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Rand Paul says he'll block CIA nominee
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Feb 13, 2013 03:59pm |
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| Author | MANU RAJU |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Rand Paul plans to block John Brennan’s nomination to head the CIA until he more fully lays out his views about the executive branch’s authority over its drones policy.
Paul said he would place a hold on the nomination until Brennan declares whether he believes the United States has the authority to use unmanned drones to conduct targeting killings of Americans — in the United States
If Brennan and the White House refuse to provide the information, Paul said that he would object to efforts to schedule a vote, a move that would require Democrats to find 60 votes to advance the nomination.
“I’m going to object in any way we can until we find out whether or not the head of the CIA claims the authority to kill Americans without a trail with a drone in America,” Paul, the libertarian-minded conservative, told POLITICO. “You would think the notion of that is so bizarre and absurd that he would immediately say no.” |
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