Opposition Mounts, Rep. Mace About to Break with Trump on War Powers Resolution

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace fears boots on the ground. Armed Services Briefing Mace to Vote With Democrats Axios reports Nancy Mace Eyes Break with Trump on Key Iran Vote Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will “most likely” vote for House Democrats’ resolution to constrain President Trump from waging war with Iran the next time it comes up for a vote. Key Points - Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic of the Iran war this week, declaring Wednesday that she will vote against funding further operations in the region. - But she went a step further on Thursday, telling Axios in a text message: “War with Iran needs to end. President Trump has won the war, time to exit.” - “I’m not voting to send South Carolina’s sons and daughters into battle to die for the price of oil,” she said. - A war powers resolution forced to the floor earlier this month was rejected in a 212-219 vote, with four House Democrats breaking away from their leadership and voting against the measure. - But most if not all of those Democrats are poised to flip the next time their party leadership forces a war powers vote. - There is little indication that Reps. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the two Republicans who voted for the war powers resolution last time, will flip and side with GOP leadership. The Math Flip four Democrats and assume Reps. Massie and Davidson will hold. That would make the vote 216-214. Add Mace and it’s 217-213. There are 435 House Seats. Due to vacancies there 431 active. A current majority would be 216. House Dems Shore Up Support Axios reports House Dems Shore Up Support for New Iran War Powers Vote House Democrats have clamped down on internal divisions ahead of an expected vote to constrain President Trump’s ability to wage war with Iran, Axios has learned from lawmakers familiar with the matter. With a 217 to 214 majority, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can only afford one GOP defection on an otherwise party-line vote. That doesn’t even factor in House Republican leadership’s attendance concerns, including that members who lost their primaries or bids for higher office will stop showing up to vote. The House will be on recess for the next two weeks, meaning the earliest a vote will happen is after the House returns on April 14. If three Republicans break, assuming Democrats are solid, you are at 217 with at most 216 needed. Any disgusted Republican who do not show up would lower the count. As it stands, it’s close but likely Trump loses the House vote. Senate Math A War Powers Resolution (WPR) does not require 60 votes to advance or pass in the Senate because it is granted expedited status under the procedural rules of the 1973 War Powers Act. Rand Paul has already voted against Trump, but three more votes would be needed. It’s possible. Is the Point Moot? There are two answers: sort of, and perhaps yes in a major way. The “sort of” answer is Trump would veto the legislation if it got to him. And it just might. Regardless, a symbolic loss in the House would be important. Mace just broke hard against troops on the ground. The major way? The house is on recess for two weeks. Trump may already have boots on the ground before the House is back in session. That’s a start. If there are deaths disapprovals will soar. In Search of an Off-Ramp Trump is stuck, desperate for an off-ramp. However, Trump’s own demands make his off-ramp something like jumping off a cliff. He literally has no good solution. Iran’s overriding goal at the moment is “inflict as much pain on Trump as possible”. And Iran will! Related Posts March 26, 2026: Trump Wants a Speedy End to the War He Started. OK, So What? When you start a war, the other side has a say when it ends. March 26, 2026: Trump “Not Sure He’s Willing to Make a Deal with Iran” “They are begging to make a deal, not me. They’re begging to make a deal.” March 26, 2026: Trump Pauses Destruction of Iran’s Energy Plant for 10 Days I am pleased to offer this 10-day taco countdown calendar. Will it end with war crimes? Some Key Points: 1. Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic of the Iran war this week. > What was promised and by whom? 2. Mace went a step further on Thursday: “War with Iran needs to end” > I guess she thinks it’s only up to one party? 