The filibuster is expected to go through the night, against fast-tracked nominees by the Trump Administration. Booker’s protest appears to be in response to a recent wave of Republican nominees being fast-tracked through the confirmation process, many of whom are aligned with Trump’s second-term agenda and Elon Musk’s increasingly influential role in federal advisory circles.
It’s not really a filibuster. He’s protesting, but he’s not stopping any legislation. I kind of wish he had saved his energy for when we actually needed dems to filibuster something.
That would require the Republicans in Congress to actually pass legislation. All they’ve done is repeal the CFPB overdraft rule with a simple majority and pass the CR, neither of which can be filibustered.
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I’m reading articles now that say this technically isn’t a filibuster, but a protest speech. C-SPAN called it a filibuster, so I assumed it was one. I guess we’ll see when it’s over.