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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums:woohoo: BREAKING: House Republicans block the Democrats' attempt to pass an Iran War Powers Resolution--refusing
During a pro forma session, Rep. Glenn Ivey sought unanimous consent to advance the measure. Presiding GOP Rep. Chris Smith ignored the request and abruptly gaveled out.
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Ocelot II
(130,693 posts)Initech
(108,871 posts)intheflow
(30,197 posts)Perhaps you meant
Skittles
(171,893 posts)I don't get it either
erronis
(23,963 posts)with no thoughtful comment. (Mine might also be classified as such.)
Sometimes I wonder if folks aren't just trying to juice their DU comment counts.... (who me?)
karynnj
(60,988 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(11,764 posts)I was shocked, usually it's "Congress blocks...." or "Congress fails to approve...."
For once, they actually put the blame where it belongs - Republicons (the source of nearly all our problems)
Playingmantis
(658 posts)Lets stop pretending to be a functional democracy
"When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.
A Lincoln
lame54
(39,810 posts)Congress block's war powers vote
Because "both party's are the same"
FoxNewsSucks
(11,764 posts)specified "Republicans blocked..."