On January 9, 2020, the House of Representatives voted 224–194 to pass a non-binding War Powers Resolution to limit the president's ability to pursue military actions against Iran without congressional consent.
Now it is being debated in Senate..... and the dopey bastards are predicted to pass it!!!
Senate debates Iran War Powers resolution ahead of expected voteCNN Digital Expansion 2018 Clare Foran
By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN
Updated 1849 GMT (0249 HKT) February 12, 2020
Washington (CNN)The Senate is expected to pass a War Powers resolution this week aimed at restraining the President's ability to use military action against Iran without congressional approval, a move that comes amid simmering tensions with the country in the wake of a US strike that killed a top Iranian general.
Debate on the resolution is getting underway on Wednesday, and a final vote is expected on Thursday.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia kicked off that debate in a Senate floor speech in support of the resolution.
"We should not be at war with Iran unless Congress votes to authorize such a war," Kaine said. "While the President does and must always have the ability to defend the United States from imminent attack, the executive power to initiate war stops there. An offensive war requires a congressional debate and vote. This should not be a controversial proposition."
The resolution has bipartisan support from Republican senators, including, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine who have signed on as co-sponsors. As a result, the measure is expected to have the 51 votes needed to pass.
...more at linkhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/12/poli ... index.htmlCryin' Chuck argued on Tuesday that passage in the House and Senate will send a warning to the White House, even if the President vetoes the measure.
Watch Live Senate debate - Cspan 2https://www.c-span.org/video/?469288-1/ ... ction-iranApparently this resolution is likely to PASS in the Senate. I have seen Republicans like Mike Lee speaking with DIM dopes like Tim Kaine. Given what we have seen recently I would NOT want Senate in charge of anything.. and the House is a joke. I might take this move seriously (limit a President) if they had done stuff like this to check an out of control Obama… but of course they did not.
I watched a (little) bit of the Senate debate. Rand Paul actually made a good case. His examples were all about What Obama and others did, rather than Trump, and I do agree that in general ( if things not imminent) Presidents should run plans for war (big military action) through Congress… if you had a PROPER Congress and not just a bunch of partisan hacks like Schiff, Naddler, Pelosi etc who would be out to make political points… leak info to the enemy if they could make a buck. AND THE POINT REMAINS….Congress gave Obama a pass, so this move is likely more to do with TDS than a legit concern for the Constitution.