Democratic U.S. lawmakers broke the record of the longest speech in Senate history on Tuesday, with his footsteps exceeding 25 hours in a fierce protest against President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional” action.
Senator Cory Booker’s Endurance Showcase – In order to hold the floor, he had to keep his stance and could not even go to the bathroom.
South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond’s longest Senate speech on Tuesday was 24 hours and 18 minutes in the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Booker, just the fourth black senator to be widely elected as a body, blows that deadline and his voice is still strong but exciting as he gets on the race in 25 hours and 5 minutes (five minutes).
The moment he broke the record, the public gallery in the Senate Chamber gradually filled, with Democratic lawmakers attending the meeting, although Republicans were largely away.
“It’s a moral moment. It’s not about the left and right. Is it right or wrong,” Booker said.
He also quoted a quote from John Lewis, a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, who urged the campaigners to get into “good trouble” and then finally declared “Madam President, I surrender.”
The 55-year-old New Jersey native found some humorous moments when he passed the record, joked: “I thought about it a little bit and then I’m going to deal with some biological urgency that I feel.”
A few gathered outside the U.S. Capitol, waving messages like “Thank you Senator Booker.”
The foundation of democracy
Despite Booker’s conversation – thon didn’t actually stop most Republicans from voting in the Senate, and just like in real words and deeds, his contempt quickly became a rallying point for troubled Democrats.
Booker, a former presidential candidate, captured the commander in the room at 7 p.m. (2300 GMT) Monday and ended at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday.
He slams Trump’s radical cost-cutting policies that have seen his top adviser, the world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk, cut down the entire administration’s plan without Congress’ consent.
The senator said Trump’s active occupation of an increasing number of executive power puts our democracy at risk.
Booker said: “Americans of all backgrounds bear unnecessary difficulties. In the United States, it is very precious and unique institution in the United States is reckless – I would even say unconstitutionally, being influenced by the Constitution, being affected, being affected, being attacked, or even breaking.”
“In just 71 days, the President of the United States has caused great damage to the safety, financial stability of Americans, the core foundation of our democracy,” he said.
But he has encouraged Trump’s opponents, saying that “the people have greater strength than those in power.”
Physical loss
Booker later gave a detailed look at how he endured the physical demands of his speech.
“My strategy is to stop eating. I think I stop eating on Friday and then stop drinking the night before Monday starts,” he told a reporter at the Capitol.
This method is “good, but it does have flaws”. […] He added.
Booker added in a statement released in his office that he was “tired and a little hoarse.”
In both the Senate and House minorities, Democratic lawmakers are struggling to reduce the size of Trump’s administration, strengthen deportation and undermine much of the country’s political norms.
“I just want to thank you for holding a vigil for this country all night,” Senator Raphael Warnock told Booker on the floor.
Booker devoted most of his speeches to criticizing Trump’s policies, but he also recited poetry, discussed sports and entertained colleagues.
“If you love your neighbors, if you love this country, show your love. Stop them from doing what they want to do [do],” he said.
