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  • War Powers: What Are They Good For? (deemed unconstitutional by every president. dozens of instances of use of force..only around 10% subject to a congressional war declaration)

    01/12/2024 6:53:30 AM PST · by daniel1212 · 10 replies
    Center for a New American Security ^ | Richard Fontaine, Loren DeJonge, Schulman, Stephen Tankel
    In March, in a joint resolution, Congress directed the president to terminate military hostilities against Iran unless authorized by Congress. ..President Donald Trump vetoed the measure, and Congress lacked the votes to override. During recent decades, such has often been the end result of legislative efforts to limit presidential war making... The 1973 War Powers Resolution took effect when Congress’s actual powers to declare war, appropriate funds, and organize the armed forces were at a low point.... Consecutive administrations have expanded the executive branch’s authority to use military force, and Congress has often become sidelined in the process. This reality...
  • Amazon Alexa Tells Man There Won’t Be a 2024 ELECTION: “WAR POWERS Will Be Invoked” – WATCH

    09/02/2023 12:16:05 PM PDT · by bitt · 45 replies
    dailyfetched.com ^ | 9/1/2023 | jason walsh
    A new disturbing video has emerged of Amazon Alexa purportedly telling a man that there will not be a 2024 election because the “War Powers Act of 1973” will be invoked. In a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, by Conservative influencer account Chuck Callesto, the man asks Alexa, “Alexa, who will win the next American election?” Alexa responds, “The 2024 American election will not take place, here will be no winner, the War Powers Resolution of 1973, or the War Powers Act, will be invoked by the act of war with Russia and China. Alexa continued, “Once...
  • Biden signals support to replace war power authority (Agrees his war powers should be removed)

    03/05/2021 10:31:51 AM PST · by Beave Meister · 26 replies
    The AP ^ | 3/5/2021 | AAMER MADHANI
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support to replace decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East, a little more than a week after he relied on the authorizations to carry out a retaliatory airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria. The Biden administration announced its position after a bipartisan bill was introduced earlier this week that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the wars in Iraq that presidents from both parties have relied on for legal justification to carry out strikes in the region. White House press secretary Jen Psaki...
  • U.S. senators offer bill to rein in Biden war powers after Syria strike

    03/03/2021 5:09:08 PM PST · by RandFan · 29 replies
    Reuters ^ | March 3 | By Patricia Zengerle
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to repeal decades-old authorizations for the use of military force used to justify years of attacks in the Middle East, an effort to shift back the authority to declare war to Congress from the White House. The measure, led by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Senator Todd Young, would repeal 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq, citing the “strong partnership” between Washington and the government in Baghdad. Under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the right to authorize war. But those...
  • Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate

    06/09/2020 7:48:16 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 14 replies
    whitehouse.gov ^ | June 9, 2020 | President Donald J Trump
    Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of United States Armed Forces equipped for combat.MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTSIn furtherance of counterterrorism efforts, the United States continues to work with partners around the globe, with a particular focus on the United States Central and Africa Commands’ areas of responsibility.  In this context, the United States has deployed forces to conduct counterterrorism operations and to advise, assist,...
  • Senate Fails to Override Trump’s Veto on Iran War Powers Bill.....

    05/07/2020 9:04:09 PM PDT · by caww · 20 replies
    theepochtimes ^ | 5/7/2020 | JACK PHILLIPS
    The Senate failed Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bill that would curb his ability to take military action against Iran. The Senate came up short of the two-thirds majority, and it voted 49-44, with seven GOP senators joining Democrats. Seven Republicans broke with Trump: Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Todd Young of Indiana, and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Democrats in February to pass the bill, but he did not vote Thursday. Trump on Wednesday night,...
  • Trump vetoes resolution seeking to prevent military action against Iran

