The Senate on Tuesday voted to block U.S. military action in Iran for the first time as the war approaches its fourth month.

The war powers resolution passed by a vote of 50–48. Sen. John Fetterman, again, was the lone Democrat to vote in the negative.

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, who was in his home state for a visit by President Trump to a Mack truck plant in the Lehigh Valley, was absent.

Four Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — supported the measure.

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    There needs to be legal action that can take place when a candidate actively works against all the principles he campaigned for. He is deliberatly doing the exact opposite of everything voters thought he stood for. This to me is no different than false advertising. It’s disenfranchisement of voters.

    However, with that all being said, I don’t see anyone in Pennsylvania out in the streets protesting this jackass either. So they must either agree with his votes or simply not give a shit.

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        I wish recall elections were standard. In NC state house, we had Tricia Cotham run as a Dem, promising to protect women’s right to choose etc. Got elected. switched parties and voted with the Republicans No recall elections or fraud options. Some protests, but she couldn’t be shamed. Then the Republicans gerrymandered the state, she got a new red district and Jeff Jackson lost his district by the new map. At least he won state AG. He’s been doing really good things for the state and country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricia_Cotham

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      In theory it should be the party the politician belongs to chastising those who don’t toe the line. But alas, the Democratic party is just as corrupt.

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      we have this it’s called elections

      sorry

      “oh what if there was an on paper rule that cancelled out the bad decisions the south keeps making” is not an opinion anyone should take seriously in 2026. “surely the institutions will save us” shit who do you think elects the people that run the overgovernment, it’s the same fucking confederate filth that elect the regular government, “oh we should have a layer 2 overgovernment that protects us from fuckery by the layer 1 overgovernment” man do i have some bad news for you