There's been a lot of press about Cory Booker's grandstanding, but I'm not really sure what it actually accomplishes. Is it really the "good trouble" he said he wanted it to be?

[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 50 points 21 hours ago (14 children)

It's more action than Schumer, rewarding improvements and all that

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 21 hours ago (13 children)

Yes, but that's an incredibly low bar and I'm not sure that Booker's actions really, uh, do anything. It's literally all talk. He spoke about how people have been writing asking for the DNC to do something. I guess this was something by the most literal sense, but I'm not sure what it accomplishes.

[–] Scranulum@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours ago

It is a message to the GOP that democrats are willing to filibuster. I believe that's the long and short of it.

I can see why you would view it as grandstanding, though. I'm suspicious myself. Didn't one of Bookers staffers just get arrested for carrying a gun around the Capitol while Booker escorted him past security? I'm pretty sure he got arrested right before Booker's speech too.

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