.

That's not to say that the PIPA group will have 60 votes...just saying that Rand's attempt would've meant little before the PIPA coalition collapsed

[+] aaronsw|14 years ago|reply
And Rand has promised this before. But we need 41 to actually prevent a vote, since the Senate has already filed to override the filibuster.
[+] johnnycakes|14 years ago|reply
I changed my registration to vote for Paul. I have yet to be disappointed with my decision.
[+] e1ven|14 years ago|reply
Just to help clarify, this article about Rand Paul, the son of Presidential Candidate (and House Member) Ron Paul.

If you changed your registration, you presumably did it so you could vote in a Primary; That's where Ron is running for president. Rand won the general election in Kentucky.

If you did, in fact mean, that you live in Kentucky, and changed your registration to Republican, to vote for Rand in the Kentucky Republican Senate Primary, back in May 2010, I apologize; People tend to get confused between the Father/Son Duo sometimes.

[+] sek|14 years ago|reply
The first time i saw him on TV, when he won his election, i thought: "The only tea party member who makes a sane/sincere impression".

Now i read here he is the son of Ron Paul...

[edit] I meant that in a positive way. I hope there are more of such republicans, who don't have to be part of the Paul family.

[+] skizm|14 years ago|reply
Is it just me or is filibustering similar to 5 year old's debate strategy? It seems like the adult equivalent of stomping your feet and throwing a temper tantrum, hoping that the other side cracks before you do.
[+] Retric|14 years ago|reply
It forces an extra 10% votes to pass something.
[+] bluedevil2k|14 years ago|reply
And politicians always follow through on their promises
[+] jtc331|14 years ago|reply
Ron and Rand Paul are two of the very few politicians who consistently vote the same way and keep their word. This makes them amazing if you love them, terrible if you disagree. I for one agree, so it makes me happy that they appear to be practically incorruptible by Washington.