Senate fails to block US involvement in Iran war

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/04/iran-war-powers-resolution-senate-vote/88963809007/

by geox • 5 months ago

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rayiner• 5 months ago

What a weird formulation in the article. It makes it seem like the Senate wanted to block the Iran hostilities and failed to do so. But instead it voted against doing so.

6Az4Mj4D• 5 months ago

The voting failed with a small number I think 53 / 47

RevEng• 5 months ago

There was a vote to block it and the vote failed to pass, hence they failed to block it.

mbrumlow2• 5 months ago

Something about the wording seems dishonest though. Whoever sponsored the bill failed to get the senate to pass it.

The wording here makes it seem like the senate wanted this but failed to get it.

So again the senate failing to do something the senate said they did not want to do is weird.

It comes down to some people in the senate wanted this, but they are not the senate.

Politicians have been treating a minority position as the institution’s will for some time. It’s our job to look past that and not be fooled even if you share the same minority position.

nairboon• 5 months ago

The Senate could have failed only if they intended to do something, but then couldn't do it.

mbrumlow2• 5 months ago

The they failed part is not the Senate. Some members of the Senate failed to get the votes to pass the bill. Whe. You say it like you have it implies the will of the senate was to block it and they failed. And that is weird because the senate clearly did not want to block it otherwise it would have been blocked.

The senate rejected the bill. They did not fail to do anything. The bill failed to get the approval of the senate.

But one thing we know. In the senate did not fail.

erelong• 5 months ago

It was gonna be vetoed anyway

kgc• 5 months ago

Doesn't war have to be voted on before starting it? Otherwise, you're kind of in it already.

krapp• 5 months ago

For some stupid reason the US President has carte blanche power as Commander in Chief to just start shit wherever and whenever they like, and then it's up to Congress to call it a "war" or just a "special operation" or something.

jjtwixman• 5 months ago

It's funny really when you think about it, the Americans are so proud of their checks and balances, but then also gave the president the power to unilaterally start wars. Lol.

Senate fails to block US involvement in Iran war

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