As "stunts" or "gimmicks" go it's pretty far down on the list, IMHO. Far more interesting is the demand that each new piece of legislation cite Constitutional authority. "I won" isn't going to cut it.
“What is amusing is how very threatening certain people consider the act of reading it to be...”
I’ve read comments dismissing the reading as a publicity stunt, but none from people that actually seem *threatened* by it.
Are all the amendments being read, as well?