Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump

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  1. I find it rich that Cory Booker, a profile of cowardice, calling someone “feckless.”

  2. Historical_Bend_2629 on

    Yup, spineless. 118th (2023-24) was historically unpopular, and didn’t pass much legislation. I think the current congress will come out looking worse, by actively enabling a harmful administration.

  3. Feel free to introduce a War Powers 2.0 Bill anytime you want, Booker, as a blueprint/vision for how things should work. 

    It shouldn’t take 2/3rds of both houses to rein in the executive.. and you’ve also had 20+ years of examples of how it doesn’t work.

    Here, I’ll help:

    1. Invert the system by shifting the burden of action from Congress to the executive branch. Instead of granting the president a 60 day blank check that requires a veto-proof supermajority to override, trigger an automatic, immediate funding cliff (severing all operational capital within 72 hours) unless Congress explicitly votes to authorize the deployment. 

    2. Explicitly define “hostilities” to include drone strikes, over the horizon missile attacks, special forces advise and assist combat roles, and offensive cyber operations. 

    3. Personal criminal liability for the bureaucracy.. expand Antideficiency Act.

    4. Give Congress standing to sue.. make it no longer a political question that gets dismissed.

    Of course… Dems aren’t remotely serious about reining in the imperial presidency. They enjoy having access to the same tools when they’re in control. They’re more than happy to play good cop passing a loaded gun to bad cop and then campaign off of any resulting chaos.

  4. dogisgodspeltright on

    >Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump

    True.

    And as he remains with one of the parties, he outs himself as feckless, too.

  5. keytotheboard on

    Everyone was also feckless in handing arms to Israel, while they committed and continue to commit war crimes. Most politicians needs replacement for a whole host of reasons.

  6. He’s trying to build a case for a run in 28’. Unfortunately, for him, most of us have receipts 🧾

  7. The guy who gave a 26 hour speech and then turned around and voted to confirm Jared Kushner’s dad? That Cory Booker?

  8. Guy in hotdog suit… we’re trying to figure out who did this.

    Every time he talks, we are dumber for having listened.

  9. mikesmithhome on

    “hey one of them is saying and acting in the manner you all have been asking for! surely you will be giving him *some* credit in the comments!” – me, naively before coming in here

  10. DetectiveBlackCat on

    You mean the guy who in 2024 attended a special meeting with Netanyahu and was snapped in a photo with him? That guy? Why do New York and New Jersey have to produce the WORST Democrats?

  11. I saw this interview, Tapper comes off as a hack. And i used to like him. But he was asking stupid questions. One question was framed as Dems didn’t stop Obama conducting airstrikes on Libya. Why should Dems have a problem with Trump doing it.
    Well Jake that would be because Obama didn’t start the Libyan Civil War, it was a multi lateral air strike by Nato forces with backing from the UN and Arab allies. Not 2 psycho’s deciding they want to be seen as strong men.

    Another was

    “Congratulations on getting married, she’s jewish. There’s rising anti semitism in both parties, have Dems done enough to counter it in your own party.” Trump literally sits down with Nazis and this is your question.

  12. thisistherevolt on

    When a mostly centrist Dem like Booker is getting mad, maybe there’s some fire from key people we haven’t heard about.

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