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applegrove

(132,559 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:22 AM 22 hrs ago

Democrats May Force Daily Votes on Iran War Powers

Democrats May Force Daily Votes on Iran War Powers

April 17, 2026 at 5:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 14 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/17/democrats-may-force-daily-votes-on-iran-war-powers/


“A group of House Democrats is discussing plans to force a vote on an Iran war powers resolution every day until one finally passes or U.S. operations in the region end,” Axios reports.

“It’s the kind of showy flood-the-zone tactic that the Democratic grassroots is constantly trying to get the party’s lawmakers to pursue in resisting the Trump administration.”
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Democrats May Force Daily Votes on Iran War Powers (Original Post) applegrove 22 hrs ago OP
THAT would be awesome! Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #1
They need , needed to be doing this on a daily basis on everything, all the shit that has been happening yaesu 21 hrs ago #2

Scrivener7

(59,770 posts)
1. THAT would be awesome!
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:54 AM
21 hrs ago

I know someone is going to say, "Why? It'll never work."

That's not the point.

yaesu

(9,371 posts)
2. They need , needed to be doing this on a daily basis on everything, all the shit that has been happening
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:19 AM
21 hrs ago

disrupt the fascist shit show, an eye for an eye and that is as religious as I get.

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