The longest filibuster on record was a 1957 speech by then-Democratic Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina — in opposition to the Civil Rights Act — that lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Media reported at the time that Thurmond sustained himself with “diced pumpernickel and bits of cooked hamburger” and sips of orange juice. His aides set up a bucket in the cloakroom so he could keep a foot on the Senate floor if he needed to relieve himself.
Listen, if he can knock Strom Thurmond off the leaderboard, I guess that’s cool. Other than that, not sure what is to gain out of this. Seems pretty performative to me.
His aides set up a bucket in the cloakroom so he could keep a foot on the Senate floor if he needed to relieve himself.
this is the kind of pointless rituals that you read about in stories of weird kings courts. “Nooo my foot hasnt crossed this line yet, so I can continue talking and while I am talking this law thats gonna affect over 100 million people cannot get voted on and if I am annoying enough the opposition is going to drop it!!” - a very serious legislative body
If there isnt even a law being filibustered I guess it’s finally crossed the threshold into simulacrum
It is however precedent. If hexbear helps me get elected to the senate, I pledge to shit in a bucket on the floor every day. I will put John Fetterman to shame.
I didn’t say I’ll be an honest politician, just one who shits in a bucket and makes the rest of the senate endure that every time it’s in session. Otherwise I’ll be a very corrupt politician.
The chamber bucket was attended to by his knaves so milord could keep his rousing speech going without removing his foot from the deliberation floor, thus securing the blockage of the law by tiring out the lords who had put it forth. The realm was safe once more.
That’s literally it. At least when they teach who has the longest filibuster record, they won’t mention Thurmond anymore. I don’t remember exactly, but I feel like when I learned that tidbit in school, they left out the part where he was filibustering the civil rights act. They just focused on the feat and the fact that he “cared so deeply about his cause”
It’s a tool for the worst people in government to stop progress even without a majority.
It’s just a tool. If we actually had a single principled anti-imperialist senator they’d filibuster each bill granting Israel military aid by reading off names of Palestinians who were killed. Obviously in a proper democratic system this garbage wouldn’t exist, but you wouldn’t need to go to such extremes for democracy to work in a proper democratic system.
If we actually had a single principled anti-imperialist senator they’d filibuster each bill granting Israel military aid by reading off names of Palestinians who were killed.
lol they would immediately end the filibuster if that happened. Or come up with some excuse for why they could end that specific filibuster.
Though really, there would easily be 60 votes to break it anyway.
Listen, if he can knock Strom Thurmond off the leaderboard, I guess that’s cool. Other than that, not sure what is to gain out of this. Seems pretty performative to me.
this is the kind of pointless rituals that you read about in stories of weird kings courts. “Nooo my foot hasnt crossed this line yet, so I can continue talking and while I am talking this law thats gonna affect over 100 million people cannot get voted on and if I am annoying enough the opposition is going to drop it!!” - a very serious legislative body
If there isnt even a law being filibustered I guess it’s finally crossed the threshold into simulacrum
It is however precedent. If hexbear helps me get elected to the senate, I pledge to shit in a bucket on the floor every day. I will put John Fetterman to shame.
you’ll need a massive bucket and a very strict diet
String cheese and malt liquor. Nothing else for my entire term.
edit: Actually the US Senate cafeteria menu isn’t bad. I’ll do that for lunch but otherwise only consume string cheese and malt liquor.
Finally an honest politician who stands by his campaign promises
I didn’t say I’ll be an honest politician, just one who shits in a bucket and makes the rest of the senate endure that every time it’s in session. Otherwise I’ll be a very corrupt politician.
Imagine thirty or so glassy eyed old fucks looking in the direction of your foot while you rock one in the closet.
Don’t forget that he’s actively pissing when using the bucket
The chamber bucket was attended to by his knaves so milord could keep his rousing speech going without removing his foot from the deliberation floor, thus securing the blockage of the law by tiring out the lords who had put it forth. The realm was safe once more.
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Classy.
real ones get an external catheter
I woulda just pissed myself while making eye contact with as many people as I could.
But I guess I’m built different.
That’s literally it. At least when they teach who has the longest filibuster record, they won’t mention Thurmond anymore. I don’t remember exactly, but I feel like when I learned that tidbit in school, they left out the part where he was filibustering the civil rights act. They just focused on the feat and the fact that he “cared so deeply about his cause”
But that’s a perfect lesson for what the filibuster is and why it continues to exist.
It’s a tool for the worst people in government to stop progress even without a majority.
I honestly hope the record isn’t broken.
Although yeah, it’s important to include that part.
It’s just a tool. If we actually had a single principled anti-imperialist senator they’d filibuster each bill granting Israel military aid by reading off names of Palestinians who were killed. Obviously in a proper democratic system this garbage wouldn’t exist, but you wouldn’t need to go to such extremes for democracy to work in a proper democratic system.
lol they would immediately end the filibuster if that happened. Or come up with some excuse for why they could end that specific filibuster.
Though really, there would easily be 60 votes to break it anyway.
I get where you’re coming from, but it would be lost on eighth graders
And I take it the libs of the day didn’t even try to yank the racist fuck out of the chambers?
I hate civility. Civility = appeasement
Joe Biden’s good friend
The democrats finally get a win by entering the Guinness book of records