Republicans block resolution to take up the measure, which Democrats vow to bring up ‘again and again and again’

Republicans block resolution to take up the measure, which Democrats vow to bring up ‘again and again and again’

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a measure that aimed to rein in Donald Trump’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional authorization.

The 53-47 vote against taking up the measure fell almost completely along party lines, with no movement from earlier this month when Republicans blocked Democrats’ bid to limit Trump’s war-making power in the days after the joint US-Israeli strikes, known as Operation Epic Fury, began across Iran.

The senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has led several war-powers efforts, was the only Republican to vote in support of the measure, while the senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who has emerged as a staunch supporter of Israel, was the only Democrat to break with his party and vote against the resolution.

        • _stranger_@lemmy.world
          10·
          19 days ago

          The party does this by picking someone else in the primary next election. Yes, they can choose to kick him out of the party, but all that does is remove any shred of influence they have over him. He’s doing this now because they already said they’re going to primary him in 2028 and he’s being a giant shit about it. I bet he’d vote to burn Pennsylvania to the ground if the rest of the party voted against it, just to spite them. He’s a gigantic brain damaged fucking toddler.

          A bunch of his staff quit over his insanity over a year ago! https://theintercept.com/2025/02/19/fetterman-staff-quit-resign-israel/

          Pennsylvania is purple though, and he flipped a seat when he got elected, so it’s likely he’ll get reelected or the seat may go back to being de jure Republican instead of defacto Republican.

          He’s said he won’t switch to being an Independent like Manchin and Sinema did, but if he gets primaried and the challenger wins, I doubt he’ll stick to his guns and bow out of the election. Hell likely run indipendent and cause a spoiler effect.

        • AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world
          2·
          18 days ago

          They did it to David Hogg when he was trying to actually get stuff done. They said his election was invalid for some bull shit reason and removed him as vice chair of the DNC so now he does his own thing.

          If they really wanted to remove him from the party they could do it in a heartbeat.

  • MrSulu@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20·
    19 days ago

    That was close. The buffoon will now think he has limitless powers.

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
      13·
      19 days ago

      He has seized more power every day and the only people with the balls to try to stop him are either dead or in jail because they tried.

  • Reygle@lemmy.world
    13·
    19 days ago

    Oh good, a forever war at the behest of a mentally damaged madman, that our government refuses to do anything about.

    Remind me to pick up marshmallows so we can roast them when this whole fucking place is on fire.

    • Einskjaldi@lemmy.world
      1·
      18 days ago

      That’s the point of the votes, but if it gets unpopular enough it will change by a few, just enough for the vp to have to break a tie.