Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on the country without congressional authorization. The Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 on a point of order vote to strip the War Powers Resolution of […]
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Ahhh the sweet, sweet appearance of democracy
One of the tricks they use with pokies (slot machines) to keep people addicted is to fool them into thinking they ‘almost won’. For example if you need 5 cherries in a row to win, but end up with say 2 cherries and other random symbols, the outcome will be modified to show 4 cherries, to encourage the gambler to keep trying (losing money).
I think stories about senate votes and such being decided by a razer-thin margin produce a similar effect in the voter
Now the piece of shit gets to say “Congress has decided that I’m allowed to go to war with whoever I want without their knowledge or authorization.”
Isn’t it funny how that suddenly and completwly unexpectedly always happens?
Did literally anyone think this was going to pass the Senate? This was entirely expected
Collins and Murkowski recording their independence precisely when it makes no difference.
