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.
This is more like, “Fetterman is only Democrat to be seriously primaried for again rejecting effort to halt Iran war.”
This is why a very minimum requirement for an actual democracy includes recall voting.
Dude just straight up decided to betray his constituents and nothing can be done to remove him.
Luigi time!
God did his part
Reminder not to joke about encouraging people to do incredibly cool and sexy crimes, the FBI are not required to show context when they’re showing your and other peoples posts to a judge for getting a warrent.
elected under false pretenses
I don’t know, man. I’m a Democrat because I support policies like marijuana legalization and free healthcare. The conflict in Iran is pretty low on my agenda. I wouldn’t feel particularly betrayed if he was my elected official.
I never understood bipartisanship. My opinions and beliefs span the entire political spectrum. It feels like people think that anything supported by Republicans must be anti-Democrat.
I came here to mention this. Glad I’m not alone. I do not understand why we can’t recall or impeach Congress members by vote.
I do not understand why we can’t recall or impeach Congress members by vote
Because then the people might recall them and put in politicians who do what they want. And that’s bad for the people who don’t want what the people want; the capitalist class whom finances their campaigns.
Democracy bad.
Bourgeois democracy is designed to defend the interests of the bourgeoisie over other classes. This isn’t a flaw inherent to democracy, this is a flaw inherent to capitalism.
I agree with this, which probably explains the nuance lacking in the previous statement.
Are you going to replace them with the republican candidate?
Why does everything have to be so unequivocal or binary? He’s not who they voted for now. Should they have to endure it?
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.
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???).
No, he was a racist and a zionist before he was elected, we just chose not to see it. The alternatives in the primary were just as bad. This was lost when Fetterman was the left most candidate in the primary.
Ah okay, fair enough.
I mourn that money that could have gone to a real progressive. Instead we have this.
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.
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.
Fucker should go to the front line himself.
The front line in this case is dotting buildings on google maps
I wish there was a recall process.
Had a stroke and woke up republican.
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.
I hope nobody in PA tries to make rissoto.
Fetterman has brain damage.
Never trust someone from York County
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.
Fetterman hasn’t been a Democrat in quite a while now.
What party is he a member of?
that Keystoner will ne’er be a better man
I don’t understand this dude…he’s all over the place…in otherwords…Loose cannon…nope!
