'Kicking the Can to Next Week Is Irresponsible': Progressives Rebuke Pelosi...

[babylonsister]

Wednesday, January 08, 2020
by Common Dreams
'Kicking the Can to Next Week Is Irresponsible': Progressives Rebuke Pelosi for Delaying Iran War Powers Vote
"Every day we wait is a message from Congress to Trump to continue this march to war."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced immediate backlash from progressives Tuesday night after she informed congressional Democrats of her decision to delay the planned vote on a War Powers Resolution to constrain President Donald Trump's authority to launch further military attacks on Iran.

Pelosi's decision to push the vote back to next week, first reported by CNN, came shortly after Iran retaliated for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani with missile attacks on U.S. airbases in Iraq. A House War Powers vote was expected as early as Wednesday.

"We have a choice—we do not need to double down on escalation. Congress must end this dangerous cycle and declare, with strength and resolve: #NoWarWithIran."
—Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Indivisible—part of a coalition of progressive groups leading nationwide anti-war protests on Thursday—said Iran's strikes should increase, not diminish, the urgency of the congressional effort to restrain Trump, whose hawkish policies and belligerent rhetoric toward Iran have sparked widespread fears of another devastating Middle East conflict.

"Speaker Pelosi, the House should have already voted on a resolution to limit Trump's authority on Iran," Indivisible tweeted Tuesday night. "Every day we wait is a message from Congress to Trump to continue this march to war. After tonight, kicking the can to next week is irresponsible."

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[Zolorp]

1. that the "Progressives" still rebuke this woman's political instinct is astonishing.

She has proved time and again, she knows what she is doing.

[babylonsister]

2. I would like to know why Pelosi feels

compelled to wait myself.

[lapfog_1]

5. Maybe she is waiting till she has the votes to pass it

and maybe even the votes to get it through the Senate.

[2naSalit]

7. I think we'll know by Friday/Sat.

We will know soon enough. Not all strategies can function if revealed too soon. This is the Speaker's strong point and I am willing to be patient. The fuse has been lit, it isn't very long, detonation of the orangeanus is happening before our eyes. He's a hardened old bastard, takes some time for that kind of fecal matter to dissolve.

[Phoenix61]

6. I'm with you. My guess is she's collecting votes.

And making sure the vote will be enforced. I love the progressives but there are times they need to watch and learn.

[lapfog_1]

3. she may have pushed the vote back because she doesn't have the votes?

or because it won't pass the Senate
or because it won't survive a veto from Trump.

But let's start with the House vote...

Nancy is the most skilled politician to ever hold the gavel as Speaker.

She was right to delay the Impeachment actions by the House... I will trust her on the this issue too.

[kentuck]

4. Progressives with great insight.

Not!

[bdamomma]

8. She is the speaker

of the House and I am not, she has proved previously she knows what she is doing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. They should just STFU and let Pelosi do her job.

I think she knows a hell of a lot more about getting votes together than they do. She's proved that many times. Some progressives seem to think that just being progressive automatically makes them smarter than everybody else, but they're definitely not smarter than Pelosi.