O Senador Rand Paul (filho de Ron Paul, e grande esperança numa aliança republicanos-libertarians para as presidenciais de 2016) a falar consecutivamente à 13 horas aplicando um antigo procedimento denominado de "filibuster" bloqueando a nomeação do director da CIA, protestando quanto à possibilidade do poder executivo ter a capacidade, pelos vistos, de assassinar cidadãos americanos (por via de um preto de esquerda) na land of the free.
"Paul's marathon remarks have been a scathing critique of President Barack Obama's civil liberties record, and particularly the administration's refusal to rule out drone strikes against Americans on U.S. soil.
Here are the 10 best lines from the speech:
Paul begins:
"I will speak until I can no longer speak."
On the ambiguous criteria for drone targets:
"Are you going to just drop a drone hellfire missile on Jane Fonda? Are you going to drop a missile on Kent State?"
On smoking:
"If we believe [Obama] to be a good man who would never kill noncombatants in a cafe in Houston, sitting out in a sidewalk cafe, smoking — oh, that's right you're not allowed to smoke cigarettes anymore."
On targeting Americans who oppose the government:
"Has anyone ever been on the internet? Have you ever seen the crackpots on the Internet?"
On Obama's shift on civil liberties:
"I think its also safe to say that Barack Obama of 2007 would be right down here with me arguing against this drone-strike program if he we're in the Senate."
On the White House "kill list":
"You don't think a President working off of PowerPoint slides and flash cards might not make a mistake?"
Invoking Hitler:
"I'm not saying that anyone is Hitler, don't misunderstand me. But what I am saying that is…when a democracy gets it wrong, you want the law to be in place.”
Giving Obama some credit:
“I frankly don't think he'll be killing people in their homes tonight."
Claiming that the filibuster was not partisan:
“I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees...But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution."
A dose of reality:
“Ultimately, I can’t win. There’s not enough votes.”
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/rand-paul-filibuster-2013-3#ixzz2MqU6f1Jg
5 comentários:
É pá, ó CN, heróico?
Qual é o heroísmo? Chame-lhe "épico" também, já agora...
Escolha lá as palavrinhas como deve ser...
O caro CN, não se apercebe, estou certo e convencido, mas tem um certa parecença discursiva com o líder da CGTP, o Arménio Carlos.
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Para chegar ao nível argumentativo do Arménio, já lhe falta pouco, mas deve escolher outro adjectivo mais apropriado quando se referir aos escurinho de esquerda, digo, preto de esquerda. O Lâmpada Fundida de esquerda, por exemplo, parece-me bem.
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Rb
Os americanos têm um rico e divertido historial de paranóia e mania de perseguição. Ainda me lembro daquele personagem fantástico do Robert de Niro, no Taxi Driver.
Carlos, valha-me Nossa Senhora: "a falar consecutivamente à 13 horas"?!?!? Não gosto de ser corrector, mas esta é de cabo de esquadra...
O "filibuster" lembra-me sempre o Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
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