DEMOCRATS KILLED Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Stop Iran War!

So Thomas Massie is trying to take the power of Trump away from doing unilateral wars without the Congress consent, which is the way the Constitution's actually written. But he acts to actually launch a bill. He has to introduce a bill to make them uphold the Constitution because the president's not the only people have the power to declare a war is the Congress and Congress doesn't want to vote on it. But here's what Thomas Massie said. Sustained war with Iran will not stabilize the region. It's already ignited the region. It will radicalize new generations of terrorists and it will send more swarms of refugees into Europe and the United States. Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader from a region notorious for radical Islamists. And the United States and Israel turned him into a martyr. And in the process of doing so, we've already expanded billions of dollars and more solemnly six American families must now lay to rest their sons and daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer as to why we launched this preemptive war. The president says we had to strike first because an Iranian strike was imminent. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense conceded there was no evidence of an imminent Iranian strike. Some told us this war was about nuclear weapons. But six months ago, we were assured our last strike on Iran decimated their nuclear program. So, which is it? I think the most candid answer came from the Secretary of State, who told the press that Israel forced our hand and dragged us into this war again. And that truth is the very reason why it is Congress that must decide war. If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives of the American people. And that debate is meant to be arduous and that vote is meant to be hard. I have a theory. I think my colleagues don't want to go on record because we have a terrible track record of meddling in the Middle East. They don't want their name associated with this when it doesn't turn out well. That's right. But Congress cannot be bothered with its constitutional duty. Because for many in this chamber, it's easier to simply allow someone else's sons and daughters to be sent to combat without their vote. And to be clear, we aren't even here to declare war today. All we're voting on is a war powers resolution to reassert the Constitution. That Congress must decide questions of war. And if Congress wants war, then the speaker should hold a vote to declare it. Some say Congress authorizes war when we pay for it, when we pass the budget bill. Here's the problem. We haven't taken on the hard work of defining the mission for our sons and daughters who are going to fight. That's not in the budget bill. It never is. And to the men and women who are engaged in combat, I sincerely thank you and I pray for your safety. It is for you that I wrote this resolution. It is for you that all of us are here on this floor working so hard to force this vote so that you will have a clear mission that you deserve. So that you will know when you achieve it, you can come home. And with that, I urge support for this resolution. And I yield back. >> Boy, that's the kind of honesty that keeps a politician from the Oval Office. I'll tell you that. Uh so he introduced a resolution that would say that the Congress has to vote on the war and turns out the Senate Republicans just voted that down. Also four Democrats. So they needed four Democrats and they got they always get just enough Democrats. They get it's the rotating villain. You've heard about that. It used to it used to be Joe Mansion. >> Yes. >> Right. And then sometimes it would be Christian cinema and sometimes but there it is. Senate Republicans vote down legislation. So let's listen. Let's see. Senate Republicans voted down blah blah blah blah. The legislation known as a war powers resolution failed on a 47 to 53 vote tally. The vote fell mostly along party lines. The Republicans Ran Paul voted in favor and Democratic Senator John Federman of Pennsylvania voted against it. No kidding. You mean the puppet of Israel voted against this? Okay. The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The vote forced them to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of the US military members, countless other lives, and the future of the region. Today, every senator, every single one will pick a side, said Chuck Schumer. Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegest as they bumble us head first into another war? Now, Chuck Schumer already knows that the vote is going to go in Israel's favor, which he's allowed to say. That's why he's allowed to say this stuff. So, he already knows the outcome of this vote before they have it. He knows how it's going to go. And so, that's why he's allowed to posture. That's what this is. Because there's no bigger dupe to Israel than Chuck Schumer. Maybe Trump. Maybe Trump. Senator John Baraso, uh, second in Senate Republican leadership, said during the debate that GOP senators were sending a message that Democrats are wrong for forcing a vote on the War Powers Resolution. Democrats would rather obstruct Donald Trump than obliterate Iran's national nuclear program. Holy cow. Wow. So, oh, guess what? The House also rejected it. So Thomas Massiey's resolution, House narrowly rejects Iran War powers resolution in test of Trump's. So that's it. The House rejected a resolution Thursday to curb President Donald Trump's powers in the Iran war. An early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is re reordering US priorities at home and abroad. It's the second vote in as many days after the Senate defeated a similar measure. Lawmakers are confronting the sudden reality of representing wary Americans in wartime and all that that entails with lives lost, dollars spent, and alliances tested by a president's unilateral decision to go to war with Iran. While the tally in the House 212 to 219 was expected to be tight, the outcome provided a clarifying snapshot of political support for the opposition to the USIsrael military operation and Trump's rationale for bypassing Congress, which alone has the power to declare war. meaning okay uh the war powers resolution failed in a vote of 212 to 219 with just two Republican Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson of Ohio supporting it. Four Democrats four Democrats join the Republicans in a post so they get just as many as they need. So, uh, Henry Kuar of Texas, Jared Golden of is that Maine, and Greg Lansman of Ohio, and Juan Vargas of California. They join the Republicans to stop the resolution to stop Trump from bombing Iran. They always get just enough Democrats. Just enough Democrats. It's that's called the ratchet effect. Congress failed to reassert its war power. No, I don't think that's called the ratchet effect. Uh, Congress failed to reassert its war powers over the executive even though the Trump that's called the rotating villain. That's what that's called. >> Congress, >> it's the audacity of hope. >> Yeah. >> Because that word is you hope it'll happen. And when it doesn't, you just keep hoping. >> Yeah. Congress failed to reassert its war powers over the executive even though the Trump administration hasn't made a coherent case for why the war was launched and is escalating the conflict with no clear timeline or goals. So far, more than a thousand Iranian civilians have been killed by US and Israeli air strikes, including 167 to 12 year old girls that were in a school that we bombed. So, here is Tom Massie. The Iran War Powers resolution narrowly failed, but we put everyone on record. We're being told this military action could last months. That's the exact circumstance in which the founders intended for Congress to authorize war. But sadly, we're now at we've now abdicated that responsibility. That's exactly. Uh, and here, look at here's want to hear an Here's Senator Kevin Kramer. He's angry that they forced this vote. He doesn't he didn't want people to vote on whether Congress should step up and do their constitutional duty. Listen, let's listen. >> Unfortunately for America, we've once again rejected it. And I think we always will. It's a terrible time to bring up a resolution like this while our troops I here we are what 4 days in uh while our troops are in harm's way fighting for the freedom uh of of the of the region for the for our country um >> fighting for uh uh freedom of uh uh the region and our country. You know how Iran has been oppressing us. Oh my god. for our very good friend and ally Israel obviously and at a time like this we would try to put forward a resolution saying that no you shouldn't be doing it it's back >> yeah it's you shouldn't be you shouldn't actually try to institute the constitution right now you shouldn't actually do that why are you doing that why are you trying to make >> I think scientifically >> when he looks like the eggshaped scientist from the Muppet show >> uh House of Representative blocks war powers resolution. Funny how they always have just enough votes to stop these things. Yep. It is funny. They have it's that's called the rotating villain. And so now those four guys are going to be the the villain. And uh but I'm going to guess they're in safe districts and they don't have to worry about reelection and all that stuff. Okay. Uh, if you'd like to hear my jokes about this, come see me in San Antonio, Albuquerque, Houston, Dallas, Salt Lake City. We'll be at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. 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