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.

  • @disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldOP
    5•3 months ago

    Thanks! That was a well written breakdown for sure. The irony is I really dislike Schumer. Everyone else dropped out of the primary, so he was mo only option. I’m even less fond of defending a moderate standpoint, but I’ll advocate for fact over opinion, and this was simply not the leverage people make it out to be.

    • @oystersmiles@lemmy.world
      2•3 months ago

      I hear you. I feel the anger and the frustration too. It feels like acquiescing. We want to fight every battle so much that we see a battle in places where there is none, where instead we have to be pragmatic.

      It was still a self-inflicted wound for him to reverse his vote late. It made it FEEL like they were acquiescing.

      • @disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldOP
        1•3 months ago

        Exactly right. He should have been more compelling with his peers over the dangers of a shutdown. The dissent just gave people the impression of weakness.