Senate Democrats are taking over the floor all night

[bigtree]

Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer 20m
Senate Democrats are taking over the floor all night to fight this sham process by Senate Republicans.

We will not stop fighting.

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[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[elleng]

2. Senator Menendez is on now;

Senator Merkley was, previously.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Call the Senate [phone]

Thank and encourage the Dems and tell the GOP..."No reelection for you!". Leave a message, it doesn't matter if you are a constituent, the staffers count all calls and they can't tell where you live based on your cell phone number since people move and keep the same number all the time.

Thank you!!!

[Drum]

4. Kick + Rec !

[sfstaxprep]

5. It's All A Nice Show

But the die is cast. The result was inevitable the moment the Great Justice Ginsburg took her last breath.

[tavernier]

8. Her breath hasn't ended...

It continues to give us courage to take further steps. I fully expect that we will.

[Doreen]

22. This

[blm]

25. More than show, the dissent is integral to the historic record.

[chia]

40. This: "the dissent is integral to the historic record."

[calimary]

38. Yeah. True. I can't help thinking - yeah? So what the hell good does THAT do?

Gee, make sure you put a good solid lock on that door AFTER all the horses have gotten out and are running wild across the countryside. Yep. THAT’LL show ‘em. That’ll fix everything...

THIS is why we need devious thinkers on our side. Besides, the enemy doesn’t expect us to think, or act, deviously (like McConnell does, for example).

[groundloop]

46. Sadly I have to agree..... Barrett will be on the SC when it decides fate of ACA.....

and she'll be on the Supreme Court when tRump's frivolous election lawsuits are heard. And of course Roe v. Wade will be gone in short order.

I'm sorry, but I don't get the point of this grandstanding after we've been fucked over by Moscow Mitch. I'd rather be reading that our Congressional Democrats are working on plans to bring us Medicare for All, etc. etc. rather than this.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

6. Is this part of the 30 hours of debate or does this delay that from getting started?

[AlexSFCA]

7. what exactly is the purpose of this?

[Amaryllis]

10. Wondering the same. Is it just to express objection or does it delay anything?

[COLGATE4]

31. Doesn't delay anything. Just expessing objection. It's

a done deal.

[yaesu]

12. According to The Hill: Democrats are powerless to prevent Barrett's confirmation, But are using

the floor speeches, which they are highlighting on social media, to try to build awareness and rail against republicans. Sadly, won't change or interfere with the vote.

[yellowdogintexas]

43. remember it all goes into the Congressional Record for posterity

to know what a bunch of evil people got their hands on our government

[Warpy]

9. Caseu? That surprises me.

He was always so antiabortion.

Looks like his voting doesn't match his rhetoric. Good for him. I'll take back most of the rotten things I said about him when he first joined the Senate.

[FakeNoose]

24. Maybe you're thinking of his father?

Bob Casey Sr., who passed away about 10 years ago, the former 2-term governor of Pennsylvania, and indeed he was anti-abortion all the way.

This is Senator Bob Casey Jr., and he has been pro-choice for as long as I can remember.

[HermitageHermit]

28. Exactly wrong Casey

Sen. Casey is a different man than his father, the late governor or the unrelated Bob Casey's who served as State Treasurer in the 1980's or who ran for Lt Gov. in the 1970's in Pennsylvania on the Pete Flaherty ticket in the 1970's. (The other Caseys are unrelated to the governor or the senator.

[Warpy]

33. Really? I looked him up to make sure

and only found a man whose words are at odds with his votes.

I can live with that.

https://www.ontheissues.org/social/Bob_Casey_Abortion.htm

[TygrBright]

29. Those who truly oppose abortion support Dems. Abortions always go down when Dems run things. n/t

[Warpy]

34. Casey's rhetoric supports adding RCC dogma to civil law

but his votes haven't reflected that position.

[bdamomma]

11. it's on C Span 2

how can I watch this on line. Free please

Is it only Democratic Senators who are on the floor?

[yaesu]

14. audio feed is free, think its only Dems

https://www.c-span.org/networks/standalone/?autoplay

[bdamomma]

15. Thank You

[yaesu]

16. you're welcome. nt

[Aussie105]

17. Listening in Australia

Isn't technology marvelous? 8-)

Thanks for the link.

[yaesu]

20. you're welcome 👍. nt

[George II]

13. This has been going on for hours, I'm surprised this isn't a bigger story. Thanks for bringing it up

Apparently Chris Murphy (CT) and Brian Schatz (HI) are the "whips" and organizers.

Amy Klobuchar is up now, at 10:40 Eastern, she looks tired but is 110% on the ball!!!

C'mon Democrats, let's keep this going.

[AdamGG]

44. That's the sad reality of it - that it isn't a bigger story

It's nice that they're doing this, but it has little effect when 95% of citizens aren't even aware of it. One of the biggest faults of our media (the non-Fox non right wing media) is that it tends to focus on only a few stories at a time and repetitively cover them. Like CNN talking about nothing other than a missing plane for 9 days.

[Aussie105]

18. Live video/audio stream here:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?477226-1/senate-limits-debate-30-hours-judge-barrett-confirmation-final-vote-expected-monday-evening&live

Live & free.

Elizabeth Warren on now. 8:15 pm Washington time.

If nothing else, Dem senators are having the opportunity to voice their disgust with the Republicans!

[MustLoveBeagles]

19. I fully support what they are doing

I just can't bear to watch this.

[dchill]

21. K & R.

[Lucinda]

23. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[marieo1]

26. My Thanks

Thank you, guys..................I really appreciate what you're doing - please keep fighting for all of us.

[PatrickforO]

27. Damned right. Filibuster until the election comes and goes, and on.

They want the goddamned filibuster, then fine, ram it down their throats.

[spanone]

30. ⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[elleng]

32. Senator Van Hollen on now.

[Cha]

35. Rts.. So proud to be a member of the

Democratic Party.. and So is Joe Biden!

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[WyLoochka]

36. Senator Murphy doing great

Telling the story of how McConnell has pushed the limits of maximum power such that the Senate is broken, if not completely destroyed. The Republicans are pushing their deeply unpopular agenda, that they can't get done in the legislature, to create a very activist supreme court to carry out that agenda. Consequences for the country, for democracy are very dangerous if policy control moves to the SUpreme Court.

Senator Kaine up now 5 am EDT. Reading names of some who died of COVID-19.

[maxsolomon]

39. It's been in ruins for years.

My niece was a Senate Page; she hated every GOP Senator with a passion.

She loved Al Franken.

[bucolic_frolic]

37. Do what Mitch would do

Seize the Senate, elect a new leader and just announce it. Mitch doesn't see vacancies (Merrick Garland). We don't see them either, is that gonna stop us?

[Sherman A1]

41. K&R

[liberalla]

42. Thank you Senators!

Truly, sincerely... from the bottom of my heart

[warmfeet]

45. It is a nice sentiment.

It won't change a thing, however.

It is long past time to bring all powers we have to this fight.

If we do not, please become comfortable with the idea of republican control for the foreseeable future - and specifically, without republican majorities at the local, state or federal level.

We win the elections, they retain the power. Not a pleasant thought, not for me at least.

[Hotler]

47. Chuck needs to give a locker room talk to the team about from this day forward....

no more playing nice-nice with the fuckers across the isle.

[burrowowl]

48. Amen!

[Poiuyt]

49. I'm hoping that Senate Democrats are pissed off enough to do something

I'm tired of them being so collegial when it's not reciprocated. It's time to fight fire with fire.

[betsuni]

50. K&R