Filibuster Patriot

"You see, boys forget what their country means by reading 'The Land of the Free' in history books. Then they get to be men and they forget even more."

--Jefferson Smith (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)

Extending his filibuster practice, Rand Paul led a 10+ hr filibuster against renewal of the Patriot Act. Several Democrats joined him on the Senate floor.

His arguments center on the blatant unconstitutionality of the Patriot Act.

Hopefully the impromptu bipartisan support that joined Paul on the floor motivates forgetful minds to remember first principles.