Sen. Bernie Sanders Statement on Why He Voted Against Brennan for CIA Director

[WilliamPitt]

“While we must aggressively pursue international terrorists and all of those who would do us harm, we must do it in a way that protects the Constitution and the civil liberties which make us proud to be Americans. With regard to the use of drones and other methods employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, I am not convinced that Mr. Brennan is adequately sensitive to the important balancing act required to make protecting our civil liberties an integral part of ensuring our national security.”

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=ab6cce88-772d-4a61-a1b2-f2256c3416ad

[cthulu2016]

1. Fuck Rand Paul

I have been informed that "fuck Rand Paul" is a keen and subtle intellectual argument that answers and fully disposes of issues such as those Sanders raises here.

[frylock]

10. you forgot to mention that fuck rand paul is a bircher

[still_one]

2. One of the last real patriots in Congress

[Dawson Leery]

3. He was correct to vote against Brennan.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Bravo for him. Killing people without trial or oversight is not "progressive".

It is merely state sanctioned murder. Even the Inquisition held trials before executions.

[creeksneakers2]

14. In some circumstances we've always killed people with trials

If they pose enough of a threat and there is no alterative, even a cop can use deadly force. Even a citizen can. If somebody is out to kill Americans and there is no other way to stop them then they need to be executed.

[jsr]

5. Good.

[forestpath]

6. K&R

[WillyT]

7. K & R !!!

[Comrade Grumpy]

8. Way for a Democratic senator to stand up for principle. Oh, wait...

[Mass]

9. Leahy and Merkley also voted NO.

[frylock]

11. courage of conviction is such a rare trait anymore

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. Rand Paul may very well be a stopped clock.

But this guy is very much not.

[CokeMachine]

13. K&R

[spanone]

15. the most endangered species on earth, an honest senator.

[idwiyo]

16. K&R

[morningfog]

17. Sen. Sanders says in two sentences what Rand Paul tried to say in 11 hours.

[Doctor_J]

18. You mean it's not because he always hated Obama?

or doesn't understand chess? or is a racist?

[Solly Mack]

19. K&R