Here's why Thomas Massie voted "Nay" to condemn Hamas attacks on Israel (House Resolution 771)

Twitter/X ^ | Oct 26 | Rep. Thomas Massie

[Fai Mao]

Years ago, there was a congressional resolution to condemn some sunglasses-wearing, tin-pot. Dick Armey was the only “no” vote. I called his office to ask why? The reply was, “He already knows we do not like him. The vote was a waste of time.”

[Blue Highway]

Hell, isn’t Valerie Jarrett at least part Iranian? Considering she’s the First Lady (FLOTUS) to Obama, Thomas Massie has a valid concern.

[Olog-hai]

The “sovereign country” named in the resolution is Iran.

Massie upholds a rogue state whose primary war cry us “Death to America”. Seems to me to fall under the “aid and comfort” clause of Article 3 Section 3.

[Tupelo]

A “principled member” of congress.
WOW! It has been a long long time since I lived in a district that had a principled member. Most have been Go Along to Get Along Republicans or Democrats who just followed orders.

[ConservativeMind]

He wants the Iranian sanctions lifted?

We gave billions to Palestine, over the years, and they hate us. Israel gave a lot, too.

Sanctions do impact countries, and it should hurt them. Money flowing between countries does not assure good things will happen, and goods flowing can simply mean even more weapons will get made from gifted water supply parts.

If commerce is so important with countries, why not sell China and North Korea all of our best weapon systems? The more trade, the better!

[whitney69]

“There is usually a reason.....”

Reason: nitwit.

Every one of his reasons for his decision is so terribly thought out and misinformed it is ridiculous. He needs to come out from his cave and enlighten himself on the possibilities of evil in the world. Evil prays on lack of action. And his reasons fall right in line with that. He has no concept. It’s like they took him off the farm with no radio, TV, or newspaper and put him in house to vote.

I’ve heard there are three types of people in the world:

Those that make things happen
Those that watch things happen
And those that sit around and ask what happened.

He covers at least one of these and it isn’t the first one.

wy69

[Ingtar]

Iran

[telescope115]

I like what you posted.
So true…..

[Theophilus]

He’s the very best we have.

[Palmetto State Conservative]

He’s probably right in his bite, and many here will be wishing more had taken the same stance - but it will be too late. I don’t think many here have considered what is likely to happen if the genie of regional war is released.

It’s a shame John McCain isn’t here to fan the flames. He’d sure be enjoying this, and maybe that would be enough for a few at least to recognize what’s happening and why. The Neocons who run our foreign policy are fiendishly insane. Just remember that when you see them leading the charge from their desks for what will be a regional then quickly a world war that we will not win. We are on the cusp of making a fatal mistake for Israel and for us and many, many others.

[Flaming Conservative]

It’s a resolution, not a law, so he could have voted for it. Having said that, this is one of the major problems with Congress -— nearly every piece of legislation, even the good ones, is filled with measures that turn around and bite us in the behind. And they’re not unintended consequences, they’re MEANT to get bad stuff in through the back door. It’s connivance, duplicity and chicanery. And it’s despicable and evil.

[Freest Republican]

In 2019 Trump sanctioned Turkey for participating in Syria-

10 days later they were lifted.

This was concrete proof that financial sanctions work expediently.

This guy’s positions of late have been highly questionable.

[BillyBoy]

>> Here's why Thomas Massie voted "Nay" to condemn Hamas attacks on Israel (House Resolution 771) <<

Probably been listening to his "pal", disgraced EX Congressman (and pro-Palestinian Hamas fanboy) Justin Amash too much. That's unfortunate. Just when I thought Massie had learned his lesson...

AMASH (whispers) : So listen pal, ya gotta vote down HR 771 and oppose apartheid Israel, then those Zionist pigs that expelled my Baba from the West Bank will DIE like the slime they are...

MASSIE: Ummm, Justin, the TV cameras are on you again...

AMASH: Whoops, did I say die? I meant... WHY we shouldn't support our GOOD BUDDY Israel is for purely CONSTITUTIONAL reasons, OF COURSE! I mean, I really really WANT to, but gosh darn it, as a PRINCIPLED constitutional conservative, we just can't! We gotta vote with Ilhan Omar on this one because the text that Thomas Jefferson wrote somehow FORCES us to!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

You notice that the Biden gang’s puppet, Biden, is getting some bad press for urging a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza. But after a few months of media coverage of dead Gaza babies, public opinion could turn, and Biden would say, “See, I was right.” Biden doesn’t care, but he will pretend he does.