Senator Inhofe blocks unanimous consent on resolution calling targeting cultural sites a war crime

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) blocked passage of a resolution on Tuesday that classified attacks on cultural sites as "war crimes."

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) tried to get unanimous consent to pass the resolution, arguing that the Senate should go on record amid President Trump's threats to target Iranian cultural sites.

"The president would compound the mistake which he has made and turn it into something that could be catastrophic for that region, for our country, for the world," Markey said from the Senate floor.

He added that Trump's threat to target cultural sites is a "betrayal of American values. It is wrong. It is a needless escalation which ignores international law."



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477231-senate-republican-blocks-resolution-calling-targeting-cultural-sites-a-war

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The most dim witted Senator ever.

[Eugene]

1. just plain evil

[Kurt V.]

2. Richest person in congress. ...

[alwaysinasnit]

3. He (Inhofe) of the snowball that "proved" that climate change was a hoax. Damn, I though Gohmert

was the most stupid of all Repugs.

[2naSalit]

5. They take turns...

I understand the competition is brutal.

[alwaysinasnit]

8. Definitely. lol

[Midnightwalk]

7. But he does prove

*Intelligent* design is a hoax.

[alwaysinasnit]

9. Absolutely agree.

[BKDem]

4. It's time stop single Senators from blocking anything

Especially moron assholes like Inhofe.

The

[2naSalit]

6. +1

[X_Digger]

28. Umm, how would you stop a senator blocking a request for unanimous consent?

That.. doesn't even make sense.

[BKDem]

29. Maybe I'm wrong...

...but I thought a single Senator can put a hold on anything — any bill, any nomination, any vote. I guess you’re right that there’s nothing to stop them from calling for a vote. I guess we can only hope that a majority of Senators have more brain cells to rub together than Inhofe.

[X_Digger]

30. But this, specifically, is like asking everyone in the room to agree.

If anyone disagrees, it's not unanimous.

How in the hell would you block such a thing?!?!

What, everyone HAS TO agree?!?

[Atticus]

10. If moving his bowels required intelligence, Mr. Inhofe would have to puke. nt

[Bob Loblaw]

15. Too stupid to shit.

[PatSeg]

11. What the hell?!?!

He's 85 years old. What or who is he trying to protect? It seems it would just be easier to retire and go home. What on earth does he have to lose? Nice legacy he's leaving.

[Grokenstein]

18. He's evil just for the sake of evil.

When they talk about "pwning teh libs," what they really mean is, "Ungh! Ugh! Oog crush heads! Oog dick biggest!"

[PatSeg]

19. That's the only explanation that explains it

He is a wealthy man. There can't possibly be more that he could need or want. At his age, he could be dead in six months or a year. Surely there must be higher priorities than being a monumental asshole.

[Progressive Jones]

27. All Republicans are monumental assholes by nature. nt

[PatSeg]

32. Apparently

that is a requirement to be a republican these days!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

25. Inhofe is a fossil.

I truly believe that there should be an age limit on Congress just as there is in the private sector. Past a certain age, there are inevitable, medically-documentable diminishments of intellectual and mental faculties.

115th Congress is the oldest in history. 25% of the Senators up for re-election in 2020 are over 65. The majority of older Congressional members are TWICE as old as the average voter in their districts/states.

I am tired of these OLD people, who have NO idea what the average family looks like, what they earn, how they live or any other indicator of their quality of life is any more. Many of these people cannot relate to current, modern life and have not grown or matured in their thinking (especially their reasoning and critical thinking skills) since they left high school. The way in which some of these older MEN relate to WOMEN is antiquated and more suitable to the 18th century.

Racism, sexism, misogyny.

Don't get me wrong. I'm on the north side of life myself, but I'm NOT in a position to be making life decisions for the country's citizens, and I wouldn't do so, even if asked to run for office (And yes, I was asked. Many times. Emphasis on was, as in when I was a younger person.)

The time for age-limits has come.

[PatSeg]

31. I think it is an individual thing

and I have a feeling a younger Inhofe was just as big a jerk as he is now. Then there are some people remain vital and active until the day they die. Jimmy Carter is a prime example.

I suppose the reason I brought up his age is because I can't understand what on earth he is trying to accomplish. A younger person might be trying to acquire power, influence, or money, but Inhofe has already attained those. At his age, you'd think he would care about how he is going to be remembered.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

33. Yes, there are older people who are sharp as a razor,

but that is the exception (Dianne Feinstein) and not the rule (Chuck Grassley).

My grandad lived to be 99. My gran to be 89 - still doing crossword puzzles in ink, faster than anyone. Don't get me wrong. I have had the honour of knowing many really quick-witted, intelligent, brilliant nonogenarians. But they have been few and far between.

But why do these exceptions think they are STILL in tip-top form and NEED to be in government ? Arrogance. Hubris. Delusion.

[PatSeg]

34. "Crossword puzzles in ink"???

That is pretty sharp!

I know that my mind does not work like it used to and my short term memory sometimes sucks, so I'm often concerned about older people with too much power. That said however, I'm still supporting Joe Biden for president. As I said, I try to view each person on an individual basis.

I think many of the sharp elders have kept very active and involved, which helps to keep them on their toes. Look at Nancy Pelosi, she blows me away. If she'd retired, she may have gone into decline.

You are right about some of them hanging on when their time has come and gone. It does appear to be arrogance with a dash or two of delusion.

Have you read The Blue Zones? It is a fascinating study of people around the world who lived into their 90s or even 100s.

[angrychair]

12. I dont understand this

Its not an opinion or up for debate: BOMBING CULTURAL SITES IS A WAR CRIME

That is is US law

That is part of the UCMJ


It's not opinion.

It's not conjecture.

Its fact.

[oldsoftie]

13. Attacking cultural sites is ALREADY illegal.

[MFM008]

26. do you think republicans care

what is legal ?
Anything for fat Napoleon.

[rpannier]

14. The most dim witted Senator ever.

No. That's still santorum

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Too bad there's no white people's culture sites in Oklahoma,

only Native American ones. Oh, maybe some would count Oral Roberts University.

[keithbvadu2]

17. "to acknowledge an exception for when cultural sites are used for staging military attacks or other

"to acknowledge an exception for when cultural sites are used for staging military attacks or other improper purposes."

Trump did not make that exception.

[JohnnyRingo]

20. Somebody hit him upside the head with a snowball.

Trump is assigning a whole different meaning to Global Warming.

[NCProgressive]

21. Fuck the republicans

They see POC as inferior and their cultural heritage as worthless.

[truthisfreedom]

22. Because the admin will do a favor for him in return.

All of this is pre-scripted.

[riversedge]

23. sick man!

[phandancer917]

24. 2020 Election could be Huge

SO many of the asshole Senators are up for reelection in 2020.

I am actively working against the Turtlefuck in KY and will donate to candidates in ME, OK and anywhere else during General.