(Ryan-asshole) stripped Lee's AUMF repeal amendment in the dead of night

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/342666-dem-rep-stripping-war-authorization-repeal-underhanded-undemocratic?rnd=1500466387

Dem rep: Stripping war authorization repeal 'underhanded & undemocratic'
By Rebecca Savransky - 07/19/17 08:03 AM EDT


Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) blasted Speaker Paul Ryan early Thursday, saying the Wisconsin Republican "stripped" her Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) repeal amendment in the "dead of night."

Lee said in a tweet the move was "underhanded & undemocratic," adding that "the people deserve a debate!"

"Ryan stripped my 01 AUMF repeal amdt from DOD Approps in the dead of night. This is underhanded & undemocratic. The people deserve a debate!" Lee said.

"Ryan should be ashamed of himself for forcing Republicans to strip out my bipartisan AUMF amdt in the dead of night. What is he afraid of?"

Link to tweet

Lee had previously feared her provision forcing Congress to vote on a new AUMF would be stripped out of the House Appropriations defense spending bill.

She had offered an amendment to revoke a 2001 AUMF in eight months.

The measure was surprisingly backed by both Republicans and Democrats when it was voted into the House defense spending bill in late June.

That war authorization, passed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as a 2002 authorization for the Iraq War have together been used more than 37 times in the last 16 years by the past three presidents to justify military action in 14 countries, including the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Lee said after a meeting with Ryan earlier this month that he “did not commit to preserving this amendment in the Rules Committee.”

[femmocrat]

1. She should be all over TV this morning!

And bring the CBC with her!

Ryan is scum.

[babylonsister]

2. I'm hoping she's on the way.

The question is why would he remove this?

[FM123]

3. This is big news, it really should get more coverage.

[DK504]

4. Ryan and the traitors Rethugs

want perpetual war and "police actions" so the war profiteers increase their out of control profits.

[ResistantAmerican17]

5. Paul Ryan has no shame

This asshat will do anything and everything in service to his Kremlin/ Koch masters. Save those keystrokes you would waste typing words like "conscience", "patriotism", "shame." Republicans are zombies for their cause. Fuck it's so easy to despise 'em.