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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on December 06, 2018, 02:20:58 pm
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Senate heading for historic vote to pull US military aid to Saudi Arabia
by Susan Ferrechio
| December 06, 2018 12:00 AM
The Senate could begin debating a measure as early as Monday that would override the Trump administration and force the withdrawal of U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
The effort is fueled in large part by a strong sense among lawmakers in both parties that the United States needs to rebuke Saudi Arabia over the murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
The Senate has never considered a measure to withdraw U.S. military forces from an overseas conflict, and the resolution would compel them to take such a vote. Many think the Senate will take it up.
The vote hasn’t been scheduled yet, but Senate lawmakers anticipate Monday’s agenda will include passage of a motion to proceed to the joint resolution.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/senate-heading-for-historic-vote-to-pull-us-military-aid-to-saudi-arabia (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/senate-heading-for-historic-vote-to-pull-us-military-aid-to-saudi-arabia)
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A resolution is non-binding, political posturing.
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A resolution is non-binding, political posturing.
Correct my if I'm wrong here, but doesn't a resolution then get voted on and then a bill introduced which in turn the President would need to sign or veto?
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Correct my if I'm wrong here, but doesn't a resolution then get voted on and then a bill introduced which in turn the President would need to sign or veto?
@libertybele
No. A resolution is just that. It has no real affect at all other than to let the senators vent.
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Correct my if I'm wrong here, but doesn't a resolution then get voted on and then a bill introduced which in turn the President would need to sign or veto?
Yes and no. Any resolution, resulting in a bill that is passed in the Senate, would still need to go through the House, where it does not have the same support. It’s doubtful there would even be a vote on it there. Besides, you may get enough bipartisan support in the Senate for a resolution, but not the subsequent bill, due to disagreement over details. Anything that would have to be signed may not even make it to the House.