Senate rebuked trump and voted to delay sanctions relief for Russian Oligarch

[Gothmog]

Link to tweet

[elleng]

1. SPINES showing???

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Spines? Doubtful

More likely the result of close attention being paid to Russian hand-puppetry.

[yonder]

8. Not spines. Dorsals.

[Caliman73]

10. Nah.

Cover. Some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from Trump. If they really wanted to "rebuke Trump" they would vote to reopen the government without the money for the stupid wall.

[Merlot]

27. They can't vote to reopen gov't unless mcconell put it up for a vote.

[Caliman73]

29. Exactly. If McConnell did that, that would be a REBUKE not this silly sanctions relief.

What I am saying is that Senate Republicans are cowards and liars. They voted with Democrats as a symbolic gesture to make it seem like they aren't actually complicit.

If they wanted to Rebuke Trump they would vote to re-open the government without the wall funding.

[AlexSFCA]

2. not veto proof?

[Gothmog]

3. Not required to be

As I understand it, it takes a majority of both houses to block relief from sanctions

[MarcA]

23. What is the point of the 60 Votes needed that Cronyn was bragging about? n/t

[The Wielding Truth]

5. kick

[beachbum bob]

6. GOP is getting some nervousness now

[uponit7771]

7. +1, I don't think Red Don's closeness to Russia is helping them

[beachbum bob]

24. time will tell, but I suspect several more months of trump's circus acts and the GOP will

have to make some decisions

[peggysue2]

9. Finally!

The Senate finally acts in behalf of the country rather than in behalf of Trumpski's divided & twisted loyalties.

This is Good News!!

[emulatorloo]

11. Well done, thank you for posting

[Moostache]

12. That puts us at 9 votes short of removal upon Impeachment and Conviction...(n/t)

[still_one]

13. The Republicans who defied McConnell on the procedural vote were the following:

Sens. Joe Kennedy, Susan Collins, Marco Rubio, John Boozman, Tom Cotton, Steve Daines, Cory Gardner, Josh Hawley, Ben Sasse, Martha McSally and Jerry Moran.

[AllyCat]

15. My Russian Senator did what Putin asked.

[flibbitygiblets]

16. Murkowski caved? What, can she see Russia from her house too?

I know it's not "Russia" per se, but we all know it might as well be.

[still_one]

17. This is the list who voted to delay. I don't know if there were any who were not there to vote

[akraven]

28. Lisa didn't "cave" and she's more Dem than Repuke - just can't get elected here with the D.

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/murkowski-pushes-to-end-the-government-shutdown-then-talk-border/article_1d21f412-14b6-11e9-80b0-df8041a480ec.html

Big Oil and the mining concerns will not put up the $$ for a D.

[hostalover]

18. Josh Hawley? Our newly elected trump fan from Missouri? Amazing!

[Bob Loblaw]

19. Where's Willard?

[Mr. Ected]

14. There are 42 Senators who are beholden to Russia, then

I wonder why they felt so comfortable outting themselves at this auspicious time.

[uponit7771]

25. +1, they are being black maled by Russians

[Honeycombe8]

20. Oleg must not have contributed enough. nt

[RainCaster]

21. A news link for those who need more than 140 characters

CNN
AP News
Faux News
Daily Beast

[Amaryllis]

22. How did turtle vote?

[duforsure]

26. So that means

Many Republicans are in Putin's pocket. Voting to lift his sanctions after they know he helped undermine our election and Democracy is treasonous ,and there will be a list who voted for putin now on this . These republicans should especially be targeted for their involvement with russian money from putin now , if they haven't been already.