Leveraging some of the name recognition he managed to amass as a shoe-in to be the next vice president of the United States, Sen. Tim Kaine is asking his Twitter followers to click over to his campaign website and sign his petition.
Seeing as his running mate isn’t going to be working in the Oval Office but hiking the woods outside Chappaqua indefinitely, Kaine has decided he’s concerned that proper checks be put on any president, including Donald Trump.
Sign your name if you think no president, including Trump, should be able to go to war without a vote in Congress https://t.co/rcrvmL53O4
— Tim Kaine (@timkaine) November 29, 2016
That sounds like a great idea … why hasn’t the United States had something like that in place before?
obama did, he did everything by executive order. @thebestcloser
— Nunya Business (@naenae61_grp) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/brucefromva/status/803672929213018113
https://twitter.com/EmilitoAtanez/status/803669522439778304
problem is u must advocate against executive overreach while your party is in power, 2 years ago this was a brave tweet not now
— The East Shores (@TheEastShore) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/lexrexinstitute/status/803670219952635904
in other words, have president follow the law. That's a novel idea lately isn't it?
— Troy Podoll (@tpodoll1) November 30, 2016
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But a "Kinetic Military Action" like Obama did…
That would still be totally acceptable without Congress, right?
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No?— Bert Difig (@BertDifig1) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/Gubna_Morris/status/803689484004904961
Tim, was this your position before or after you and HRC lost the election?
— Raylan Givens (@RazorbackFan19) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/faduda/status/803675950466666496
Senator? Can you link to the same tweet you sent out prior to our 2011 intervention in Libya? You know, to show your consistency?
— Jim (@Ifitsthisname) November 29, 2016
Libya?????what was your vote again?
— Jack Griffin (@flamingtoad) November 29, 2016
When did Obama have Congress vote on Libya? https://t.co/qnqDdXHnbv
— jon gabriel (@exjon) November 29, 2016
can you show where you pushed this same rhetoric in the Obama years? Especially since he actually DID this?
— Jim (@WFSecurityNerd) November 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/geneburrus/status/803709243282989057
https://twitter.com/TheGregoryVance/status/803670344875712512
Hi Mr.Kaine, can you tell me exactly when our congress voted to go to war in Yemen?
Thank you— peppercats (@_peppercats) November 29, 2016
To which of Obama's seven (7) countries where his administration has taken military action did you similarly object.
— Razor (@hale_razor) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/2Pats2/status/803714496107663360
https://twitter.com/myicelady/status/803746952525611008
My God, man. Just shut up! You held Obama to ZERO accountability. What a hack you are!
— Rev. Dr. Steve (@SteveCrawford5) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/BenFaught/status/803718712272494592
Maybe he picked up the whole talking habit while he was sharing a ride on Hillary’s campaign bus.
https://twitter.com/scrappy_neu/status/803709364867579908
https://twitter.com/vernunftAS/status/803668971480383488
Just sign it to cheer the guy up … it’s just a petition, not the law.
https://twitter.com/dmcvay18/status/803671736688504832
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