Martin Antonenko
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The Longest Speech Ever!
On December 13, 1902, at the German Reichstag...
... a vote on increasing grain import duties is scheduled.
There is no doubt how the vote will end, as the majority factions (Centre, Liberals) have spoke in favor of it...:
But the opposition SPD has come up with a parliamentary procedural trick and sends Otto Antrick, a member of the Reichstag, on the speaker's platform...:
Antrick begins his speech with the following words:
"It's no fun for me, it's an effort for me, but I'm doing my duty here [...] I will not leave this place [the lectern] as long as my physical strength is sufficient, you can do what you want. "
Then the deportee speaks formore than eight hours without a break - until Parliament is closed for the day.
The next picture is supposed to show Antrick during his speech - but it's too blurry to see him...:
The voting is prevented - the tax will not be increased! At least not until the topic is put back on the agenda at some point...
With his eight-hour speech, Otto Antrick (1858 - 1924) is still the lone record holder of all times!
He even surpasses Fidel Castro, who was known (and notorious) for the length of his speeches!
But Castro's - measured - longest speech ever in 1986 lasted "only" 7 hours and 10 minutes - on the III. Congress of the Communist Party at Havana...:
Time management in the German Parliament is different today than it was in the Reichstag; among other things, a speaking time limit should prevent the so-called "filibustering" (talking until the end of the day).
That's why the speeches are considerably shorter these days - but their potential to fall asleep is undisputedly greater...
On December 13, 1902, at the German Reichstag...
... a vote on increasing grain import duties is scheduled.
There is no doubt how the vote will end, as the majority factions (Centre, Liberals) have spoke in favor of it...:
But the opposition SPD has come up with a parliamentary procedural trick and sends Otto Antrick, a member of the Reichstag, on the speaker's platform...:
Antrick begins his speech with the following words:
"It's no fun for me, it's an effort for me, but I'm doing my duty here [...] I will not leave this place [the lectern] as long as my physical strength is sufficient, you can do what you want. "
Then the deportee speaks formore than eight hours without a break - until Parliament is closed for the day.
The next picture is supposed to show Antrick during his speech - but it's too blurry to see him...:
The voting is prevented - the tax will not be increased! At least not until the topic is put back on the agenda at some point...
With his eight-hour speech, Otto Antrick (1858 - 1924) is still the lone record holder of all times!
He even surpasses Fidel Castro, who was known (and notorious) for the length of his speeches!
But Castro's - measured - longest speech ever in 1986 lasted "only" 7 hours and 10 minutes - on the III. Congress of the Communist Party at Havana...:
Time management in the German Parliament is different today than it was in the Reichstag; among other things, a speaking time limit should prevent the so-called "filibustering" (talking until the end of the day).
That's why the speeches are considerably shorter these days - but their potential to fall asleep is undisputedly greater...
