Senate Iran War Powers Resolution Falls Short by One Vote—Thanks to John Fetterman | Common Dreams
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US Senate blocks War Powers Resolution on Iran as Democratic senator casts deciding vote, despite growing public disapproval.

The US Senate on Wednesday once again voted down a resolution that would have restricted President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran, and this time a Democratic senator was the deciding vote.

The resolution failed after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voted with the majority of Republican senators against a war powers resolution introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

The resolution would would have passed had Fetterman supported it because Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) all voted in favor.

This is now the seventh time the Senate has blocked a war powers resolution on Iran since Trump illegally began the conflict in late February…

  • demizerone@lemmy.world
    101·
    23 hours ago

    There always seems to be a single vote to pass or not pass legislation in the Senate. It needs to be abolished.

    • Stern@lemmy.world
      52·
      23 hours ago

      If we ended transparent congressional voting it’d stop that nonsense, and kill a fair amount of lobbying too since lobby firms couldn’t guarantee returns on investment anymore.