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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Can anyone explain why several troops are being deployed to the Middle East at this time? Why is Obama removing american soldiers from our Homeland? Is it to reduce american people’s support?
that guy needs his$#%&!@*beat
Time for congress to do something about many of the laws this Muslim has enacted through his Congress.
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McConnell is as big a traitor as the rabid dog muslim president.
obviously you are uninformed.. the RNC asked for the house andthe senate, they got it.. they have enough to pass it if they do their job, then the president vetos it, (unless it is a veto proof vote) after the president vetos it it goes back to the house and senate who then revotes to over ride veto.. holding majority in both houses thay can do thtat.. learn your government history.. Hwver if the republicans dont do the job and vote against it then it wont pass.. they as a unite also have enough of a majority to have impeached Obam which they have not done..
We can only hope.
He only has the power you give him, or allow him to take is a better way to say it.
Then put a stop to it you ignorant, idiotic congress people and senators. Such c**p. Let me tell you this. I’ts my opinion that if that POS SOB TRAITOR TO AMERICA TRIES to declare martial law there will be an uprising of ungodly proportions like you’ve never seen. Americans, we the people, will NOT STAND FOR IT. He’s a corrupt piece of garbage trying to ruin this country and our way of life. We WILL STOP HIM even if he tries to pull that load of c**p. Somehow, some way the people will rise up and jail that lying, corrupt, muslime piece of pig$#%&!@*…..one way or the other.
And who granted it to him? you POS