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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That’s what they keep saying , a person can say anything. I wonder if they will ever really back it up.
Look who is in the picture.Douche Murphy from the welfare state of Ct.
Hahaha. The international community would first have to fear and give a c**p what he declares, right? I think the worlds safe in this one.
Rediculius fear mongering…come on, don’t be so gullible! Geez!
If he or when they declare martial law ther is no Law !!!!
You may think so but the people hold the power over The traitors in government so declare your$#%&!@*Obama because we are tired of this c**p. The whole government is corrupt and needs removed
Yeah…uh huh. You people need therapy.
Why do you people believe every idiotic thing on the Internet ? 99% , including this BS is put up to just gin you guys up!
Stanford Hayden We would have the twin towers if Obama was Pres? Are you seriously that ignorant? We’ve been attacked more times in the last 7 years than ever before. Obama has this problem with Muslims you see. Being one himself, the moron is unable to see radicalism where it exists because he plays a key role in allowing it to happen. Obama is by far the most useless$#%&!@*President our country has ever seen and should’ve been impeached for treason multiple times.
It means kill without due process. That’s a two way street