I am kind of too scared to ask here, but what did it actually achieve?

  • @[email protected]
    111•3 months ago

    Knocked Strom Thurmond’s racist ass filibuster of the civil rights act out of the #1 slot.

        • TTH4P
          11•3 months ago

          It’s better than nothing. But that’s all it achieved.

            • TTH4P
              8•3 months ago

              I guess I’m just a little more cynical and you’re just a little more idealistic. If you review this thread, and the many other threads posted about this speech, in full you’ll see I’m not the only one who feels like this is bare minimum effort from Democrat leadership. Agree to disagree.

            • @[email protected]English
              12•3 months ago

              they elected oz in the very next session; using a filibuster to prevent his confirmation is how you use a filibuster effectively.

                • @[email protected]English
                  11•3 months ago

                  the same way thurmond did it; you secure the votes behinds the scenes and then throw a filibuster when it’s time to vote to turn up the pain; not when there’s nothing on the table and no one around like booker did it.

        • davel [he/him]English
          24•3 months ago

          Politics isn’t sportsball, so no. Breaking arbitrary stats doesn’t mean shit in terms of making material changes in the world, which is what politics is about.