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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Well you idiots gave it to him. Now man up and take it back!
Remember God is still in control and only if people will pray seek God face then he will show his mighty grace over the enemy in Jesus name I claim victory over the evil and wickedness in the world Amen<><
NO HE DOES NOT WE WILL NOT FOLLOW AND WE HAVE GUNS
Lynda, you are mixed up! Do you think Obama is helping America as the Democratic President? He has just about ruined it! Do not be surprised when you find America torn to shreds with what he has left of America!
By the way, what dirty tricks are you referring to? There are so many done by Obama, I wonder what ones you are referring to?
This is why obummer has gutted our top military to have puppets working for him
God help us
WHO WROTE THIS
dont threaten the american people you wont like what happens next
Truth and Action- what a misnomer! More like Misleading Spin. This is a bill to define extent of the president’s ability to react in emergency situations, and is much more appropriate to the Bush/Cheney administration. It should be very carefully applied- just think how scary something of this magnitude could be in the hands of a Cheney. Keep in mind this proposal was heavily written by a Republican.
if its a civil war you want then be prepared it will get very ugly ..very fast