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It says something about the state of the nation when the only recourse against fascism is something this pointless. But I admire the effort and I understand the symbolism of the gesture. Congrat Cory Booker!
Incredibly inspiring feat!
I only watched the final 90 minutes or so, but about the time I joined the stream, he told the story of a group that investigated illegal discrimination in home sales. A black couple was looking to buy a house in New Jersey in a white neighbourhood and was told by the agent that the house was already sold.
So they sent a white couple to look at the same house. This time, the house was still on the market. That group reached out to the homeowners with evidence, who were appalled by what had happened, ditched the real-estate agent and directly worked with Booker's parents to buy his childhood home.
It was like a Paul Harvey story.
As someone from the rest of the world it's absolutely wild that your politicians get to do this and everyone else just has to sit there and listen to them.
It’s even more wild that every year they get a chance to pass a rule that would prevent this, but they never do because they want to be able to use it against the other side.