Professor Eric Heberglig, of UNC Charlotte, explains the impact of Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) record-breaking speech protesting President Donald Trump.

lengthy filibusters throughout history have been largely fruitless efforts legislatively. Even so, the symbolism of these speeches, including Booker’s, can have effects on politics and ...

He listed the impacts of Trump's early orders and spoke to concerns ... sweat for it and John Lewis bled for it." Booker's speech was not a filibuster, which is a speech meant to halt the advance of a ...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record ... But Paul had been heard, with the greatest impact imaginable. All filibusters aren’t the same, but they usually have a point.

Booker's speech has, ironically, put the filibuster in focus. And while the act itself may ... past — former President Barack Obama called it a "Jim Crow relic" — and impact on productivity. Some ...

Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech—an ... longer than Strom Thurmond’s 1957 attempt to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. The impact of Booker’s effort remains to be seen ...

Though not a filibuster in the technical ... shifts the political conversation. Booker’s marathon speech, while powerful, is unlikely to directly impact the broader legislative landscape ...

The Democratic senator from New Jersey broke the record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond in 1957, saying later that ...