Everyone. THE REPUBLICANS sent the weapons.
The Republicans voted to pass a bill in the House to send the weapons. It will almost certainly fail in the Senate but, even if it doesn't, Biden would have to sign it into law. I don't see Biden signing a bill to override himself, and there is no way that Congress would get the required 2/3 in each chamber to override. This bill was just a performative stunt.
Sure but the point is, after months of pithy quips about how the Democrats will support genocide of the Palestinians and the Republicans will support genocide of everyone including the Palestinians;
here we see that even on this specific issue, the parties have differences. So make the right choice.
Did I say otherwise?
This isn't wrong, but this argument gets made over and over and over again in every political thread on almost every topic, whether or not it fits the flow of the conversation. People don't want to be preached at and it's going to be self defeating.
EDIT: Tone deaf establishment apologists are going to lose again and still not understand why. "Republicans suck more" is far less compelling than some people think, no matter how true. Winning elections and winning arguments are different things.
It says exactly that in the 3rd paragraph of the summary.
The act is not expected to become law ...
Um, OK, but I was responding to a comment that said something different.
A stunt to show the Republicans are sending weapons to Israel.
Watch as all the totally-not-parroting-russian-propaganda crowd remain eerily silent.
They must wait until they are fed the proper response.
It was just locker room talk
Right, all the anti-genocide protestors will disperse because a U.S bill that hamstrings any attempt to stop the genocide MAY fail.. and hence critics will remain eerily silent.
Exactly my first thought.
Feels like they should be adding critical contextual information like this to the titles. I know the headline writers hate the idea of people just reading the headline to get informed (because clicks are needed for ads), but people do get informed that way. It's a very different story if "Congress rebukes Biden on Israel" than "Republicans rebuke Biden on Israel", and I expect "US House" translates into an average reader's mind much more as "Congress" than "Republicans".
Which is why we need tests before voting. The average American is too ill informed to be trusted with voting.
The Republicans have brought in all sorts of other hurdlers for voting but oddly nothing that would test the intelligence of their electorates.
I can't imagine how such tests would be fair and not abused. It might make for a more effective electorate if there weren't so many poorly informed votes in the mix, but making that happen is almost certain to lead to abuse and very unlikely to produce the desired result.
And that's exactly why we can't vote for genocide Joe. Don't forget to sit out this election or vote third party - that's the only way to have a meaningful impact and improve the lives of Palestinians! /s
I almost at that onion ☺️
After Biden sent more. This is just them sending back the big bombs
While that may be so… it’s an important election.
Better say that louder. I can't hear you over the general white noise all the blindly and mindlessly pointing fingers make.
America and bombing brown people, name a more iconic duo.
name a more iconic duo.
oh! I know! America and school shootings!
America and crushing medical debt
The American Dream and other unattainable goals?
So we can definitely say Republicans support genocide harder than Democrats, right? Like this whole debate is over, right? Right?
Was that ever a serious debate?
Yes. Republicans are worse.
Doesn’t make Biden “good”. This isn’t a hallmark whodunnit.
I was told once on here that Trump would be better for the Palestinians because if Trump was in office the Democrats would fight it harder. Which is the dumbest logic I've ever heard in my life.
The serious debate is defeating trump. I think that’s the only, actual, debate.
Constantly shitting on Biden and discouraging participation is not helpful. And it is constant.
So then there is no excuse for Biden to take a harder stance against Israel since it's a partisan issue right?
Why only 2 choices? We need a proper left party and not corporate fake Democrat
I feel like we've had this particular conversation several times lately in the public sphere. There can only be two parties in the presidential race. You'll have to co-opt one of them from within to effect change.
40 is definitely higher than 10 but if its a failing score then you still deserve criticism. the debate was never about republicans. It's asinine to claim that criticism of Biden and democrats is automatically "Both sides are the same" material
Mmmmm... Supporting genocide is sort of like being pregnant... You either are or you aren't. There's no acceptable level of supporting genocide. Or apartheid... Or pretty much anything Israel has done to the Palestinian people in the last 75ish years
I'm sure all IG posts will now totally have comments about how Republicans want to force support of genocide. /s
Something something complicit in genocide something don't vote something suka blyat.
Biden should invoke Leahy law yesterday to force a stop of arms to Israel. Republicans are powerless to force him to do this. You are projecting.
I am confused I thought Biden sent an arms package to Israel two days ago
https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-arms-gaza-ebe971ca8878ff430ce6458c04151585
Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
Nothing happens immediately. The news presents these deals as if they're getting shipped tomorrow, when in actuality they take years to fulfill. The media loves to click-bait about Biden and Israel.
Now I am even more confused. Does this mean that weapons shipments to Israel are currently still blocked by Biden?
Here you go Biden. You're big chance to show that you don't use the Republicans to pass stuff you don't want to take credit for. Do your best to block it... If you want to.
[The bill] would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel.
The act is not expected to become law.
Now why would it not become the law? The house passed it so does it maybe have to go through the Senate first and then ... I think there's another step. Something like the target of the bill would have to sign it into law himself thereby compelling himself to resume sending weapons (which he never stopped doing, btw). Yeah, I can see no reason why this performative bull shit won't become law.
this is a performance. It's easy to vote in favor of stuff that has no chance of advancing in the senate.
Good. This will make it harder for Kremlin propaganda to use this as a way to attack Biden and get their asset into the White House again.
Incidentally, Greene was one of the 3 who voted no.
The enemy of my enemy is funny, not my friend.
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