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So how do I step in and filibuster for him?
Because I'm not a memeber of congress and have no power to do anything.
I think we are expecting the representatives we gave all our power to to do something with that power.
i believe in you, i think you can figure out something to slow the fascists by a minute
Yeah people are missing your point and thinking you're praising Booker's specific action as the solution rather than what (I think) you're actually doing, which is praising action in general and encouraging others to recognize and take up whatever actions they can/will in lieu of inaction.
Good on you.
yeah i don't expect booker to singlehandedly stop trump, i don't expect anyone to do it alone. but booker has slowed the senate by a day, and the trump administration's days are numbered (at 1389, probably)
actually, there is a way you could: the senate chaplain gives a prayer every day at the senate and can have a guest chaplain do it. the current chaplain, Barry Black, has served since 2003, so you could ask to give the prayer