When is a filibuster an effective tool to raise public awareness? And when is it the anti-democratic tool of the minority to stop legislation it opposes? A couple weeks ago, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky took to the Senate floor to speak against the nomination of John Brennan as head of the CIA because Paul opposed the […]
To filibuster or not to filibuster…
March 28, 2013 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: National Security/Intelligence, Second Amendment Tagged With: Barack Obama, drones, filibuster, Gallup, John Brennan, Mike Lee, National security, Rand Paul, Senate, Ted Cruz
Author of kill list nominated to CIA Chief
January 8, 2013 by Daniel Burton
Brennan has argued that America’s clandestine services have to “bat 1.000” everyday, using the drone program to go after alleged terrorists. Should we be concerned that targets on the list might also be Americans who are due process of law before deprivation of life and limb?
Filed Under: National Security/Intelligence Tagged With: Chuck Hagel, CIA, Department of Defense, Drone Program, John Brennan, kill list, National security, President Obama, terrorism, torture
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