3. “I’m not voting to send South Carolina’s sons and daughters into battle to die for the price of oil,” > I will let them get nuked instead! “I will let them get nuked instead!” This keeps getting repeated over and over again here and it makes no sense. If Iran has nuclear material they can already nuke whoever they want with a dirty bomb which would be just as bad as an exploding nuke. Once radioactive material is spread on the soil, air and water it’s lights out death and destruction, that’s true whether it’s a kaboom bomb or Chernobyl (just ask the Russians). Iran blowing up desalination plants and oil infrastructure will cause far more damage than a nuke would anyway. Iran can crash the global economy with a few drones. Think about that long and hard, I know that’s asking a lot from you since your head is so deep up Trump’s rear end but next time you get out for a breather, try to think. Think for a moment of how f_cking stupid #3 is. Before this fiasco, the price of oil was fine….this “military action” has nothing to do with oil. I don’t recall the last time that this White House abided by the letter and spirit of any law or court decision by doubling down on questionable legal loop holes. So don’t hold your breath about this war stopping regardless of what any vote would be. 45,800 breached….2nd time…3 strikes and you’re out 10 year at 4.45 and 20 year over 5 percent now! Oh and Brent *May at $110. Isn’t this all moving in the wrong direction if Trump has everything under control? Lol. Brent really wants that $120…hasn’t got it yet 03/19/26 $119.13 (i/d hi) 03/09/26 $119.50 (i/d hi) $120 gets breached could be a moonshot to $150 TRUMP REVEALS IRAN’S ‘VERY BIG PRESENT’: Regime Allows 10 Oil Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz in Major Concession Amid Negotiations “very big present”….WTF?!!?!? is wrong with this retarded baby president? Great article on the immorality of this war by Judge Napolitano https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2026/03/26/war-and-morality/ Everything the Bullshitter in Chief says is fake news. This piece of shit administration renders the Dubya/Cheney administration relatively honest and competent. (Still not “good” though.) We have the clock, they have the time. Persia (Iran) is a 2,500 year old nation with a far different culture. We shall see if our AI dream military can game this somehow into a victory, with the US and Israel owning the oil assets and infrastructure as they apparently want. But as a betting man? The odds are against Trump and BiBi. The “Plunge Protection Team” is gonna have their hands full today! Trump better tell Scotty B to buy that S&P and “Beam Us Up” Israel doesn’t need any oil assets- they have proven natgas reserves for a hundred years. As for the US, freeing the Iranian people from bondage and removing the primary funder of terrorism throughout the world is a worthy goal. Maybe someday we’ll no longer need TSA at the airports. When a free Iran sells its oil to the world, that money will rebuild Iran and the country will flourish, not sponsor terrorist Islamopaths. Let’s pray Trump has the resolve to complete the task. As for the representatives who don’t support this fight, wake up. A free Iran makes the whole world safer, makes energy cheaper, and puts Islamic terrorism out of business. Another random name shows up to defend Trumpstien, Never to be seen again… Agreed, but such actions should occur only with Congress’s consensus. We choose our senators and House representatives to act as our collective voice. As citizens, we have a stake in significant decisions—whether it’s conducting a single air strike on other countries, capturing (Maduro) or killing their leaders (Iran), an excursion, or declaring war with boots on the ground (all these mean the same thing, essentially involving attacking another nation). These decisions require approval from Congress, which shares coequal POWER with the executive branch under the Constitution. Otherwise, declare the constitution null & void, or have a majority vote to change it. meanwhile I am being asked by Iranians if my President is mentally aware of what is going on. I dont have an answer for them. maybe the monkey with the handgun will kill all the right people and Iran will be free. but there isnt much hope. ‘People are extremely angry’: Defiance grows in strike-hit city of IsfahanAnger is boiling across Iran as US and Israeli air strikes intensify with residents in cities such as Isfahan taking to the streets despite ongoing bombardment. “People are extremely angry … angry at the … US betrayal … angry at the war crimes committed by the United States and the Zionist regime in Iran including the killing of civilians… and the attacks in hospitals,” said Professor Mohsen Farkhani of the University of Isfahan. The mood is not limited to one city but reflects a nationwide shift in sentiment after weeks of attacks, he said. “After 27 days … people under any weather conditions and even during the bombardments … are out in the streets every evening until the midnight supporting the Islamic Republic.” Farkhani told Al Jazeera many now see the conflict as existential, rejecting expectations that Iran could be destabilised from within. “They thought that Iran is Venezuela or Syria … and they can easily topple its governing system … But that was totally wrong.” Instead, he pointed to