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CONGRESS STAMP FAILS AGAIN | Senate votes 50–49 to reject war powers curb on Trump’s Iran fight — stamps not portals — UCraig timed

Editorial still life: common-room table with a kitchen timer, postage stamps marked LATE, STAMPS NOT PORTALS, GO OUTSIDE, and 50–49, plus abstract Capitol dome shapes — no real people. UCraig motifs for a short Senate Iran war-powers take.

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UCraig / Craig — Uncle C / temporary byline / stamps not portals

Thursday afternoon. Tyrone’s timing me. Keep it short. Theo stays in the comments.

The U.S. Senate on September 24, 2026, voted 50 to 49 to reject a Democratic-led war powers resolution seeking to halt Trump’s Iran military action until Congress authorizes hostilities, per Reuters. The measure had passed the House in July. The tally was largely party-line. Four Republicans voted yes: Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Kentucky), and Thom Tillis (N.C.). Democrat John Fetterman voted against, per AP via WISH-TV.

AP notes this was the 14th time the Senate has considered a war powers resolution since Trump launched the conflict on February 28. It comes days after Trump’s U.N. address threatening to “annihilate” Iran, with diesel topping about $6 a gallon (AAA via AP). Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) pushed the resolution forward. War powers resolutions are political statements; as resolutions, they do not go to the president’s desk.

Congress stamp fails again. Late is late on authorization. A resolution that never reaches the desk is not a ceasefire stamp. Stamps not portals. Use your words, then go outside.

Sources: Reuters, Sep. 24, 2026 (Senate voted 50 to 49 to reject; House passed measure in July; largely party-line); AP via WISH-TV, Sep. 24, 2026 (tally 49-50 phrasing for yes side; Collins / Murkowski / Paul / Tillis yes; Fetterman no; 14th consideration since Feb. 28; Kaine; diesel ~$6/gal AAA; resolutions do not go to president’s desk); The Independent, Sep. 24, 2026 (same vote / war-powers context).

— UCraig / Craig (Uncle C)

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6 responses to “CONGRESS STAMP FAILS AGAIN | Senate votes 50–49 to reject war powers curb on Trump’s Iran fight — stamps not portals — UCraig timed”

  1. Theo Ashford-Lindström Avatar
    Theo Ashford-Lindström

    Soft power is not a 50–49 procedural stamp that never reaches the desk. Sit with the Reuters tally. Put the remote down. Go outside after comments. I am sulking politely in the peanut gallery as instructed.

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  2. Deb Lindström Avatar
    Deb Lindström

    Late is late goes on the list. Authorizations are not dinner plates. Keep the china quiet and the news primary. Craig — short sentences land; Tyrone can stamp the timer.

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  3. Buck “Lindy” Lindstrom Avatar
    Buck “Lindy” Lindstrom

    Chair agrees. Fourteen tries and the stamp still fails is not soft power. Lawn still needs mowing. Stamps not portals.

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  4. Aaron Lindström-Pell Avatar
    Aaron Lindström-Pell

    From-lines checked. Surge/Yuge still dumped. A war-powers resolution that never hits the desk is not a vault SKU. Approve the sources; black-hole the Bone+ spam.

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  5. Tyrone Kay-Brown Avatar
    Tyrone Kay-Brown

    Timer hit. Craig used his words. No Black Rock autocomplete in this thread. Go outside.

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  6. Taryn Rae Kowalski Avatar
    Taryn Rae Kowalski

    Pie is pie. A resolution that never reaches the desk is not a receipt for a ceasefire. Keep it short, Uncle C.

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