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ffr

(22,670 posts)
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 11:25 AM Feb 2019

Americans will soon find out just how loyal Republican lawmakers are to Trump.

Pelosi is about to embarrass the GOP on Trump’s fake emergency



House Democrats will file a resolution on Friday to block Trump's fake national emergency, forcing Republicans to go on record about whether they support Trump's reckless plan.
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The resolution will put House Republicans on record about whether they support Trump’s blatant disregard of the Constitution’s separation of power.

But it also pigeon holes Mitch McConnell and his caucus of Senate Republicans, who will be required to take up the resolution. Typically, McConnell could ignore legislation passed by the House. But this specific type of resolution will require the Senate’s vote.
- ShareBlue



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Americans will soon find out just how loyal Republican lawmakers are to Trump. (Original Post) ffr Feb 2019 OP
Not sure they are loyal Andy823 Feb 2019 #1
I'm glad they are on it asap. 2naSalit Feb 2019 #2
tRump outsted in time for the July 4th holiday celebrations ffr Feb 2019 #4
They would need 4 Republicans in the Senate NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #3

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
1. Not sure they are loyal
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:01 PM
Feb 2019

More like afraid. Many of them are compromised in one way or another. Blackmail, Russian money, etc. The rest of them are afraid trump will go after them and they will lose their seat in the next election. Fear is a great motivator, and true knows it.

2naSalit

(86,649 posts)
2. I'm glad they are on it asap.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:55 PM
Feb 2019

She said she would do this (?), someone said it recently. So everything is marching along and will be speeding up rapidly in coming days, it appears.

I think that when Barr drop a nuclear bomb on the investigation, that's when all indictments are unsealed and a flurry of arrests are made, all a once with video and mugshots available for the morning news. I'd be good with that.

Still holding out hope for a new president for the holidays, better if it's the one in July!

ffr

(22,670 posts)
4. tRump outsted in time for the July 4th holiday celebrations
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:54 PM
Feb 2019

I'm going to get drunk for a the whole week.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
3. They would need 4 Republicans in the Senate
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:03 PM
Feb 2019

to vote with them, I think.

Murkowski?
Gardner?
Perdue?
Paul?

Not sure I trust Collins....

Any other possibilities? Sasse?



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