## Rand Paul's filibuster

Post by Sailor Mercury Otoko » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:16 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MwjvOxSgic
Rand Paul today has set the record for longest filibuster in American history, 13 hours. Here's hour one of that filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director.
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### Re: Rand Paul's filibuster

Post by drawscore » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:40 pm

Rand Paul did, indeed, run a filibuster, and succeeded in getting what he wanted. When he did, he relinquished the floor, and allowed the business of the Senate to proceed. However, it was not the longest filibuster. That honor goes to Strom Thurmond, D-SC:
"The record for the longest individual speech goes to South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond. Thurmond filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, Senate historians say."
This comes from the Washington Post, and the full article may be found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... ingtonpost
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### Re: Rand Paul's filibuster

Post by Jason Toddman » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:57 pm

It's not even in second place. In fact, it's in ninth place, according to one article I've found (which verifies Strom Thurmond at number 1)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... t-history/
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