For the first time in roughly seven decades of the annual defense authorization process, every Senate Democrat present voted to block even beginning debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, according to Senate Republican leaders.
The procedural vote failed 50 to 46 because 60 votes were needed to advance the bill.
American troops are operating in the middle of a dangerous conflict with Iran. Commercial ships are under attack.
Missile and interceptor stockpiles are under pressure.
The military needs clear policy, steady support, and confidence that Congress is behind the men and women carrying out the mission.
Instead, Chuck Schumer and every Senate Democrat present voted to block debate on the annual defense bill.
Not defeat the final bill after amendments. Not demand a vote on a specific change.
They voted against allowing the Senate to begin debating it.
Schumer says Democrats are protesting an unauthorized war without a clear strategy or exit plan.
But the NDAA is where senators are supposed to debate strategy, demand oversight, offer amendments, shape military policy, authorize troop compensation, and address readiness.
Blocking debate does not strengthen congressional oversight, it prevents the Senate from doing its job.
This looks less like principled opposition and more like an attempt to use America’s military as leverage against President Trump.
Rather than root for Team America while our troops confront an Iranian regime that attacks ships, threatens allies, and destabilizes energy markets, Democrats appear determined to handicap the administration politically, even when that means weakening the message sent to Tehran.
Whatever their stated intent, the practical effect is to give Iran a propaganda victory.
The regime can now watch one entire American political party refuse to advance the legislation that sets defense policy while American forces are engaged.
Did Senate Democrats cross the line by blocking debate on the defense bill during an active conflict?
Dirty Democrat politicians trying to protect their Islamofascist buddies; they don’t care about you.
A spiritual battle is coming to the West, actually it is already here, and it is going to get worse and more deadly if the Church fails to rise up and take a stand. The enemies are Wokism and Marxism combining with Islam to go after and destroy the American way of life.
The hatred the left has for President Trump led to this. Democrats like Schumer, AOC, Pelosi, Maxine Waters, and many in the media are responsible for this as well due to all the hatred they’ve spewed towards him.
Let’s be completely honest about what just happened with Graham Platner. The Democratic establishment didn’t care about his morals. They didn’t care when the world found out about his Nazi chest tattoo or the allegations against him. High-profile progressives stood right next to him and nodded along because he polled well and they thought he could win.
But the absolute second the polling drops, they tossed him away. Winning is their god and defeating the opposition is their only commandment. They don’t look back. They just leave a trail of wreckage and broken bodies behind them.
The Republicans stopped listening to the people. But the Democrats? The Democrats are trying to engineer the people. If you are a tool for that machine, enjoy it while it lasts, because the moment you aren’t useful, you’re headed straight for the garbage.
Obama complained and called the Constitution a document of negative liberties. Initially that did not make sense to me, after considering what he said and watching his actions I began to realize that what he and many other leftists hate is that said document is intended to protect “We, the people” from power-hungry politicians who […]