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What did Cory Booker 25-Hour speech actually achieve in terms of change? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Mee@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am kind of too scared to ask here, but what did it actually achieve?

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[–] Bophades@midwest.social -2 points 1 day ago

No, of course it's not unreasonable to ask that, and I never implied that it is. It would have been incredible if he had chosen a more potent time. But that's not what is being said, nor was it what I'm arguing against.