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(41,992 posts)unblock
(52,257 posts)TruckFump
(5,812 posts)...HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!!!
Seems like some are deserting MF45.
What a Nixonian moment!
onenote
(42,715 posts)The margin then was 59-41.
This result is not unexpected nor does it mean much. Trump vetoed the March resolution and he'll veto this one if and when it reaches his desk.
IndyOp
(15,525 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)Can we really be seeing a crack?
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)raiding the defense budget AGAIN next year for more billions for his wall and all those projects at every military base in every district will get shafted again.
That means a lot of military contractors that support those senators won't be seeing their money either.
A line too far....
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)unblock
(52,257 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)Those are the smart GOPers, who can read the handwriting on the wall "mene mene." They know that everything Trump touches turns to shit. Best to begin distancing themselves now if they want a shot at getting re-elected.
WhiskeyWulf
(569 posts)Made me LOL!!! Perfect!!!
onenote
(42,715 posts)and it got 12 Repub senators' support back then.
IndyOp
(15,525 posts)People see events the way they want to see the events. What bleeds, leads - apparently facts are boring.
orangecrush
(19,574 posts)Are jumping for joy.
Blue tsunami rolling into 2020!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,519 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)The one thing you can always count on a Republican to do is save their own sorry ass.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)another thread. I was wrong about Romney and how he would vote in this one instance, hope more will follow.
cilla4progress
(24,738 posts)no Sasse.
Anyway - this is where the leverage is. "Proxy vote" for impeachment!
at140
(6,110 posts)If he does, how many votes needed to override the veto?
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)2/3 vote in the house and senate to override a veto.
at140
(6,110 posts)My 15.5 year old dog is doing bad and we may have to euthanize her next week, and it is weighing on me and have not been keeping up with the news.
bdamomma
(63,883 posts)to have a pet that long they are part of the family. Us Du'ers love our pets, remember Rainbow Bridge.
at140
(6,110 posts)I prefer to look at the great memories we had with this pet over the years, and not look at her impending departure in that light. She was a great watch dog and had a very loud bark for a 11 lb dog, loved to play, never got sick until this year she suddenly lost eye sight, hearing and won't even bark any more. I think she has diabetes because she is drinking too much water and is losing weight.
onenote
(42,715 posts)This is, as pointed out several times, nothing new.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,268 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)You are seeing the names of some GOP Senators who will sometimes vote against Trump. They're not all moderates, but they are showing that they will vote differently sometimes.
Interesting.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)EVEN the rats are deserting the sinking ship.
Oh, this is what I call fun.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)and with McCaskill winning a few years back, Blunt must be getting worried that the swing voters will turn on him.
Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)with the help of ALEC and the Kochs and so many others in recent years. State and national level except in St. Louis and Kansas City.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)different
Smackdown2019
(1,188 posts)2022. No Senate race next year in Missouri
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)???? Blunt has no reason to jump ship now.
Ms. Toad
(34,076 posts)colore me shocked.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)And he's not even up for reelection until 2022.
Ms. Toad
(34,076 posts)But most of the time he's a hardline conservative.
tanyev
(42,572 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)both TX senators are worthless
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Rubio and Snott are totally spineless.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Only 11 Repubs joined the Democrats this time. 6 months ago it was 12.
Eleven Senate Republicans voted to block Trumps border wall emergency declaration
To build his wall, Trump has been raiding funds from state projects and members of his own party have voted to stop it.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Guess his religious tweets didn't do much to cleanse his soul.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)and reboot the 2020 election.
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)I can't check twitter at the moment...I'm at work.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)blaze
(6,362 posts)No tweet from drumph. He's just retweeting all his gop buddies
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)I can get away with a quick peek at DU here and there but if I had the twitter machine going at the same time...someone would call me out on it.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)It's a great thing, but what are the real world effects?
Doreen
(11,686 posts)There is what is supposed to be done and what will actually be done.
onenote
(42,715 posts)This same resolution passed in March with support from the same list of Repub senators, plus Rubio.
It is not a reflection of some sea change in GOP support for Trump.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)maxrandb
(15,334 posts)We won't forget that you own this asspickle...nor forgive.
You must never again be in power. Go fuck yourselves sideways with a First Edition Hard Cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless pieces of amphibian shit!
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)Republicans may be thinking of this 'national emergency' as a precedent.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211653897
(Tweet)
Pumped for the next Democratic president to use emergency powers for a Green New Deal (climate emergency), Medicare for All (public health emergency), and a new Voting Rights Act (democracy emergency)!
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211653405
NEWS
LINDSEY GRAHAM: "It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier."
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211654658
Conservatives Worry 'National Emergency' Precedent Threatens Their Guns
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Mersky
(4,982 posts)Cant wait til I can stop and read in depth about todays happenings. Im stunned.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)Yet it's an even bigger story as it shows the Repubes are rebuking Trump!
onenote
(42,715 posts)The same group of Republicans (plus Rubio) voted for the exact same resolution in March. It was vetoed then and it will be vetoed again.
Lots of commenters here seem to think that this an action taken by republicans emboldened to stand up to Trump by the impeachment effort.
It's not. It has zero to do with the impeachment effort, just as it had zero to do with the impeachment effort when it was voted on in March.
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)Trump legacy - declaring a BIGLY national emergency. GOP campaign commercials?
He has opened the door to national emergencies for gun control, medical insurance coverage and much more.
Just imagine GOP commercials touting a fear of a democrat Prez following his example.
JCMach1
(27,559 posts)LOL
Pathetic... No one had the balls to tell him.
JCMach1
(27,559 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,693 posts)Finally, Susan Collins gets one vote right.
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)bdamomma
(63,883 posts)closing those prisons with children being taken away from their mothers. Get that fucking Stephen Miller.