Which filibuster do you prefer?

While Rand Paul's filibuster this week got all the attention, there was a second filibuster in the Senate this week. Didn't know that? That's one of the problems with Senate filibuster rules.

Senator Paul's filibuster on Wednesday, where he spoke and held the Senate floor for over 12 hours, was a throwback to a better time in the Senate where a Senator who wanted to put a hold on a nomination or a bill would have to stand on the Senate floor and explain his or her reasoning. Senator Paul was putting a hold on a vote on John Brennan being named to head the CIA over the CIA's use of drones.And while not everything the Senator Paul had to do with drones and the Mr. Brennan, he did get every news channel to take a few minutes and explain what the Senator was doing and why he was doing it. And in truth, drones and the use of them do need to be discussed. Then what happened? Well, he finally stopped speaking late Wednesday night, the Senate adjourned for the evening, and on Thursday, Mr. Brennan's nomination was brought forward and the Senate voted on his nomination. So, a Senator stopped the process and got a discussion started, and after that was done, the Senate took action and voted on Mr. Brennan. And by a simple majority, Mr. Brennan was approved. As the issues were discussed, and finally the will of the majority won out. So I had no problem with Senator Paul's filibuster.

Now, compare that to a filibuster, by possibly Senator McConnell, to stop a judge from being voted on for approval for a seat on the DC Court of Appeals. Why? It is thought that the judge in question is too liberal, but since no one got on the Senate floor, this isn't sure. And who put the hold on the nomination is up to debate, too. So when will there be the debate and when will the vote be taken? Well, there won't be one. See, this is the real Senate filibuster rule. No filibuster, no debate, and no vote will ever happen. Is that fair and democratic?

There were 2 filibusters in the Senate this week, and many were complaining about the Paul filibuster. I know which one I prefer. Which filibuster do you prefer?