My thoughts too. I like Rand Paul because he has integrity. But I am seeing this debate as symbolic. Unless we have congressional reform--and I don't even know how that is going to happen, their powers of checking any president are illusory. Did they stop Eric Holder and Fast and Furious? Did they stop Obama's EO handing over billions to Iran? What about that EO and it's abuse of power? This though is also why I give Rand a pass--he was a lone voice practically--in the Obama era waging against the abuses and filibustering away.