    05/06/2020 2:30:22 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 14 replies
    TheHill.com ^ | 5/6/20 | Rebecca Kheel
    President Trump has vetoed a resolution aimed at constraining his ability to take military action against Iran. In a statement Wednesday, Trump said he vetoed the Iran war powers resolution that “purported to direct me to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran.” “This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part of a strategy to win an election on November 3 by dividing the Republican Party,” Trump added. “The few Republicans who voted for it played right into their hands.” “Congress should not have passed this resolution,” he concluded. Congress is not...
  • McConnell urges opposition to effort to constrain Trump's Iran war powers

    02/11/2020 10:25:33 AM PST · by karpov · 10 replies
    The Hill ^ | February 11, 2020 | Jordan Carney
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is urging senators to reject efforts to rein in President Trump's ability to take military action against Iran without congressional approval. The Senate is expected to vote this week on a resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) that would require Trump to end any military hostilities against Tehran within 30 days. "I will strongly oppose our colleague's effort and urge the Senate to defeat it," McConnell said from the Senate floor. McConnell argued that the Kaine resolution is "blunt and clumsy" and would "severely limit the U.S. military's operational flexibility to defend itself against...
  • Matt Gaetz says he was kept off impeachment defense team over war powers vote

    01/23/2020 10:49:45 AM PST · by conservative98 · 107 replies
    NY Post ^ | January 23, 2020 | 12:26pm | Emily Jacobs
    One of President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters on cable news and Capitol Hill was surprisingly excluded from his impeachment defense team — and he has suspicions as to why. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) was widely believed to have been a frontrunner to join a select group of House Republicans to defend the president through media outreach and providing consultation to his legal team, but he was snubbed. In an interview with Politico, Gaetz said he wasn’t entirely sure why he was kept off the team, but he has been told by someone in the White House that Eric Ueland, the...
  • Tim Kaine claims Senate majority support war powers resolution against Trump

    01/14/2020 2:44:55 PM PST · by kevcol · 24 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | January 14, 2020 | Anthony Leonardi
    "I've got 51 declared votes on version two," Kaine said on Tuesday while talking with reporters. Republicans who have voiced their support include Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Utah Sen. Mike Lee, both of whom have expressed frustration with the Trump administration for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
  • Gaetz votes for the War Powers Resolution????

    01/09/2020 3:50:40 PM PST · by grayboots · 80 replies
    Twitter ^ | 1/9/2020 | Matt Gaetz
    I represent more troops than any other member of this body. I buried one of them earlier today at Arlington. If our servicemembers have the courage to fight and die in these wars, Congress ought to have the courage to vote for or against them. I’m voting for this resolution.
  • Democrats Must Be Unaware Their 'War Powers Resolution' Is a Glorified Press Release

    01/08/2020 10:48:41 PM PST · by Signalman · 16 replies
    Townhall ^ | 1/8/2020 | Beth Bauman
    Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday announced the House of Representatives' plans to vote on a War Powers Resolution which would prevent President Donald Trump from taking further action against Iran. The vote is scheduled for Thursday. According to Pelosi, President Trump "endangered our servicemembers, diplomats and others by risking a serious escalation of tensions with Iran" when he ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian Qud Force General Qasem Soleimani. The Speaker said it's obvious Trump "does not have a coherent strategy to keep the American people safe, achieve de-escalation with Iran and ensure stability in the region" and said...
  • Sen. Rand Paul Thinks Trump Needs Permission From Congress In Iran, Says 'Killing Country's General Is An Act Of War'

    01/07/2020 12:58:12 AM PST · by RandFan · 52 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 1/7/20 | BY JEFFERY MARTIN
    Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Monday that he believes Congress must have a chance to vote on President Donald Trump's moves toward a war with Iran and has discussed a War Powers Resolution with co-sponsor, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. "I think killing a country's major general is an act of war," Paul said. "I don't think you can get away with saying it's 'imminent.' They've been complaining for years about Soleimani. I mean, most of the killings that are attributed to him are, I think, are from the Iraq War. You know, ten years ago or...
  • Flouting War Powers Act, Trump claims his tweets are sufficient notice to Congress that U.S. may strike Iran

