The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt Donald Trump’s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action.
The 47-52 vote was the fourth time this year that the Senate has voted to cede its war powers to the president in a conflict that Democrats say is illegal and unjustified.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against it. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted with Democrats.
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You mean the party bought and paid for by billionaires and lead by Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies? That party?
Don’t hold your fucking breath.
I wish there was a recall process.
Fetterman has brain damage.
Fetterman is literally an exemplar case study in the idea that brain damage causes conservatism.
Wouldn’t the more a accurate headline be “Fetterman is the only pro-Iran-War senator to claim to be a democrat?”
All it takes to be a Democratic elected official is to run as a party member and get elected. He did those things. He’s a Democrat. The Democratic party is just a lot more right wing at its extremes (and overall) than folks like to admit.
There’s no need for congress to pass this. The constitution already requires it. But of course the courts are captured so they won’t enforce it.
Why not just draft a bill that is a formal declaration of war or immediate cease and desist of war activities of it doesn’t pass? Force the Republicans to formally stain themselves with war.
or immediate cease and desist of war activities of it doesn’t pass
That’s not a thing, you can’t make a law that has effects if it doesn’t pass.
Well they ought to be able to. Make it like a vote of confidence in the war. Either we’re at war or the process to continue trumps aggression fails.
So there is the War Powers Resolution act, which requires the president get congressional approval within 60 days of hostilities. Obama’s admin made up some bullshit why it didn’t apply to his wars, and Trump will probably ignore it all together.
Obama’s admin made up some bullshit why it didn’t apply to his wars, and Trump will probably ignore it all together.
How bloody convenient, eh?
A law asking the president to do a thing is unenforceable anyway, since the president would be the one enforcing it.
All congress can do is impeach presidents until they come up with one that does the thing they want or stop funding the military.
Fucker should go to the front line himself.
The front line in this case is dotting buildings on google maps
Send him in to help clean up the little kids bodies after the next school bombing
Fetterman is not a democrat.
He is at best impaired mentally and at worst a GOP plant
Fetterman hasn’t been a Democrat in quite a while now.
What party is he a member of?
Well he was elected as a Democrat and then suffered brain damage and started voting as a Republican. So DINO.
Sorry, when did he switch parties again? Think I missed it.
The party of a good paycheck, free insurance.
He’s an Israeli backed pedophile
There’s always at least one.
… and THIS is how Ds show their compliance when the minority.
… and THIS is how Rs show their compliance when the minority.
BoTh PaRtIeS can stop this “supermajority” nonsense at ANY TIME. But, from their point of view, that makes popular legislation too easy to pass, and they don’t want that, do they?
Instead, they ¯\(ツ)/¯
If memory serves this “supermajority filibuster” circus started in the 1970s. This is a parliamentary rule ONLY. It’s not law. It’s not in the constitution. It requires only a simple majority vote to erase. They pass legislation they really want without it all of the time, by making it an “exception” to the parliamentary rule (also done through simple majority vote). There are hundreds of “exceptions” to the super majority rule. This is what they want to pass.
So, this is a fucking circus that they can stop at any time. For example, Democrats could have decided “enough is enough” when Biden was in office after the monstrosity that was Trump, and used the “nuclear option” (that’s what they call it) to revert to simple majority vote to pass laws. Then, they could have passed lots of very popular legislation, a new New Deal, so to speak; 70% of American voters want universal healthcare, for example… 90% of Democrats want this.
What did the Democrats do for their own voters?
¯\(ツ)/¯
Couldn’t even pass higher minimum wage.
Fuck him for proving if you look weird and evil, you usually are
Fetterman is NOT a Democrat. He just plays one on TV. Because brain damage.
He’s proof conservativism is brain damage. It’s been an interesting case study at least.
Traitorous bastard
I don’t understand this dude…he’s all over the place…in otherwords…Loose cannon…nope!
