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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, ripped Donald Trump for his military attack against Iran on Saturday, saying the move is "absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment."

Ocasio-Cortez ripped the president's action on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote, "The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment."

On the other hand, Senator John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, came to Trump's side and wrote on X, "As I've long maintained, this was the correct move by @POTUS. Iran is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities. I'm grateful for and salute the finest military in the world."

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Would love for something to happen, but we all know nothing will.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

yeah I'm sure he'll add that one to the pile of "consequences that used to mean something" that he's racked up. great job team. this will be the threat of a threat of a threat of a stern talking to that shows him.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Israel is quite literally the world’s biggest terrorist nation state. The paper thin transparent spin tactics of Israel’s defenders would be amusing if the results of its terrorism wasn’t so horrifying.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

@MicroWave The problem is that even if the House impeaches AND the Senate convicts, we then have JD Vance as President. After Vance comes Mike Johnson. After Johnson comes Chuck Grassley. I went 17 levels down a succession list that includes Tulsi Gabbard and RFK, Jr. Impeachment doesn’t improve the leadership situation unless it includes Congress finally deciding to do its job and rein in the rogue Executive branch.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Senate would never agree to remove Vance until they have a new VP chosen - who requires congressional approval, so they could stop the revolving door of traitors there if they wanted sanity back in the whitehouse

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Johnson only happens if Vance is impeached along with Trump or for some other reason is unwilling or unable to serve as President. If Trump were to be removed from office, Vance would become president and would select a new vice President who would then be next in line for President.

[–] [email protected] 202 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Fuck Fetterman that piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Gotta be a some kind of link between brain damage and rabid conservatism.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There is. You gotta be brain damaged to be conservative.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago (4 children)

he’s been impeached. what’s another one gonna do except distract everyone while he continues to war?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

IMO this is business as usual thinking.

The left needs to push for a vote to get Congress on the record where they stand.

And even if it doesn't pass, getting some Republicans to vote yes would be a big win and a first step towards checking TACO.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago (12 children)

If the senate actually has balls, they can remove him from office. Impeachment doesnt inherently carry consequences. The senate determines consequence

The first two times were like a jury declaring a person guilty, and then the judge came in for sentences and said, "eh but did he really do it? I sentence you to... no punishment."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

The first two times were like a jury declaring a person guilty, and then the judge came in for sentences and said, “eh but did he really do it? I sentence you to… no punishment.”

Not quite. The first two times were like a grand jury returning an indictment. That's the House's part of the equation. They have a vote requiring 50% of members to vote to impeach the president, effectively indicting him. The Senate then has to hold a trial that which takes a 67% vote to convict him and remove him from office.

Saying he has been impeached twice but not removed from office is the equivalent of saying someone has been indicted twice but not convicted. He hasn't yet been convicted.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Like Obama's action against Libya? 🤔

Look, I don't like Trump either, but this is the same bullshit threat Republicans dropped when Obama was President.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wasn't right then, and isn't right now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If Congress wants the power to declare war back they need to repeal the war powers act.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Agreed. Except Netanyahu, a genocidal prick pulling the puppet strings of the White House for years, didn't goad Obama into that. Obama made that terrible decision alone.

Trump is a manbaby who's easily manipulated.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

How do you know who influenced Obama’s decisions?

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