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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So lets see the bill is put on the floor by a true conservative Republican Senator from Kentucky. And it is called out by a Democrat from Connecticut. That should imply that perhaps there are 3 parties. Two parties to blow smoke up our$#%&!@*s and one party in control the Washington DC elites.
Wow another make of the movie red dawn
HELL AWAITS THAT POS!!!!
Obama will use UN troops to slaughter then hsnd out guns to his brotherhood
I call B******t….. Obama served 8 years, he got old doing his c**p as President… He’s done, he’ll either move to his new home in Dubai, or try and be involved in the U.N…. He’s done… He knows he cannot declare martial law, the military would imprison him for treason, besides he’s not going to sacrifice the 18% increase in his retirement…. Bye bye, come on in Mr. Trump…
When he tries this, then the 2nd Amendment should kick in…
The police and sheriffs departments I’ve spoken with will protect the people & to hell with Obummer !!
He won’t be happy till he does this. He will declare martial law and then crown himself King. Maybe in July at the republican convention. That’s my guess.
The military is now at pre war (WW2) numbers.
Why on earth would Mitch McConnell support such a bill?