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.
He’s an Israeli backed pedophile
Vote Fetterman’s useless ass out of office. WTF, Fetterman, if there is a politician who should be vocal about socialized medicine, it should be you, because that is what saved your useless ass. Instead the fuck throws money at a damn war.
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.
Traitorous bastard
I don’t get why the hell people appear to be progressive one moment and then become regressive the next.
Money, its always money.
He literally got brain damage and became Republican
Senator Sling Blade is an Israeli tool. He always has been.
Money, power, and brain damage.
I hope this ghoul gets primaried into oblivion the next time he’s up for reelection.
Something isn’t right with him.
Sounds like that stroke a few years ago left him with some serious brain damage, and radically changed his political opinions/ideology (are those two related???).
The stroke was before he took office. For his first 18-24 months in office his voting record was pretty much along Dem party lines.
This is who he’s always been.
He’ll be the only Democrat on the tickets and every single Democrat will show up to vote for him.
There’s no way that happens. Plenty of Democrats right here in my little burg that would run just to give that DINO competition. He wont make it through the primary.
I can see it now Fetterman Vs a maga republican, and democrats will say you gotta vote blue no matter who and blame leftists when the maga republican wins.
First of all if it was Fetterman vs maga, that wouldn’t be a choice - it would be maga vs maga. Second of all I’m pretty sure the people of Pennsylvania are pissed at him so I doubt he’ll be up for reelection
Both of you really do not understand how any of this works.
Only how you wished it work.
Yep, they dont care about fascism or genocide, they just want their team doing it
Fucker should go to the front line himself.
This is more like, “Fetterman is only Democrat to be seriously primaried for again rejecting effort to halt Iran war.”
Had a stroke and woke up republican.
Never trust someone from York County
I wish there was a recall process.
I don’t understand this dude…he’s all over the place…in otherwords…Loose cannon…nope!
