Already, a few Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (ME), Rand Paul (KY), Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Thom Tillis (NC) — have expressed their intention to vote against President Donald Trump’s national emergency.
Collins predicts that even more Republicans will defect when the time comes.
“I haven’t taken a count,” Collins told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota. “But I can tell you from talking with my colleagues that many are troubled, even those who are the strongest supporters of the President and his views on border security.”
Collins predicts that more Republicans will break with Trump when it comes time to vote on the national emergency pic.twitter.com/Pa6O4pQKLY
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The White House knows trouble is brewing, as other Republican allies like Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) have voiced their discomfort with the Presidential power grab.
President Donald Trump seems to be taking a relatively laissez-faire approach to the insurrection though, seemingly content to field the blow from Congress and whip out his first veto. There are probably not enough votes to overturn his veto and the issue will likely end up in the courts.
How many of those troubled repubs will vote to override a veto of the resolution? And I don’t believe tRump’s approach to the matter is relatively laissez-faire (he wouldn’t know the meaning of the term) - but instead is clueless contempt. He doesn’t give a damn about the constitution, the country, or even the republikkkan party if they show a spine and oppose any of his dictatorial policies.
I might believe Collins after she votes against tRump… until then fuck her.
She’s just hoping more vote against it so she can as well.
This will be a meaningless vote. When all is said and done, the resolution will pass the Senate with about 60 votes. But after the Trump veto it will fail to get 2/3 of the House. So the GOP members who feel that they need to vote for the resolution can do so with the knowledge that nothing will come of it.
“…and whip out his first veto.”
Rather unsavory selection of words. Does the veto have a mushroom-shaped head?