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Legitimate question: what is he actually disrupting?
Procedure, he's not letting the Senate do anything at all. They have to sit there and do nothing until he stops.
Unlike a filibuster he can't be voted down, and he can do this as long as he's able to stand and speak.
What is senate trying to do that he's preventing?
He's putting a stop to everything. If he did this during the debate if a vote he'd be doing an actual filibuster and can be voted down by 60 votes, and there are Dems probably would vote him down. By doing so when not doing "anything" he stops everything.
It's a double edge sword here because if he did it during a debate for legislation people could say "he's blocking legislation" but by doing so before the Senate does anything he's stopping everything (including votes) but now there is nothing to point to.
"if he was actually doing anything there would be enough votes to stop him" is not the argument you think it is my friend...
Yeah what did he actually accomplish? You know, beyond a vague "disrupting the Senate".
Even if it were for anything, the idea of shifting and pissing in a bucket while you ramble about nothing being a legit tacric means that whatever government is working that way should be destroyed and replaced. That's silly as hell.
It is stupid and should be replaced but that's not where we're at on 4/1/2025 at 4:15pm lol right now this is all we got
And that's good enough for you? Pathetic.
He stopped the Senate from voting for anything for one day.
What does this accomplish?
He's stopped the Senate from doing anything for a day. That's one day down 4 years to go, but at least something happened today.
What were they about to do today that required them being stopped or is he just gonna be in the senate floor pissing and shitting and talking until he's removed from office for being a guy clearly indulging in a fetish?