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.

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    5 days ago

    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?

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            5 days ago

            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.

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              4 days ago

              “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?