Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScared yet? Ted Lieu sends a red alert on Trump and nuclear first strikes
Link to tweet
Scared yet? If so, support HR 669 / S 200 by Sen @EdMarkey and me. The bipartisan legislation prevents @POTUS from launching a nuclear first strike without Congressional authorization.
Link to tweet
"Thursday's decision by Jim Mattis to leave the stifling, rapidly collapsing confines of Trumps insane clown posse administration was always inevitable, but that hardly makes the psychological impact of his departure any less traumatic." - @TheRickWilson
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
9 replies, 3901 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (38)
ReplyReply to this post
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Scared yet? Ted Lieu sends a red alert on Trump and nuclear first strikes (Original Post)
Celerity
Dec 2018
OP
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,531 posts)1. You can bet your bottom dollar that I am, finally, scared.
This is a hell of a way to face, well, anything. The new year, the holidays, anything.
Not to mention what the road ahead looks like. Right now, I'm putting a lot of hope on Robert Mueller and the incoming Democratic House to stop this insane creature from completely driving us over the cliff.
ooky
(8,908 posts)2. Please get this bill through as quickly as possible.
tclambert
(11,084 posts)3. You know Donald Trump would issue orders for a nuclear strike via Twitter.
Pluvious
(4,305 posts)7. Ordering the deaths of millions might actually violate Twitter's TOS
Just saying.
tclambert
(11,084 posts)9. Is violation of Twitter's terms of service an impeachable offence?
If so, we should lay in a supply of peaches.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)4. BRB need new pants
I was going to say new undies... great mind.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,261 posts)8. overload McConnell's phone