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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I hate him but it will never happen. The US military HATES him and will never take up arms against an armed civilian population for a Muslim traitor of a President. Their oath is to defend the Constitution of the United States and him declaring Martial law is unconstitutional.
THIS BILL IS NOT GOOD AT ALL ,FOR ANY PRESIDENT NOW,PAST ,OR FUTURE
While 0 might get the Air Force to follow him I don’t believe the Army Navy or Marines will…
Start a movement!!! RE-ELECT NO ONE!!! No matter how much you like them!!! Anyone but the incumbent!!! Ya, Ya, Ya!!!
Get ready folks, Lock and Load.
True!
Good luck
In comes the Donald we can endure a little more of President Obama .
Let’s put them all in jail
The leaders of the military are not who makes it strong. The soldiers do.