GOP senators, citizens school Dick Durbin on imminent threats during late-night #StandWithRand filibuster

Dick Durbin is using strawman after strawman, dodging the issues. Rand Paul parrying well. #StandWithRand

— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) March 7, 2013

Keep bringing up terrorist attacks, Durbin. That isn't the issue. Using drones on Americans on american soil with no imminent threat is.

— Jessica Heddings (@JessicaHeddings) March 7, 2013

Thank you @tedcruz for educating Dick Durbin on difference between imminent v immediate and US citizens vs terrorists. #StandWithRand

— Elena GonzalezCrosby (@elenagcrosby) March 7, 2013

Dick Durbin can't carry Rand Paul's jockstrap.

— Killian (@killpundit) March 7, 2013

Durbin jumps in, asks Paul if he would yield for a question on #filibuster. Paul does. 1st D to speak on floor in Hours.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 7, 2013

Senator Durbin finally asks a real question… Was Bin Laden an imminent threat when taken out? Was he hatching a plot that exact moment?

— Josh Breisblatt (@jbreisblatt) March 7, 2013

Sen Durbin seems to have completely missed the fact that in 9/11, the threat was IMMINENT. Admin refuses to define IMMINENT. #standwithrand

— Thomas Peters (@AmericanPapist) March 7, 2013

More heavy lifting by @SenTedCruz as he schools Durbin on imminent danger. In @marcorubio speak: taking it to the mattresses. #standwithrand

— Karen Townsend (@penguinponders) March 7, 2013

Durbin's question silly. I understand the imminent point, but he was (a) not american (b) a sworn enemy (c) not within US. #StandWithRand

— Not Huey Lewis' News (@ftdatl) March 7, 2013

Durbin: Was Osama bin Laden an imminent threat when Seals took him out? Rand Paul: Touché

— Debra J. Saunders (@debrajsaunders) March 7, 2013

Let's not forget Dick Durbin is the guy who equated our soldiers with Nazis & Pol Pot death camps! #TrickyDick

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 7, 2013

Dick Durbin going back and forth with Rand Paul was pretty good. I like that the Senate is actually being deliberative…#filibuster

— Kurt Mitman (@SorryToBeKurt) March 7, 2013

The question from Dick "Dick" Durbin actually helped Rand Paul clarify his position in a way that people will understand.

— Patterico (@Patterico) March 7, 2013

@goodreverend The whole premise of Paul's Q, as I understand it, is that there is no imminent threat. I am glad he keeps making that clear.

— Patterico (@Patterico) March 7, 2013

"We all agree that you can repel an imminent attack," Paul said. "None of us disagree with that."

— Kyle (@kyleraccio) March 7, 2013

Paul responds: we all agree on that 9/11-type scenario. Talking instead about targeted drone program

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 7, 2013

Paul: "I think that when you're in a battlefield, you don't get due process."

— Edward Champion (@drmabuse) March 7, 2013