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Sanders calls on Trump to come to Congress over Syria strikes
THE HILL ^ | APRIL 9, 2017 | BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE -

Posted on 04/09/2017 8:26:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Trump did not have the authority to launch missile strikes on the Syrian regime and called on the president to seek approval from Congress before any other actions.

“I think he has got to come to the United States Congress. I think he has got to explain to us what his long-term goals are,” Sanders told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Trump last week ordered the U.S. military to conduct missile strikes on a Syrian airfield believed to be the launching point of a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 70 civilians. The United States has placed blame for the attack on Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have since called on Trump to seek congressional approval before future military action. “Our goal long-term has got to work with countries around the world. We cannot do it unilaterally,” Sanders said on Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at origin-nyi.thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; military; syria; trump
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I added this because if I were Trump, I'd say, "Ok I will be over on Tuesday". Let's see the House and Senate get back to DC interrupting their numerous vacation. I'd love to see Trump do this.
1 posted on 04/09/2017 8:26:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

Sanders who?


2 posted on 04/09/2017 8:27:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: napscoordinator

Trump to Sanders: How did a socialist afford 3 homes?


3 posted on 04/09/2017 8:27:55 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: BenLurkin

The porno writer.


4 posted on 04/09/2017 8:27:59 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: napscoordinator

LOL Call them all back from vacation on Sanders say so. That’ll go over well.


5 posted on 04/09/2017 8:28:26 PM PDT by madison10
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To: napscoordinator

ABSOLUTELY. I forgot to include this in my link, but by striking without Congress, & having Dems & Rand Paul saying “You have to come to us,” Trump is now completely insulated.

He can claim to want to do other things (that would please neo-cons & traditionalists) but have picture of Dems blocking-—adding to their crappy rep already.

This is win, win, win.


6 posted on 04/09/2017 8:29:02 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: napscoordinator

Oh, the hypocrisy!


7 posted on 04/09/2017 8:29:04 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: minnesota_bound

The only thing Sanders has a right to do wrt The Donald is to hire him to run his Lake Vacation Compound.


8 posted on 04/09/2017 8:30:09 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: napscoordinator

Sanders and “The Hill” — hahahahaha


9 posted on 04/09/2017 8:31:01 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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how bout you come over here and kiss my azz you old commie bastard you...
10 posted on 04/09/2017 8:35:12 PM PDT by Chode (My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
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To: napscoordinator

Bernie might want to take a look at the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution


11 posted on 04/09/2017 8:36:01 PM PDT by garyb (What if you can't trust the voice in your head?)
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[[Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Trump did not have the authority to launch missile strikes on the Syrian regime]]

On Sunday Bernie Sanders proved to America why electing him would have been a colossal mistake- America just went through 8 years of sissy pacifism- and apparently Bernie believes we should have continued doing so

Sorry Bernie- but if you aren’t smart enough to figure out the president DID have the authority to do so- then you certainly aren’t smart enough to be president- Ever


12 posted on 04/09/2017 8:45:15 PM PDT by Bob434
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Trump to Sanders: How did a socialist afford 3 homes?

Yes, and have a new IRS administration give Sanders and his wife colonoscopies to determine how they pay a 13% tax rate abd how his wife bankrupted a college. They should also put Bernie under the bright lights and question him about the unconstitutionality of his socialist/communist ideas for the USA and then charge him with treason.

13 posted on 04/09/2017 8:49:08 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: napscoordinator

Now Bernie, why would President Trump listen to a man who let a bunch of women at the DNC undermine his campaign?


14 posted on 04/09/2017 8:51:59 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: minnesota_bound

Yea three homes, one on a lake.

Isn’t a small subsidized cubicle apartment enough for a socialist man over 70?


15 posted on 04/09/2017 8:52:25 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: napscoordinator

Trump should invite him over to the WH instead and tell him to bring pics of his new lake house. ;-)


16 posted on 04/09/2017 8:52:30 PM PDT by TigersEye (Make up my mind, NBC,CBS,CNN,ABC. What are the "facts" today?)
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To: garyb

Wasn’t this resolution passed in 2014 by congress, authorizing the President to take such actions against Syria? I don’t recall an expiration date, or a specific president tied to this permission.


17 posted on 04/09/2017 8:54:08 PM PDT by lafroste (Look at my profile page. Thanks.)
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To: napscoordinator

Congress hasn’t approved a war since WW2 I hear.


18 posted on 04/09/2017 8:55:30 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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Isn’t a small subsidized cubicle apartment enough for a socialist man over 70?

And should he not show solidarity with the people of Venezuela by showing how the government is doing its job by standing in the food lines and doing without toilet paper himself?

19 posted on 04/09/2017 8:59:04 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: bboop

Yeah, but we’ve got resolutions, which are really the same as Constitutional Amendments.


20 posted on 04/09/2017 9:00:24 PM PDT by Wolfie
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