I know it's hard, but let's look at the fact that 49 people spoke up about this catastrophic regime. Even if some considered it futile. It's movement in the right direction. It's better than staying silent.
Fucking Republican cowards. They will get no thanks from the voters, or from Trump. They're being used, played, and they don't even know it. But their legacies? My goodness....
I’m guessing our oceans conf is same as COP when all these blab for a week and pass a resolution and don’t achieve anything and go back next year and rinse repeat. There’s a zoom thingy now.
Appreciate that. I was just getting ready to look in to it.
And I don't think you're off base with that possible move by Thune. They didn't want this to go to the House. Not that it would have passed but not the worth the risk.
Thanks again.
I understand it would have passed but two were missing, who would have voted for it; McDonnell and Whitehouse. Mitch was sick and Whitehouse was on a trip.
He was in Korea at a pre-scheduled Ocean Conference. Consider the vote was scheduled while the Republicans knew he was out of the country. Also, Mitch McConnell didn’t vote and he was said to be a ‘no’ vote.
"Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC...said. 'I don’t do messaging bills.'"
Ceding the Legislative's power to Trump on EVERYTHING is nothing but MESSENGING! It's giving the message "Screw the American voters. I only listen to, and agree with, everything Trump says!"
Vote every single one out that voted against it. If we don’t vote them out now we will continue to NOT be represented. They represent the billionaires not us. Wake up !
I can’t remember the last time. I knew someone so disgusting, disgraceful, demented and evil. When Trump is gone for good. That will be a very great and happy day for most people.
Congress has the power and duty to end this nightmare. Sadly, Republican members are co-conspirators or spineless enablers. Some fear for the safety of their families. I understand that concern, however if their fear prevents them from doing their duty to defend our Constitution, they should resign.
I guess tomorrow will be another record day for buying stock at low low prices? Maybe that's where Mitch McConnell was today. Didn't Trump say Mitch made $2 billion during their little heist the other day, while yucking it up in the oval office on camer, with no shame?
WHY did #Senate Minority Leader #Schumer Agree to a Wednesday Vote Against the #Trump Tariffs-Knowing that #Democratic Senator #Whitehouse Was Not Going To Be There To Vote Against Them?
He was on his way home from being a US representative at the Our Oceans conference. We need to focus on who scheduled the vote for exactly the day when a Dem physically *could not* be there to vote.
(Hint: It's the majority leader, John Thune (R, S.C.))
If it makes you feel any better, it wouldn't have mattered. Even if this passes, you still need the House to pass it. Johnson would never let it hit the floor.
If by some miracle it did pass the house, Trump vetoes it. Then you need 67 Senators to override. 51 isn't even close.
Where was McConnell this time? He could’ve put it over the top or does he just do that when he knows his vote doesn’t matter. He could try to undo some of the damage. He’s done to our country for God sakes. What a jerk.
Why did McConnell and Whitehouse miss the vote? I really think we need to change the House/Senate that when one passes a vote, the other has X number of days and have to take a vote. Tired of them not taking votes. We as citizens, should know where our Reps and Senators stand. So many cowards.
I hear you. In this case though you can probably check out the previous vote on the Canadian tariffs and see where they stand. That Senate vote mirrored this one and I imagine the House vote would have been the same.
Unbelievable!! 2 senators can't show up for one of the most important votes right now. How many days do they even actually work on a year? They better have been having a medical emergency.
This smells like the Senate coming together and deciding they’d rather not. It’s dressed up as gridlock, sure. Show me a politician who isn’t happy to throw up their hands and cry “DC amiright?!”
Much easier than facing the “political uncertainty” of going against Trump at 40% approval? WTF?
Why tf would they bring this to a vote without enough votes to pass? I don’t think this was just a show vote. They had enough No votes if all were present. wtf?!
Because the GOP is allowing America to be destroyed by Trump! They are either stupid or cowards, or BOTH. Either way, they no longer support THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA, and haven’t for a long time!
So was this all just scripted to give murkowski and collins cover for voting against this and ending in a tied vote. They’re all in some club that doesn’t include us
Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who voiced support for the measure, were not present for the vote. It needed a simple majority to pass.
(I know it's largely symbolic anyway because it has to pass the house and it would get vetoed by the president which is kind of ironic because it's trying to stop the president's unilateral declaration of emergency isn't it?)
"The vote came the same day the Commerce Department revealed that the U.S. economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, a development that Trump and White House officials tried to downplay."
The more this crap happens, the more afraid I get that there will never be another legit election. It’s like it’s all a plan…Rs don’t have to care about us because they ain’t ever losing their seat again.
Enough of Republican bs. They need to impeach Trump. Boycott red state products and travel until they are willing to do the right thing. Other countries are targeting tariffs toward red state products, Americans should too. They broke it, they bought it!
At a meeting of Indivisible, the big topic was what can we do.
It seems insurmountable, but if just ten Republican Senators found a spine our country could be saved. TENSEN s/b a new rallying chant and on signs at protest TENSEN.
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I will seriously be looking for scorched earth if they don’t properly mount up…
Magats have to fully experience karma or they will never learn and you'll stay in the same looping mess for decades.
Never give up.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5275868-trump-tariffs-senate-vote/
They have two days to request it.
https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate
HIS JOB IS ON THE SENATE FLOOR
Democratic leadership thinks resisting Trump means yap yap yap
Actually rallying a fight at the Capital, NOTHING.
THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING as Trump destroys the country.
Please call for reconsideration of this bill!
will Russia or China make a first nuclear attack
On the United States
while Trump’s most incompetent administration appointments
at the head of
the FBI, Secretary of Defense,
Department of Homeland Security,
Department of Justice, are in disarray and vulnerable?
May they reap what they sow…a thousand times over!
I am tired, I am so tired I can't use large words,
only can use smaller 4-letter words.
I'm guessing Thune scheduled the vote today for those reasons.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5275868-trump-tariffs-senate-vote/
And I don't think you're off base with that possible move by Thune. They didn't want this to go to the House. Not that it would have passed but not the worth the risk.
Thanks again.
Ceding the Legislative's power to Trump on EVERYTHING is nothing but MESSENGING! It's giving the message "Screw the American voters. I only listen to, and agree with, everything Trump says!"
https://youtube.com/shorts/9JlHR1VZ-1Q?si=wjfBN_6BT5SkGzR8
wins by a hair ☹️
IOW, Congressional Republicans reject the oath they took to protect our country from all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC.
The GOP is the party of traitors and cowards.
I can’t remember the last time. I knew someone so disgusting, disgraceful, demented and evil. When Trump is gone for good. That will be a very great and happy day for most people.
When the economy completely collapses. Enormous and devastating retribution needs to be inflicted on Trump and his cowardly cult followers.
WHY did #Senate Minority Leader #Schumer Agree to a Wednesday Vote Against the #Trump Tariffs-Knowing that #Democratic Senator #Whitehouse Was Not Going To Be There To Vote Against Them?
(Hint: It's the majority leader, John Thune (R, S.C.))
If by some miracle it did pass the house, Trump vetoes it. Then you need 67 Senators to override. 51 isn't even close.
That would be nice.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5275868-trump-tariffs-senate-vote/
Much easier than facing the “political uncertainty” of going against Trump at 40% approval? WTF?
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5275868-trump-tariffs-senate-vote/
"McConnell would have voted for it had he not been under the weather. "
CNN
It seems insurmountable, but if just ten Republican Senators found a spine our country could be saved. TENSEN s/b a new rallying chant and on signs at protest TENSEN.
Meanwhile in civilized Canada…