{"id":2087393,"date":"2023-11-01T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-break-with-tuberville-military-blockade-national-security-suicide-mission\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T01:59:36","slug":"senate-republicans-break-with-tuberville-military-blockade-national-security-suicide-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-break-with-tuberville-military-blockade-national-security-suicide-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans reject Tuberville military blockade: &#8216;Endangering national security&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-republicans-break-with-tuberville-military-blockade-national-security-suicide-mission%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2087393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen.\u200c Tommy Tuberville Blocks \u2062GOP Effort to Confirm\u200b Military Promotions<\/h2>\n<p>Tempers flared on the Senate\u200d floor as frustration mounted over Sen. Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s refusal\u200c to confirm military promotions. The Alabama \u2064Republican \u2064has been causing\u2062 delays\u200c in \u200cthe confirmation of 376 general and\u200b flag officers\u200c due to his objections to the \u200dPentagon&#8217;s abortion policy. Senate \u200dDemocrats have\u2062 made multiple\u200c attempts to\u2062 break the logjam, but Tuberville has consistently maintained his\u2062 hold.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200dmonths,\u200d Republicans \u2064stood by Tuberville, \u2064echoing \u200bhis belief that the department&#8217;s policy was unconstitutional. However, behind closed doors, \u2062his colleagues have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-unified-schools-to-reopen-with-online-option-in-fall\/\" title=\"L.A. Unified Schools To Reopen With Online Option In Fall\">grown increasingly frustrated<\/a> with his approach and its impact on military readiness.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a group of Republican senators, \u200bled by Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), made a bold move to\u2063 confirm each nominee \u200dby voice vote. Sens. Lindsey Graham \u200d(R-SC), Mitt Romney (R-UT), \u2062and Todd Young (R-IN) joined them, \u200bpassionately\u200c highlighting the exemplary service\u200c of \u200dthe nominees.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Just listen to\u2063 these bios,&#8221;\u2063 Sullivan exclaimed \u200cfrom the Senate floor. &#8220;This is the best \u2064of America, and these men and women\u200c have been serving and sacrificing honorably for\u2062 literally decades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Tuberville\u2062 stood firm, objecting to each\u2063 nominee&#8217;s confirmation one by one. Republicans have been\u2064 tirelessly trying to \u200dpersuade Tuberville to\u2062 release his \u2064holds, \u2064offering various \u200dsolutions, including a vote to reverse the Pentagon policy. Yet, Tuberville remains resolute, insisting that the department\u200d must change its \u200cpolicy\u200c first.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan and Ernst emphasized that the\u200b stand-alone votes were\u2063 part \u200bof regular order, subtly mocking Tuberville&#8217;s objection. Sullivan even humorously\u200c referred to their efforts\u2062 as a &#8220;joint op&#8221; to protect the military, warning that Tuberville&#8217;s blockade could have \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-break-with-tuberville-military-blockade-national-security-suicide-mission\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans reject Tuberville military blockade: 'Endangering national security'\">severe national security consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst pointed out Tuberville&#8217;s contradictory actions, highlighting\u2063 how he had signed cloture petitions for multiple nominees but opposed voice votes for them on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\u200d a good thing I still have that discharge \u2063petition,&#8221; she quipped after \u200bTuberville objected.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Tuberville did \u200dcall a vote on the \u200dJoint Chiefs chairman and the deputy chief for the Marines, the pressure to\u200c resolve \u200dthe confirmation issue remains. Democrats are now planning\u200b their own strategy to overcome Tuberville&#8217;s hold, proposing\u2064 a procedure \u200cthat would allow them to consider the nominees as a group.\u2064 Although Republicans have been hesitant to join\u2063 the\u200d push, Ernst\u200c and Sullivan have not\u200c ruled\u200c out supporting it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more \u2063from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d are the \u2062broader implications\u2064 of \u200done \u2063senator being \u200cable to effectively block the confirmation of hundreds of officers<\/h2>\n<p><span>  (R-AK),\u200b\u200c introduced \u200ba \u200bresolution to \u2062force a vote on\u200b the military promotions. The resolution would\u2062 have required a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">simple majority vote<\/a> to move \u2062forward with the confirmations, bypassing Tuberville&#8217;s objections. However, Tuberville quickly blocked\u200b the\u2064 resolution, using Senate \u2062rules to prevent any further action.<\/p>\n<p>This blocking tactic by Tuberville has drawn criticism from both Democrats \u200band Republicans. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen\u200c (D-NH) called it &#8220;unconscionable&#8221; that one senator could hold\u2064 up the advancement of so \u200cmany military officers. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz \u200d(R-TX)\u2062 said that while he understood Tuberville&#8217;s concerns, blocking promotions was not the right \u200bway\u200c to address \u200bthem.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation \u200cof military promotions\u200b is an essential part of maintaining a strong and effective military. These promotions \u200care\u200b based on merit, and\u200c each nominee has undergone a rigorous selection\u2062 process. To delay or block\u200c these promotions\u200b for political reasons undermines \u2063the integrity \u2062of the military\u200b and hampers its ability to\u2062 carry \u200bout\u2063 its \u2064mission.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville&#8217;s objection to \u2062the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion policy\u2063 is certainly a valid concern \u200cthat deserves attention and discussion. However, using \u2063military promotions as leverage to push for policy change \u200cis not an appropriate \u200ccourse of \u200daction. There are other channels and\u2063 avenues through \u2063which Tuberville can voice \u2064his objections and work\u200c towards\u2062 finding a solution.<\/p>\n<p>Military readiness should always be a top priority for lawmakers. Delaying or blocking promotions not only hinders the\u2063 advancement of\u200b deserving officers \u200bbut also creates an atmosphere \u2063of uncertainty and instability within \u200cthe ranks. Officers\u2063 who have earned their promotions should be able to assume their new roles and responsibilities without \u200cunnecessary delay.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b addition to the negative impact on the military, \u2063Tuberville&#8217;s actions also have broader implications for the functioning of the Senate. The ability \u200dfor one senator\u200c to \u2062effectively block the confirmation \u200dof hundreds\u2063 of officers raises\u200d questions about the balance of power within the legislative \u200cbranch. It \u2063undermines \u2062the principle of majority rule and creates\u2063 opportunities for individual \u2064senators to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/furious-house-democrat-launches-impassioned-defense-of-patriot-george-soros-during-hearing\/\" title=\"Angry Dem fiercely defends 'patriot' Soros in hearing.\">exert outsized influence<\/a> over important \u200bdecisions.<\/p>\n<p>As elected representatives, members of \u200cthe Senate \u200dhave \u200ca responsibility\u2063 to act in\u2063 the best interests of \u200dthe country. This \u2064includes upholding\u2063 the integrity of the military and ensuring\u200c its readiness. It also means\u200d finding ways to address legitimate concerns and disagreements without\u200b resorting \u2063to tactics \u2063that \u200dundermine the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>It is time for \u2062Sen. Tommy Tuberville \u2062to reconsider his approach\u200c and allow the military promotions to move \u200cforward. There are other ways to address his concerns and advocate for policy change without impeding the advancement of deserving officers. The Senate\u200c must prioritize the well-being of \u2064the military and the functioning of our democratic institutions\u2063 over individual political agendas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) caused frustration by blocking GOP&#8217;s attempt to confirm military promotions. He has delayed the confirmation of 376 officers due to the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion policy. 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