1986: Republican-controlled Congress overrode Reagan's veto

[rateyes]

of a law imposing sanctions on South Africa because of their system of apartheid. Back then, there were statesmen like Richard Lugar who were not afraid to stand up against a president from their own party to do the right thing.

Nixon was forced to resign because Sen. Howard Baker, and other Republicans were willing to go to him and tell him, “resign or be removed.”

Today, the Republican Party is full of chickenshits. Most of them are willing to give up their power and give it to a sycophant.

They are unable to screw their courage to the sticking place and do the right thing, for they have no courage.

Every Republican who votes to uphold this stupid declaration of a national emergency should be called out as the lily-livered, spineless, yellow-bellied cretins they are.

[gabeana]

1. In 1986 repugs controlled the Senate but not the house

Republican Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), then chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, led the charge to override the veto, turning against a president that he had typically supported. Despite denunciations from his fellow Republicans, Lugar declared on the Senate floor, "We are against tyranny, and tyranny is in South Africa!"[12] Reagan's veto was eventually overridden by Congress (by the Senate 78 to 21, the House by 313 to 83) on October 2.[13] In the House vote, taken on September 29, 1986, 232 Democrats and 81 Republicans voted to override the President's veto while 4 Democrats and 79 Republicans voted to sustain the President's veto. [14] In the Senate vote, all 47 Democrats were joined by 31 Republicans to override the President's veto while 21 Republicans voted to sustain the President's veto. This override marked the first time in the twentieth century that a president had a foreign policy veto overridden.[15] Apartheid opponents in the United States and South Africa applauded the vote, while critics argued that it would be either ineffectual or lead to more violence.[11][16]

your point is well taken though, lack of repugs with a spine