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Rand Paul promises to filibuster PIPA
- bgentry 15y agoSen. Ron Wyden also promised to filibuster the bill back in November: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/wyden-pipa-filibuster/ 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.
- danso 15y agoI 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 15y agoAnd Rand has promised this before. But we need 41 to actually prevent a vote, since the Senate has already filed to override the filibuster.
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- mschwar99 15y agoTwo 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/ 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.
- aaronbrethorst 15y agoCloture, not closure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture
- pault 15y agoThey don't want their methods to be public.
- johnnycakes 15y agoI changed my registration to vote for Paul. I have yet to be disappointed with my decision.
- e1ven 15y agoJust 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.
- veyron 15y agoI thought Ron was also against SOPA/PIPA ...
- e1ven 15y agoRon is also against SOPA, which is the house bill, which he is able to vote on. Rand is able to filibuster PIPA, the senate bill, where he is a member.
- johnnycakes 15y agoI did, in fact, change my registration to vote in the KY Senate primary. But you are not off in pointing out the confusion often seen in discussing Rand and Ron.
- e1ven 15y agoCool. I figured that was possible, but I've seen a number of people get confused, so I wanted to make sure. It's also easy to mis-read while skimming. ;)
- electic 15y agoJust donated $ to him.
- shill 15y agoMeanwhile, Ron Paul is battling the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA in the House. http://www.youtube.com/watchfeature=player_embedded&v=tg69QM1yXQQ http://www.youtube.com/watchfeature=player_embedded&v=tg...
- bgentry 15y agoThat link was giving me an error. This one works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg69QM1yXQQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg69QM1yXQQ
- bluedevil2k 15y agoAnd politicians always follow through on their promises
- literalusername 15y agoClearly you're unfamiliar with the Paul family.
- jtc331 15y agoRon 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.
- napierzaza 15y agoHe's still a fink racist enabler.
- sek 15y agoThe 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.
- jklp 15y ago"Just because someone agrees with you on one thing, it doesn't mean you're on the same side" http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2077 http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2077
- skizm 15y agoIs 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 15y agoIt forces an extra 10% votes to pass something.