America is shamed that only Rand Paul is talking about drone executions Where are the civil libertarians in the president's party that we must rely on a Tea Party Republican to champion this issue?
Senator Rand Paul during his 13-hour talking filibuster insisting that Osama administration provide stronger assurances that US citizens will never be killed by drone attack on US soil. Photograph: AP
If I had planned to speak for 13 hours when I took the Senate floor Wednesday, I would’ve worn more comfortable shoes. I started my filibuster with the words, “I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination for the CIA. I will speak until I can no longer speak” — and I meant it.
I wanted to sound an alarm bell from coast to coast. I wanted everybody to know that our Constitution is precious and that no American should be killed by a drone without first being charged with a crime.
As Americans, we have fought long and hard for the Bill of Rights.
The idea that no person shall be held without due process, and that no person shall be held for a capital offense without being indicted, is a founding American principle and a basic right.
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