growing calls for long-term resistance. “We believe that they [US and Israel] are a … ‘paper tiger’ … and what is happening on the ground is … that we will continue the war until we make deterrence.” https://aje.news/dqwzxy?update=4439134 “fog of war”–is a ground war imminent? https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/is-a-ground-war-with-iran-imminent “We got two Marine expeditionary units sailing to this island [Kharg],” Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News Sunday. “We did Iwo Jima. We can do this.” Sounds scary, right? Here’s the reality. On March 13, headlines blared that the “three-ship” USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, carrying the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, was ordered from Japan to the Middle East. Over the next week, news outlets across the globe literally tracked the supposed 2,200 Marines making their way moving west through the Strait of Malacca into the Indian Ocean. In actuality, one of the three ships, the USS San Diego, never left Japan and is still there. And the other two ships, carrying just 1,500 fighters, are sitting at Diego Garcia, roughly 4,260 kilometers from Iran’s coastline. And that second Marine Expeditionary Unit? Contrary to some reporting that said that the USS Boxer Group left Hawaii on March 19, it departed San Diego. It will have to cover approximately 22,200 kilometers to reach the region and wouldn’t be able to arrive until mid-April at the earliest. Navy sources in San Diego say it is still unclear to the unit itself whether it is headed for the Gulf or just moving to the Pacific to cover the departing Tripoli group. Not exactly imminent! Tripoli is also at anchor in Diego Garcia Lindsey is the one who wants to get the marines killed , and like I said the armada is in a hole like fish in a barrel if they make it to the battle field Hormuz, Iran won’t surrender the U.S has to surrender and we will pay for reparations if by any chance trump gives the order of attack that will be his last bankruptcy…. “We did Iwo Jima. We can do this.” The US put 70,000 marines on Iwo Jima to face 22,000 Japanese. Trump is sending 5,000 to face a million Iranians. Trump’s intellect mirrors that of his supporters. Simplicius wrote the same last night (quoting Klippenstein) https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/nyt-admits-iran-rendered-virtually He seems to think that means no imminent boots on the ground. I’m not so sure. The economic consequences of the Iran warThe U.S. is likely to get off easy, while others will bear the brunt. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-economic-consequences-of-the oil and gas are not the only items affected by the closure – the are other key inputs that are restricted or missing that make up parts of the economy and the restriction of the badly affected Asian countries will be felt by US purchasers of Asian products if it ended today with no further damage, 6 months is the minimum time back to “normal” The Republicans are running scared, especially if they represent states with you ger voters. Was just reading about the CPAC meeting, the oldies are generally pro the war but younger attendees are pissed that Trump is doing the opposite of what he said. Problem is that if young people get cynical even earlier than usual, the USA is never going to get this Plutocracy under control The conundurum here is that the party behaving immorally (the US/Israel) have stronger armies and are in a position to act immorally with impunity. What to do? Swallow hard and vote for democrats in the next election. It is the only thing you can do to punish the war mongers. The only thing you can do is dig in and be prepared for an extended fight. Also important to gather additional international support, which collectively can stand up to the US. It’s Friday. He’ll have boots on the ground by Monday. He likes the weekends because the stock market has days to get manipulated And he can get ahead of main stream media. I doubt they will actually send ground troops anytime soon, if ever. I think the commanders know how costly a ground invasion will be. One commander may become a hero and end trump, remember how the Germans tried to end Hitler. Since when has logic entered into Trump’s decision-making process? Several months back, I attended a Nancy Mace townhall meeting. Freakish-looking trannies ringed the restaurant where the event was being held, trying to disrupt the meeting with loudspeakers. During the Q&A session, Ms. Mace politely answered a question from a wokester group, and the leader kept harranguing her, not accepting her answer. It was quite refreshing to see audiences members tell these folks to STFU, she answered your question, sit down. Unfortunately, Lindsey Graham Cracker will likely be re-elected. Still, South Carolina is a very tolerable pace to live, and is receiving a large