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Meet the only Democrat who stood up for the Constitution Wednesday

Mar. 7, 2013 12:35pm Meredith Jessup

With even the most liberal progressives stepping forward yesterday to support Sen. Rand Paul’s stand against presidential authority to order drone strikes on American soil, you would’ve thought more liberals on Capitol Hill would’ve also come forward to voice their own concerns. But, alas, just one single Democrat spoke up.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has long pressed for greater restrictions on the use of drones and has received praise from both sides of the aisle for joining Paul’s filibuster Wednesday. One site, Blue Oregon, labeled Wyden a “badass” and had this to say about the Obama administration’s drone policy:

The fact that the Obama Administration is actually trying to make a legal argument that it’s okay to kill US citizens on US soil without due process, even if it’s meant only for extraordinary circumstances, is appalling. And yes, I voted for Obama. But this is just flat wrong and frankly, antithetical to what it means to be an American as far as I’m concerned.

And it’s our job as Americans to stand up for the right thing, especially if the guy we supported and voted for is doing something wrong. And make no mistake, Obama is absolutely wrong to be doing this.

So well done, Senator Wyden. Today you were a badass. [Wish] that more of your colleagues follow suit.

Wyden has a history of joining Republicans on some key issues in the past. In 2005, Wyden joined 5 other Democrats in voting with the Republican bloc to reject enemy combatants’ right to Habeas Corpus. He also shares views with conservatives on free trade and voted against the 2007 financial bailout backed by the Bush administration.

See video of Wyden’s filibuster remarks after the jump!

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CulperGang
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 11:09pm
Sen. Wyden obviously knows history ALL DICTATORS get rid of most of those people that helped them to consolidate power on their way to the top. Everyone of them. The first thing a dictator does when he has total control is PURGE the previous government office holders. THAT IS A FACT.
Pelosi/Reid/Feinstein/Schumer/Biden would be the FIRST to go in a purge due to the fact that they are equally as craven for power as Barry. That does not go over his head.
Fortunately for those useful idiots if the Consituttionalist get back in power they will just go to jail.
If Barry with the help of the globalist manages to hold power indefinitely like he said he wants;
Pelosi/Reid/Feinstein/Schumer/Biden…will be droned.Quietly rubbed out like so many whistleblowing dissidents have been since nine11.

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PoliticsandPreppers
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 9:20pm
So he did something right. He di his job this time but will he join in taking our guns and inslaving us?

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Tigress1
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 4:10pm
Good for him. He did his JOB. He, Rand Paul, and 12 other Republicans DID THEIR JOBS! Out of 535 members of Congress, that’s PATHETIC! This is what these people are being PAID to do, and we are all thrilled to death that 13 people did their jobs! What’s wrong with this picture?

Congress, DO YOUR JOBS AND SAVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!

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- CulperGang
  Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:58pm
  they sold us out to the globalist. they work for them. we haveto take out money away from them and then lock them up…..with the help of red/white/blue men in uniforms.
  
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mcsledge
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:56pm
Conservative – Give me freedom and liberty and leave me be.

Progressive – Give me security and conform to our ways or else.

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gyro
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 1:33pm
Obama will so kick this fellows ass
From this short video seems a nice fellow ?
AND has more **** than Jon ?

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