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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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[–] soul@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago (7 children)

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

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week 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.

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

You said it far better than I did. Thank you

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[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week 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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 week 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.

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

He proves having Brain damage makes you a Republican.

[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Idk why you would say that, there are always democrats willing to play spoiler.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Maybe we should elect more than 49.5 of them.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

He’s GOP. Ffs. DINO my ass

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[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

Look up Pennsylvania's laws on that.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.

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

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

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

It was that or dr Oz, not much better

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

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

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week 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.

[–] DevDave@piefed.social 30 points 1 week 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.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

Sounds like a foreigner. Somebody call ICE.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (3 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

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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

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

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

The stroke should've killed him.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)

And take his stapler.

Maybe he’ll set the building on fire.

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[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

They're still working on it before they lay the ballroom foundation. Need to make obstacles for the insurgent cement truck ya know

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

Why are we still calling him a democrat

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week 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.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The test has determined that she has not.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Dear Gritty,

You know what you must do...

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

Duh. He's owned by Israel.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Should we try conversion therapy of some sort? Or an exorcism? Maybe we could give him a lobotomy.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week 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 week ago

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

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure who this is, but john fetterman died of a major stroke a while back.

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