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As Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor for hours Wednesday for a filibuster, he sparked a separate lengthy conversation — on Twitter.
Paul’s (R-Ky.) filibuster was designed to block moves toward confirmation of John Brennan, the White House’s pick to head the CIA. Paul, who has stressed his concerns over the use of drones targeting American citizens in the United States, promised to “speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast” about the issue. The senator’s Twitter account adopted the hash tag “filiblizzard,” a term that came on a day that the federal government shut down due to weather, and the phrase took off as lawmakers and political types weighed in on the filibuster via the Twitterverse. Here’s a look:
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Speaking on the Senate floor at length & actively filibustering Brennan’s nomination until further notice Tune into @cspan now #filiblizzard— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 6, 2013
Rand Paul’s filibuster is doing exactly what talking filibuster is supposed to do: Draw attention to an important issue.— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 6, 2013
