FL-7: State Rep. calls out Murphy for voting against War Powers Resolution

[Tekken_Guy]

Stephanie Murphy was one of only 8 Democrats to vote against the War Powers Resolution today. Now, a State Rep. in her district is calling her out for it.

https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1215429307197198336

Is she teasing a possible primary challenge?

[Libertas Vel Mors]

Stephanie Murphy was one of only 8 Democrats to vote against the War Powers Resolution today. Now, a State Rep. in her district is calling her out for it.

https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1215429307197198336

Is she teasing a possible primary challenge?

Yes, and if I was a Democrat I'd probably support it. As a Republican I'm aghast at seeing one of my favorite Ds being primaried, though Murphy will still win.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Murphy is the only Democrat from a district that voted for Hillary Clinton who voted against this resolution.  There's no excuse for this, especially when Matt freaking Gaetz voting for it would have provided more than enough cover for probably all of them.

[Libertas Vel Mors]

Murphy is the only Democrat from a district that voted for Hillary Clinton who voted against this resolution.  There's no excuse for this, especially when Matt freaking Gaetz voting for it would have provided more than enough cover for probably all of them.

Maybe a good "excuse" would be genuinely opposing it?

[coloradocowboi]

She needs a primary. It's categorically insane that not only are we debating what should be a legally settled matter. He needs a congressional authorization which is actually what the resolution restates, as if needed to, given that the real War Powers Resolution has already made that very clear. Our fear  of fake terrorism should not supersede the fact that the rule of law is what runs the USA, otherwise we might as well be Iran--which is what Republicans want tbh but I'll save that digression for a better moment.

But since we live in this malfunctioning version of the simulation, I think it would reasonable to expect (if anything at all) that we should not give Trump unfettered power to go to war. He is emotionally unstable, ignorant about the basic of geopolitics, a coward who refused to fight in war himself, and probably a sociopath. And given that this is a sane people district, unlike certain places in Oklahoma, I am sure most in the 7th would agree. Somebody needs to primary Murphy already.

[😥]

Stephanie Murphy is one of the best U.S. Representatives and I would support her over any primary challenger

[smoltchanov]

Stephanie Murphy is one of the best U.S. Representatives and I would support her over any primary challenger

Me too. It's a sort of irony, that "real" Americans call for primary and we are against it...

[Donerail]

Murphy is the only Democrat from a district that voted for Hillary Clinton who voted against this resolution.  There's no excuse for this, especially when Matt freaking Gaetz voting for it would have provided more than enough cover for probably all of them.

Maybe a good "excuse" would be genuinely opposing it?

Then she shouldn't have her seat.

Eskamani ran an impressive and extremely well-funded campaign to win her current seat and would be an incredible Congresswoman. She's previously denied any interest in running and said she's focused on the State House, but she has reserved annaforcongress.com, just in case

[Non Swing Voter]

Murphy is the only Democrat from a district that voted for Hillary Clinton who voted against this resolution.  There's no excuse for this, especially when Matt freaking Gaetz voting for it would have provided more than enough cover for probably all of them.

Don't we want leaders to exercise independent judgment every now and then?  It doesn't seem like she did it for any illegitimate purpose and it didn't impact the outcome.  She also seemed to recognize the decision would garner pushback and explained her vote.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Murphy is the only Democrat from a district that voted for Hillary Clinton who voted against this resolution.  There's no excuse for this, especially when Matt freaking Gaetz voting for it would have provided more than enough cover for probably all of them.

Don't we want leaders to exercise independent judgment every now and then?  It doesn't seem like she did it for any illegitimate purpose and it didn't impact the outcome.  She also seemed to recognize the decision would garner pushback and explained her vote.

Sure.  But that still doesn't absolve poor independent judgment.

[UncleSam]

why Does this matter the measure was going to pass the house either way then fail in the senate.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

why Does this matter the measure was going to pass the house either way then fail in the senate.

It's not DOA in the Senate.  Mike Lee and Rand Paul will probably vote for it.  And, even after Congress passed Sanders' War Resolution on Yemen last year and Trump vetoed it, US involvement was scaled back anyway because Congress signaled its opposition.  So even if a resolution fails, it still affects how the US conducts itself overseas.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

I like Murphy, but there was really no reason for her to vote against this.