Bernie Sanders has been holding a filibuster since 10:30. He is fighting the tax bill Obama wants. He is doing it on CSPAN right now. That is what should be required for a filibuster. Stand up and show your face when you cut off debate or fight a bill. Let the people see the face of the politician fighting for his position.
Lets go back and dump the procedural filibuster. It is too important a tool to be used so casually. That ,I am sure is part of the reason Sanders is doing it. If you believe a bill should require 60 votes, tell me why that is not antithetical to democracy, the majority rules system we profess. Way to go Bernie.
As crazy a the Filibuster is - at least in my mind - I totally agree that the mere threat of one should not be enough. Go ahead and read the phone book or the US Code or maybe restate your position 1000 times, bur go sweat it.
Go for it Bernie! I’ve got no freaking clue who you are or what you stand for but kudos for sticking to your guns!
He’s the Independent Senator from VT with the New York accent. Arguably the most left leaning member of the Senate. Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
He’s too old to keep up the filibuster. I grant him kudos, too, but he’s not going to be successful.
ETA: It’s not a filibuster, btw.
It’s more like he’s celebrating Festivus, and is now doing the “Airing of the Grievances”.
How is that going to be distinguishable from a filibuster?
How long would he have to go to prevent a vote? Until the Senate recesses, right? Reid is saying they will vote on Monday.
But good for him. Reminds me of that West Wing episode.
When he challenges McConnell to the Feats of Strength.
I got a lot of problems with you people!!
We’re here for you, John.
Just to watch and laugh, maybe, but we’re here.
I’m so in his corner! Go Bernie!!!
Hey, the more time our token US Senate Socialist takes, the better at this point.
There’s more truth in one minute of Bernie’s speech than in all the hours of bloviating from Republicans and corporate Democrats.
Out of curiosity, how would “success” be defined? He is in his 6th hour of this at this point and has gotten a lot of attention.
Wouldn’t success be defined as stopping the vote?
When I posted that, I didn’t realize that he what he was doing was not a filibuster.
At any rate, it makes for good fodder for the cable news shows, but the stunt will be yesterday’s news tomorrow.
Well, the Republicans could always try distracting him with tinsel.
What is that lapping noise? It sounds like a bunch of cats drinking the cream…
-XT
It’s over. He just did 8.5 hours. Pretty impressive time for a guy his age, and, more to the point, an impressive speech overall.
Very amusing, but filibusters are the reason for Americas problems, and not the solution.