influx of transplants. South Carolina is one of the strongest histories of racism in this country. I am skeptical that they can tolerate much. No one alive in South Carolina ever owned slaves. Interestingly, you don’t have to actually own a slave to be a racist. What a stupid thing to say. Why did you even get out of bed today? Muh… slaverisms Apparently they can tolerate a closeted gay midget warmonger senator. And Tim Scott. South Carolina is a mildewed hole full of roaches. You can’t even tolerate trans people go fuck yourself This war has to be stopped quickly, like in days. I repeat the opinion of BOA research here. The longer it goes on, the more lasting damage is done to the global economy – that may take years to fix. Inflation and bad Treasury sales are building up. Congress could intervene and give Trump an exit/excuse. There’s no way it will end in the next two weeks because we’re still within his 4 to 6 week umbrella. There is no way that Trump can end this war before a global recession and now I’m depressed Trump said 4-5 weeks on March 1, and in the last week it shifted to 4-6 weeks, perhaps to allow time for “negotiations”. I have a feeling this is going to become a sliding time window, always 3-4 weeks away from victory, punctuated by Baghdad Bob war updates. Our air defenses are doing fabulous. We have air superiority. The Iranians are fearful and don’t even have viable negotiators left. We could have ended the war a month ago, if there was anyone left to negotiate with. Blah blah blah. The trouble is that ending the war doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump is in trouble, expect some really nutty behavior Exactly. Trump can’t win the war by just ceasing fire. Israel and Iran will continue to exchange fire and the Strait will remain closed to any country with US military bases. Haaretz: Netanyahu believed in the myth of American power, a myth that no longer exists https://x.com/SprinterPress/status/2037104378037895178 I doubt he is that dumb. Netanyahu is not Zelensky, who I think probably believed in all the myths. But he’s a self-centered megalomaniac, willing to sacrifice U.S. military and even Israel itself for his own glory. For Netanyahu over the last 40 years, the US has been nothing more than a tool to be used for Israel’s interest. This is evident from the fact that they routinely spy on the US and steal military and nuclear secrets. And of course from AIPAC, which buys US politicians, resulting in billions of dollars sent to Israel and protects Israel’s interests in the UN Security Council. Not to mention the US troops fighting for Israel’s interests in the Middle East over many years. For those that want to see some MAGA Hogs in the wild, 15 min video below, FF to 7:00 min mark and have your barf bags ready To his credit, Bannon was staunchly anti-war and anti-invasion until just the past week or so…obvious (at least to me) that someone tapped him on the shoulder And the crowd, to it’s credit, is less then enthused about the continued mess with Iran Eric Bolling’s unhinged drunken rant at the tail-end is one for the ages https://rumble.com/v77o1qo-bannon-and-bolling-end-the-wars-or-end-the-threat-iran-debate-divides-cpac-.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a Futures GREEN all night…on verge of going RED Put your signature on that Chrump ™ Even with his “Hail Mary” TACO! DOW futures are down -180 at 8:30 after being up over 200 overnight. VIX challenging 30 on its way to a possible 80 in the next three months with this nutcase at the helm. Headline from the future after a Mossad false flag in the US: “Trump considering nukes against Iran” Bookmark it I think he might welcome a close vote to end the war. It is the off ramp he is looking for. Blame the democrats for whatever happens going forward. Probably Drumpf and the entire regime will welcome an off ramp. But that means withdrawing from the region. Not just “we stop shooting but stay here”, because they will rearm and attack again later. It is what they do. I believe they are allowed to defend themselves. I know, it’s a really annoying habit There is no off-ramp until the Strait reopens. If not for Hormuz, Trump would’ve already pulled out and gaslit everyone by claiming victory and “mission accomplished”. Now he’s stuck until he can find a way to drop oil prices. slight off topic! == Russian Baltic Oil Port Of Primorsk Resumes Loading After Ukraine Attack === from zh remember JUST 2 DAYS AGO from Reuters, Ukraine halted 40% of oil russian export from western ports! well, reality is QUITE diff. as usual port resumes loading ! ===== jesus. uki bots are so gullible. reason : lack of proper education and overall knowledge of how things are ! only mor11on(=uki bot) would think single hit(s) 10+ kg of explosives would harm in any meaningful way large industr. site built esp TO DEAL W/ EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS like GAS AND OIL! alx Wouldn’t this be a pleasant turn of events? But as far as Mace’s career as a Republican goes? She is gonna get primaried by Trump’s henchmen, and with that as an asset? Win! 