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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Obama does what he wants and to hell with the Constitution. My question is why isn’t anyone doing something about it!!
And what are our cowardly congressmen and women doing about it? The same thing they always do about major issues,,,NOTHING AT ALL! EVERY LAST ONE IN OFFICE SHOULD BE FIRED TAREK AND FEATHERED AND BANNED FROM EVER HOLDING ANY PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE USA AGAIN!
What are the rest of the government doing,nothing,maybe we should cut their wages.
Stop this Resolution!
read the Obama care fine print and all them dems vote for it
More games from The Whitehouse. BS they can not do that.
A piece of paper means nothing! He means nothing!
well do some thing thats why we pay you guys ,,,now get off youre asses and earn youre fucking checks
If revolt breaks, I will try to make it to DC
Congress has the power to stop this obvious attempt of the POTUS to absorb more power for himself. Give hime this power and we will be immediately place under curfew laws and Lord knows what else. He will misuse our armed forces!