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What Do All But One Of The Republican Senators Who Voted To Reverse Trump’s “National Emergency” Have In Common?
Republicans Summon Rare (And Risky) Rebuke
The answer to the question, as you may have guessed, is none of them (except Susan Collins of Maine), is up for reelection in 2020. Interestingly, Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who kind of sparked the defiance among non-”usual suspect” Republicans, changed his mind at the last minute and voted to support Trump. Just a little over two weeks ago, we reported on the strong and poignant piece Tillis penned in the Washington Post in which he (originally) said:
“I am a member of the Senate, and I have grave concerns when our institution looks the other way at the expense of weakening Congress’s power. It is my responsibility…to preserve the separation of powers….
And in that same piece he pledged flat out that he would:
“Vote in favor of the resolution disapproving of the president’s national-emergency declaration, if and when it comes before the Senate.”
