Cory Booker
Senator gives up hours of speech against Donald Trump – until the morning hours
In protest against US President Donald Trump, a democrat dares to take a effort: the Senator Cory Booker stands for hours in front of the Senate and talks and talks and talks …
Donald Trump drastically changes the political structure of the United States in the first few months of his second term – and the impression that the Democrats would have little to counter him. Trump’s political opponents have been surprisingly quiet since Kamala Harris’s election defeat.
But now one of them opens up: The Democratic Senator Cory Booker sets an unusual sign against the US President and proves staying power.
Who has that stuff to the Trump fright?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The still young MP with Puerto-Rican roots could use the headlessness of her party to get rid of her label as an eternal talent. At first glance, it is finally the ideal face for a democratic reorganization.
But at the veneration that AOC enjoys under progressive, there is a lack of the entire political residual spectrum. Also in your own party. The 35-year-old, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, is too extreme to most moderate Democrats. Their appearance is too aggressive, their views hardly majority capable. If she wants to be more than a popular marginal phenomenon, she wants to take the role of the reconciler, she has to take a precisely measured step towards the middle – just as far as to be taken seriously without stringing up her fan base. A feat.
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Booker kicked the Senate on Monday evening at shortly after 7 p.m. local time – and has not stopped speaking since then. He had previously announced his endless speech in a video on his social media channels: “I will not stop talking as long as I am physically able,” said Booker. Many citizens would have asked him to appear more clearly against Trump. With his speech, he now wants to show how urgent it is, said Booker.
Marathon speech as a sign against Donald Trump politics
Booker talked through all night, even in the morning hours his lecture continues. About its social media channels. “I arise with the intention of disturbing the normal work of the United States Senate as long as I am physically able to do so,” Booker opened his verbal marathon. “I get up tonight because I sincerely believe that our country is in a crisis.”
Trump has put America’s security, financial stability and the foundations of democracy in danger, explained the 55-year-old, who has been in the Senate since 2013. “These are not normal times in America. And they shouldn’t be treated as such in the Senate either.”
During his hour -long appearance, Booker spoke many different topics, in addition to his criticism of Trump, he dealt with impending cuts in the health system. He can only take breaks if other senators ask him a question.
Senators can prevent votes with filibuster speeches
There is no speaking time limit in the Senate. In the United States, long speeches are known as a filibuster if this is to be prevented. The explanations do not necessarily have to deal with the topic of the debate.
The politician Strom Thurmond, who wanted to prevent a civil rights law in 1957 with a speech for more than 24 hours, gave the record that granted black more voting rights. Strictly speaking, Booker’s speech in front of the Senate is not a filibuster because he does not want to prevent a vote.
This article has been updated.
Source: Stern
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