Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell refused to answer when asked if they had been advised...?

[kentuck]

...about the military adventure last night?

Do they have a responsibility to speak up if that is the case ??

That would mean that Donald Trump committed our troops to a military operation without notification to the Speaker of the House or his own Majority Leader. That would be an abuse of power over the line.

The people have a right to know.

[Ilsa]

1. Add it to the list of a multitude of impeachable offenses. nt

[machoneman]

16. Yes, it is an impeachable offense as it's a major law violation. Attacking a foreign county or....

...even known terrorists in a foreign country requires notification by the C-in-C to the relevant parties. Just as I type this Sunday night, now it appears not even Mitch the Turtle nor Kevin McCarty, minority House head, were informed of the attack. They have refused to say yeah/nay to whether they were told....meaning they weren't!

Just add this major law violation to the Articles of Impeachment. It had better be a l-o-n-g piece of paper btw as much more is coming!

[aggiesal]

21. Or they were told and ...

the Democratic leadership were intentionally given the silent treatment!

[Farmer-Rick]

2. Don't question the king.

The filthy rich are filling their coffers with our national wealth. Putin is running the US and buying up our politicians soon to be going after the very same filthy rich Americans who enabled him.

Traitor Trump don't need no congress or people. He's the King now.

[johnnyfins]

17. this

[benld74]

3. Truly I'm waiting for the news byte

Informing all this was real fake news

Created to boost orange man

nt

[Perseus]

18. I was just thinking the same, so I decided to read the posts to make sure I did not repeat

Yes, what if this is fake news by the creature? Which would be horrible if those generals participated in a photo scam.

I don't know that a c-in-c can order generals to lie.

[Kaleva]

4. I think the War Powers Act gives a president freedom to act without first informing Congress

The president is required to inform Congress within 48 hours after the fact.

[kentuck]

6. I believe this had been planned for some time..

I heard or read somewhere today... Maybe it was the NY Times?

[crickets]

5. Considering there's little doubt Donny knew about it until

the very last minute, it's very interesting.

Congress does need to do something about letting their power to "provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States" slip away. edit nvm - see above.

[kentuck]

8. I think it is an abuse of power not to notify anyone of the Gang of Eight in the Congress...

I don't think that is something that we should want?

[crickets]

9. Not to notify the Gang of Eight was wrong, I wholeheartedly agree.

It was a definite and intentional abuse of power. It looks like petty payback for the closed questioning currently taking place in the House. There's no place for that in such serious matters.

[kentuck]

10. It is a national security threat.

He's a loose cannon.


https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=loose%20cannon

[July]

7. POROTUS

President of Republicans of the U.S.

[modrepub]

11. If they were (and the Dems weren't)

I'd think that would be more of a problem.

If this is bare knuckle politics then the Repubs need to be reminded that what's good enough for the goose is good enough for the gander.

[kentuck]

14. He's already tried to get Mitch to lie for him once...

...and Mitch said he didn't remember the conversation?

If they were not notified, you might think they might be a little pissed about it?

[MyOwnPeace]

12. The "KING" ain't gotta' answer to nobody!

He's pizzed at the Dems, and doesn't care what the Repugs think - he's a moron out of control and thinks nobody can stop him!

[samnsara]

13. Oooooooooooooooo popcorn time!!!

[Grasswire2]

15. Gotta wonder if the operations team didn't tell him it was happening now until after the raid...

....for fear he would bleat it out on twitter as it was taking place.

[Teach-only-love]

19. I'm with Nancy

Let's keep focused,don't go in a thousand different directions.

[Pepsidog]

20. Is it possible that this is really just a made up story? Dema should be casting doubt.

[SlogginThroughIt]

22. I just din't see how this os going to be a winning argument for us

If we deaw attention to this it stays in the news cycle. We need to move off of this and get back on the impeachment train. Arguing this i the media is just going to give them the ability to frame us as not caring about our national security.

[SCVDem]

23. We Do Not Trust You!!!

Please eat shit and die!