Do it

 

Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists [indicated] that some lawmakers had been doing informal counts to see whether enough votes existed to remove the New York Democrat from his leadership position, according to people familiar with the mid-February dinner.

[...]

Murphy is among a group of senators and top advisers who have grown increasingly dissatisfied with Schumer’s leadership, according to people familiar with the conversations. That group includes Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has been initiating conversations with other senators to gauge frustrations with Schumer, some of the people said. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has also been active in discussions about her frustrations with Schumer.

[...]

Murphy said he is frequently asked about Senate leadership, but he doesn’t have a count of who would vote to remove Schumer and doesn’t recall mentioning one. [...] Murphy said. “[Schumer] has the support of the caucus.” He said he still supports Schumer.

  WSJ

What will it take?

DC anti-ICE rally today

 

Way to be, Chris Murphy

 

Chris Murphy takes RFKJ to task

 

Murphy is carrying out the Senate Democrats' duties all by himself these days.

Ouch

 

That had to smart.

BTW, she deserved it.  And more.

Doing something

Y Around 6:00 pm Central last evening...

He says Senator Chris Murphy has been there with him all night.  

UPDATE 04:15 pm: He's still up and going strong. 20+ hours.

Booker, who until now had not stood out as one of POTUS 47’s more vocal critics, invoked the spirit of the late John Lewis, the legendary civil rights activist: “Tonight I rise with the intention of getting in some ’good trouble’ — I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able.”

The New Jersey Democrat said it was time to scream out that Trump’s dictatorial habits are not normal, and his all-night monologue — technically not a filibuster, since it’s not tied to a specific piece of pending legislation — is the most powerful way for him to do that.

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It’s not going to alter any trajectories on Capitol Hill, but that’s not the point. Booker is responding in the right way to core Democrats, and others, who are also screaming that this is not normal, and who are desperate for political leaders who share their sense of urgency. If Lewis were still here, he’d surely give a thumbs up to this modern-day outbreak of good trouble.

  Philadelphia Inquirer

UPDATE 07:00 pm:  Strom Thurmond held the record for speech length in the Senate since the Civil Rights Act he filibustered against at 24 hours and change.  Cory Booker has broken that record and is still going at 25 hours.

UPDATE 4/2/25:

Be Chris Murphy

 

Mike Johnson trying to keep his job

The "party of law and order" is cutting funds for the agencies of law and order.

If they get Trump back in office, they'll be returning funding to DOJ, ATF, and FBI immediately after he culls and replaces anyone he thinks is not going to use their position for his "retribution".

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 03/07/2024:

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Chris Murphy has it right

"You cannot, at the same time, love America and hate democracy," Sen. Chris Murphy [D-Connecticut] said in a speech on the Senate floor.

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Murphy's speech came hours before the US Supreme Court threw out the Texas attorney general's long-shot lawsuit seeking to determine other states' election results. At least two-thirds of House Republicans coalesced behind the suit.

[...]

"Right now, the most serious attempt to overthrow our democracy in the history of our country is underway. Those who are pushing to make Donald Trump President, no matter the outcome of the election, are engaged in a treachery against their nation," Murphy stated.

[...]

Murphy also lambasted "flag-waving Republicans who are trying to invalidate legal votes," because "it is the only way that they can make Donald Trump president again."

  MSN

“For much of the last four years, we thought the problem was that Republicans knew what the right thing was, but they just didn’t do it because Trump was so scary,” [Murphy said]. “I think this moment is showing us that there are a whole lot of Republicans who believe this nonsense.”

“This isn’t just a party that’s trying to stay on the good side of an enemy of democracy,” Murphy continued. “This is a party that has a whole bunch of enemies of democracy inside its top ranks. That’s bone-chilling.”

[...]

There also seems to be a tension at play among Democrats. President-elect Joe Biden’s team — which has adopted the posture that much of what Republicans are doing is just a stunt — wants to reassure the country that the transition is proceeding smoothly, and might not want too much focus on this disruption. But that risks misleading the public about the tenuousness of the moment.

Murphy suggested that a “division of labor” among Democrats is appropriate, in which some raise alarms and others focus more on all those other matters. But he allowed that more Democrats need to speak up right now.

[...]

On another front, a much more robust agenda to broaden prosperity and combat inequality and flat wages might defuse some populist anger out there. But given that the prospects for a modest economic rescue package are dim — and given the likelihood of GOP Senate control — that seems like an uphill climb.

[...]

If we start to answer the question of “how did we get to the point where the Republican Party has such antipathy to democracy inside it,” then we might “be led to some policies to pursue,” Murphy said.

  

I suggest a commission, pronto.

WTF?

They can stretch their legs in the back of the room.  If they need a potty break, fine.  Does somebody have to be there to escort them and bring them back?

If the Dem senators running for president have to be there, everyfuckingbody has to be there.

Can the Dems demand another vote on something and see how long it takes to get them back in the room?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

Okay, he didn't say that to Roberts.  But he did stop and turn to Roberts noting that people were getting up and moving around and asked if they should take a break, and noted that he had about 15 minutes left.  Roberts said, no, they could go on.  So if Crow was making a point to Roberts - and I do think he was - Roberts shut him down.  Mitch then got up and said they'd go to a 6:30 and break for dinner - another 2 hours away.


UPDATE:  Democratic senator Chris Murphy says he didn't see any of this, and in fact that at any given time from his view, "95%" of senators were in their seats and listening, while others may have been standing in the back of the room to stretch their legs.

Senator Chris Murphy also spoke with Zelensky

UPDATE:

Like Giuliani, but not quite as directly, Trump confirms...



"Somebody", if you're listening.

UPDATE:  Ukraine is "ready".

Let's See Where This Goes