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The Dems' strategy for standing up to Trump? Why, filibustering without there being any active legislation up for a vote! (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Cory Booker has been filibustering for a while, but there's no legislation that he's stalling.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

His aides set up a bucket in the cloakroom so he could keep a foot on the Senate floor if he needed to relieve himself.

this is the kind of pointless rituals that you read about in stories of weird kings courts. "Nooo my foot hasnt crossed this line yet, so I can continue talking and while I am talking this law thats gonna affect over 100 million people cannot get voted on and if I am annoying enough the opposition is going to drop it!!" - a very serious legislative body

If there isnt even a law being filibustered I guess it's finally crossed the threshold into simulacrum

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is however precedent. If hexbear helps me get elected to the senate, I pledge to shit in a bucket on the floor every day. I will put John Fetterman to shame.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you'll need a massive bucket and a very strict diet

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

String cheese and malt liquor. Nothing else for my entire term.

edit: Actually the US Senate cafeteria menu isn't bad. I'll do that for lunch but otherwise only consume string cheese and malt liquor.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Finally an honest politician who stands by his campaign promises

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I didn't say I'll be an honest politician, just one who shits in a bucket and makes the rest of the senate endure that every time it's in session. Otherwise I'll be a very corrupt politician.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Imagine thirty or so glassy eyed old fucks looking in the direction of your foot while you rock one in the closet.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't forget that he's actively pissing when using the bucket

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The chamber bucket was attended to by his knaves so milord could keep his rousing speech going without removing his foot from the deliberation floor, thus securing the blockage of the law by tiring out the lords who had put it forth. The realm was safe once more.