Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) live-tweeted -- or at least somebody on his staff live-tweeted -- his hours-long filibuster Wednesday afternoon against John Brennan's nomination as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Paul first announced his rare talking filibuster on Twitter, then took the Senate floor just before noon. Over the course of the next five hours, he delivered a lengthy speech on the Obama administration's foreign policy and use of drones. He was particularly critical of Attorney General Eric Holder's recent letter in which he said drones could be used against U.S. citizens on American soil in an "extraordinary circumstance" to "protect the homeland."
"No American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being found guilty of a crime," said Paul in his filibuster. "That an American could be killed on American soil is an abomination."
Altogether, six senators from both sides of the aisle joined the filibuster by 4:50 p.m. ET. Update: Paul ended his filibuster shortly before 1 a.m. ET Thursday morning.
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