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It’s nice to see the senate opposition functioning.

Edit: 18 hours of holding the senate floor, giving voice to the american people. Lots of tears as american suffering is read out loud for the congressional record. Testiment from Americans across the country. This is the voice of the people. Please click the link, share and watch. The media needs to know we care about the opposition more than we care about trump rambling on a plane about fort knox.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    The Senate does not have a time limit on any speech like other bodies do. One a Senator has the floor, they can keep talking until they yield the floor.

    A traditional Filibuster is when a Senator does this to postpone a particular vote. Since there was no vote pending, technically this doesn’t count as a Filibuster. Which means Booker can get the press coverage for doing this, without really holding up anything important.

    • TronBronson@lemmy.worldOP
      17·
      1 day ago

      I don’t know if you remeber 2008-2016 but republicans basically threatened to filibuster everything and no laws got passed.

      Democrats are warming up for 2-8 years of filobustering everything I hope. Its better than you know 12 senators voting with republicans to screw their constituents. Schumers to old to hold the floor for 12hours over night. Someones gonna have to be brave enough and strong enough to oppose like this for years.

      Glad to see so much popular support. The virgin rage and impotence is palpable.

      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        … Thanks for linking to a source which confirms my interpretation, you did my work for me!

        the term filibuster was first used in the 1850s when it was applied to efforts to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent a vote on a bill.

        • TronBronson@lemmy.worldOP
          14·
          1 day ago

          Seriously it will not kill you to support some kind of political opposition to authoritarianism flirting with nazis.

          I’m always amazed this site is a bunch of left of center folks and yet your words and actions are always in favor of republicans destroying progressivism.

          How is being a doomer working out? You guys gaining any ground on not getting deported or detained for 1st amendment rights?

          You think this is doing nothing? So you’re telling me the republicans have no pending legislation or nominations they are trying to pass this week? You don’t think they have an endless list of bullshit to pass. Any time taken away from them being able to screw us over is good.

          You’re making me a doomer tho chill.

        • TronBronson@lemmy.worldOP
          10·
          1 day ago

          Ah yes, a real heritage foundation constitutionalist here folks.

          Yes The glorious US government of 1850. What was it that happened 11 years later? Are we even the same government at this point?

          Has the filibuster been used in different ways since that time. 2008-2016, they just said filibuster and no one even had to hold the floor, the bills would crumble.

          let these fuckers cook and pray they can hold the floor for 2 years.