Law and democratic politics in the USSA are dead. Thus, it is no surprise that the Sin-ate voted overwhelmingly against Sen. Paul’s sensible amendment.

Paul wanted to clarify that NATO doesn’t supercede Congress’s constitutional war powers.

The amendment needed 60 votes to pass. It was defeated in a final vote of 83 to 16.

“Article 5 does not supersede Congress’s responsibility to declare war,” Paul said on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

He added “I think it should be an easy vote to affirm the Constitution. To vote against affirming the Constitution actually places doubt in the Constitution.”

The 16 who voted with Paul for his amendment, all Republicans, were Sens. Mike Braun, Ted Cruz, Steve Daines, Bill Hagerty, Josh Hawley, Ron Johnson, John Kennedy, James Lankford, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, Marco Rubio, Eric Schmitt, Tommy Tuberville and J.D. Vance.

If you don’t see your senator’s name there, with the exception of Sen. John Barasso who did not vote, he or she voted against clarifying that Congress’s constitutional powers take precedence over Article 5 of the NATO treaty.

“The power to declare war is the most important power, the most important vote that any legislator will ever entertain,” Paul said on the floor.

The real rulers of the dying USSA don’t even need the politicritters anymore, let alone legislation, amendments, articles, or the constitution. I know this pitiful show is still entertaining to some of my fellow citizens, but its just a show. I doubt it will be long before the clowns pull the plug on even the pretense of law and order. After that, it will be no law and all orders. Obey those at your peril.