The Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block Trump from continuing military against Venezuela — a vote that takes on heightened importance after U.S. forces attacked the South American nation and arrested President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday.

The resolution to block the administration from engaging in further hostilities against Venezuela is privileged, which means Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) cannot stop it from coming to the floor.

The measure is sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).

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    Americans, please take this seriously. It’s NOT FUCKING NORMAL for your representatives to take this so unseriously, and not doing the thing they’ve been literally elected to do. I mean being a politician, not against trump, this goes for both sides of the aisle. wtaf?

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      My tinfoil hat conspiracy is the establishment Dems are bring directed by Israel and billionaire donors bribers to not actually put up a fight