This is not a sit-in, and degrades what sit-ins actually were.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit-in
Democratic leadership is complacent.
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I'm increasingly convinced Democratic leadership is in on it.
Honestly what do they, as individual career politicians in a now-nakedly-corrupt industry, stand to gain from fixing any of it? Their actions are primariy about advancing their careers because Congress has been broken for years and what else would they do?
The consultant's credo is, "if you can't be part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem."
Meaning the politician's credo is now the reverse "There's good money to be made in prolonging the problem, you won't be part of the solution."
Absolutely, in a rapidly developing corrupt oligarchy, you're going to see the people in power rapidly distill into two groups, the ideologically committed and the aspiring oligarchs, and I think you're going to find the latter group is significantly larger than the former.
They are. They will not bite the hand that feeds and those billionaires are the ones feeding them. Citizens United and Super PACs are pure corruption.
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Feels similar to a filibuster that was actually just an extended speech.
It looks like the appearance of action, without consequence.
Yeah. You want to make it a protest, do it on the floor of the Senate and block it until they remove you.
“Extended lunch” didn’t attract any cameras so they had to workshop the name.
"Republican leaders have made clear their intention to use the coming weeks to advance a reckless budget scheme to President Trump's desk that seeks to gut Medicaid, food assistance and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Given what's at stake, these could be some of the most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations.
Problem is... They've said this same exact thing for many years now. People stop listening and this just becomes background noise.
He had plenty of engagement with his 25 hour speech. Let’s hope this generates similar awareness.
I haven't even listened to it... Did it at least sound interesting? One of the advantages Trump has is that even though he says really stupid shit he at least doesn't sound like a politician. The democratic leadership just pulls out a form-letter style speech that's been workshopped to death and sounds exactly like everything else they've ever said.
He spoke like an honest and unpolished person. He read countless letters of concern from his constituents regarding this administration, told relevant personal anecdotes of his father’s battle with Parkinson’s disease, and focused heavily on America’s previous challenges and triumphs over oppression while drawing similarities to the current state of our nation. It was actually quite moving.
That's not a sit in, that's a photo op.
Im impressed. This is an establishment democrat almost doing something that almost qualifies as useful. He's almost so close!
Fuck off, Jeffries. You yourself said you’re unwilling to accept or support primary challengers to the oligarch demographic in the party caucus. You can go fuck yourself. As far as I’m concerned, you’re a part of the problem.
Wait, I thought Booker was headed to El Salvador to bring back Garcia.
I would like to have a full update on all past stunts before we begin the next stunt.
Why the fuck aren't they sitting in the chamber of the Senate where they would be actually disrupting the business that's happening. Sitting on steps ain't stopping jack.
Cory Booker needs to go away. He only cares when it affords him headlines so that he can feel good about himself running for president yet again. He will never be president, ever.
Great to see this!
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