Of course, we can still expect a Twitter fit.

But it's a shot across the bow...

Don't put up with this crap, Mr. President. Hit'em hard and hit'em where it hurts. Accuse them of being terrorist sympathizers. Insult their wives. Tell your followers to harass them in public.

Go Go Go!

It doesn't come up in the Senate unless Mitch makes it happen.

If h does not present the bill, we must see to it that it gets plenty of publicity.

LTTEs are still a good method.

Mitch can not stop it.

I feel ignorant.

Experts say that a War powers vote can not be blocked by McConnell. That is all I know.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-14/senate-war-powers-resolution-has-51-votes-democrat-kaine-says

He blocks everything that comes across from the House of course

or their own related version -

That was my understanding that it was a War Powers vote, but that explains it.

"The resolution is “privileged,” meaning Republicans opposed to the measure cannot block it from coming to a vote once it is “ripe.” It also means that supporters must secure only a simple majority of the Senate, 51 votes, for it to pass."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-resolution-to-limit-trumps-military-authority-on-iran-has-enough-gop-votes-to-pass-key-democrats-say/2020/01/14/33684f50-3706-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html

Now if someone would just explain what privileged and ripe means in this context, I might understand it too.

Seriously, I've been doing some research today and can't find anything that spells out clearly what exactly this means. In the end though, I'm wondering if any of this would actually have teeth. It's not like laws mean anything to Trump anyway. All of it seems rather academic and ceremonial to me under the circumstances.

He had other ways he's protecting himself and his friend in treachery - Impotus3 - from facing the music for his blatant criminality and treason to this country.

It's more a "Statement" from Congress to the Executive... https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142419026#post13

But that would work too.

Trump wil not be able to do anything.

As far as funding for war. You saw what happened with funding for border wall. The Supreme court ruled, he could take funding from the defense department to fund border wall and to hell with congress.

Both Trump and McConnell need to think beyond their nose here. Further military action in the Middle East - regardless of the excuse - is deeply unpopular. It’s the issue that can cost republicans their jobs. Short term this may keep Mitch in Donny’s good graces but the long term consequences could be dire.

Perhaps this will anger him sufficiently to double up on the chili cheeseburgers.
After that, it's all up to his seriously occluded arteries.