    01/06/2020 4:44:38 AM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 42 replies
    Washington Compost ^ | Jan 5, 2020 | Felicia Sonmez
    President Trump claimed Sunday that his tweets are sufficient notice to Congress of any possible U.S. military strike on Iran, in an apparent dismissal of his obligations under the War Powers Act of 1973. Trump’s declaration, which comes two days after his administration launched a drone strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, was met with disbelief and ridicule from congressional Democrats, who called on the president to respect the role of the legislative branch in authorizing new military action abroad. “These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any...
  • Pelosi says House to vote on a resolution to limit Trump's military actions regarding Iran

    01/05/2020 9:52:02 PM PST · by mdittmar · 60 replies
    Reuters ^ | January 5, 2020 | Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue
    (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trump’s military actions regarding Iran.
  • Congress invokes powers to challenge Trump on war in Yemen

    04/04/2019 6:16:50 PM PDT · by KTM rider · 69 replies
    AP ^ | 4/4/2019 | SUSANNAH GEORGE
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting a plank of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, the House on Thursday invoked never-before-used powers to demand that his administration withdraw support from the Saudi-led war in Yemen . The Senate passed the same resolution in March with bipartisan support. Trump is expected to issue a veto of the measure , his second as president, and Congress does not have the votes to override him.
  • HAPPENING NOW: Senate Hearing on Restoring War Powers to Congress

    06/06/2018 2:42:11 PM PDT · by Bratch · 17 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | June 6, 2018 | Cassandra Fairbanks
    Senator Rand Paul held a hearing on Wednesday afternoon exploring the financial and constitutional implications of open-ended war under the existing Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and the potential ramifications if Congress adopts the revised authorization proposed by Senators Bob Corker and Tim Kaine. The hearing was entitled, “War Powers and the Effects of Unauthorized Military Engagements on Federal Spending” and featured testimonies from Judge Andrew Napolitano, Deputy Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office Christopher Anders, and Georgetown Professor Jonathan Turley. The line to get into the hearing was so long that wrapped around the corner of...
  • Judges ask if challenge to Trump's war powers is moot after waiting 6 months to rule

    05/10/2018 1:02:40 PM PDT · by deplorableindc · 9 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | May 10, 2018
    A federal appeals court is asking attorneys in a prominent war-powers case to file briefs on whether the passage of time has mooted a former Army captain’s lawsuit claiming the war against the Islamic State group is illegal. A three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case in October, but has waited more than six months to rule, allowing time for military operations in Syria and Iraq to wind down and for the litigant, former Army Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, to leave the military. In a Thursday order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit instructed Smith's attorneys...
  • Trump’s war powers to be limited under new Senate resolution

    04/16/2018 3:51:43 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 67 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | April 16, 2018 | Stephen Dinan
    U.S. troops could continue fighting the Taliban and al Qaeda and would be given explicit new permission to battle the Islamic State — but would not be authorized to attack the capabilities of any nation state, such as Syria — under updated rules of war proposed by a bipartisan group of senators Monday. Led by Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, the new Authorization for the Use of Military Force would replace 2001 and 2002 AUMFs that started the war on terror and paved the way for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The commander in chief —...
  • BERNIE SIDES WITH IRAN'S MULLAHS

    03/21/2018 9:30:43 AM PDT · by b4its2late · 19 replies
    Front Page Magazine ^ | 3/21/2018 | Kenneth R. Timmerman
    The Left's romance with the Islamic Republic ensues. The Senate debated on Tuesday a resolution introduced by Vermont Socialist Bernie Sanders that would require the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Yemen. The surprising support the resolution won from 44 U.S. Senators handed a big win to Iran, which is engaged in a hot war with Saudi Arabia on the Arabian Peninsula. And it was a huge slap in the face to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who was meeting with President Trump in the White House as the Senate debated the motion on the floor. It also showed the...