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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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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Why are we still calling him a democrat

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Fetterman is a cloaked MAGA fucknut. Vote that liar and sack of shit out of office. Shame one cannot cut his socialized health benefits too.

[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

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.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We call those recall elections and people in power tend to not like them.

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 3 points 21 hours ago

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

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Look up Pennsylvania's laws on that.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

It was that or dr Oz, not much better

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

You mean a senator is going against the wishes of the people!? Never.

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[–] soul@lemmy.world 107 points 2 days ago (8 children)

He's proven that he's not a Democrat, he's a DINO.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

He’s GOP. Ffs. DINO my ass

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 89 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There's one recurring theme and unifying driver for everything the right does, and everything that's wrong with society. Empathetic impairment.

All of these criminal con artists fall somewhere on the spectrum of malignant selfishness/greed to straight narcissism/psychopathy/sadism (cluster B mental disorders = mental illness).

Engaging in psychological warfare and disinformation campaigns; pedophilia; rampant fraud and corruption; genocide and crimes against humanity; psychotic conspiracy theories; attacking the weak and vulnerable; the destruction of facts, science, and evidence.

All of these are symptoms of a mental illness epidemic and logical corruption, amplified and transmitted through propaganda.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

There's one recurring theme and unifying driver for everything the right does, and everything that's wrong with society. Empathetic impairment.

They even export this shit, the current US Ambassador to the UK has suggested the UK spend less on healthcare and other social services and more on defence. This isn't even a spend less point he's making, spend the same or more bit less on helping people ffs.

Why is the shitstain even giving budgetry advice to the UK?

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You said it far better than I did. Thank you

[–] TheDeadInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He proves having Brain damage makes you a Republican.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No he's mentally ill, which is why he gravitates towards Trump and his Israeli handlers

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Stuff like this makes him seem compromised. Republicans get the excuse of party loyalty. There is literally no legal or moral justification for voting against this and Fetterman isn't technically in the Republican party to be loyal to.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Seriously. Why are we still calling him a Democrat?

Just because he hasn't formalized switching parties, I guess.

If he still caucuses with Democrats, that shit has to be super awkward.

Schiff: "We'd better capitulate even more to the Republicans. It's always worked out so well for us in the pa-"

Fetterman: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!!!!!! 'I wanna steal your 3-year-old son's testosterone.'</mocking voice> That's what you sound like right now."

Everyone else: "..."

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

Because as long as he calls himself a Democrat, it's one seat closer to a majority. It's small comfort, but Dems have gotten used to it, after people like Manchin, Sinema, Lieberman, etc. It's better than nothing, or better than Oz.

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[–] DevDave@piefed.social 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fetterman ran on a platform that "He's not Dr Oz!" and he's done amazingly well at that!

Unfortunately the root of the problem with Democrat vs Republican is that while the GOP seems to have rock solid blackmail on its representatives, the DNC is a circus.

We've got AOC and Bernie who have nothing in common with Chuckles or the Democrats that voted for more money for ICE's monthly subscription of keep people in cages and randomly terrorize people. Fetterman is indeed an asshole but again it was him or the Dr addicted to being on television so much that he tanked his career Oz (I believe that is his middle name).

The only way out of this chaos is if we the people of the USA can pay attention long enough to get ranked choice voting implemented in enough states. Otherwise even if you can get the circus to all agree on anything, Jill Stein will come out of her crypt and siphon enough votes over to the Green party.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Jill is a Putin stooge and I think enough people know that now

[–] DevDave@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I will believe it when I see it. last 5 decades of American voting choices have been fascinating.

edit: fixed typo that was 50. though I guess you can say this has been going downhill since Washington.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this is just not true. she speaks out against Putin.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

this smacks of an appeal to ridicule. what I said is true.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Dr addicted to being on television so much that he tanked his career Oz (I believe that is his middle name).

You're right about the middle name, but wrong about the first one. He hasn't been a doctor since years before the Senate election, so it's just Mehmet.

[–] Bixcut@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Sounds like a foreigner. Somebody call ICE.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not to be pedantic, but even if he hasn't kept up with the licenses to practice medicine he still has a MD or Doctorate of Medicine. Dr. is still an applicable title

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As someone descended from old money and southern aristocrats there is a perfectly valid solution to this, disrespect the fuckwad and call em just by his last name no honorifics allowed he lost the privilege. I'd also say that he should wake up in a ditch with a gaping hole in his gut but as I've been informed in the past that's illegal and may constitute a hate crime depending on how many slurs I call him while taking said action.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not fan of the guy, but taking the stance of "I'm descended from slave owners and think we should lynch the guy" is definitely a way to say you really do not like him

Hey it's the only good being descended from those bastards does for me, at least my Northern ancestors mostly fucked over WASPs. But seriously I would enjoy watching him bleed out in a ditch preferably in agonizing pain, it's the least he should suffer given the damage he has inflicted with his bullshit over the years, same goes for Oprah and the rest of her little woo shillers especially Phil McGraw skin that fucker alive.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Duh. He's owned by Israel.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I kinda think they should recall him even though a worse person would get installed.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago

I don’t believe there is a method to recall a representative in the United Stated at the federal level. They have to be impeached and convicted to be removed.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Man I may loathe that corporate bastard Erik Sorensen but at least he's not this fuckin' guy

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Dear Gritty,

You know what you must do...

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The stroke should've killed him.

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[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They should make him move to an office in the basement, next to the equipment room. Like make it just as obvious as his Israeli stoogery.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And take his stapler.

Maybe he’ll set the building on fire.

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lisa Murkowski and Rand 'Satan's Little Helper' Paul, voting for a war powers resolution??

What the what? I wanna meet their shoulder angels and give them a big old smooch on the lips for that.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Rand Paul is an unrepentant piece of shit, but he has always been pretty consistent about opposing the US's military adventurism.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol I just realized that a Democratic RINO is a DINO.

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[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago
[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look at you, Suzie, all rebellious n shit. Have you learned your lesson?

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