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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPelosi on Trump's Saudi move, an "outrageous attempt to circumvent the bipartisan will of Congress"
Nancy Pelosi
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@realDonaldTrumps plan to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to Saudi Arabia & UAE, and to deploy additional U.S. forces to the region is the latest outrageous attempt by the Trump Admin to circumvent the bipartisan will of Congress.
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@realDonaldTrumps plan to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to Saudi Arabia & UAE, and to deploy additional U.S. forces to the region is the latest outrageous attempt by the Trump Admin to circumvent the bipartisan will of Congress.
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Pelosi on Trump's Saudi move, an "outrageous attempt to circumvent the bipartisan will of Congress" (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Sep 2019
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Unfortinately there is a precedent of presidents not seeking congressional approval to take military
CentralMass
Sep 2019
#3
A carefully worded but appropriately strong statement, suitable for archiving purposes
dalton99a
Sep 2019
#8
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)1. sounds like another strongly worded letter going to trump
probably keep him up all night
triron
(21,915 posts)10. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words....
gelsdorf
(240 posts)2. Thoughts and Prayers, Nancy
Thoughts and prayers
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)3. Unfortinately there is a precedent of presidents not seeking congressional approval to take military
actions. President Obama faced criticism for not seeking congressional approval before authorizing air attacks on Libya
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/world/africa/22powers.html
Voltaire2
(12,624 posts)4. Maybe there is something Congress could do
about the high crimes and misdemeanors this administration is committing with impunity on a nearly daily basis. If only there were some constitutional remedy...
TCJ70
(4,387 posts)5. So get on board the impeachment train, Nancy.
There are plenty of seats and no one is going to say you can't. Time to do your constitutional duty. You know he's earned it.
Oregon1947
(43 posts)6. All the **** he's done and this gets her worked up...give it a rest.NM
gibraltar72
(7,486 posts)7. So do something about it Nancy!
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)8. A carefully worded but appropriately strong statement, suitable for archiving purposes
leftstreet
(36,078 posts)9. If only we had 3 branches of govt n/t