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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  • @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•21 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.