The whip operation reportedly downgraded constitutional war powers to an optional hallway pamphlet.
House Republican leadership canceled a planned vote to limit Trump’s authority on Iran after the House scheduling printer emitted three beeps and a paper labeled “Too Legislative.”
A revised memo instructed members to treat war powers as “decorative,” filing concerns in the locked drawer used for court subpoenas, China briefings, and old New York Times clippings.
“The calendar has reviewed the Constitution and found a conflict,” one floor aide noted. Staff then replaced the vote with a bipartisan moment of looking busy near a flag, followed by form W-IRAN-0: Permission To Have Previously Had Oversight.
Context
NBC News reported that House Republicans canceled a vote on a measure that would have curbed President Trump’s authority regarding Iran.
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