Spyke
njm1314
lemmy.world

There will always be "rogue democrats" that vote with conservatives. It's almost like it's by design...

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anachronistreply
midwest.social

It's the old Designated Villain

https://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/

One minute, it's Jay Rockefeller as the Prime Villain leading the way in protecting Bush surveillance programs and demanding telecom immunity; the next minute, it's Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer joining hands and "breaking with their party" to ensure Michael Mukasey's confirmation as Attorney General; then it's Big Bad Joe Lieberman single-handedly blocking Medicare expansion; then it's Blanche Lincoln and Jim Webb joining with Lindsey Graham to support the de-funding of civilian trials for Terrorists; and now that they can't blame Lieberman or Ben Nelson any longer on health care (since they don't need 60 votes), Jay Rockefeller voluntarily returns to the Villain Role, stepping up to put an end to the pretend-movement among Senate Democrats to enact the public option via reconciliation.

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Substance_P
lemmy.world

What are the names of the 45 Democrats that voted with GOP? That's what I'd like to know.

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TachyonTelereply
lemm.ee

The very first link in the article.

The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act passed 243 to

Click on "passed".
The article is full of links for verification.

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Optional
lemmy.world

A lot of shithole states have Democratic representatives, I see.

Well that’s pathetic and they suck. And we’re not signatories to the ICC so it’s effectively chest-beating just to be assholes about it right?

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limerreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

It might be more than just being assholes; this could be a step towards attacking the ICC in ways that truly undermine international law.

Just because the USA is not a member does not mean it can’t make things more difficult.

But chaos in government… probably forgotten later

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Optionalreply
lemmy.world

I mean the only countries that aren't members are the US and Israel I think . . . oh and Russia, China, Libya, and Qatar. Noice.

That ability to claim jurisdiction over individuals unlikely to be prosecuted in national courts is probably one of the key reasons why some prominent nations like the United States, China and Russia continue to decline to sign this particular treaty agreement.

https://nomadcapitalist.com/global-citizen/countries-arent-part-of-icc/

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