House Democrats join Republicans to kill vote impeaching Trump over Iran strikes

[Billiejeens]

A majority of House Democrats joined with their Republican colleagues Tuesday to block a forced vote to impeach President Trump for striking Iranian nuclear sites unilaterally.

Why it matters: It is the clearest signal to date of the distaste many Democrats have with the idea of even attempting to impeach Trump — an effort that would likely fail in either chamber of Congress.

Driving the news: Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) forced a vote on a five-page impeachment resolution accusing Trump of "Disregarding the Separation of Powers" and "Devolving American Democracy into Authoritarianism by Unconstitutionally Usurping Congress's Power to Declare War."

• It focuses on the fact that Trump did not seek congressional authorization for the strikes or provide evidence demonstrating there was an "imminent threat" to U.S. forces.

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BJ -
Weird that they didn't list the vote numbers in their story.
Yes?

 

[Kondor3]

This shows me that at least SOME Democratic Party -bound Representatives are correctly gauging the mood of the country.

Good Lord... some of them actually demonstrated pragmatism and a sense of Country-over-Party for once... good for them.

 

[Billiejeens]

344 to 79.

 

[Billiejeens]

This shows me that at least SOME Democratic Party -bound Representatives are correctly gauging the mood of the country.

Good Lord... some of them actually demonstrated pragmatism and a sense of Country-over-Party for once... good for them.

also some may have realized that it was entirely within the President's scope.

 

[Kondor3]

also some may have realized that it was entirely within the President's scope.

Yep... and I'm sure he "notified" Congress with 48 hours... and kept it under 60 days of action-in-the-field...