Edited-Senate passed, 97-2, a NON BINDING motion reaffirming commitment to Article 5 (per ABC news)

[Leghorn21]

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As Trump arrives in Brussels for NATO summit, the
Senate just passed, 97-2, a motion to "reaffirm the ironclad US
commitment under Article 5 to the collective defense of the
alliance," as @SenJackReed put it earlier today.

Link to tweet

*******Lee (R-UT), Nay
*******Paul (R-KY), Nay

Link:
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/nato-priorities/2018/07/10/us-senate-votes-to-defend-nato-as-trump-attacks/

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Washington worked quickly Tuesday to set legislative guardrails in support of NATO as President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly bashed the alliance, arrived in Europe for a NATO summit and meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the week.

Hours after Trump landed in Brussels, the Senate passed a non-binding measure, 97-2, that expresses support for NATO, its mutual self-defense clause and calls on the administration to rush its whole-of-government strategy to counter Russia’s meddling in the U.S. and other democracies.

ON EDIT:

*************Motion is non-binding
*************Means nothing, apparently

[Iliyah]

1. Another positive, oh my.

shithole thinks he's emperor.

[Danmel]

2. Who were the 2

[Leghorn21]

4. Lee & Paul. eom

[C_U_L8R]

12. What is wrong with those two?

Did they not get enough loving as a child? Did someone lock THEM in cages?

[Initech]

23. Paul's dad is Ron Paul, who is one of the biggest traitors in the country.

[SCantiGOP]

31. Their position is

that we don’t need no stinking allies.

[still_one]

3. would like to know who the 2 no votes were

[Leghorn21]

5. Lee & Paul eom

[still_one]

6. actually not a surprise

[Boomerproud]

8. (Ayn) Rand Paul is a lunatic in a sea of crazies.

He brings shame on everyone.

[still_one]

10. Paul is a racist isolationist

[NastyRiffraff]

29. Not at all.

They're both libertarians. They hate NATO, which seems to be a requirement for a libertarian.

[mikeysnot]

11. Paul makes these meaningless votes

so that he can say he is maverick bucking the system knowing his vote NO was irrelevant.

You know the libertarian/independent in him. Con man.

[groundloop]

24. Yep, just like my pet cat thinks she's totally independent (until it's time to eat).

[pangaia]

26. Lololol9l

[yonder]

36. That's a pretty good analogy.

[mikeysnot]

37. Ha! That was funny

Mine are so needy they go with us everywhere, we left them home one day for about ten hours they were all over us when we walked in. I think it was the longest they were not with us since we adopted them.

[Iliyah]

7. It's mentioned above

Lee and Paul

[still_one]

9. Thanks, saw it

[AllyCat]

13. Wait, Lee? From what state? Aren't there more than one Lee?

[hatrack]

15. Mike Lee (UT) . . . I think . .

.

[Leghorn21]

17. Utah. eom

[UTUSN]

14. "non binding" is the amount (offline?) involved.

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On Edit: I have *no* idea what I meant by "offline" in the context. I hope nobody took offense!1

[groundloop]

25. nope, no offense..... just a huge question mark in my brain.

[UTUSN]

28. That makes 2 (or more) of us!1

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

16. See??

Then can move when they WANT to. He's so inept they use guardrails.
I don't think that's the biggest damage. It's the secrets and the election tampering Im worried about.

[Jakes Progress]

19. Think "Blazing Saddles"

They didn't "move" anywhere. It is a non-binding resolution.

They just felt they had to do something useless to protect their phones baloney jobs.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

32. Agreed.

Just exercising their voting fingers.

[Qutzupalotl]

20. There is a purpose.

There are two new threads in Latest speculating that Trump will pull out of NATO. The Senate is sending a message that they will work to override (idk if that is possible). One thing Trump cannot stand is embarrassing defeats.

[Leghorn21]

21. I'll take your word for it, Q, because I don't know what tf is going on - thanks for posting this,

though, a modicum of hope is now restored, thanks to you!

Oy

[JDC]

22. Rand Paul is nothing but a grandstanding jackass.

He voted no just to be an asshole. Because he is an asshole.

Mike Lee is just a dick.

[Oneironaut]

27. How brain-damaged would you have to be to vote no on supporting NATO?

[7962]

30. Maybe Trump will read it. Nah, its got words and pages & stuff.

Maybe someone will read it TO him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. The Secretary General of NATO is a skilled diplomat, but

I sure wouldn't want his job right now.

[heaven05]

34. Just in principle

but at least it shows not all are licking trump bottom.

[Renew Deal]

35. Actually, it means a lot

It tells NATO to hang on,