While Corey Bookers on the Senate floor fighting the good fight I’ve gotta ask why no one since 1957 felt passionate enough about anything to break Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record against the Civil Rights Act. - ThreadSky

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mikemadrid.bsky.social • 1 day ago

While Corey Bookers on the Senate floor fighting the good fight I’ve gotta ask why no one since 1957 felt passionate enough about anything to break Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record against the Civil Rights Act.

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4gabriel.bsky.social•1 day ago

I want to also know why no one could strike the Comstock Act of 1873 from the books so it couldn’t be reintroduced

flglusa.bsky.social•1 day ago

Same reason all those Confederate statues stood for more than a century

riwoche.bsky.social•1 day ago

EXACTLY. And Senator @booker.senate.gov on MSNBC just now told Rachel Maddow: "Strom Thurmond's record really irked me."

montlakemike.bsky.social•1 day ago

Maybe because he’s the only U.S. Senator who played TE 🏈 at Stanford coached by a fiery head coach named Dennis Green.

https://youtu.be/zNG4HZ-NkMU?si=u4pcVgABYf0d-3Kx

dell10.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nobody was previously in a fascist takeover and thought a 25 hour filibuster would be inspiring

lord-of-crime.bsky.social•1 day ago

Because beforehand, rambling for a whole 24 hours on the senate floor was seen as the mark of a crazy person? Given what Thurmond's position was, it wasn't a good look on him.

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