Senate to vote next week to block Trump’s military action against Venezuela
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41105628
The Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block Trump from continuing military against Venezuela — a vote that takes on heightened importance after U.S. forces attacked the South American nation and arrested President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday.
The resolution to block the administration from engaging in further hostilities against Venezuela is privileged, which means Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) cannot stop it from coming to the floor.
The measure is sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
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Don't hurry it guys, after all, it's not as if the child rapist just kidnapped the head of another state, without congress authorisation, making a coup and establishing a new government there...
Please, don't stress yourselves and take your time, we all know that working on saturdays can be quite a downer!
The republican majority leader, the only who could call in the senate for a vote on this, openly supports trump doing this. They're not being lazy, the people who care enough to bring this bill are being blocked by the ones who don't.
Well they didn't establish a new government there... That would take competence
Trump just stole the leader and his wife and declared the oil is "ours now". No one knows what the fuck they means, but their VP took over control for now
Yeah, and Mango Hitler already said to Delcy Rodriguez that she will "do the right things" or she'll end like Maduro or worse.
I'd say that's pretty much governing a country, although not directly.
What does that mean through? We already had an insane amount of soft power over Maduro. He was desperate to stay in power... So now what?
We basically just hit Venezuela with a stick and told them to behave
Still not a coup. This is straight up kidnapping. A coup by definition is internal.
Maybe next week, waybe next month, depends on the weather and stuff.
OH JUST IN TIME
Is there some rush!? They'll get to it first thing Thursday, after massages.
"arrested"
Nope, that's not the word for that. That was kidnapping.
Kidnapping is a strong word. Perhaps "strategically relocated" would suffice?
ah yes, we can finally use that time machine tax-payers will have been paying for and undo this action.
IRL CTRL-Z
it is very explicitly to prevent further bullshit not gloss over what has already been done.
They should block trump from invading Mexico, Cuba, Greenland and Canada before he gets a chance.
Don't forget Brussels. Trump threatened there, too.
Thank you, I am aware. Just poking fun at the wording of the headline.
Anyone wanna bet Internet points on how many Democrats will vote FOR war? Taking over under on 25
I'll wager three cans of beans on the over.
Why wager internet points when you can just wager actual money?
Because I'm not a moron
because the house always wins
Festerman will be one of them.
His aye will be a stiffy
I legit forgot Schumer even existed
He probably forgot he existed too.
A symbolic gesture a week late. How about they do their fucking jobs and enact the 25th.
Vance and Trumps cabinets have to submit that. Ball's not in Congress' park.
I thought this was a joke headline.
they can't even call a vote now, they're busy counting their krugerands. good job senate, you are on the ball as usual.
You know things are bad when Rand Paul is the voice of reason.
At least about those things Trump is doing. But he's still crazy.
Are we still saying "vote to block" and not "vote to allow" for this illegal invasion? I think the trends observed deserve a little rewording so we don't get our hopes up.
Translation: "We bombed a sovereign country and kidnapped a head of state.
But let's not talk about that and be happy we might vote in the future to not do more terrorism"
Bit late for that in’nit
The oh know that scene in the movie clue where the chareter shouts “it’s a bit late for that”
Where are the trump/epstein files?
Have you tried interpretative dance?
Sure took their time for this bipartisan agenda to go huh let him take the blame for how blatant it is.
That Dictator deserves this.
I have no idea which person you are referring to, too many to narrow down.
Pun intended :)
thats not a pun