@amandacarpenter I'm thinking a Constitution themed Snuggie would be in order.
— Jenna White (@JennaAWhite) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/xRazorsEdgex/status/382764918774042624
At 3:30am Eastern, freshmen GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee were still going strong as they tag-teamed their way through the wee hours of the night to expose Obamacare’s ravages. The two lawyers traded discourses on Commerce Clause jurisprudence, the SCOTUS ruling on Obamacare, religious liberty, and enumerated powers.
A lesson by @senmikelee on the Commerce Clause & gov't over-reach. Bet it's not in the Common Core curriculum. #KeepCruzing @michellemalkin
— ?? Michael Jaffe ?? (@michael_jaffe) September 25, 2013
Senator Ted Cruz focusing like a laser on the egregious violations of our Religious Liberties ObamaCare imposes. #MakeDCListen #HobbyLobby
— Col. Rob Maness ret. (@RobManess) September 25, 2013
#cspanchat #MakeDCListen Senator Lee's understanding of the Constitution is impressive. It is wonderful to hear "enumerated powers" spoken.
— JPods LLC (@JPods) September 25, 2013
Think "law professor" Obama could speak this eloquently on Commerce Clause for this long? Inspiring, @SenMikeLee. #MakeDCListen
— Teacher of Liberty (@TeacherLiberty) September 25, 2013
In a fun colloquy, the two used examples of misnamed events and objects (the 116-year Hundred Years War, New Zealand’s “Chinese gooseberries,” squirrel-haired “camel’s hair brushes”) to illuminate the rhetorical games over Obamacare’s individual mandate, “penalties,” and taxes.
gooseberries, panama hat, black boxes, purple finch #ThingsNotAlwaysAsTheySeem #MakeDCListen Affordable Healthcare Act isn't Affordable
— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) September 25, 2013
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Mr. Lee: Can the Senator say where Chinese gooseberries first grew?
Mr. Cruz: That is easy. New Zealand.
Mr. Lee: I thank the Senator.
— Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/Kitty4Benghazi/status/382767549869350912
Insomniac Twitter users showed their appreciation and support by staying awake to support Cruz and Lee.
@michellemalkin College student here who will be tired during class tomorrow. It's worth it though @SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee
— JT (@conservativeJT) September 25, 2013
Still awake at 2am in NY standing with Cruz!! #makedclisten #defundobamacare
— Jacqueline Lyon (@Jackie41NY) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/bjbocan83/status/382746224920518657
.@SenTedCruz is 48 minutes away from officially pulling a Senate all-nighter http://t.co/VAocMpvZyi
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 25, 2013
Nearing the 12-hour mark of @SenTedCruz's discourse, only 1 member of the general public is in the Senate gallery. Oh, and @replouiegohmert
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/ElissaRoberson/status/382770260446695424
I am still awake, hanging with Cruz for almost 13 hours. #MakeDCListen As long as he stands, I stay awake.
— American Refugee (@mericanrefugee) September 25, 2013
Wide awake and loving the enlightenment:
#MakeDCListeni am awake! Iam paying attention!! I am with Cruz and Lee!
— Sherry Hussey (@HusseyTnshuss) September 25, 2013
No sleep until Cruz stops speaking. #KeepCruzing #MakeDCListen
— Lindsi Cosys (@lindsi_cosyns) September 25, 2013
Amen to this:
@michellemalkin @SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee after 12hrs talkin They R Amazingly Awesome! The Founding Fathers R enjoying this from Above!
— PRETTY LIL' COVFEFE (@kzbom) September 25, 2013
Why are so many still up? History. Transparency. Accountability. For starters.
Unlike Obamacare passage under cover of darkness, @SenTedCruz @SenMikeLee working to shed light of day on law. #MakeDCListen #KeepCruzing
— Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/382766254802894848
@amandacarpenter it's the first time in history that the American people have been given the Senate floor in real time #MakeDCListen
— Chip (@cyamas) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/nicolejpearce/status/382764779950985216
Sen. Cruz himself nailed it:
"Most U.S. senators are home in bed asleep, while America lives the Obamacare nightmare." – @SenTedCruz #DefundObamacare #KeepCruzing
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 25, 2013
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