Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) joined several Republicans and one Democrat in filibustering the nomination of John Brennan for CIA director on the Senate floor Wednesday. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) began the “talking” filibuster over the issue of drone warfare.
“I will speak until I can no longer speak,” Paul said. “I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, 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.”
