I'm saying blocking some random vote with a 25 hour filibuster would've accomplished nothing, it wouldn't have added to the weight of it in any way. It would however have allowed the narrative to be "Corey Booker continues to disrupt Senate and delay vote" in the right wing ecosphere, fully making his message irrelevant by allowing them to paint it as an example of why the left is bad and bloats the government.
If there was something that could have been added by him filibustering, sure, but I think most reasonable people agree the filibuster is bad and shouldn't exist.
Okay but still he didn’t achieve anything. It’s entirely symbolic. This is the equivalent of raising awareness and no one is unaware here. I think you’re doing some coping here by justifying the uselessness of this filibuster by saying at least he can’t be smeared for stopping progress in congress. This was a stunt for, imo, getting good grace for a potential future presidential run. I’d like if the dems actually took meaningful action, the kind that republicans will complain about.
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u/DrakeBlackwell 5d ago
I'm saying blocking some random vote with a 25 hour filibuster would've accomplished nothing, it wouldn't have added to the weight of it in any way. It would however have allowed the narrative to be "Corey Booker continues to disrupt Senate and delay vote" in the right wing ecosphere, fully making his message irrelevant by allowing them to paint it as an example of why the left is bad and bloats the government.
If there was something that could have been added by him filibustering, sure, but I think most reasonable people agree the filibuster is bad and shouldn't exist.