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Chris Christie declines to comment on CIA torture tactics report

assetContent (9)WOODBRIDGE — Gov. Chris Christie declined today to take a position on whether it was appropriate for the U.S. government to engage in brutal interrogation techniques recently made public. The governor, speaking briefly to reporters on Ellis Island, had little to say when asked to respond to news of harsh CIA interrogations. The tactics, used against… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 10th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: , , | 6 Comments »

Rand’s Stand Against Drone Strikes

Senator Paul Stages Rare One-Man Filibuster of CIA Director’s Nomination (VIDEO)

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

As of this writing, Save Jerseyans, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is engaged in one of the most dramatic practices unique to American-style democracy: the Senate filibuster.

Typically, U.S. senators “filibuster” a nomination or legislation by refusing to provide a majority of the 60 votes required for cloture. Paul is using the much rarer one-man approach made popularly famous by Mr. Smith Goes to Washington whereby one Senator continues to speak on the floor until he decides to stop (or simply cannot carry on). The Senator’s aim? Holding up the nomination of John Brennan for CIA director; he hopes this gesture will raise awareness of a controversial new Justice Department policy that many believe would permit drone strikes on American citizens without any due process whatsoever.

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Posted: March 6th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: CIA, Drones, Rand Paul | Tags: , , , , , , | 9 Comments »