@silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-29 months agoCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.com@silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-29 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
You can call your senators to ask them to join in. live video here His overall strategy of disruption is described here
minus-square@silence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilink6•9 months 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-square@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•9 months agoIt would have bought attention and time, maybe. With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…
minus-square@forrgott@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•9 months agoThis is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!
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!