I had low expectations for this speech but something that it has actually done is to grab attention in a way that Democrats have really struggled to do in this environment
put every Dem senator who is physically capable of this in rotation, maybe we can get Ossoff up next
lots to talk about
put every Dem senator who is physically capable of this in rotation, maybe we can get Ossoff up next
lots to talk about
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Kevin M. Kruse
This pointless stunt by Cory Booker is accomplishing nothing but drawing attention to the Trump administration’s wrongdoing and delaying the work of the Senate and energizing the Democratic base and, wait, hang on, let me come in again
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Oh god, why am I theorizing like a game of thrones fan about real life.
I hate it here.
Which is... Anything we've asked them?
This is a quirk that allows someone to delay or prevent a vote. AKA filibuster.
Sens are old and lazy tho, so we never see it. Just a threat to do it, which leads to cloture vote to preemptively block debate
That was over 2 hours ago, and I’m still listening.
Amazing.
That’s the assignment.
Can't tie them much better than that!
When Dem and Lefty ideas are allowed to be expressed without equal time being given to some RW crackpot, or just being expressed on their own without the framing of RW talking points capturing the conversation, they're inspirational.
Dems have the message. They just need to run on it.
Without a majority that coveted seniority does not matter, if they can’t get into this game they gotta go
but this sort of stunt gets good coverage in a way that some of that doesn’t, and they should keep it up
If I were a conservative I'd say I didn't want 'em to develop a dependency on plaudits for participation
it’s Mr. Smith Goes To Washington shit, a man standing up for his beliefs until he’s too exhausted to go on
people are conditioned to like that sort of thing
well done, Booker
Or is there an arcane rule about "remaining standing" throughout that would prevent a disabled Senator from "filibustering" in this way?