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brooklynite

(94,595 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:56 PM Mar 2019

Senate rejects border declaration in major rebuke of Trump

Source: The Hill

The Senate voted on Thursday to nix President Trump’s national emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall, setting up the first veto battle with his White House.

Senators voted 59-41 to pass the resolution of disapproval blocking Trump’s declaration. Underscoring the broad base of concern over Trump’s actions within the Republican caucus, 12 GOP senators broke rank and voted with all the Democrats.

The measure passed the House last month, 245-182.

The resolution now heads to Trump’s desk, where he is expected to use the first veto of his presidency to defeat it. Neither chamber has the vote override the president.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/434086-senate-rejects-border-declaration-teeing-up-trumps-first-veto?__twitter_impression=true

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Senate rejects border declaration in major rebuke of Trump (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2019 OP

Thank fucking god!!!! Initech Mar 2019 #1

Repugs voting against - from your Hill article rurallib Mar 2019 #2

His nasty twitter finger is ready to tweet about them SummerSnow Mar 2019 #3

Grassley and Ernst vote however their owners tell them to. emulatorloo Mar 2019 #4

Ernst is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Brothers Enterprises rurallib Mar 2019 #8

So now it goes to the courts. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #5

Wow, that trump guy's having some really shitty days lately. Leghorn21 Mar 2019 #6

This is good.............. MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #7

Isn't this so-called rebuke pretty much meaningless, seeing as there is no... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #9

It puts people on record, one side or the other. Progressive Jones Mar 2019 #16

Sucks to be Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #10

After Trump gets his money, then they'll change the Nat'l Dec Rules.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11

Well well, I see that Thom Tillis did a complete flip flop and voted with Trump. ooky Mar 2019 #12

in coming weeks a veto override vote will happen in the House and the Senate, this beachbum bob Mar 2019 #13

Toomey is the canary in the coal mine here DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #14

still too many Republican cowards who are afraid of being #cybullyed by Trump riversedge Mar 2019 #15

Initech

(100,080 posts)

1. Thank fucking god!!!!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:11 PM

Mar 2019

And someone really needs to take Fox News away from him!

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

2. Repugs voting against - from your Hill article

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:22 PM

Mar 2019

In addition to Alexander and Collins, GOP Sens. Mike Lee (Utah), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Roger Wicker (Miss.) and Mitt Romney (Utah) voted for the resolution blocking Trump’s emergency declaration.

no surprise, my idiots Grassley and Ernst stand with Trump.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

3. His nasty twitter finger is ready to tweet about them

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:29 PM

Mar 2019

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

4. Grassley and Ernst vote however their owners tell them to.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:33 PM

Mar 2019

Grassley is definitely on the wrong side of history his slavish need to protect Trump from the Mueller investigation. Apparently he doesn’t give a shit about his legacy or ever doing the right thing. Oddly I expected more from him. Never expected a damn thing from Ernst.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

8. Ernst is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Brothers Enterprises

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 04:35 PM

Mar 2019

Frankly she is really stupid, IMHO

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)

5. So now it goes to the courts.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:35 PM

Mar 2019

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

6. Wow, that trump guy's having some really shitty days lately.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:51 PM

Mar 2019

————GOOD———

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)

7. This is good..............

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:56 PM

Mar 2019

we know that there's no chance of an over-ride of the veto, but it does put the congress on record when this ultimately goes to the Supremes.

Now, if only we had Merrick Garland (thanks, McTurtle!) and an honorable Senate we would have nothing to worry about..............

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)

9. Isn't this so-called rebuke pretty much meaningless, seeing as there is no...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 05:58 PM

Mar 2019

...chance there will be enough votes to override the veto?

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

16. It puts people on record, one side or the other.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:16 AM

Mar 2019

Those who won't vote for the veto override will be on record as being Trump lickers.
That's campaign attack gold.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,033 posts)

10. Sucks to be Trump

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 08:20 PM

Mar 2019

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

11. After Trump gets his money, then they'll change the Nat'l Dec Rules....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:02 PM

Mar 2019

if they can...to prevent a Democratic President from using it.

ooky

(8,924 posts)

12. Well well, I see that Thom Tillis did a complete flip flop and voted with Trump.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:52 AM

Mar 2019

Can't say I'm surprised, he's always been lower than whale shit. How delightful. This after openly saying it was unconstitutional and he would vote against Trump. We will hang this cowardice around his neck and rid ourselves of him here in North Carolina in 2020. Can't wait for the ads to start running against this colossal NRA shill and TRUMP LACKEY.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

13. in coming weeks a veto override vote will happen in the House and the Senate, this

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 07:24 AM

Mar 2019

is the "real" vote where we will have every republican on "the record" and we may actually see a trump veto overriden as the GOP is cornered on whether or not they want to give up their Congressional duties

McConnels's worse nightmare to date

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

14. Toomey is the canary in the coal mine here

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:52 AM

Mar 2019

He constantly has his finger in the air to see which way the political winds are blowing and adjusts himself accordingly. It's probably a good sign that he voted against the "emergency" declaration. It means that Toomey thinks the political climate is unfavorable to Trump.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)

15. still too many Republican cowards who are afraid of being #cybullyed by Trump

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:11 PM

Mar 2019

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