Call to Action: Historic Speech and Democratic Manifesto

"Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech Updated April 2, 20257:17 AM ET By Rachel Treisman, Alana Wise... Booker wiped away tears and placed his hand over his heart as fellow Democrats cheered at the end of his 25-hour, 4-minute speech. Others were seen crying and some rushed to hug the visibly exhausted and emotional Booker.... Booker's speech took aim at President Trump, White House senior adviser Elon Musk and policies that he said show a 'complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution and the needs of the American people.'..." ~NPR"Frank Luntz: Booker marathon speech ‘may have changed the course of political history’ by Ashleigh Fields - 04/02/25 9:25 AM ET... Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz said Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) “may have changed the course of political history” with his marathon speech breaking the Senate’s record for the longest floor speech in its history." ~The HillAt 7:00 pm on March 31, 2025, Senator Cory Booker began a record speech against the lawless authoritarianism of the administration of President Donald J. Trump. The speech was the longest in the history of the US Senate, twenty-five hours and five minutes, exceeding the previous record of Senator Strom Thurmond, who had filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Ironically, a black man had risen to become a senator and to defeat that ignominious record. The purpose of this display, entirely performative but also extraordinary and meaningful, was to awaken Americans to the dangers to democracy and the country of the actions by the Trump administration.The speech was technically not a filibuster, although it gave every appearance of one. Senator Booker held the floor in the same manner and under the same rules, but he was not blocking any vote or pending business.Many of Senator Booker’s Democratic colleagues assisted by asking long rhetorical questions, elucidating many issues afflicting their constituents. Senator Booker read many messages from constituents and quoted many articles at length a