Trump Reportedly Greenlights Plan for US Attack on Iran Without Congressional Approval | Common Dreams
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"Right now, the most effective thing you can do is flood Congress with calls to show that the American people don't want to go to war with Iran," said the advocacy group Demand Progress.

“Right now, the most effective thing you can do is flood Congress with calls to show that the American people don’t want to go to war with Iran,” said the advocacy group Demand Progress.

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  • @NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
    45•1 day ago

    Isn’t this an impeachable offense? Like, declaring war and mobilizing troops is not something you can unilaterally do as president. That’s Congress’s job. Well, I guess we’ll see what happens. Congress has so far let Trump do whatever he wants, and so has the supreme court. So, 🤷‍♀️

    • @boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      30•1 day ago

      I’m not defending TACOman here, but bombing the middle east is like a normal afternoon for basically any US president since at least Bush the First

      Edit. Shit. I agree with you. And it looks like I’m arguing probably. I hate that I am so cynical, but then I just… I mean… look at everything that keeps happening, you know?

    • @nthavoc@lemmy.todayEnglish
      10•1 day ago

      This is the part where past decisions come to bite us all in the ass. There is an “exception” congress gave to the president which allows them to do some military operations bullshit IF there is imminent threat AND they give congress a written notice to both the speaker of the house and the president of the senate. They have 60 days, or whatever arbitrary time line they decide upon, to finish up what they are doing unless congress says they can stay longer. Wartime Powers Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/440 At least it reads something like that. Congress just can’t be bothered to do their job really. We all know Orange Chicken Little is a pro at making up “imminent threats”.

      • @Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
        7•22 hours ago

        Also the 2001 Authorization of The Use of Military Force, which has no expiry date, and allows unrestricted military action against anyone the administration believes played a role in the 9/11 attacks. As far as I’m aware all Trump has to do is claim Iran produced or sheltered terrorists at some point (even if it was in the past) and he’s more or less legally in the clear. There’s already precedent.

        Under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the 2001 AUMF was used to justify the deployment of US forces to Afghanistan, the Philippines, Georgia, Yemen, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, and Somalia.

        https://www.businessinsider.com/a-bill-to-repeal-the-aumf-just-passed-2017-6

        Again, past decisions.

    • @scbasteve7@lemm.ee
      7•1 day ago

      Yeah, the guy who was impeached two times with nothing to come out of it, is scared to get impeached a third time.

    • @evidences@lemmy.world
      7•1 day ago

      I don’t know the specifics but the president can move troops without congressional approval as long as they’re there less than 90 days or something but that can be extended.

      Congress hasn’t declared war on anyone since WW2.