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Republican Ben Sasse drew heat from conservatives for defending Trump's national emergency

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Nebraska's Ben Sasse was criticized by some conservative thinkers when he sided with Trump's national emergency by calling a resolution of disapproval against it "politically motivated." Some critics of Trump's national emergency, including 12 Republicans who broke with Trump on Thursday, suggested they were voting "upon their conscience."
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· 19 hours ago

Numerous Republicans in the US Senate voted in line with Democrats on a resolution to terminate Trump's border security emergency declaration.

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· 19 hours ago

Whoa.... voted AGAINST terminating the emergency declaration.

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· 19 hours ago

Against Trump: Collins Murkowski Paul Lee Romney Alexander Toomey Moran Wicker Portman Blunt Rubio With Trump: Cornyn Tillis Gardner Cruz Sasse

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· 19 hours ago

Sasse's statement

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· 19 hours ago

Sasse statement on why he oppose disapproval resolution after criticizing national emergency: "I think that law is overly broad and I want to fix it, but at present Nancy Pelosi doesn't, so I am therefore voting against her politically motivated resolution."

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· 19 hours ago

Extremely disappointed in Senators Scott, Cruz, and Sasse. I expected them to put . They let conservatives down today.

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· 17 hours ago

I admire . I consider him a friend and the wisest senator since Moynihan. He’s earned the benefit of the doubt from me. But I’m hard pressed to see how this isn’t merely politics.

Sasse's statement
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· 17 hours ago

Sasse will vote for the Enabling Act of 2021 but he’ll do so for deeply principled, conservative reasons

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· 19 hours ago

Chickenshit statement by . This isn't about Pelosi. It's about the Constitution.

Sasse statement on why he oppose disapproval resolution after criticizing national emergency: "I think that law is overly broad and I want to fix it, but at present Nancy Pelosi doesn't, so I am therefore voting against her politically motivated resolution."
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· 19 hours ago

Credit to the brave 12 GOP Senators -- AND the 13 House Republicans who stood up for the Constitution. Rubio, I think, deserves special praise. He has had great influence w/ Trump on some important issues. He could have easily used that to justify voting 'no' on this resolution.

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· 17 hours ago

Mitt Romney's statement in support of Pelosi's resolution

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· 18 hours ago

Romney on Trump: "He would rather have me vote in the other direction, but I let him know that for me this is a matter of defending the Constitution." Asked if he were worried about backlash from Trump, Romney said Trump "recognizes senators will vote upon their conscience."

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· 17 hours ago

Hey , what's it like to have less personal conviction than Mitt Romney?

Sasse, another constitutional conservative, voted against the resolution and sided with Trump
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· 19 hours ago

Amazing. All of Ben Sasse's tilting at respectability, all of his claims to be and want something better - couldn't bring himself to mean it.

Sasse, another constitutional conservative, voted against the resolution and sided with Trump
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· 18 hours ago

Is this really that surprising? I feel like "anti-Trump" cred given out to certain Republicans feels way more performative than actual practice would reflect.

Whoa.... voted AGAINST terminating the emergency declaration.
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· 18 hours ago

You can say that the Ben Sasse vote on the emergency declaration today was off brand. But, in fact, it was quite on brand.

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· 18 hours ago

Exactly. He talks moderation, votes Trump.

You can say that the Ben Sasse vote on the emergency declaration today was off brand. But, in fact, it was quite on brand.
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· 19 hours ago

Treating this as Sasse’s announcement that he’s running for reelection. There’s no other possible explanation.

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· 19 hours ago

The fundamental problem for Ben Sasse is that this is discordant. It’s off brand. It goes against everything he allegedly stands for. If Sasse isn’t the guy who (eloquently) takes a principled stand on this, why does he even exist as a political entity? What’s his raison d'être?

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· 18 hours ago

Sasse’s vote today makes it more likely he will be re-elected, but less likely he will be admired or respected. Trump creates these ironic, mutually exclusive choices.

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· 17 hours ago

If Ben Sasse is allegedly one of the few remaining "moderate Republicans" but he keeps voting with Trump and supporting his agenda, then what exactly is a "moderate Republican?" Sincere question.

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· 18 hours ago

The damage the Ben Sasses of the world do with votes like this isn't a mirage. When you make "principles above all" your brand, you lose your right to go along to get along. Otherwise you just convince people "principles above all" is a bit for suckers.

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There are two ways to look at Thursday’s Senate vote to block President Trump’s attempt to build a wall on the southern border without congressional approval by declaration of a national emergency. On the one hand, Congress laudably stood up for its constitutional prerogatives as the country’s lawmaking body, rebuking the president for his executive […]
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· Mar 3

According to news reports, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will become the fourth Republican in Senate to vote against President Trump’s national emergency declaration.

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· Feb 15

Trump dismissed Ann Coulter in a press conference announcing his national emergency over the southern border. The conservative pundit pushed back, arguing the president was deceiving his base.

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· Feb 15

Here's a deeper look at the history of national emergency declarations after President Trump said they've been signed "many times before" for "far less important things."

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