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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcCain, Graham, Collins vote with Dems to block overerturning of Obama-era drilling rule, 51-49
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-blocks-moves-overturn-obama-143841333.htmlThe vote was 51-49 in the Republican-led Senate with three GOP lawmakers Maine's Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona joining forces with the Democrats to block efforts to overturn the rule.
drray23
(7,637 posts)maybe more gop senators will be inclined to buck their party given the current disaster that is this administration..
Norbert9
(494 posts)nikibatts
(2,198 posts)Now if only they were not blinded by their hate for Hillary, maybe we can get the Russia investigation going full steam and impeach Trump.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)First of all, many Senate Republicans know her personally and do not hate her. Second, finding that Trump was cooperating with the Russians would not mean that he is kicked out and replaced by HRC. That is not the law.
What would happen is that if he were involved, he would be impeached and Pence would become President. In the event they find Pence also was involved, the likelihood is that they would follow the Agneau, then Nixon path. The President would then be someone who the Senate could confirm -- like Ford was.
There is nothing in the Constitution that would immediately have a new election OR that would say that with everything that happened, HRC should be made President.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)I could get used to this!
lostnfound
(16,191 posts)Which probably includes at least a smattering of moderate republicans.
CrispyQ
(36,527 posts)Someone needs to push for an independent investigation.
marybourg
(12,637 posts)to thank him, using those exact words, which I close every communication to him with.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Good news.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Collins, I get. McCain, I get. Graham is surprising, considering how much water he has been carrying for Trump of late.
Luciferous
(6,085 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Marthe48
(17,035 posts)Hope this is a rising tide