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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He will have a civil war if he try’s this. Also I have a pretty good idea that the military won’t play along with him.
Hey senator then the American people will declare war on us government and you can stick martial law up your$#%&!@*you and other leaders to remember we have seen how we drop supplies to other countries in time of need we will we how you try to take guns that is OK we will ask other countries who disagree with the us government for supplies being dropped to American people as you will loose only this time it will be American people against the corruption of the American government so u need to choose your side also don’t forget about the law enforcement n military service people you leaders in DC have screwed over
Funny though,,, no one would listen
i have a feeling he will camm for m.l. this year
No thanks to our Congress plenty of blame on both parties
And now the American people will pay for it
Thank you Senate Republicans for granting the Welfare King total power.
Then don’t vote for this Law you Nut Jobs..
he has no such power .
Paul Ryan voted to fund the 300,000 Muslims that are coming in the next 6 months..To be put on welfare on the backs of our Military widows and orphans..
He’s got to get at least 3/4 of the military deployed before it can happen. The US armed forces won’t idly sit by and let him do it – unless they are out of the country and can’t get back.