One year ago today, DC was hunkered down for what was supposed to be an early March blizzard. While the storm fizzled out turning into a non-event, Senator Rand Paul made history that day as America tuned in to C-SPAN2 to watch his old-school, talking filibuster in action.
Just before noon, Senator Paul took the floor saying, "I rise today to begin my filibuster of John Brennan's nomination for the CIA. I will speak until I can no longer speak." And for the next 13-hours, he captivated the nation while awaiting a response from the White House to a simple question: "Does the President have the authority to kill American citizens on American soil by drone strikes?"
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