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.
Of course they did. Say what you want about the current power flexes but the whole democratic system under capitalism is badly broken and the victors are already looting the spoils.
There are only losers, and losers who are yet to find out.
I believe it’s past time…
Congress is 94% AIPAC Uniparty
Pennsylvania - Fetterman’s got to be primaried please
DemoRAT
He needs to be investigated
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.
Fetterman.
And true to form, Democrats are too spinless to kick him out.
How can they go about kicking him out?
Pretty sure they could just eject him from the party. Wouldn’t remove him from the Senate but it would hobble his influence.
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.
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.
They remove him from the party. He has to go independent.
No, even if he’s uncontrollable, he counts toward the Democratic count, which is VERY close. If a couple MAGA senators die or go to prison for Pedophilia, and Dems take their place, we could flip the Senate without even a full election. The same thing is possible in the House.
We had Manchin, and a few others, in this same situation for years. It sure would be nice to have a full, supportive body for a change.
They need someone to play the heel.
This is dumb. There is no reason to vote on something that is already law. You’re just letting them drag everything to the right.
He broke the law. If the law isn’t being enforced, then we should begin actions stronger than legislation.
We need to make good trouble
It’s very debatable whether he actually broke the law in this instance. Attacking Iran without congressional approval is allowed by the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The argument against that is that the powers outlined in that resolution are meant to be “emergency powers” but “emergency powers” are very easy to invoke and I’m not aware of any precedent of a president not being permitted to invoke them. And the US hasn’t formally declared war since WWII, so they’re invoked fairly often.
Getting more clearly restrictive laws in place would be a good thing, and getting Republicans on record as opposing them is only mostly useless (look, it’s a low bar) because it does at least make it a little harder for them to pass themselves off as “antiwar.”
t’s very debatable whether he actually broke the law in this instance
Ok well lets put him on trial and find out, he can be held in a prison cell till the court date is set
That’s not how anything works.
Why? Finding out if the actions of any individual are criminal is usually a job for the courts, why not this?
So let me get this straight. You think that if someone, anyone really, thinks that the president might have violated a law, they should be immediately thrown in jail until it’s resolved? Even the cleanest person in the world would be spending their entire term in a jail cell.
They are complicit in his crimes. No dodging this one when the chickens come home to roost.
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.
That was close. The buffoon will now think he has limitless powers.
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.
What else do you expect when all Americans can do is a clown-ass “No Kings” parade where they congratulate themselves for being non-threatening every three months?
I expect cunts to victim blame
You aren’t victims, you’re complicit.
And what have you been doing, O great wise one? What’s your praxis look like, other than criticizing others and discussing theory?
he stopped genocide joe thus ending the genocide
Your country. Your problem until your inaction makes it ours. Be assured when we will show you what fighting fascists looks like- a promise you will undoubtedly roll your eyes at because projecting insincerity onto those who aren’t massive cowards eases your insecurity.
“Show” us? We have thermonuclear weapons. Thousands of them. And a madman not afraid to use them. We have a CIA with a track record of torture and a BIA with a track record of unrepentant genocide on an industrial scale. And that’s not bragging, that’s a lament. What do you have, that will help those of us who want and try to stop this, when it reaches your doorstep?
You’re a fucking fraud.
You’re right. You take a break, you’re clearly doing all that you can. You must be exhausted. Poor guy.
You tankies are just perpetually angry because literally zero people like you.
No Kings could be useful if it was sustained political actions instead of the once every three month protest.
And if my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bicycle.
“No Kings” is ineffective by design. It exists to give white liberals a way to feel like they’re doing something useful without having to put themselves at any risk or potentially having to sacrifice anything.
Stop pretending that you’re criticizing because you want what’s best. You want to demoralize and sit on a high horse. Any fool can see that fixing the mess we are in is not just a matter of protesting harder. There’s ostensibly nothing we can do but sure, victim blame some more. I’m so fucking sick of seeing this beyond pathetic shitty ass fucking tankie take.
“Ostensibly nothing we can do” say the people who have tried literally nothing.
We still haven’t heard what amazing feats you’ve accomplished. What have you contributed?
He does.
Wonder what he’ll do next — it’s ain’t over with him. Never is.
