silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1149file-text
arrow-up1149external-linkCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
You can call your senators to ask them to join in. live video here His overall strategy of disruption is described here
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·9 days agoShould have filibustered the continuing resolution
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 days agoDefinitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoIt would have bought attention and time, maybe. With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…
minus-squareforrgott@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoThis is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!
Should have filibustered the continuing resolution
Definitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
It would have bought attention and time, maybe.
With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…
This is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!