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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy conclusion after the Senate Republicans defeated a War Powers Resolution
After this Senate vote, one thing is clear: Republican voters are not pressuring their representatives to break with Trump, despite the mounting and incomprehensible crimes weve witnessed. This is no longer the Republican Partyits the Trump Fascist Party, marching in lockstep.
I dont expect Republicans to stop him. They support everything the Trump crime syndicate does, enabled by voters consumed by fear, hate, and lies.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5767815-senate-war-powers-iran/
Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict.
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My conclusion after the Senate Republicans defeated a War Powers Resolution (Original Post)
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NH Ethylene
(31,317 posts)1. I expect that will change as the war drags on.
And the bodies come home.
JBTaurus83
(1,113 posts)2. I stopped thinking the GOP
Would do anything back in 2016. I havent been wrong yet.
dickthegrouch
(4,458 posts)3. I see lots of Dems saying "There's no point calling my (R) rep/sen"
But when the thugs are complacent, thats exactly the time for constituents to call and make their disgust clear.
When everything those (R)s hear is negative, they have to get nervous about reelection.
karynnj
(60,899 posts)4. Now the Senate Republicans own this with Trump
(other than Rand Paul). As there are no well thought out goals or reasons or a plan to win either the war or peace, they are all on record backing this.
In spite of it being a war crime.