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Bread and Circuses

(1,877 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 08:11 PM 14 hrs ago

My conclusion after the Senate Republicans defeated a War Powers Resolution


After this Senate vote, one thing is clear: Republican voters are not pressuring their representatives to break with Trump, despite the mounting and incomprehensible crimes we’ve witnessed. This is no longer the Republican Party—it’s the Trump Fascist Party, marching in lockstep.

I don’t expect Republicans to stop him. They support everything the Trump crime syndicate does, enabled by voters consumed by fear, hate, and lies.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5767815-senate-war-powers-iran/

Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict.
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My conclusion after the Senate Republicans defeated a War Powers Resolution (Original Post) Bread and Circuses 14 hrs ago OP
I expect that will change as the war drags on. NH Ethylene 14 hrs ago #1
I stopped thinking the GOP JBTaurus83 14 hrs ago #2
I see lots of Dems saying "There's no point calling my (R) rep/sen" dickthegrouch 13 hrs ago #3
Now the Senate Republicans own this with Trump karynnj 13 hrs ago #4

dickthegrouch

(4,458 posts)
3. I see lots of Dems saying "There's no point calling my (R) rep/sen"
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 08:43 PM
13 hrs ago

But when the thugs are complacent, that’s exactly the time for constituents to call and make their disgust clear.
When everything those (R)s hear is negative, they have to get nervous about reelection.

karynnj

(60,900 posts)
4. Now the Senate Republicans own this with Trump
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 08:51 PM
13 hrs ago

(other than Rand Paul). As there are no well thought out goals or reasons or a plan to win either the war or peace, they are all on record backing this.

In spite of it being a war crime.

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