The Authorization for Use of Military Force passed by the Senate is a rewrite of the Constitution’s War Powers clause and grants the President broad authority to deploy ground troops almost everywhere in the world, including the United States. That’s the warning being voiced by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy in response to the AUMF bill proposed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The bill would grant the president overwhelming control over where the US forces are deployed, which is scary for two reasons. The first is the obvious threat to American citizens’ rights. If the military can be sent to an American city based on loose justifications, they could be used to impose martial law and even empower a police state that has already grown too powerful.
The second reason is the plain call back to Manifest Destiny. Americans do not want to police the world. If the European Union is too busy handling the migrant crisis and Russia has finally come to terms with the harsh economic reality that their country is on the brink of collapse, it would leave the United States to ensure the sovereignty of all democratic nations. A solution that nobody would want.
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Nope, they have created an indefinite roadblock for any meaningful legislation meant to help America. Republican controlled Congress has even voted against veterans programs to spite the president.
Amazing how many people in this thread haven’t the ability to spell.
One of the reasons the State of Ct is in shambles. This guy’s just as bad, if not worse, than “Stolen Valor” Blumenthal.
I cannot stand obama. He does everything he dan to bypass congress because he wants to be king of america and divide our wealth to everyone.
#sickening
The headline is untrue. It says the president has power to declare “international martial law” (whatever that is) but the article merely says that congress is considering a bill to allow troops to be sent abroad easier so that he can actually fight ISIS.
This may be one of the things libs post to make conservatives look dishonest and dumb.
Not gutless. The congress knows exactly what they’re doing. Right or wrong they believe from these types of actions that they will be able to retain power over the people with unconstitutional laws. They aren’t counting on civil disobedience sand the people that are awake and won’t put up with this c**p anymore.
In 280 days when the emperor Hussein is no longer the Embarrassment in Charge and he refuses to leave the building, the Secret Service who will no longer have to answer to him would$#%&!@*him out.
Americans also reserve the right to restore our Constitution and rule of law, that is contained in The Second Amendment.
No he doesn’t!
Wanna be politicians make c**p up so as to get attention, a box of Rock has more common sense