😉 Decency and courage in office? Bravo! This war is about the end of the petrodollar. The reasons keep shifting which tells you something far more sinister is upon us. Ignore the OPTICS. Organize yourselves. Meet your neighbours. Fight the uniparty. Fight the oligarchs that control it. Now Israel or America might create a strong False Flag to get the publics emotions to swing more Americans into supporting boots on the ground. For example Israel could shoot down a large passenger plane and make it look like Iran was the culprit. Military Planners could create a false way to get more Americans hooked into support for War. Create a false flag big enough and there will be no mid-term elections. After 9/11 I became fully aware of how easily my fellow Americans get frightened and embrace authoritarianism who offers an illusion of safety. I am sure that lesson was not forgotten. 70 million WWF fans voted for the Trump illusion in our recent past… I guess Fox News already has the script of the next chapter of the peacewar process in the can. Stay tuned to the bloated orange TACO show!That’s not original, already been done in the Ukraine… I fully expect a false flag operation blaming Iran for killing Americans within the next 6 months I don’t believe her. When Trump demands the bent knee, they will fall in line. Backing a war that would likely draft her constituents to go fight in Iran is a losing proposition, and Trump’s approval among Americans is dropping like a rock. She is one of many who are starting to see the wisdom in being in the vanguard of Republicans who stand against Trump. Good for her. If more republicans come out against this war it’ll also make it hard for Schumer to give Trump half a loaf. Remember, Schumer works for Israel first, not America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRq_ss9bz4 in minor, other news State Department plans to funnel $1.25bil to Trump’s “Board of Peace” from reserves in emergency aid funds And straight into Trump family pockets. They already spent the first 10 billion? On what? meanwhile: War will push U.S. inflation above 4% this year, OECD says in reality it is 10% oil went up already 30%, and that is domestic produced imagine overall import. esp Chinese, esp if-when energy shock is on later this year Pentagon Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops to the Middle East Ok to do what? And what about the troops that are already there; what are they doing there ?? Maybe to do this? How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Would Actually WorkExperts say that an American ground operation targeting nuclear sites in Iran would be incredibly complicated, put troops’ lives at great risk—and might still fail. https://www.wired.com/story/us-iran-war-nuclear-extraction-ground-operation/ It takes many support personnel for each front line trooper. In Iraq it was about 1:8 in Vietnam 1:12. Is Trump going to subcontract TSA to Epstein? Increased body cavity searches make us safer . AI says: “Iran is a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), having ratified it in 1970. As a non-nuclear-weapon state under the treaty, Iran is prohibited from acquiring nuclear weapons and must accept international safeguards on its nuclear activities.” Israel is NOT a signatory. If you ask Grok why not, Grok will defend Israel’s position with pages of excuses. cant blame Israel . why would you? israel was under constant attacks from 1949.. at least it never attacked any other country around, even during wars Syria, Egypt, etc Israel attacked Palestine first politically, then militarily. It attacked and expelled Palestinians in ’47, attacked Egypt in ’56, Syria continuously in the ’50s, Egypt/Syria again in ’67. I’m sure I forgot others. Israel is not the victim. Israel wouldn’t have its undue influence if not for American shekelwhores in congress. Perhaps you should go back to the Balfour Declaration in 1913 to get a more broad perspective on who invaded whom… I would never bet against taco as he always finds a way to get what he wants regardless of what it takes. I guess he learned “some skills” as a reality tv person. TACO is not stupid. His casino bankrupted six times and he escaped unscathed. He even made some profit although his share holders and staffs lost. He is not clever either. Iran knows that time is working against Trump. Now they are saying that there will be no talks or negotiations until the bombings and assassinations come to a full stop. https://aje.news/dqwzxy?update=4438125 Iran knows Trump has ADD and is quickly bored. Trump cannot stay focused on the Iran War and will move on to something else. There’s always the Bay of Pigs again. one can almost expect that