Remember the Senators on the Right side along with Remembering Free Republic
Posted on 02/03/2013 4:14:54 PM PST by ElIguana
It's unfortunate, but not shocking, that every single Democrat in the United States Senate (with the exception of two abstentions) voted to give Muslim Brotherhood-controlled Egypt brand-spanking new F-16 fighter planes and M-1 tanks. What is shocking is that 26 Republicans voted with the Democrats and squashed the Rand Paul Amendment that would have prohibited the "the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services to the Government of Egypt." And if you want to know the names of the 26... just have a look...
Do any of these Republican Senators serve in your state: Alexander (R-TN), Ayotte (R-NH), Barrasso (R-WY), Blunt (R-MO), Burr (R-NC), Chambliss (R-GA), Coburn (R-OK), Cochran (R-MS), Collins (R-ME), Corker (R-TN), Enzi (R-WY), Flake (R-AZ), Graham (R-SC), Hatch (R-UT), Hoeven (R-ND), Inhofe (R-OK), Isakson (R-GA), Johanns (R-NE), Johnson (R-WI), Kirk (R-IL), McCain (R-AZ), McConnell (R-KY), Murkowski (R-AK), Portman (R-OH), Toomey (R-PA), Wicker (R-MS)
And what are you doing to rebel?
Jailing them assumes some sort of rule of law. We no longer have that. We have rule of men... and the men making the rules are the very ones who need to be jailed.
Checkmate!
Sheeesh.
Only three brave souls.
(“McCain (R-AZ)”
Come on AZ. Is this the best you can do?)
Nah, we got Flake...oh...never mind.
According to trials, the Israeli Merkavas beats M1s most of the time. Faster, better suspension, bigger better gun, better armor and engine placement.
As for the F16s - I don't know much there, but it is the pilot who makes it work. Given equal planes, I would be surprised if an Egyptian with their limited experience could best an Israeli pilot. Just more targets for the Israelis who have twice beaten the latest in Russian air defenses.
The politics of this sale, besides the US angle, is an attempt to keep Egypt from forming a military alliance with Iran and China.
Interpretation is the key.
I claim that the 17th does indeed offer the states the OPTION of popular election of their Senate representatives. However, whomsoever a state sends to the Federal government is definitely a matter of state sovereignty. An independence-minded governor should challenge it by asking his legislature to do their job and vote for atheir Senators.
Or, how about one from the people and one from the legislature. State's right.
Thanks for this list too.
I disagree. Medical conditions arise; accidents occur. I would not countenance removing a legislator who is temporarily incapacitated. And neither would the law.
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